Fragments of Noir

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Yesterday upon the stair

I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, i wish he'd go away

from

Antigonish

William Hughes Mearns
1922

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The Man Who Wasn't There
Coen Brothers
2001

fragments of noir: 'It was one of those hot dry Santa Annas that come down thru the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge. ............ Red Wind- Raymond Chandler

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