It was shot in color - I'd say more like Dragnet . At any rate, this week, having watched ten Film Noir movies in a row, I think I get it. Blade Runner is sexy. L.A. Confidential is sexy. Film Noir is sexy.
Dragnet is looney.
Before one of the double features, Chris and I took a walk around the place. The projection room of the Hollywood Egyptian theater was like a science lab. I got hooked watching the seventy year old Scott appear so graceful next to her fiesty ol' boss. These were veterans of style, criminal lingo and plot twists. May their ghosts and the ghosts of their era go on to haunt studio executives for all eternity.