Five films from the 1940s that have inspired me Part 4.

In this, the fourth article of this series of blogs, I continue to reveal five films that have influenced me and
my style of writing.  There are so many great films to choose from that I
have selected five from the 1940s. 



My first was The Big Sleep, written
by Raymond Chandler, with the film starring the wonderful Humphrey
Bogart and lovely Lauren Bacall.  The second was another
classic Raymond Chandler crime novel, Farewell my Lovely, which was re
titled for the film in the USA as Murder My Sweet.  The film featured a
different Marlowe but an equally great actor who gives a perfect
performance, Dick Powell.  My third selection was another private eye
but this time not based on a Chandler novel. Dark Corner, starring Mark
Stevens, Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb and William Bendix..



Now it's time to switch to a British film and a more light-hearted one but still crime, of course, Green for Danger.



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