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La femme à l'écharpe pailletée

Original title: The File on Thelma Jordon
  • 1949
  • Approved
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.4K
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La femme à l'écharpe pailletée (1949)
Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.
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Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.

  • Director
    • Robert Siodmak
  • Writers
    • Ketti Frings
    • Marty Holland
  • Stars
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Wendell Corey
    • Paul Kelly
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    • Director
      • Robert Siodmak
    • Writers
      • Ketti Frings
      • Marty Holland
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Wendell Corey
      • Paul Kelly
    • 60User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
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    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Thelma Jordon
    Wendell Corey
    Wendell Corey
    • Cleve Marshall
    Paul Kelly
    Paul Kelly
    • Miles Scott
    Joan Tetzel
    Joan Tetzel
    • Pamela Marshall
    Stanley Ridges
    Stanley Ridges
    • Kingsley Willis
    Richard Rober
    Richard Rober
    • Tony Laredo
    Minor Watson
    Minor Watson
    • Judge Calvin Blackwell
    Barry Kelley
    Barry Kelley
    • District Attorney Pierce
    Kasey Rogers
    Kasey Rogers
    • Dolly
    • (as Laura Elliot)
    Basil Ruysdael
    Basil Ruysdael
    • Judge Jonathan David Hancock
    Jane Novak
    Jane Novak
    • Mrs. Blackwell
    Gertrude Hoffman
    Gertrude Hoffman
    • Aunt Vera Edwards
    • (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Sidney
    Kate Drain Lawson
    Kate Drain Lawson
    • Clara
    • (as Kate Lawson)
    Theresa Harris
    Theresa Harris
    • Esther
    Byron Barr
    Byron Barr
    • McCary
    Geraldine Wall
    Geraldine Wall
    • Matron
    Jonathan Corey
    • Timmy Marshall
    • Director
      • Robert Siodmak
    • Writers
      • Ketti Frings
      • Marty Holland
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    8lastliberal-853-253708

    I don't think of him anymore because of you.

    Wendell Corey had a long career in film and television. In this film he plays Cleve Marshall, an assistant DA who is staying late at the office to avoid going home on his anniversary because his father-in-law (Minor Watson) is there.

    While he knocking back shots as fast as he can pour them, in walks Thelma Jordan (Barbara Stanwyck) looking for help. Now, one would certainly be suspicious if a beauty like that immediately began a relationship, but our intrepid hero is too drunk to notice, and, after all, he wants to go out and find a dame.

    He is no better the next day when his wife (Joan Tetzel) takes the kids to the beach house, and leaves him alone during the week.

    As one would expect in film noir, everything is not as it seems. Cleve gets himself into hot water and uses all his wits to get out.

    I have to admit the ending was a big surprise.
    7christopher-underwood

    great tale that keeps twisting nicely

    Perfectly decent noirish outing with excellent performance from Barbara Stanwyck, even if she has done much the same before. Small argument in my house where both my son and wife reckoned that the only problem was that they couldn't see the attraction of the femme fatale herself! I certainly beg to differ and feel most drawn to the feline duplicity of her sinister assuredness, but there we go. Even so a great tale that keeps twisting nicely so that even though you know she must be a baddie, the ever turning tale, especially when we get to court keeps you guessing. Wendell Corey is impressive as the assistant DA if not as a lover, but that's just me.
    7TheLittleSongbird

    Thelma and Cleve

    There have frequently been two main reasons for seeing any film etc. One is the cast, so many films have a cast full of very talented actors that promises already so much. The other is if the story/premise itself sounds very interesting on paper. 'The File on Thelma Jordan' is another one of many examples to have both those things. Am also a great admirer of Barbara Stanwyck, and saw it also to see as many of her films not yet seen as possible.

    On the most part, 'The File on Thelma Jordan' is pretty impressive with a lot of great things going for it. If it had a better male lead and had a tighter pace to begin with, there was a lot of potential for it to be great. It just falls short of that but the good things are many and those good things are actually excellent. It really helps that we have such a great actress excelling in a role that plays to her considerable strengths and that we have a director that was experienced in this type of film.

    Am going to start with those good things. First and foremost, Stanwyck. She is absolutely marvellous here, she has a real allure and at times vulnerability but is also very steely and evokes chills. The supporting cast play their parts very well, even if none are quite on the same level as Stanwyck. Stanley Ridges especially comes over well. As does Robert Siodmak (who has done quite a lot of good films, especially 1946's 'The Killers'), showing a lot of flair and eye for detail and atmosphere.

    Visually, 'The File on Thelma Jordan' looks great. The photography is both gorgeous and atmosphere-filled. The lighting is suitably moody and the production design is suitably elaborate. Victor Young's score looms ominously in all the right places. The script is sharp and thought probing and the story has suspense and surprising grit. It is also not hard to follow without being simplistic.

    Wendell Corey was less good though in my view. Found him a bit too meek and anaemic in a role that too often goes overboard on the passiveness. He has a little more chemistry with Stanwyck than what was seen in 'The Furies', but it doesn't quite fire enough on all cylinders. It's competent but under-explored.

    Pace wise, it could have been tighter in the early stages and takes too long to get going. While the ending is a surprise, it could have been handled with more subtlety.

    Overall though, it is worth watching. 7/10
    7bkoganbing

    Hooked And Begging For More

    The File On Thelma Jordon turns out to be an extensive one indeed. Had Wendell Corey examined it more fully he might never have gotten into the jackpot he did.

    A lot of critics compare this film with that other Stanwyck classic, Double Indemnity. There are certainly elements of that story in The File On Thelma Jordon. But I also see a lot of resemblance as well to the Dick Powell-Lizabeth Scott-Jane Wyatt noir film, Pitfall. If you've seen that one it involves a married, but bored Dick Powell casually drifting into an affair with Lizabeth Scott and getting sucked into some criminal enterprise. Joan Tetzel steps into the role of the wronged wife and was every bit as good as Jane Wyatt was in Pitfall.

    One desultory night as Wendell Corey is working late and getting helped along with a little libation, in pops Barbara Stanwyck to the District Attorney's office to complain about the lack of action the police have been giving to her complaints about someone trying to break into her house where she and her elderly aunt live. Corey's state of inebriation seems to be loosening any moral restraints and Barbara leaves him hooked and begging for more.

    So when the elderly aunt is in fact murdered, Corey doesn't think like an officer of the court, but instead he's using the gray cells in his male member to make decisions. He winds up prosecuting Stanwyck and paying for high priced defense attorney Stanley Ridges on the side. By the way Ridges is one shrewd article and suspects what's up, but keeps his mouth shut.

    Paul Kelly is in the Edward G. Robinson role as another member of the District Attorney's office who realizes this case has far more layers to this than originally thought.

    The film is definitely one that should satisfy Barbara's legion of fans.
    7hitchcockthelegend

    I'm no good for any man for any longer than a kiss!

    The File on Thelma Jordon is directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Ketti Frings and Marty Holland. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel, Stanley Ridges and Richard Rober. Music is by Victor Young and cinematography by George Barnes.

    Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall (Corey) falls for Thelma Jordon (Stanwyck) after she seeks help solving a problem with prowlers and burglars. But is there more to Thelma than meets the eye?

    Probably due to availability issues in home viewing formats, this appears to be one of film noir legends Siodmak and Stanwyck's under seen pictures. Which is a shame, for although it is often tagged as something of a lesser value Double Indemnity, it's a noir that noir lovers can get great rewards from.

    As we are in noirville the plot isn't at all surprising. Stanwyck fronts up for what we expect is femme fatale duty, Corey looks to be on course for being a hapless loser dude, Kelly is up for some tough copper portrayal, while Rober stalks the edges of the frame as bad news bloke. A despicable crime is at the core of the story, and characterisations are straight out of the dark alleyway (Thelma has murky secrets and ideals, Wendell is unhappily married with a drink problem). Running at 100 minutes in length, the pic does feel a touch too long, especially given that the first thirty minutes is focused on building the principal players, where they are at in their life and the build up of their relationship. This asks for faith in staying with the piece, in hope it rewards for the following hour plus. Thankfully it does.

    As the crime arrives, we are treated to noir nirvana as per style of film making. It's the middle of the night in a house menaced by shadows as the wind bashes an open window shutter. For a good twenty minutes, prior to - during - and post the crime, the house is a scary monstrous place, perfect for a dark deed to be enacted. The great Siodmak (The Killers, The Spiral Staircase, Criss Cross) is in his element on this, where aided by the superb photographic skills of Barnes (Rebecca, Force of Evil), the staging of scenes and the visuals enhance the moody machinations of the plot. As does Young's dramatic musical score. So with acting performances comfortably on par for the good, the tech credits are high.

    Irks come with that drawn out first third of film, and the ending poses some question marks as well. Personally I would have liked it to have finished five minutes earlier, but as it stands there's a sort of double whammy with the finale. Some will find it contrived, others will applaud the ultimate outcome since it doesn't cop out. Either way, this is a noir film worthy of seeking out for the like minded purveyors of such things. 7/10

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    • Trivia
      The actors portraying Wendell Corey's character's children are Corey's real life children, Jonathan Corey and Robin Corey.
    • Goofs
      Cleve Marshall sits down at the desk opposite Miles Scott and says, "Can't talk till I have another drink." Scott picks up the whiskey bottle and pulls out the cork before handing it to Marshall. Marshall picks up the bottle and again pulls out the cork.
    • Quotes

      Thelma Jordon: I'm no good for any man for any longer than a kiss!

    • Alternate versions
      This film was published in Italy in an DVD anthology entitled "L'uomo con il mantello", distributed by DNA Srl. The film has been re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available in streaming on some platforms.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1950 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Streaming on "a colorized generation" YouTube Channel (colorized)
      • Streaming on "Broken Trout" YouTube Channel
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The File on Thelma Jordon
    • Filming locations
      • Old Orange County Courthouse - 211 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Santa Ana, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Wallis-Hazen
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $63
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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