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Decoy is a 1946 American film noir starring Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong, Herbert Rudley, and Sheldon Leonard. Directed by Jack Bernhard, it was produced by him and Bernard Brandt as a Jack Bernhard Production, with a screenplay by Nedrick Young based on an original story by Stanley Rubin. [1]
A stingingly bizarre noir entry every fan should seek out. Why? First, this ultra-rare crime drama has one of the two or three most ruthless and irredeemable femme fatales in B+W history, Margot Shelby, as blisteringly portrayed by standout brit Jean Gillie.
- (2.2K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jack Bernhard
- 1946-09-14
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Decoy (1946) is a low budget, cheaply plotted film noir thriller and shocker, premised on an idea that has elements in common with horror, as it re-animates a dead con in a miraculous escape from death row.
Overview. A fatally shot female gangleader recounts her sordid life of crime to a police officer just before she dies. Jack Bernhard. Director. Nedrick Young. Screenplay. Reviews. Discussions.
This little-known, low-budget, cult B-film noir opened with betrayed and seriously-wounded Dr. Lloyd Craig (Herbert Rudley) in a disheveled suit washing his soiled and bloody hands and face in a grimy washroom sink (with broken mirror) at a gas station.
Oct 12, 2023 · The hardest, greediest, most daring femme fatale in all of classic film noir England’s Jean Gillie in Decoy is not widely known today, beyond a fervent cult following. But rest easy, fatale fans, I am joining the charge to get the word out on Ms. Gillie.
