Saigon (1948)

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Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd made four films together. Three of them – This Gun For Hire, The Glass Key, & The Blue Dahlia are terrific film noirs. Their final film together Saigon is a bit of a dud. It isn’t a film noir but an exotic post-war picture. They made a lot of those during and just after World War II where they put American characters in exotic locales (but still shot them in California sound stages) and gave the locals quite a thrill.

Some of them (including my favorite film of all time, Casablanca) are quite good, others, like Saigon just never really go anywhere. You can read my full review here.

2 thoughts on “Saigon (1948)

  1. Mat:

    I must agree with you that Casablanca is my favorite film of all time. I can pick it up anywhere in the movie and watch it until the end. The acting is great, the dialog is superb, and the story is endearing.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Buddy D

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