"Unholy Wife" One-Sheet

Well, duh, if I'm going to write about watching "Unholy Wife," I really should feature the one-sheet from our collection.

"Wicked Wife" One Sheet

I watched "The Unholy Wife" the other night with Diana Dors and Rod Steiger. It wasn't the greatest noir, but the costuming was beautiful and of course DD looked stunning. So, having watched a noir about a femme fatale wife, I thought I'd post this one-sheet for "Wicked Wife."

Sexy Detective Fun Part II

Sexy Detective Fun

For a brief time in the late 1940's and early 1950's, American detective magazines featured some of the most deliciously painted covers in illustration art history. Employing a line-up of artists that included the great George Gross, Howell Dodd, and Rudy Nappi, the detective magazine covers oozed film noir. The cover artists took all the best elements of the genre including gangsters, gun molls, femme fatales, cigarettes, and ultra-feminine 40's fashion. Then they soaked them in hot, bright colors and added just enough sex appeal to make housewives blush. It made for one sultry mix that was likely more exciting than any story that appeared on the inside.

Ah, what a wonderful era it was in American illustration. It's only sad that it was gone in the blink of an eye.