Nicholas Ray

Page to Screen: Thieves Like Us & They Live by Night

By Brian Greene

July 10, 2017

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) might be the most well-known movie about an outlaw couple, and Gun Crazy (1950) might be the best. But the title that many credit as the original gangster couple film was made before either of those. Critically revered auteur Nicholas Ray made his directorial debut with 1948’s They Live by Night,…

Page to Screen: In a Lonely Place

By Brian Greene

June 1, 2016

I am approaching this post on In a Lonely Place as a page-to-screen piece, where I’ll compare notes on the novel of that title and the movie that goes by the same name. But really, there’s little in common between Dorothy B. Hughes’s 1947 book and the 1950 film directed by Nicholas Ray. Let’s talk…