Barbara Stanwyck
publication date: Friday, October 7, 2011 (part of Fall 2011)
category: 
Movies
clue: Her famous turn as a femme fatale was no accident, regardless of what the contract said.
explanation: Stanwyck starred in Double Indemnity. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Joanna Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Erik Bates
Goo Noir: Hard-boiled detective fiction inspired some of Hollywood's darkest films in the 1940s and 50s. These writers and stars epitomized the genre that dwelled in the shadows of the human soul.Similar Goos
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