film noir:
“sweet smell of success”, with tony curtis and susan harrison (1957)
film noir los angeles…
the real barbara graham, during her 1953 los angeles trial for murder. she was executed at san quentin on june 3, 1955, the third female convict in california’s history to die in the gas chamber. susan hayward won the best actress academy award for portraying graham in “i want to live!” (1958).
barbara graham’s last words: “good people are always so sure they’re right!”
film noir:
“the blue gardenia”, with anne baxter and richard conte (1953)
film noir:
“born to be bad”, with joan fontaine (1950)
she will stop at nothing to get what she wants…
