I can’t think of anything better to do on a lockdown Saturday night than to watch a great movie. Kiss Me Deadly, based on the crime novel by Mickey Spillane and featuring Cloris Leachman in her film debut is what I’ll be watching tonight. Leachman died four days ago at the age of 94.

The opening scene alone is worth watching: a barefooted blonde in a trench coat running down a deserted highway at night against the sound of great music. This is film noir at its best. Made in 1955.

Note: for a few seconds, while the opening credits run, the sound cuts off, but comes back on again. Link below.

But if crime isn’t your cup of tea, then I recommend another great film: Rod Serling’s Patterns from 1956 and starring Van Heflin. It has over a million hits on YouTube.

Why do I love these old films? Because they’re time capsules, bearing witness to history and serving as reminders of a forgotten age.

(189) Kiss Me Deadly – HD Film Noir From The Vault – YouTube

Patterns (1956) ROD SERLING

(189) Patterns (1956) ROD SERLING – YouTube