Noir Christmas -- "Blast of Silence" (1961)

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appears at: www.mediafunhouse.blogspot.com This sequence is a perfect example of the film's perfect use of real NYC locations, and offers a terrific vision of what the city looked like during Yuletide 1961. The inimitably hardboiled voice you hear is that of Lionel Stander; the narration was written by blacklisted writer Waldo Salt. The wistful jazz score is by Meyer Kupferman. ... Blast of Silence Allen Baron film noir Christmas NYC Rockefeller Center Lionel Stander cult movie Media Funhouse ...