Blonde Ice (1948) [Film Noir] [Crime] [Drama]

If you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe: goo.gl/0qDmXe | "Blonde Ice" is a 1948 American femme fatale crime film directed by Jack Bernhard and starring Leslie Brooks, Robert Paige and Michael Whalen. It was based on a novel by Whitman Chambers.
Claire is a society reporter who will do whatever she has to for a story. Claire manages to keep herself in the headlines by marrying and romancing a series of wealthy men, all of whom die under mysterious circumstances. To deflect suspicion from herself, Claire frames her former boyfriend, sportswriter Les Burns.
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Directed by Jack Bernhard, produced by Robert E. Callahan (associate producer) and Martin Mooney (producer), written by Whitman Chambers (novel "Once Too Often") Kenneth Gamet (writer) and Dick Irving Hyland (adaptation), starring Robert Paige as Les Burns, Leslie Brooks as Claire Cummings Hanneman, Russ Vincent as Blackie Talon (the Pilot), Michael Whalen as Stanley Mason (Attorney), James Griffith as Al Herrick, Emory Parnell as Police Capt. Bill Murdock, Walter Sande as Hack Doyle, John Holland as Carl Hanneman, Mildred Coles as June Taylor, Selmer Jackson as District Attorney Ed Chalmers, David Leonard as Dr. Geoffrey Kippinger and Jack Del Rio as Roberts (the Butler).
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Source: "Blonde Ice" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 12 June 2013. Web. 22 July 2013. en.wikipedia.or....
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[@virginiacook2606]

Love old movies. Much better than todays

[@pattyoconnell3416]

Best Movie Ever

[@pattyoconnell3416]

Im going to watch again....

[@lilblackduc7312]

...240p?!?! Eye-Strain because It's as fuzzy as a brand new Teddy Bear...Next time, don't bother!

[@denisenoe3702]

"Blonde Ice" is a fav of mine. I have a review of it on IMDb.

[@danielh3179]

The drama, suspense, and acting are amazing. Doesn't deserve the category of "B-movie".

[@joet840]

Even the the script is the language of the times,instead of exaggerated dialogue as in other movies. I liked the ending where she grabs the gun off the table and tries to kill him .That was fast and a nice touch.

[@JGLeber]

Some things never change They just get worse now days.

[@margaretflood-elahwal5861]

Yes, after a previous poster commented that the actress and the actor who played the pilot were married in 1948 and stayed married for over fifty years and had three daughters! Makes me feel good!

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

I love to hear about happy love affairs (happy marriages) thank you for telling us!

[@plutoplatters]

@@jacquelinejanz8466 be careful now !! .. there are many couples with over 3 kids that have been married 50 years of whom ... should have called it quits at far less than 50 years... even 5 years !!

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

plutoplatters Teehee Hey Baby, That’s for DARNED SURE ! Get out while the gettin’ is good And before its too late to enjoy some livin’!!

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[@johnrogan9420]

Claire played him ...

[@NomadicBrian]

This film sort of dances on the edge of 'B' movie and better. Certainly has its moments. It is definitely Film Noir. I do appreciate these uploads as I currently do not have access to TCM. Love the genre.

[@tonycrowYT]

Wow. Thanks for the upload, TCM. This really defines the "femme fatale" theme; I can think of no better besides "The Maltese Falcon," and the deadly dame in that one needed Bogart to slowly reveal her nature. Here, the "lady's" predatory evil is clear from the first few minutes...so one watches to see just how bad she will be. This is one creepy horror film.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

She is the definitive noir bad girl.

[@denisenoe3702]

Leslie Brooks gave a very powerful performance in this film and she was indeed a perfect femme fatale.

[@miraclay]

"You don't need a weather vane to know which way the wind is blowing".

[@Kasbahkabaret]

Thank you for sharing. I've been in the mood for a good Film Noir for a few weeks now, and this fit the bill just fine. Leslie Brooks was a looker and delivered her lines very well, great eye expression!

[@searchingformyself5319]

Shame this was her only real notable lead role, she had the looks and charisma to go far.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Yes, great eyes. A beauty.

[@denisenoe3702]

@@searchingformyself5319 Apparently, she preferred being an upper-class housewife.

[@TrudyPatootie]

*****NonSpoiler review**** Excellent movie with a great suspenseful plot. I love black and white movies, but NOT all. This is one of the best. The cast is fabulous and the story is a psychological drama. If you are interest in human behavior and the Sociopathic/Psychopathic Narcissist who destroys each one in her/his path you will love this. Thank you to Timeless Classic Movies. I would highly recommend. Leslie Brooks is breathtaking.

[@conniemartin4878]

"Throughout every minute of our married life we were supremely happy." "The entire week, huh?" Wonderful exchange, delivered with great subtlety, unusual for a B.

[@djs9415]

Well,one week of marriage and I am on my honeymoon and find my young and beautiful wife writing to her lover and lying to me, I'd be as quick to get a divorce chopchop and so would any other normal guy...

[@talmage_ur]

Well . . . every minutes for one week = 10,080 minutes. That's a lot - Yep the entire week.

[@barb6868]

Haha I loved that!

[@melodiefrances3898]

That was a great line!

[@antonrowell6627]

And then there's the brief crying spell with a hanky. Amazing

[@jackanderson8824]

Excellent!! Leslie Brooks is Fantastic Thanks for uploading this.

[@onodagaufo6187]

I didn't think it was possible that an hour movie could have so many commercials.

[@StevenTorrey]

It held up surprisingly well. Leslie Brooks steals the show, especially toward the end. It is interesting to look at a B film like this and wonder just why it is a B film; what does it lack to make if an A film Or to put it another way, why does the combination of Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck make for a great movie?

[@StevenTorrey]

Steven Torrey And it really isn't in the same league as "Double Indemnity".

[@Dinahlockhart]

Steven Torrey better movies used lots more intense closeups. Also stronger mood music. It does make you appreciate the production.

[@carlabroderick5508]

“We’re through!”-love it.

[@joet840]

Leslie Brooks is beautiful, I never heard of her before watching this ,and a good actress too.

[@denisenoe3702]

Hooray on both counts!

[@davidsigalow7349]

Co-stars Jack Del Rio, before he played linebacker in the NFL. 😊

[@richardnogan4579]

"Your as cold as ice, Your willing to sacrifice our love, You never take advice someday you'll pay the price I know, I seen it before..." And to think there are minds out there like this. :/ Well done.

[@Hohbro63]

Wow great connection to a famous Foreigner track!!

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

​@@Hohbro63ikr.. l hear it in my mind as l read the lyrics.. great tune.

[@marilynstevenson865]

Excellent movie..I hadd not heard of the majority of the actors, however, they were top notch!! Thank you for uploading. I have completed a subscription. More please!!

[@cereseburney419]

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS MOVIE ! I COULD SEE MOVIES LIKE THIS EVERYDAY! THANKS

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[@geraldinekearney542]

Me too

[@Wastelander13]

Thank you for the movie!Some men have their brain in their pants instead of in their head!

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

some..?

[@Wastelander13]

@@BEAUTYnIQ 😂😂 Exactly.

[@solareagle7281]

The're out there, sociopaths, they can be completely believable, charming, sincere, and sometimes quite devastating...Another great film noir classic...

[@CaesarInVa]

Yeah, they're called The Clintons.

[@talmage_ur]

Touché - narcissistic, sociopath and when impatient and frustrated - they come out of their box as psychopath "fit fit fit" fit that square in the octogon "fit fit fit"

[@cathychase663]

I was married to one and we have one in the White House

[@johnstruckhoff7602]

@@CaesarInVa nope -- look at the White House

[@denisenoe3702]

@@CaesarInVa America has had more than one President with psychopathic tendencies and also with narcissistic tendencies.

[@mjc11a]

Excellent movie with great actors and a quality upload! Thanks for posting.

[@TheDCarea]

Quality upload, not. Poor resolution.

[@errolwaguespack7196]

🥂.

[@dontaylor7315]

Old celluloid deteriorates. Unless somebody puts out the money for a restoration this is the best you can expect. It's not bad at all.

[@richardchambers3533]

@ 9.55 we're through! Best part of the movie!👍🎬

[@fuzzyburnette7161]

Good role for veteran character actor James Griffith. While Brooks won't make you forget Barb Stanwyck in Double Indemnity she does quite well here.

[@riconui5227]

How on earth did I miss Leslie Brooks? The girl could play crazy. Great close ups. Quite the dish.

[@craigroberts6439]

I wasn’t sure this would be a good movie but it sure was. James Griffith as Al was terrific.....in fact the whole cast was great. Well worth you time. Leslie Brooks has the whole evil woman thing masterfully played.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

I agree. She justifies everything to herself And buys it ! We have all known people like that. Astounding !

[@SuziQ.]

@@jacquelinejanz8466, Yes. A narcissist with a side of pathological liar. They end up believing their lies. It’s a destructive mental illness that can ruin the lives of others, particularly their children.

[@chasmarkcooke]

THE BLACKMAILER DID HIS BEST HUMPHREY BOGART IMITATION!

[@manion1947]

What a ending! Classic When you have to stand in your seat for the last scene then.....its good.

[@paulbroderick5358]

Wow! She would give Ms.Stanwyck a run for her money!! Good movie. Thank you.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

She carried this movie singlehandedly. No help from the budget, fellow actors, script, music, photography........ screen presence! So glad she made this movie. Her legacy.

[@denisenoe3702]

Yes. Claire is just as disordered and dangerous and attractive as Phyllis.

[@VanlifewithAlan]

Excellent film - very exciting and they don't waste time with dragging the story out - e.g. Mr Hanniman decides on a divorce in less than a minute of finding his wife writing to another man.

[@momsdiva71]

Yes. He wasn't taken in with her seductive and manipulative ways. So sad he had to die at the hands of that tramp.

[@richardchambers3533]

Adios!

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

He had the power of his convictions. He made the right decision (to leave) but played his move incorrectly. When dealing with someone so selfish, you have to anticipate their moves and then out-maneuver them. (Experience)

[@VanlifewithAlan]

@@jacquelinejanz8466 .... and what Jacqueline.....?

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Alan Heath anticipate their moves and block those moves before they have a chance to engage them

[@franceskronenwett3539]

Loved this film. They don't make 'em like this anymore.

[@playsaboutmycat]

It was good!

[@caroletlowery5974]

I love all film noir movies

[@lindarocco9974]

@Timeless Classic Movies Thank you for posting such a good movie. I enjoyed it very much.

[@death2pc]

Love the flowered wallpaper..................... And the old gun in the drawer routine................

[@maggieobrien7280]

nothing like the drama in an old movie!!

[@marciakipp3633]

The "beautiful music" in the prelude to the movie is is divine and stirs the soul......

[@biggdogg19]

Nothing like a good crime flick before bed. Thumbs up for this one!

[@denisenoe3702]

Seconding that!

[@JSB1882]

I really like James Griffith (Al) in this! He's always so good at playing the guy who knows what's really up. lol

[@mjlucey-zm7wp]

Apparently it was his first movie role.

[@denisenoe7927]

Someone described him as "a bitch in pants."

[@jaminova_1969]

"Wasn't nothing, just a friendly goodbye kiss" !

[@margaretflood-elahwal5861]

That was a very entertaining movie. A good old fashioned movie!

[@bloodfart3331]

A very enjoyable film! Thanks for the upload. Great channel!

[@brettlehman1114]

Many Thanks. This was a great one. I find it strange how a 1:14 movie can seem much longer. Well written.

[@pattyoconnell3416]

Lots of Darlings....Claire not afraid of guns....bang bang

[@rozozzy]

when the bride is kissing a man at her wedding and it isn't her husband....lol

[@petemeis234]

Read the book---What Makes Sammy Run.. Then, there's always Pam Anderson.

[@richardchambers3533]

And the beat goes on..🎸🎶🎵🎼

[@denisenoe7927]

That wowed me!

[@larrygriggs3644]

First time seeing this Great movie. Thanks for sharing!

[@melodiefrances3898]

That smile after she kills her first husband... great acting.

[@antonrowell6627]

She really was beautiful. So sinister was that smile

[@vin.handle]

Great low-budget film. James Griffith, who had along career, looked like Zachary Scott.

[@reach4thestars67]

Great movie. Thank you for uploading.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

I reach for the stars, but in the opposite way. She wanted status and security. I want love.

[@AleadaA]

"She wasn't even a good newspaper woman", HA HA HA!

[@NomadicBrian]

A delicious line to close a film and you couldn't help wonder that the writer insisted on getting it in the final cut.

[@pattyoconnell3416]

Les always picks up the murder weapon....why why why

[@denisenoe3702]

Probably because it is good for the storyline! Real fool thing to do!

[@erniebakeswell9623]

« If this keeps up you won’t be able to fit your initials on your silverware. »

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

That was a great line !

[@susanfaulkner2304]

😂

[@MeMe-mt6xv]

Never tell a narcissist your plans. Get an exit strategy and go. Once you know, you go. Where was HG Tudor for poor Carl 😢

[@leilal8053]

I always thought the best movies were made in the 40's....

[@catrinamccaghern6356]

Was hoping the patient secretary would get her man in the end.

[@joet840]

Now I know where the song came from. ( Your as cold as ice ).

[@larrymaxwell5535]

Excellent movie thanks so much for sharing

[@moussathiam9511]

God she was incredible calculated and cold

[@auletjohnast03638]

Moussa Thiam, Aren't all women that way?

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

@@auletjohnast03638 No

[@expat2010]

What a great actress as well as stunning looking - never heard of her before.

[@expat2010]

+Yolz M Leslie Brooks. It's right in the credits below the movie. :-). I think this was her only major role. I could not find any others.

[@Denisenoe]

She married the man who played the blackmailing pilot and left acting for being an upper-class housewife. She did a film in the early 1970s however.

[@sohara....]

Leslie Brooks en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Brooks

[@barb6868]

Fantastic actress but I can’t look at her as beautiful because she was so evil n this movie. Haha Very natural acting.

[@barb6868]

Denise Noe No way! Wow!

[@persebra]

That last line was really cold! hahah

[@poopypants814]

ice cold!

[@bleakhouse5646]

"She's dead, Jim."

[@djs9415]

That's why they call it film noir I guess. Dark humour.

[@Roman-is4jj]

"I never loved any of them". Ice alright.

[@richardbaxter4480]

She's not merely cold as Ice. She's crazy.....lol

[@denisenoe3702]

Sure is.

[@lancelotxavier9084]

Ambitious is simply another word for greed.

[@aj16cook]

Case study in narcissistic personality disorder.

[@johnlorenzen4633]

That's a terrible disease to have. Anf effects everyone around like virus. Talk as bout social distancing

[@thomaspemrich1441]

I had that for 2 years b4 i dropped her. Mine was worse. Now I'm just released from jail cause they couldn't prove I had anything to do with her fall from the balcony. 😅😅. Now at piece

[@Madeline8887]

I have to say I liked the intrigue of this movie very much. Intrigue of love.

[@pattyoconnell3416]

Murders her hubby Then Orders Breakfast OJ. ,Toast...Coffee

[@paulcaron400]

Oh what tangled we weave when we practice to deceive.

[@fatimaelmarouani7324]

Great old movie,thank you

[@zorromaskedman685]

They were supremely happy right up until she shot him😊. She is a good writer, she put everything she had in that story, she gave her life😊. If that analyst hadn't been so blunt, this wouldn't have happened😮.

[@johnoman6617]

Thanks for posting. Spoiler alert!!!! Good movie but the ending didn't make sense. Why did she confess to the murders so easily when confronted by the Dr.? This character would have never given up so easily. I don't buy her explanation at all.

[@Denisenoe]

Although it's done very concisely, the doc does give the audience insight into Claire's pathology. The men in her lives are her father and when she loses them, it rips open the primal wound of Daddy's desertion.

[@searchingformyself5319]

+Denise Noe That sounds about right.

[@johnbockelie3899]

The pilot is Humphrey Bogarts stand in.

[@vivianidelacerda9708]

Now im seeing AH in every character...

[@cgcafasso]

Chicken salad & martinis, somebody had to go just on that alone.

[@triiv1]

Excellent movie, thank you!

[@terrenxcescales7134]

Better to remain single. Romantic 🎉Relationship can be dangerous.

[@LLStark]

Right! Nowadays she would've been labeled a serial killer

[@isotopefeeney]

1:00:34 For someone who's ostensibly a reporter, Les Burns sure seems slow to see the handwriting on the wall.

[@denisealston6239]

Excellent movie

[@EarthSkyPVideos]

She played the part too well!

[@denisenoe7927]

In real life, she married Russ Vincent and their union lasted for life.

[@barb6868]

She was wicked in this film. I actually don't like her now.

[@bitty5095]

@@barb6868 That is just about the biggest compliment you can give an actress .

[@barb6868]

I know!!! She was so evil in this movie. Great actress though!

[@hoylereyes3683]

47:26

[@bluefaery1865]

She reminds me of Linda Purl. I just seen her in a 90s movie Body Language.

[@JJMedusa]

-- “Blonde Ice” sounds like a great name for a band.

[@wandajames6234]

"Slimy Scientific Snooping"-- try saying that 3 times fast-- I wonder how she could keep a straight face, lol!

[@petekanter9059]

47:08 If you should ever wonder why Robert Paige got top billing in this, instead of Leslie Brooks, your answer is right here: when Robert Paige speaks what could be called the "signature line."

[@knicklas48]

The cops break in at the last scene and in this movie they should accuse the three guys of murdering the girl.

[@williammorse8330]

hello and thanks.... Claire winds up crumpled on the floor in a room emptied of men....the last one shuts the door...poetic....

[@garryferrington811]

"Special Effects: Ray Mercer." There is still a small building in Burbank lettered "The Ray Mercer Building," where someone I knew had some animation photographed. It will probably be gone soon.

[@maryperkins5867]

This woman is clearly a psychopath! How was she able to report the news?

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

I don’t know why you’re so shocked. After all, psychopaths are everywhere and our government is run by them, too.

[@denisenoe3702]

Just a year or so after this movie was released, Leslie Brooks married Russ Vincent. She became a full-time homemaker, had 3 children, and the couple remained married until his death. She lived about 10 years after that, dying in 2011.

[@margaretflood-elahwal5861]

I’m just confused by the ending. WHY DID Claire write a confession letter ? She seemed like she hid her tracks pretty well so why would confess everything in a letter? Maybe she thought the doctor was on to her and would expose her? Or perhaps she truly in her own way loved lee burns and felt some some of guilt? Any other suggestions or did I miss something.

[@eternalscholar8628]

As a couple of people have commented, the ending was unbelievable - or should I say, even more unbelieveable than the rest of the plot! But at the end of these films when the main actress is plainly seen to be a murdress, and likely to be executed, a script writer knows they must not leave the audience wondering how dreadful her fate is going to be and killing her off, no matter how, gives a sense of ending, which is what all good fiction has!

[@mattcrouch30]

Where is it possible to see this movie in focus is what I'd like to know...

[@petekanter9059]

I'll never understand why Whitman Chambers didn't give his novel the title "Blonde Ice" instead of "Once Too Often". Just one murder is "once too often" ; let alone 3 times!

[@cornbreadthedog]

Wow. "I'll think about you on my honeymoon!"...That's like a porn actress telling you that she loves you and that she'll come straight home after work.

[@jaminova_1969]

Wow, just wow! I thought I was a lost cause!

[@acastrohowell]

Enjoyed this

[@joanodom2104]

After I watch films of the noir genre, I start speaking like Sam Spade, all " broads, fellas, dames, scores, bumping off," etc. 😁😉

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[@shirley8155]

Brilliant! very enjoyable. Thanks.

[@tiredlawdog]

I think in the last hour and change, I've heard the term "Darling" more than I had in my 79+ years of life.

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***** Thank you so much for your uploads! They are wonderful. You got a new subscriber today! Thanks, again.

[@Erin97]

What did women do when they said "I need to freshen up".....?

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

They fixed their hair, checked their clothing for any needed adjustments, and reapplied lipstick/powder. 😊

[@scorpiuss10]

she was married to the piiot rl for 60 yrs or so after movie was made

[@denisenoe7746]

Yes. He died in 2001and she in 2011.

[@joemonteleonezollo4967]

Great Movie 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿. The Queen of Neurosis. Great cast.

[@margaretroselle8610]

Not a bad yarn at all. Thanks for sharing!

[@sergeantcrow]

Excellent !

[@michaelm7843]

What a nice little gem!