Phantom Lady (1944)
Directed by Robert Siodmak · Cinematography by Elwood Bredell
Approved87 min65 frames
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A Night He Couldn't Forget With a Woman He Couldn't Remember.
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What is Phantom Lady about?
A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.
Phantom Lady is a 1944 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, and Alan Curtis. Based on the novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich, it follows a young Manhattan secretary and her endeavors to prove that her boss did not murder his wife.
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What does the cinematography of Phantom Lady look like?
Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of Phantom Lady leans on medium shots (55% of the sample) and close-ups (22%). Cinematographer Elwood Bredell keeps 57% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 68% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 68% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of Phantom Lady?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Phantom Lady (1944) are #020202, #8a8a8a, #2f2f2f, #fdfdfd, #cacaca, #6e6e6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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