Inferno

5/4/2017

www.noiroftheweek.com The 1953 3D survival adventure film Inferno is probably not the first movie you think of when you hear the term "film noir." It's a brightly-lit color film about a man trying to survive in the desert after being left for dead by his young va-va-voom wife and double-crossing business partner. Donald Whitley Carson III sits behind a rock. The desert sun continues to burn his skin. But that's not what he's thinking about now. He's got his six-shooter propped against a stick. A small, scraggly rabbit is in his sights. Carson forgets about his revenge plans. Now it's about securing his first meal. He hasn't eaten for a very long time. He carefully pulls the trigger. The rabbit darts off but clearly it's been hit. Carson staggers to his feet. His one leg in a homemad