608 High Street is a lighthearted 'hommage' to Film Noir.
An Americana 'stills noir' audio-visual free verse poem in 10 stanzas pairing classic film noir sound clips with still images photographed in Comfort, Texas.
Feature
Epilogue
An archival box collection of pigment prints on 8.5" x 11" cotton rag art paper, with transcript and digital feature & epilogue videos
Feature
Opening title and closing credits music from Impact (1949) directed by Arthur Lubin, music by Michel Michelet
1 - Hey fella... - He Walked by Night (1948) directed by Alfred Werker
2 - I'm so glad you're back... - Cry Danger (1951) directed by Robert Parrish
3 - Now you've got a gun... - The Crooked Way (1949) directed by Robert Florey
4 - I can prove who I am... - Suddenly (1954) directed by Lewis Allen
5 - There's a complication... - The Pushover (1954) directed by Richard Quine
6 - I don't like you... - Detour (1945) directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
7 - Please hurry... - The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) directed by Lewis Milestone
8 - You mean you'd squeal... - Detour (1945) directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
9 - I never did anything wrong... - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) directed by Gordon Douglas
10 - We're gonna try and get outta here... The Saint Louis Bank Robbery (1959) directed by Charles Guggenheim and John Stix and D.O.A. (1949) directed by Rudolph Maté
Epilog
They're imposters - Dark Waters (1944) directed by Andre de Toth
Opening title and closing credits music: Impact (1949) directed by Arthur Lubin, music by Michel Michelet
Stills
April 15 2016 - 608 High Street, Comfort, Texas - 29°58'03.6"N 98°54'32.8"W - digitized 35mm monochrome negative - 4160 x 4160px
