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The Silence of the Canaries ...

[karljhickey14 · 5/10 · 24 June 2022]

Fire department procedural about the anti - arson brigade in Los Angeles . Plot is similar to noirs of the day - going undercover with criminals , the suspense of being found out , documentary style narration - Angels Flight even appears briefly .

As for the title of this review - it turns out Celia Lovsky is the arsonist's mom , and the brains behind the outfit . And if her canaries don't sing it's all off with the job - " they have a sixth sense "

A very effective little programmer

[searchanddestroy-1 · 20 May 2012]

I did not expect less from a Republic Pictures product. Short, tense, with no time wasted, as were Warner flicks, we have here a sort of Expose, with an off voice, as we watched in some Fred Sears or Phil Karlson films, telling us the fight between arson squad and arsonists, of course...

I like here there is no romance at all. The only woman we have is the head of the arson ring. Interesting, isn't it? And a young rookie is the lead, a cop impersonating a guy interested in arson business, in order to infiltrate the gang.

No surprises, although, but worth for Republic Studios lovers as I am.

I already saw some films with the same topic, as ARSON FOR HIRE. It's somewhere in my film library; and I have not seen it since a while now.