I am not sure that those films were that cheap. I remember
that years ago Cagney was asked about "cheapness" in an
interview. He said that they didn't squander money but that
he, Robinson, Bogart and the rest of the boys did pretty well
for themselves. Of course, they didn't make the kind of money
that is (mostly) wasted nowadays on stars. I can't imagine
that a movie like White Heat was made on the cheap. It
doesn't look cheap. Neither does D.O.A. look or feel cheap.
The cinematography was almost uniformly excellent: it is a
character in this whole genre.
Best,
MrT
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