The Spiral Staircase

Season 3 is here, and Drew hopes to keep our short and sweet. So he kicks things off with a sweet tale of grift and conscience...

In this episode, Drew joins a rowdy crew of hucksters and ex-cons for a jewel heist! What could go wrong?

In this episode, Drew gets in the middle of two childhood friends who took different paths and chaos ensues with the 1948 Robert Siodmak film noir "Cry of the City."

In this episode, Drew traverses the jazzy rain-slicked streets of Manhattan at night, FINALLY stops beating around the bush, and gets down to brass tack (or tax) or something. Anyway, it's time for perfection: Sweet Smell of Success (1957).

In this episode, Drew does a lot of complaining about Olive Films. Shut up already, dude! Also: Robert Siodmak's The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry.

In this episode, two friends become enemies because of a dame. Drew sips a bourbon at the end of the bar, then follows them to the courtroom, then a cabin in the wilderness!

In this episode, Drew wanders around the nooks and crannies of a spooky New England mansion. There's a bulldog, and angry old lady, a woman who has lost her voice, and a killer on the loose. Wish him luck!

In this episode, Drew witnesses a pickpocket on the subway...then has to run from the Reds!

In this episode, Drew travels the storm drains of Los Angeles by flashlight in search of a cop killer!

In this episode, featuring the Film Noir Foundation's restoration of "Too Late For Tears", someone throws a bag of cash into Drew's convertible at night! He wants to turn it in to the police, but cold hard cash has a way of bringing out the worst in people!