Ida Lupino, a leading actress, established herself as Hollywood's sole female director of the era.Lev (2003), pp. 60–61. In short, low-budget pictures made for her production company, The Filmakers, Lupino explored taboo subjects such as rape in 1950's Outrage and 1953's self-explanatory The Bigamist.Hurd (2007), pp. 10–13. Her best known directorial effort, The Hitch-Hiker, a 1953 RKO release, is the only film noir from the genre's classic period directed by a woman.Muller (1998), p. 176; Cousins (2004), p. 198. That year, RKO released Split Second, which concludes in a nuclear test range, and is perhaps the first "atomic noir".Jewell (1982), p. 272.
Ida Lupino a leading actress established herself as Hollywood's sole female director of the eraLev (2003) pp 60–61 In short low-budget pictures made for her production company The Filmakers Lupino explored taboo subjects such as rape in 1950's Outrage and 1953's self-explanatory The BigamistHurd (2007) pp 10–13 Her best known directorial effort The Hitch-Hiker a 1953 RKO release is the only film noir from the genre's classic period directed by a womanMuller (1998) p 176; Cousins (2004) p 198 That year RKO released Split Second which concludes in a nuclear test range and is perhaps the first "atomic noir"Jewell (1982) p 272