Touch of Evil main title (1998 restoration)
The main title for the 1998 restoration of Orson Welles’ 1958 film, Touch of Evil.
The fact that it was made with type hints that it is not part of the original film, which hails from an era when nearly all title cards were hand lettered.
Still, the ominous Vendôme Condensed is a pretty good pick for noir, and the typeface, (released in 1954 according to Hans Reichardt), is period correct.
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