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| Directed by | Delmer Daves |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Written by | Story: David Goodis Screenplay: Delmer Daves |
| Starring | Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Agnes Moorehead |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | September 5, 1947 (U. Delmer Daves ( July 24, 1904 &ndash August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter director and producer Jerry Wald ( September 16 1911 &ndash July 13 1962) was an Academy Award -winning American producer and David Goodis ( March 2, 1917 – January 7, 1967) was an American Noir fiction writer Delmer Daves ( July 24, 1904 &ndash August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter director and producer Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. Franz Waxman (24 December 1906 &ndash 24 February 1967 was a Jewish German American Composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasie Sidney Hickox ( July 15, 1895 - May 16, 1982) was an American Film and Television Cinematographer. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. A. ) |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Dark Passage (1947) is a Warner Bros. film noir directed by Delmer Daves and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Delmer Daves ( July 24, 1904 &ndash August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter director and producer The film is based on the novel of the same name by David Goodis. Dark Passage ( 1946) is a novel by David Goodis which was the basis for the 1947 film noir Dark Passage. David Goodis ( March 2, 1917 – January 7, 1967) was an American Noir fiction writer It was the third of four films real-life couple Bacall and Bogart made together. [1]
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Plot
Convicted murderer Vincent Parry (Bogart) escapes from San Quentin prison and is picked up and sheltered by Irene Jansen (Bacall), an artist with an interest in his case. San Quentin State Prison is located on 432 acres (17 km² on Point San Quentin in Marin County, California, United States, north of San Francisco
Helped by a friendly cabbie, Sam (Tom D'Andrea), Parry gets a new face from a plastic surgeon thereby enabling him to dodge the authorities and find his wife's real murderer. Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function
He has difficulty staying hidden at Irene's because Madge Rapf (Agnes Moorehead), the spiteful woman whose testimony sent him up to prison, keeps stopping by and a blackmailer named Baker tries to extort money from Irene. Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. The film's climax features the killer realizing the true identity of the man behind the face.
Background
Robert Montgomery had released the film Lady in the Lake a year earlier, and it was the first major film that used the "subjective camera technique" in which the viewer sees the action through the protagonist's eyes. Robert Montgomery may refer to Robert Montgomery (archbishop, Archbishop of Glasgow from 1581 to 1585 Robert Montgomery (administrator Lady in the Lake ( 1947) is a Film noir drama that marked the directorial debut of actor Robert Montgomery who Yet, film critic Hal Erikson believes Dark Passage does a better job at using this point-of-view technique, writing, "The first hour or so of Dark Passage does the same thing--and the results are far more successful than anything seen in Montgomery's film. "[2]
Franz Waxman's main title music for this movie is the same theme used in To Have and Have Not (1944). Franz Waxman (24 December 1906 &ndash 24 February 1967 was a Jewish German American Composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasie To Have and Have Not ( 1944) is a thriller romance war Adventure film directed by Howard Hawks and starring
Parts of the movie were filmed on location in San Francisco, California, including the cable car system. A filming location is a place where some or all of a Film or television series is produced in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a studio Backlot The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last permanently operational manually-operated cable car system and is an icon of San Francisco, California An error in the film has Bogart getting on an O'Farrell, Jones, and Hyde cable car but leaving a Powell Street car at Market Street, a trip which was not possible until ten years later when the two lines were combined into the Powell–Hyde line. A cable car or cable railway is a Mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Vincent Parry
- Lauren Bacall as Irene Jansen
- Bruce Bennett as Bob
- Agnes Moorehead as Madge Rapf
- Tom D'Andrea as Sam
- Clifton Young as Baker
- Douglas Kennedy as Detective in Diner
- Rory Mallinson as George Fellsinger
- Houseley Stevenson as Dr. Bruce Bennett ( May 19 1906 &ndash February 24 2007) was an American Actor and Olympic silver medalist shot putter Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. Robert Howard "Clifton" Young ( September 15, 1917 - September 10, 1951) was a film actor with over 60 movie credits Douglas Kennedy may refer to Douglas Kennedy (politician (1916&ndash2003 Canadian politician Douglas Kennedy (writer (born 1955 Coley, plastic surgeon
Critical reception
Film critic Bosley Crowther gave the film a mixed review and was not impressed by Bogart's performance but was by Bacall's work. He wrote, "When [Bogart] finally does come before the camera, he seems uncommonly chastened and reserved, a state in which Mr. Bogart does not appear at his theatrical best. However, the mood of his performance is compensated somewhat by that of Miss Bacall, who generates quite a lot of pressure as a sharp-eyed, knows-what-she-wants girl. " He made the case that the best part of the film is "[t]he city of San Francisco, which is liberally and vividly employed as the realistic setting for the Warners' Dark Passage. . . For Writer-Director Delmar Daves has very smartly and effectively used the picturesque streets of that city and its stunning panoramas from the hills to give a dramatic backdrop to his rather incredible yarn. So, even though bored by the story—which, because of its sag, you may be—you can usually enjoy the scenery, which is as good as a travelogue. "[3]
Currently, the film has a 100% "Fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on eleven reviews. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [4]
References
- ^ Dark Passage at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Erikson, Hal. {{amg movie|id=1:12258|title=Dark Passage}.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley. The New York Times, film review, September 6, 1947. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Last accessed: December 21, 2007. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Dark Passage at Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Last accessed: December 21, 2007. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
External links
- Dark Passage at the Internet Movie Database.
- Dark Passage at Allmovie. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows.
- Dark Passage at the TCM Movie Database. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner
- Dark Passage at Film Noir of the Week.
- Dark Passage trailer at Spike TV (iFilm)