Bogart plays a mean drunk scriptwriter, and it's one of his best performances. There's a good plot to this and some great scenes, but in places the plot gets a little lost, so it loses a star.
This is an easy to overlook movie from Joan Crawford's noir lead renaissance in the late 40s.
Most of them were made by her home studio Warner Brothers, but for this one, she was loaned out to 20th Century Fox. It is not as well known, or readily available as her WB films.
The style of this movie is clearly noir, but the subject matter is a love triangle. Where is the murder, or the serious mental illness, or the organised crime syndicate? The subject matter seems a bit at odds with the style. That is not to say that it makes it a bad movie, but it can be heavy going for a relatively simple and benign plot.
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This is an easy to overlook movie from Joan Crawford's noir lead renaissance in the late 40s.
Most of them were made by her home studio Warner Brothers, but for this one, she was loaned out to 20th Century Fox. It is not as well known, or readily available as her WB films.
The style of this movie is clearly noir, but the subject matter is a love triangle. Where is the murder, or the serious mental illness, or the organised crime syndicate? The subject matter seems a bit at odds with the style. That is not to say that it makes it a bad movie, but it can be heavy going for a relatively simple and benign plot.
Joan is well at home in the genre, and wrings every emotion from her lines. Here she looks and ... Read More:
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This is an easy to overlook movie from Joan Crawford's noir lead renaissance in the late 40s.
Most of them were made by her home studio Warner Brothers, but for this one, she was loaned out to 20th Century Fox. It is not as well known, or readily available as her WB films.
The style of this movie is clearly noir, but the subject matter is a love triangle. Where is the murder, or the serious mental illness, or the organised crime syndicate? The subject matter seems a bit at odds with the style. That is not to say that it makes it a bad movie, but it can be heavy going for a relatively simple and benign plot.
Joan is well at home in the genre, and wrings every emotion from her lines. Here she looks and ... Read More:
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This is an easy to overlook movie from Joan Crawford's noir lead renaissance in the late 40s.
Most of them were made by her home studio Warner Brothers, but for this one, she was loaned out to 20th Century Fox. It is not as well known, or readily available as her WB films.
The style of this movie is clearly noir, but the subject matter is a love triangle. Where is the murder, or the serious mental illness, or the organised crime syndicate? The subject matter seems a bit at odds with the style. That is not to say that it makes it a bad movie, but it can be heavy going for a relatively simple and benign plot.
Joan is well at home in the genre, and wrings every emotion from her lines. Here she looks and ... Read More:
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Bogart plays a mean drunk scriptwriter, and it's one of his best performances. There's a good plot to this and some great scenes, but in places the plot gets a little lost, so it loses a star.
Bogart plays a mean drunk scriptwriter, and it's one of his best performances. There's a good plot to this and some great scenes, but in places the plot gets a little lost, so it loses a star.
Yes it is cheezy in the extreme and yes it is full of lots of one liners that you and your mates come up with on a late night bender, but that is its charm; and the exploding undead of course. It is the story of two police officers who uncover a group of undead baddies bend on bringing their creator to... oh stuff it! The plot is silly and hugely entertaining, with special affects that you can do in your garage with some glue and tons of red cornstarch. I found it great fun when I was young and still find it a good one to put on when the lady friend is away and my friends come over for a few beers for an all night horror fest (or is that feast?).
I highly recommend it for a few laughs with friends over a few beers, but not for high browed ... Read More:
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Yes it is cheezy in the extreme and yes it is full of lots of one liners that you and your mates come up with on a late night bender, but that is its charm; and the exploding undead of course. It is the story of two police officers who uncover a group of undead baddies bend on bringing their creator to... oh stuff it! The plot is silly and hugely entertaining, with special affects that you can do in your garage with some glue and tons of red cornstarch. I found it great fun when I was young and still find it a good one to put on when the lady friend is away and my friends come over for a few beers for an all night horror fest (or is that feast?).
I highly recommend it for a few laughs with friends over a few beers, but not for high browed ... Read More:
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Bogart plays a mean drunk scriptwriter, and it's one of his best performances. There's a good plot to this and some great scenes, but in places the plot gets a little lost, so it loses a star.