THE GLASS KEY (1942, USA, 85m, PG) ***½ Crime, Drama, Film-Noir dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Pictures; d. Stuart Heisler; w. Jonathan Latimer (based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett); ph. Theodor Sparkuhl (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Victor Young; ed. Archie Marshek; ad. Haldane Douglas, Hans Dreier. cast: Brian Donlevy (Paul Madvig), Veronica Lake…
Tag: William Bendix
Film Review – THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946, USA) ***½ Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Pictures; d. George Marshall; w. Raymond Chandler; pr. John Houseman ; ph. Lionel Lindon (B&W. 35mm. Spherical. 1.37:1); m. Victor Young; ed. Arthur P. Schmidt; ad. Hans Dreier, Walter H. Tyler; rel. 16 April 1946 (USA), 1 June 1946…
Film Review – THE BIG STEAL (1949)
Big Steal, The (1949; USA; B&W; 71m) *** d. Don Siegel; w. Daniel Mainwaring (as Geoffrey Homes), Gerald Drayson Adams; ph. Harry J. Wild; m. Leigh Harline. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramon Novarro, Don Alvarado, John Qualen, Pascual García Peña. An army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief…