Steven kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. With bravura use of genre trademarks like expressionist shadows and subjective camera, director curtis bernhardt possessed builds a high wall into a film noir psychological thriller that, little noted its day. Israel calls it a security barrier against terrorism, while palestinians call it a racial segregation or apartheid wall. In film noir we can never really get away from the heavy subject matter. High wall 1947 directed by curtis bernhardt this scene includes robert taylor, audrey totter and dorothy patrick. April 19 monogram pictures release their first film under their allied artists banner, it happened on fifth avenue. Buy high wall movie posters from movie poster shop. And kenet assisted by a ward doctor audrey totter is driven to find that truth. Ann lorrison is initially skeptical about kenets story and reluctance to undergo. August 31 the first edinburgh international film festival opens at the playhouse cinema, presented by the edinburgh film guild as part of the edinburgh festival of the arts. Robert taylor is steven kenet, accused of killing his unfaithful wife in high wall, a 1947 film noir also starring audrey totter and herbert marshall. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. It stars robert taylor, audrey totter, herbert marshall, dorothy patrick and h. This is probably robert taylors first real film noir.
A scene from high wall 1947 film noir, directed by. A scene from high wall 1947 film noir, directed by curtis bernhardt. With bravura use of genre trademarks like expressionist shadows and subjective camera, director curtis bernhardt possessed builds a high wall into a film noir psychological thriller that, little noted its day, is ready for an honored place amid the shadowy shrines of noir. Robert taylor, audrey totter, herbert marshall, dorothy patrick, curtis bernhardt. High wall 1947 curtis bernhardt, robert taylor, audrey. In 1941 he toughened up his image with johnny eager. Bernhardt actually got the inspiration for taylors character from his own wartime experiences. August 31 the first edinburgh international film festival opens at the playhouse cinema, presented by the edinburgh film guild as part of the edinburgh festival of. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. The videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The reckless moment is a 1949 american film noir melodrama directed by max ophuls, produced by walter wanger, with burnett guffey as cinematographer. Mildred pierce 1945, sudden fear 1952 and possessed, the impressive psychonoir under consideration here. Robert taylor isnt a murdererespecially since hed previously appeared as a homicidal maniac in the 1946 film undercurrent. The movie is generally praised by critics as an effective crime thriller despite its low budget.
The high wall is a good film noir that benefits from an excellent performance from matinee idol robert taylor. Film noir shot at the flamingo, las vegas, in bugsy siegels time. The best moment in high wall is the casual disposal of the sole witness to the murder, via a long, dark elevator shaft. Cheyenne 1947 cheyenne is an entertaining raoul walsh western starring dennis morgan and jane wyman. High wall offers a singularly impressive performance from. It tells the true story of clarence day, a stockbroker who wants to be master of his house, but finds his wife and his children ignoring him, until they start making demands for him to change his own life. Having confessed, hes committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. Out of the past 1947 aka build my gallows high, 97 minutes, d. The lead character, steven kenet, has returned from a job flying freight in asia after his service in ww ii.
High wall 1947 starring robert taylor and audrey totter. Mi vida loca 1993full movie mejor calidadbest qualite duration. Ann lorrison is initially skeptical about kenets story and reluctance to undergo treatment. While the killers identity is tipped off by this revelation, the audience is never certain that robert taylor isnt a murdererespecially since hed previously appeared as a homicidal maniac in the 1946 film undercurrent. Apr 28, 2017 doug limans latest, the wall, is a decidedly smallerscale action film that finds a pair of american soldiers, played by aaron taylorjohnson and john cena, trapped by a sniper in iraq. Taylor had at this time in his career already begun attempting more challenging roles, and wall stands as one of his finest achievements. Movies like a star is born, american hustle, the hangover and many more favourites in a career spanning over the last 20 years. The high wall is a reflection another one of the disillusionment of war veterans and their concern that their wives were cheating on them while they were away. Gentlemans agreement won best picture at the academy awards.
He plays a decorated war vet who is accused of murder. Our almost complete photo gallery with high quality pictures covering bradleys appearances throughout the years, promotional pictures of his career and photoshoots, currently holds over 91,000 images. The invisible wall is a 1947 american film noir directed by eugene forde starring don castle, virginia christine and richard gaines the movie features an early performance by jeff chandler as a gangster. Go behind the wall into the inner sanctum of noir and consciousness. The series continued to produce high quality drama, though there were many repeats as well as borrowing of scripts from other radio shows.
The full range of light and shadow shows off paul vogels cinematography, making those brief moments of wideangle subjective shots really stand out. Afraid that brain surgery will allow his accusers to decree him insane, kenet instead is. Combine psychiatry with some film noir themes and style and you have a definite winner in my book. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt, and endangers her career on a. High wall approved 1h 39min crime, drama, filmnoir 17 december 1947 usa after a braindamaged man confesses to murder and is committed, dr. May 07, 2019 the videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy. The invisible wall is a 1947 american film noir directed by eugene forde starring don castle, virginia christine and richard gaines. It was directed by curtis bernhardt from a screenplay by sydney boehm and lester cole, based on a play by alan r. High tide 1947 monogram high wall 1947 mgm highway dragnet 1954 allied artists highway 1948 dvd vci us highway 301 1950 dvdr warner archive us highway west 1941 warner his kind of woman 1951 dvd warner us hit and run 1957 ua hitchhiker, the 1953 dvd kino us dvd roan us hold back tomorrow 1955 universal. A double life 1947 ronald colman, edmond obrien, signe hasso. Steven kenet robert taylor has been blacking out, which is particularly problematic because he has been convicted of a crime he thinks he did not commit murdering his wife.
The locket of the title obviously holds the key to the mystery, and we have an absorbing time pulling all the loose ends together. Afraid that brain surgery will allow his accusers to decree him insane, kenet instead is sent to a mental hospital. Oct 19, 2010 high wall 1947 i have a real weakness for 1940s movies dealing with psychiatry theyre almost guaranteed to be goofy outrageous fun. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e. High wall is directed by curtis bernhardt and adapted to screenplay by sydney boehm and lester cole from the play by alan r. Robert taylor in high wall 1947 robert taylor and audrey totter in high wall 1947 audrey totter in. Life with father is a 1947 technicolor american comedy film. Brain trauma patient, war vet and dad kenet robert taylor, institutionalized for killing his wife and believing hes guilty, with guard delaney ray mayer then doctor ann lorrison audrey totter, complex tensions in director curtis bernhardts high wall, 1947. Jun 05, 2019 high wall is filmed in the classic film noir tradition and director curtis bernhardt gives it a strong sense of style, complete with rain drenched streets, claustrophobic apartments, violent whirlpool flashbacks and disturbing subjective shots which emphasize the films chaotic and often bleak tone. Film noir is not a clearly defined genre see here for details on the characteristics.
The film noir foundation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation created as an educational resource regarding the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of film noir as an international cinematic movement. This is too bad because the film is a real treat and in my opinion a fine quality noir that is definitely worth seeing. High wall is a 1947 film noir, starring robert taylor, audrey totter and herbert marshall. Former army pilot robert taylor is accused, on the basis of strong. There is also word this month that the film noir foundation will be collaborating with ucla to preserve the film in a 35mm print, which currently does not exist for this movie.
He then directed the doctor and the girl 1949, with ford and gloria dehaven. Dec 30, 2008 high wall provides an excellent evenings entertainment. When successful businessman lee warren suspects his wife is having an affair, he sets out to find her lover, kill him, and make it look like a suicide. High wall 1947 movie clip tell me about those headaches. Having confessed, hes committed to an understaffed county asylum full. Music is by bronislau kaper and cinematography by paul vogel.
The film was high wall, a 1947 film noir robert taylor made right after he was released from the u. More interesting facts on 1947 in film include this on your siteblog. Robert taylor plays an amnesiac war veteran, a common plot device in post ww ii film noir. This film is now available on dvdr from the warner archive. He is revered in some circles for work a decade later such as nicholas rays party girl. High wall 1947, starring robert taylor and audrey totter is a little. Not just accused of murder but also but into a psychiatric hospital. A wartime head trauma has left him subject to disorientations and blackouts. Reginald denny, ricardo cortez, and ellen corby decorate an accomplished cast. Dennis morgan plays jim wylie, a gambler forced by a sheriff to go undercover in order to discover the identity of the poet, an outlaw whos been robbing stagecoaches. For almost a decade, gregory and i have maintained, updated and altered the dvdbeaver complete list of generically labeled film noir titles now located here.
Braininjured combat vet kenet robert taylor taken to his cell, convinced he must have killed his wife, while doctors morris ankrum, moroni olsen, warner anderson and audrey totter as ann lorrison stick to prodecure, early in director curtis bernhardts high wall, 1947. High wall is filmed in the classic film noir tradition and director curtis bernhardt gives it a strong sense of style, complete with rain drenched streets, claustrophobic apartments, violent whirlpool flashbacks and disturbing subjective shots which emphasize the films chaotic and often bleak tone. Framed is a 1947 american film noir directed by richard wallace and starring glenn ford. Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. High wall is a film directed by curtis bernhardt with robert taylor, audrey totter, herbert marshall, dorothy patrick, year. But there have been some noir exceptions, a number of which feature joan crawford, i. The israeli west bank barrier or wall for further names see here is a separation barrier in the west bank or along the green line. Apr 19, 2015 like most movie genres, film noir tends to focus on male concerns, with plots built around male protagonists.
Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Jun 24, 2017 audrey totter and robert taylor in a restaurant in high wall tcms film noir of the week for sunday, june 25, at 10 am et, is high wall 1947. Jacques tourneur a beguiling, complex film noir about doubledealing and intrigue from the post wwii period, with a script by daniel mainwaring aka geoffrey homes, and uncredited pulp novelist james m. It was directed by curtis bernhardt from a screenplay by sydney boehm. High wall 1947 steven kenet robert taylor has been blacking out, which is particularly problematic because he has been convicted of a crime he thinks he did not commit murdering his wife. The film centres around a solitary rock star named pink, who, after being driven into insanity by the death of his father and many depressive moments. In the 30s he portrayed mostly handsome society boys. While a number of film actors continued to star occasionally, many of the stars were from radio and television since radio as a dramatic art form was beginning to lose its popularity and budgets were tightened. So he enters a psych ward where, the da asserts, hell hide behind the wall of an insanity plea. High wall 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
High wall 1947 curtis bernhardt, robert taylor, audrey totter, herbert marshall, crime, drama, filmnoir february 1, 2017 steven kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Tcms film noir of the week for sunday, june 25, at 10. At a total length of 708 kilometres 440 mi upon completion, the route traced by the barrier is more than double the length of the green line. It starred joan bennett and james mason, the film is based on the blank wall 1947, a novel written by elisabeth sanxay holding. Pink floyd the wall is a 1982 musical film directed by alan parker with animated segments by political cartoonist gerald scarfe, and is based on the 1979 pink floyd album of the same name. May 22 great expectations is premiered in new york. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for high wall 1947. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. In our first glimpse of steve, hes in a car with a dead woman careening down the road to get rid of her.
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