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30 November 1945 (USA)
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He went searching for love... but Fate forced a DETOUR to Revelry... Violence... Mystery!
Plot:
Chance events trap hitch-hiker Al Roberts in a tightening net of film noir trouble. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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(5 articles)
Vacillating Voiceovers: A History of Unreliable Narrators
(From IFC. 16 July 2009, 8:39 AM, PDT)
More Noir! "I Wake Up Dreaming" Stays Extra 6 Days!
(From JustPressPlay. 27 May 2009, 4:06 PM, PDT)
(From IFC. 16 July 2009, 8:39 AM, PDT)
More Noir! "I Wake Up Dreaming" Stays Extra 6 Days!
(From JustPressPlay. 27 May 2009, 4:06 PM, PDT)
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Ann Savage - Nothing Else Needs To Be Said
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Tom Neal | ... | Al Roberts |
| Ann Savage | ... | Vera |
| Claudia Drake | ... | Sue Harvey |
| Edmund MacDonald | ... | Charles Haskell Jr |
| Tim Ryan | ... | Nevada Diner Proprietor |
| Esther Howard | ... | Holly, Diner Waitress |
| Pat Gleason | ... | Joe, Trucker at Diner |
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67 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Australia:M (DVD rating) |
UK:A (1946) |
UK:U (1992) |
Australia:PG (DVD rating) |
USA:Approved (PCA #11048) |
Australia:G
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The budget PRC gave director Edgar G. Ulmer for this film was so small that the 1941 Lincoln Continental V-12 convertible driven by Charles Haskell was actually Ulmer's personal car.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Al is playing the piano he is clearly not pressing any of the keys, just moving his fingers across the tops of them.
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Referenced in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
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I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME
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Two words - Ann Savage - make this film worth viewing....and owning, if you are a film noir collector.
She is not a major player here. There is one lead actor (Tom Neal) and a few supporting ones in this ultra-low budget, amateurish-production values film. However, her character "Vera" has a place in film noir history as probably the nastiest woman to ever make an appearance in this genre.
Savage is so brutal that her insults, put-downs and nasty demeanor just make you laugh out loud. If this was made today, I could the imagine the profanity spewing out of her. She shows you don't need that to get your points across.
The movie, as a whole, is not as good as many critics would have you believe. Until Savage enters, it's so-so at best. Since it's only 68 minutes, one can endure some mediocre material which features a real loser-of-a-man until the femme fatale arrives. Neal's character is one of the ultimate downers on film and his life is just one big soap opera, at least if you listen to him moan about it. Without Ann, one viewing of this film would have been enough because Neal is just too much of a whining wimp to endure more than once.....but sweet little Vera saves the day, er film.