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Impact (1949) -- In San Francisco, the successful self-made businessman Walter Williams has just bought three factories in Denver with the approval of the board of directors...

Overview

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Director:
Arthur Lubin
Writers:
Jay Dratler (story)
Dorothy Davenport (writer) ...
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Release Date:
26 September 1949 (Sweden) more
Tagline:
Wanted by two women! One for Love! One for Murder!
Plot:
In San Francisco, the successful self-made businessman Walter Williams has just bought three factories... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
Film noir meets Frank Capra. more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Brian Donlevy ... Walter Williams

Ella Raines ... Marsha Peters
Charles Coburn ... Lt. Tom Quincy
Helen Walker ... Irene Williams
Anna May Wong ... Su Lin
Robert Warwick ... Capt. Callahan
Clarence Kolb ... Darcy
Art Baker ... Eldridge (defense attorney)
William Wright ... District Attorney

Mae Marsh ... Mrs. King
Sheilah Graham ... Herself
Tony Barrett ... Jim Torrance
Philip Ahn ... Ah Sing
Glen Vernon ... Ed (as Glenn Vernon)
Linda Leighton ... Telephone operator
Jason Robards Sr. ... Judge (as Jason Robards)
Erskine Sanford ... Dr. Henry Bender
Ruth Robinson ... Apartment manager
Lucius Cooke ... Burke
Tom Greenway ... Moving van driver
Ben Welden ... Moving van helper
Hans Herbert ... Station master
Joel Friedkin ... Uncle Ben
Joe Kirk ... Hotel clerk
William Ruhl ... Fingerprint expert (as Bill Ruhl)
Mary Landa ... Della
Harry Cheshire ... Irene's attorney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sherry Hall ... Court clerk (uncredited)

Arthur Hecht ... (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry ... Walter's business assistant (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Board member (uncredited)
Bob Perry ... Wisecracking courtroom spectator (uncredited)
Hil Probert ... Himself (gas station customer) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Arthur Lubin 
 
Writing credits
Jay Dratler (story)

Dorothy Davenport (writer) (as Dorothy Reid) and
Jay Dratler (writer)

Produced by
Joseph H. Nadel .... associate producer
Harry M. Popkin .... executive producer
Leo C. Popkin .... producer
 
Original Music by
Michel Michelet 
 
Cinematography by
Ernest Laszlo 
 
Film Editing by
Arthur H. Nadel 
 
Art Direction by
Rudi Feld 
 
Set Decoration by
Jacques Mapes  (as Jacque Mapes)
 
Costume Design by
Maria P. Donovan  (as Maria Donovan)
 
Makeup Department
Lee Greenway .... makeup artist
Helen Lierly .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Lillian Shore .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maurie M. Suess .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Mac Dalgleish .... sound recordist (as W.M. Dalgleish)
Hugh McDowell Jr. .... sound recordist (as Hugh McDowell)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Henry Schuster .... gaffer (uncredited)
Frank Tanner .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Herschel Burke Gilbert .... orchestrator (as Herschel Gilbert)
Chuck Gould .... composer: song "It Can't Be"
Michel Perriere .... conductor
Leo C. Popkin .... composer: song "It Can't Be"
Dr. Samuel Hoffman .... musician: theremin (uncredited)
 
Other crew
George T. Clemens .... choreographer (uncredited)
Cora Parmentier .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

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Trivia:
The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Marsha's mother, is identified in dialogue by the name Mrs. King. Yet in the closing credits, she is identified as Mrs. Peters. more
Quotes:
Jim Torrance: I grabbed a hamburger while I was waiting for you; I can still taste the harness. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Avain (2006) more
Soundtrack:
It' Can't Be more

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Film noir meets Frank Capra., 27 October 2002
Author: dbdumonteil

Although the final third gets in the way and is finally disappointing,it does not keep "impact" from being absorbing and entertaining.One of the rare film noirs -maybe the only one - which takes a look on the brighter side of the road:sandwiched between two very dark parts,the second one has Capra accents:the country town is some Shangri-la where time stood still ,with its very nice people ,the girl who owns a garage but of course does not know anything about mechanics(woman's lib supporters will cringe),the young father proud of his new-born son ,the Sunday service,the old lady cooking tasty little dishes.All of this is unusual in a film noir.Some might say that "shadow of a doubt"(1942) had already that ,but evil could enter this world,as the heroine 's uncle came to town.Here,the evil is elsewhere ,in San Francisco.Only in San Francisco.Or on the dark road where anything can happen:first part is effective,and shows some "Postman always rings twice" (1946) influence.

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