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April 1950 (UK)
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Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is a London hustler with ambitious plans that never work out. One day...
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DVD review: Film Noir Classics
(From The Guardian - Film News. 26 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Actor Widmark Dies
(From WENN. 26 March 2008, 12:11 PM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 26 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Actor Widmark Dies
(From WENN. 26 March 2008, 12:11 PM, PDT)
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This Is One Dark & Moody Noir
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Richard Widmark | ... | Harry Fabian |
 | Gene Tierney | ... | Mary Bristol |
 | Googie Withers | ... | Helen Nosseross |
| Hugh Marlowe | ... | Adam Dunn |
| Francis L. Sullivan | ... | Philip Nosseross |
 | Herbert Lom | ... | Kristo |
| Stanislaus Zbyszko | ... | Gregorius |
| Mike Mazurki | ... | The Strangler |
| Charles Farrell | ... | Mickey Beer |
| Ada Reeve | ... | Molly the Flower Lady |
| Ken Richmond | ... | Nikolas of Athens (as Ken. Richmond) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Adelaide Hall | ... | Singer (scenes deleted) |
| Eliot Makeham | ... | Undetermined Role (scenes deleted) |
| Betty Marsden | ... | Undetermined Role (scenes deleted) |
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101 min | USA:96 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Norway:16 |
USA:Approved (certificate #14096) |
Germany:16 |
Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) |
France:U |
Australia:PG |
Finland:(Banned) (1950-1965) |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:A
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Finnish censorship visa # 32043 delivered on 19-9-1950 (banned). New decision on 9-4-1965 (K-16).
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Continuity: When Philip is meeting with Harry, and holding Kristo's business card, during a medium shot, Philip is holding the card with one hand, then in an immediately following close-up shot, he is holding the card with two hands, then in the immediately following medium shot, he is again holding it in one hand again.
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Adam Dunne:
Harry is an artist without an art.
Mary Bristol: What does that mean?
Adam Dunne: Well, that is something that could make a man very unhappy, Mary, groping for the right level, the means with which to express himself.
Mary Bristol: Yes, he is that. Is not he? I like that, Adam. It is a very nice thought.
Adam Dunne: Yes, but it can be dangerous.
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Mary Bristol: What does that mean?
Adam Dunne: Well, that is something that could make a man very unhappy, Mary, groping for the right level, the means with which to express himself.
Mary Bristol: Yes, he is that. Is not he? I like that, Adam. It is a very nice thought.
Adam Dunne: Yes, but it can be dangerous.
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Featured in The Savages (2007)
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It Happens Every Spring
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It took a second look for me to enjoy this movie as it didn't really appeal much to me on the first viewing. Perhaps a better picture helped. If I had the Criterion DVD, it would be much better I'm sure but, for now, I'll have to settle for the VHS. This is a very noir-ish with a lot of dark scenes, so a good transfer is a must.
Most of the action takes place at night in London alleyways, nightclubs and gymnasiums. The storyline is a downer, that's for sure. It is a rough and sometimes depressing story. Richard Widmark, as "Harry Fabian," has the starring role and plays a real loser, a desperate man who always has a scheme concocted but usually messes up. Some critics think this is Widmark's best performance ever. Francis Sullivan is interesting as the nightclub owner. Gene Tierney gets second billing but doesn't have much of role in here.
Some memorable scenes include a wrestling match with big Mike Mazurki and "Gregorious." I'm not much into wrestling but this was an amazing match, extremely intense.
This film is a bit different from most American-based film noirs. It's not a pleasant story, it's moody, and it has a certain fascination to it.