Wednesday, April 23, 2014

CRY DANGER 1951 (OLIVE)

Another fine film noir on Blu-ray.

This film noir gem was filmed in just 22 days and stars Dick Powell as an ex con sent to jail on a frame up. Once he is out he begins looking for the real thieves of a $100,000 bankroll. His goal is to clear his name and that of his friend Dan, who is also in jail for the same crime.

Along the way he meets Delong, a disabled vet who evidence freed him. Powell's character of Rocky is a hard and cold one while elong, played by Richard Erdman is only interested in women and booze.

Rocky also meets Nancy, the wife of his friend Danny. Nancy is played by the lovely Rhonda Fleming and she and Powell are a very good combination. There are a lot of twists and turns along the way as Rocky tries to find out who framed him. He is eventually led to Castro, a big burly crime boss played by William Conrad. Castro is the man who framed Rocky and much to Rocky's surprise so did Danny and Nancy.

This is a gritty and very realistic film noir that uses actual Los Angeles locations for most of the filming. Thank goodness this has been restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Funding for this Blu-ray release was provided by the Film Noir Foundation. Olive has done a great job with bringing this to DVD. If you're a film noir buff, this is a must see.

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