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Hailee 2022-10-23 12:51:12
[Film Review] On Dangerous Ground (1951) and Pickup on South Street (1953)
Nicholas Ray and Samuel Fuller, two American moviemakers extraordinaire, were born one year part, both lauded for their distinctive styles, here they offer two '50s film-noir features, both concern themselves with a hardboiled male protagonist, whose dismal world-view is softened by a good-hearted...
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Stefan 2022-10-23 13:19:27
A policeman's transformation from evil to good----"Dangerous Edge"
I knew that Nicholas Ray wouldn't be an honest cop movie, and sure enough, Jeopardy turned out to be a morality movie.
Police - Due to the nature of the profession, it is easy to suffer from occupational diseases. For example, like violence, suspicious of others, and eccentric personality. The...
Frank Ferguson
Extended Reading
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Jim Wilson: Friends? Cops have no friends. Nobody likes a cop.
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Walter Brent: Let me tell you somethin' mister, you ain't gonna ask no questions. We've asked 'em all and we know the answers. It was my kid, and it's gonna be my gun that takes care of him when we get him.
Sheriff Carrey: We're all anxious to get him.
Walter Brent: I'll get him, don't you worry. An' when I do there won't be any of your city stuff. No trials. No sob sisters. I'm just gonna empty this shotgun into his belly. Anyone who tries to stop me'll get the same thing.
