The iconic filmmaker William Castle made everything before be labeled as master of low-budge horror pictures something alike Roger Corman, he proved be a prolific director in this small Noir fulfilled for a fine casting in early fifties, about a unsolved murder took place in Hollywood during silent movies era, the story is narrated in the third person by his friend talent scout Mitch Davis (Jim Backus) when his old buddy and independent producer Larry O'Brien (Richard Conte) arrives in Hollywood, thus they rent an old studio where in the past was closed by a strange murder carried out there.
Larry foresees in this story enough elements to put it on big screen, it somehow triggers many complains from everybody for Larry tries lift a carpet where underneath lies a dust which weren't wholesome to anyone by open the pandora's box, certainly it will ruins many reputations over a buried case, even so Larry carries on, then came up some corpse from someone linked with the past case, also a daughter Sally Rousseau (Julie Adam) of old actress that may was the key of murder, further involving the police department interested in this old case leading by the Lt. Bud Lennox (Richard Egan), for worst Larry hires an old acquaintance to make the screenplay Vincent St. Clair (Henry Hull).
Engaging thriller on average production, has some holes as usually, many casuistic events on purpose to enrich the story, a bit corny as well, however let it see easily to those less demanding viewers, no femme fatale or trashy girls whatsoever, I've found it a slight disappoint offering.
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First watch: 2024 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.
Larry foresees in this story enough elements to put it on big screen, it somehow triggers many complains from everybody for Larry tries lift a carpet where underneath lies a dust which weren't wholesome to anyone by open the pandora's box, certainly it will ruins many reputations over a buried case, even so Larry carries on, then came up some corpse from someone linked with the past case, also a daughter Sally Rousseau (Julie Adam) of old actress that may was the key of murder, further involving the police department interested in this old case leading by the Lt. Bud Lennox (Richard Egan), for worst Larry hires an old acquaintance to make the screenplay Vincent St. Clair (Henry Hull).
Engaging thriller on average production, has some holes as usually, many casuistic events on purpose to enrich the story, a bit corny as well, however let it see easily to those less demanding viewers, no femme fatale or trashy girls whatsoever, I've found it a slight disappoint offering.
Thanks for reading
Resume:
First watch: 2024 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.