Anthony Quinn and Ray Milland Play Opposite-of-Type Roles and Caught In the Light is Debra Paget's Sex-Appeal, Who Once Was Milland's "Partner" in More Than Crime.
Debra Paget's Beauty Shares Screen-Time with the Dueling Male-Leads, that are Mostly, but Not All-Together, Reflecting Their Persona of Behavior.
It is a Modern (Post-War) Exploration of the Psychological that Found its Most Notable Frequency in Film-Noir.
A Genre that was by Accident, Forming of a Style and Tone of an "Artistic" Presentation.
Daring with Subjects , Formerly "Taboo", with some Verisimilitude, that Film-Makers were "Letting-Loose" on the 'Now" that the "Gateway" into a "Reality". Previously Unapproachable in Depth.
Not-Everyone and Everything Fits in the Category of Life Envisioned by The Movie Studios, Church and Political "Presenters".
Audiences were Quick In-Line with Film-Makers, Writers, and Anyone who Now Saw that Taking a "Look" at the "Dark-Side" was Healthy.
So, Here is a Late-Entry to the Enlightened "Party" of Self-Reflection.
By 1957. Not Only a Trend for Artistic Expression, but a Common Concern Among the "Gen-Pop ''.
Alan Dwan Directed this Movie that was Budgeted Restrained.
He Combined His Knowledge of Movie-Making Honed Since the 'Silents', to Make a Movie that Capitulated to the Rules of Engagement, with some "Edge".
IMDb Lists Over 400 Credits for the Veteran Film-Maker. He was Always a Bottom-Line-Looking Craftsman.
A "Work For Hire", Capitalizing off His Strength. A Reliable Studio-Friendly-No-Worries "Worker".
Occasionally Took-On a Film Might Include Some Soul-Searching, when Allowed by the Subject Material and the Money-Men.
This Film has its Moments with the Trio of Stars Partially Still Scripted with Restraints from the "Over-Lords".
But Artistic-Freedom was Gaining More Motion Every-Day with the Tide of Changing Attitudes and more Respect for Expression.
Making Waves in the Movies Sea of Mediocrity.
The Movie-Moguls Bought-Into the "10 Commandments" Idea with Selfish Motives and Whitewashed Content.
It was a Relief for"Medicating" a Never-Ending Headache and Bleeding Ulcers that Plagued.
Now the Studio-Heads let The "Code-Creators" Take the Burden and Most of the Blame.
They also would Put a Stop to Those Pesky "Message Movies", that Were Now Under the Code that came with a "Holier-Than-Thou" Artistic Restraint.
It was a Long Time Coming. But Behold by the Late 60's, for the Studio-System and "The Code", it was...
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
Debra Paget's Beauty Shares Screen-Time with the Dueling Male-Leads, that are Mostly, but Not All-Together, Reflecting Their Persona of Behavior.
It is a Modern (Post-War) Exploration of the Psychological that Found its Most Notable Frequency in Film-Noir.
A Genre that was by Accident, Forming of a Style and Tone of an "Artistic" Presentation.
Daring with Subjects , Formerly "Taboo", with some Verisimilitude, that Film-Makers were "Letting-Loose" on the 'Now" that the "Gateway" into a "Reality". Previously Unapproachable in Depth.
Not-Everyone and Everything Fits in the Category of Life Envisioned by The Movie Studios, Church and Political "Presenters".
Audiences were Quick In-Line with Film-Makers, Writers, and Anyone who Now Saw that Taking a "Look" at the "Dark-Side" was Healthy.
So, Here is a Late-Entry to the Enlightened "Party" of Self-Reflection.
By 1957. Not Only a Trend for Artistic Expression, but a Common Concern Among the "Gen-Pop ''.
Alan Dwan Directed this Movie that was Budgeted Restrained.
He Combined His Knowledge of Movie-Making Honed Since the 'Silents', to Make a Movie that Capitulated to the Rules of Engagement, with some "Edge".
IMDb Lists Over 400 Credits for the Veteran Film-Maker. He was Always a Bottom-Line-Looking Craftsman.
A "Work For Hire", Capitalizing off His Strength. A Reliable Studio-Friendly-No-Worries "Worker".
Occasionally Took-On a Film Might Include Some Soul-Searching, when Allowed by the Subject Material and the Money-Men.
This Film has its Moments with the Trio of Stars Partially Still Scripted with Restraints from the "Over-Lords".
But Artistic-Freedom was Gaining More Motion Every-Day with the Tide of Changing Attitudes and more Respect for Expression.
Making Waves in the Movies Sea of Mediocrity.
The Movie-Moguls Bought-Into the "10 Commandments" Idea with Selfish Motives and Whitewashed Content.
It was a Relief for"Medicating" a Never-Ending Headache and Bleeding Ulcers that Plagued.
Now the Studio-Heads let The "Code-Creators" Take the Burden and Most of the Blame.
They also would Put a Stop to Those Pesky "Message Movies", that Were Now Under the Code that came with a "Holier-Than-Thou" Artistic Restraint.
It was a Long Time Coming. But Behold by the Late 60's, for the Studio-System and "The Code", it was...
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".