Dark City (1950)

Director:

William Dieterle

Writers:

Ketti Frings (adaptation)
Larry Marcus (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 October 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Plot Keywords:

Decoy | Bookie | Brother | Revenge | Reunion

Cast

Charlton Heston	...	Danny Haley / Richard Branton
Lizabeth Scott	...	Fran Garland
Viveca Lindfors	...	Victoria Winant
Dean Jagger	...	Capt. Garvey
Don DeFore	...	Arthur Winant
Jack Webb	...	Augie
Ed Begley	...	Barney
Harry Morgan	...	Soldier (as Henry Morgan)
Walter Sande	...	Swede
Mark Keuning	...	Billy Winant
Mike Mazurki	...	Sidney Winant

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Quotes:

Danny Haley: We are under arrest?
Capt. Garvey: No, guys like you seldom get arrested. You get killed first.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV)

Soundtrack:

IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOU

Money, A sucker, Death, and Revenge in a Dark and unforgiving City!

Dark City is a well crafted film. Most film noir fans will love it. It was released in 1950 and Stars Lizabeth Scott and Charlton Heston.

Heston plays a gambler (Danny Haley) who along with two friends sucker a man from out of town into a game of poker. Only one problem...it wasn't his money to gamble with. He signs over his check with the knowledge, (he's in big trouble!) It is later revealed that he hung himself.

Now the story really takes off. The dead mans brother (who is insane), vows to track down those who were responsible for his brothers death, one at a time! This is a very intense storyline and will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Heston is wonderful in this film as is Lizabeth Scott. Scott had been in the film business for a number of years by the time she made this picture. But remember, this was Heston's first film. To watch him, you would never know. However it didn't hurt to have so many veteran actors surrounding him. Names like Dean Jagger, Don DeFore, Jack Web, Harry Morgan, Walter Sande, and Mark Keuning. This was a solid cast! If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it. You will need this for your film noir collection.