The Hanged Man (1964) (TV)

Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Dorothy B. Hughes (novel)
Jack Laird (writer)

Release Date:

18 November 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A gunman who believes his friend has been murdered sets out to get the people who killed him and finds himself enmeshed in corrupt labor union politics. |

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Beautiful Woman | Remake | Based On Novel

Cast

Robert Culp	...	Harry Pace
Edmond O'Brien	...	Arnie Seeger
Vera Miles	...	Lois Seeger
Norman Fell	...	Gaylord Grebb
Gene Raymond	...	Whitey Devlin
Brenda Scott	...	Celine
J. Carrol Naish	...	Uncle Picaud
Pat Buttram	...	Otis Honeywell
Edgar Bergen	...	Hotel Clerk
Randy Boone	...	The Boy
Al Lettieri	...	Al
Seymour Cassel	...	Bellboy
Scott Hale	...	TV Newsman
Stan Getz	...	Himself
Astrud Gilberto	...	Herself

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Revue Studios

Trivia:

Broadcast 18 November 1964. This was the second made-for-TV movie to air in the USA following See How They Run (1964) (TV) on NBC 7 October 1964). However, it was 'Don Siegel (I)''s second foray into filming a feature for TV, since his first, The Killers (1964) was determined to be too violent for television and instead went to theatrical distribution.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Grindhouse (2007)

Excellent Film

This is a fine noir film, made even better by an exceptional cast, particularly Robert Culp. The writing, directing, and acting are well-done, and the Mardi Gras background is a great way to end it. Culp has always been one of my favorite actors, so I would love to see this again. It's a crying shame that films like this are not available on DVD, especially since so many lousy movies are. Any movie featuring Robert Culp is worth having.

The supporting cast is great, too...Edmond O'Brian, Vera Miles, Brenda Scott, Pat Buttram, Edger Bergen, and Randy Boone give fine performances. Don Siegel directs the feature, and he's also one of my favorite directors. It's also nice to hear the hit song, Girl From Ipanema in the soundtrack. Everything jells in this great gangster noir movie.

Someone please put this movie out on DVD!