This movie has had me in its thrall since I first saw it 20 years ago. I agree with most of the other reviews I have read. I didn't even bother to see that Bruce Willis thing. I just want to call the two scenes Between Fox and Cusack to your attention as an example of this film's excellence. Two gentlemen, masters at their crafts, discuss an item to be made. The scene is quiet and low key. The older man could be making the younger man a suit, the questions he asks are matter of fact and to the point. The chilling thing is that they are discussing making a special gun, and those questions are not "Single or double breasted?", but "Will it be a head or body shot?" He doesn't care who this stranger is going to shoot. He just wants enough details so he can make the gun right for this purpose. It scared the daylights out of me when I first saw it.
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Fourteen Hours
(1951)
A marvelous little unsung film.
22 February 1999
I came across this film while changing channels. What stopped me was seeing such a young Richard Basehart. What kept me was the tense story. Most of it was confined to the building ledge and the room behind it. The background film was extraordinary. I think I've been able to pinpoint within 2 blocks where on Broadway this hotel was supposed to be. Another thing was the cast.
It seemed like they hadn't gone for "stars", just good actors. Ossie Davis, Jeffrey Hunter, Howard Da Silva (before the black- list), and Grace Kelly in her first film. I wish I could see it from the beginning.
It seemed like they hadn't gone for "stars", just good actors. Ossie Davis, Jeffrey Hunter, Howard Da Silva (before the black- list), and Grace Kelly in her first film. I wish I could see it from the beginning.
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