Desperate

United States

1947

73 Min

Black and White

1.37:1

English

Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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SCR Harry Essex, Dorothy Atlas, Anthony Mann

CAST Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, Raymond Burr, Douglas Fowley, William Challee, Jason Robards Sr., Freddie Steele, Lee Frederick, Paul E. Burns, Ilka Grüning, Cy Kendall, Donald Kerr

PROD DES Albert S. D'Agostino, Walter E. Keller, Darrell Silvera

SOUND Roy Granville, Earl A. Wolcott

Director

Anthony Mann

Anthony Mann (June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director.

Born Emil Anton Bundsmann in the Point Loma area of San Diego, Mann was the son of an Austrian immigrant, Emile Theodore Bundsmann, and Bertha Waxelbaum of Macon, Georgia.

Mann started out as an actor, appearing in plays off-Broadway in New York City. In 1938, he moved to Hollywood, where he joined the Selznick International Pictures.

Mann became an assistant director in 1942, directing low-budget assignments for RKO and Republic Pictures.

Mann was respected for his acute visual sensitivity toward the American Western landscape, effortlessly blending natural vistas with human drama. Mann’s dramas verged on classical tragedy, often showing anguished heroes attempting to resolve personal pain and confusion.

In 1967, Mann died from a heart attack in Berlin, Germany while filming the spy thriller A Dandy in Aspic. The film was completed by the film’s star, Laurence Harvey… read more

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Robin Whenary

1Oct11

Contains one of the best lit scenes ever: Raymond Burr beating up a man, lit by a single swinging bare light bulb.

Dave

30May11

Average Anthony Mann noir. Definitely should be seen by Mann and/or noir fans, but not essential.

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Curt Milner

8Aug10

I love this film. An underrated and hard-to-find noir, but the non-stop chase keeps the plot racing along, Raymond Burr is a terrific villain.

Daniel S.

3May10

Great last 15 minutes but huge holes in the screenplay before. I'm not sure at all that Audrey Long was a good actress. Raymond Burr was however. For Film Noir hardcore fans.