Carrol naish, harper and his gang hole up in the bradenville hotel where they plot. Violent saturday, movie, 1955 pictures provided by. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1955. Violent saturday is a weird mix of two kinds of films.
Lieutenant harry grant william lundigan is assigned to track him down. The joke may be poor, but twilight times release of richard fleischers 1955 crime drama is a notch above. Violent saturday was one of the first films fox planned to release under the cinemascope banner, which they started using and licensing to. Carrol naish, harper and his gang hole up in the bradenville. Dec 10, 2017 dec 14, 2017 wolfmans cult film club 12 comments. Violent saturday 1955 full movie download full hd youtube. It stars victor mature, richard egan, lee marvin, stephen mcnally, j. A bitter land dispute causes a civil war veteran to take extreme action. Featuring the iconic victor mature and lee marvin, and with ernest borgnine in one of his most unforgettable roles, violent saturday is a fascinating gem of hollywood storytelling, complete with memorably vicious and idiosyncratic details, brilliant performances, and stunning cinemascope imagery. On the other hand, in the context of the cold war, its choice of the character who best represents masculinity is unsurprising. Carrol naish, tommy noonan, ernest borgnine, virginia leith and sylvia sidney. A number of otherwise insignificant smalltown stories erupt into drama when a gang of hoodlums decides to rob the local bank. Overview of violent saturday, 1955, directed by richard fleischer, with victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally, at turner classic movies. In the unique marriage of heist caper and overheated melodrama, violent saturday 1955, a trio of bandits enter the quiet small arizona mining town of bradenville led by criminal mastermind harper stephen mcnally who is masquerading as a costume jewelry salesman.
A coolly riveting crime saga from director richard fleischer the boston strangler, soylent green, violent saturday tells a brutal noir tale against blazing, sundrenched arizona landscapes. Columbia has pulled all the levers in making the violent men, a broadbeamed and actioncrammed western that opened yesterday at loews state. Violent saturday 1955 posters the movie database tmdb. Notes about violent saturday, 1955, directed by richard fleischer, with victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally, available from turner classic movies. Violent saturday takes place over some 36 hours in the arizona town of bradenville. Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming. With victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally, virginia leith.
Joan collins starred as the seductive showgirl whose affair with famed architect stanford white ray milland. Spencer tracy plays the stranger in this key 50s thriller about festering racism in americas lonely outposts. After a notable sojourn at disney, where he directed the best adaptation of jules vernes classic, 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954, he returned to the world of sleazy and dangerous human. Violent saturday film by fleischer 1955 britannica. Violent saturday british board of film classification. Violent saturday is a 1955 american film noir crime film directed by richard fleischer and starring victor mature, richard egan and stephen mcnally. Heres a movie thats so violent that even the amish are participating. Violent saturday is another jewel in the output of richard fleischer, on a par with the latters film noir classic the narrow margin 1952 working this time in color and widescreen, with location shooting, a substantial budget, and a large cast, the director turns in a movie that is every bit as tightly focused and well constructed as the earlier film. The violent men was released by columbia pictures in 1955 and was directed by rudolph mat. Victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally, virginia leith, tommy noonan, lee marvin, sylvia sidney, ernest borgnine, kevin corcoran.
A father looking for pride in his sons eyes, a timid clerk who is a peeping tom by night, a man striving to rewin his wifes love, an amish farmer faced with viciousness, and a proper older woman turned thief, all find themselves entangled with the bank robbers as a. Although shot in cinemascope and deluxe color, its wide frames fairly bursting at the seams with juicy smalltown secrets and lies, it is noir at its core, a hard crime story in which the legally defined perpetratorsa trio of bank robbersare. The bluetoned cinematography from joseph schweers, who also edited and cowrote violent, is so varied and adventurous, you have to submit to the film s spectacularly confident storytelling. Which although at the time violence wasnt considered pornographic but they deemed. Other articles where violent saturday is discussed. The drama features william lundigan, dorothy patrick, jeff corey, and others. The film, set in a mining town, depicts the planning of a bank robbery as the nexus in the personal lives of several townspeople. Tommy noonan has been acting ever since he was in junior high school, and as half of the team of noonan and marshall he became a nightclub comedy regular.
An american icon, 2011 1955 ford thunderbird in yield to the night, 1956 1955 ford thunderbird in auto esporte, 20002020. The girl in the red velvet swing 1955 was a welldone account of the evelyn nesbit scandal. Richard fleischer with victor mature, richard egan, lee marvin, ernest borgnine. Violent saturday is directed by richard fleischer and adapted to screenplay by sydney boehm from the novel of the same name written by william l. Violent saturday is a fascinating gem of hollywood storytelling, complete with. Watch violent saturday full movie in hd visit movie 39834 three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the ba. In the heat of the night 1967 basic instinct 1992 director.
Not rated 1h 30min crime, drama, film noir 20 april 1955 usa three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming saturday, which turns violent and deadly. The films success led to fleischer receiving work on bigbudget action films such as violent saturday 1955, bandido 1956, the vikings 1958 barabbas 1961, fantastic voyage 1966, doctor dolittle 1967, tora. Violent saturday 1955 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Violent saturday 1955 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Violent saturday is a key but overlooked 1950s crisscrossed heist tale which influenced kubrick s the killing and tarantino s reservoir dogs. I ordered this film due to the cast, the director having seen the superb. The day all hell broke loose three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming saturday, which turns violent and deadly. The violent men was released in theatres on 26 january 1955. Violent saturday 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A mysterious killer, known only as the judge, kills anyone he considers worthless and immoral. Violent saturday dvd 1955 screen archives entertainment. Violent saturday 1955 stream and watch online moviefone. Violent saturday 1955 stream and watch online for the residents of a small mining town, the weekend begins like any other in their respective lives.
Comments by 1955, richard fleischer had graduated to the alist of film directors, having worked his way up through rko, making a string of memorable noir films, notably the narrow margin 1952. Theres a standoff and all mature had to do was throw the keys to the truck outside. Violent saturday movie posters from movie poster shop. Following the kubrick film, leith signed a contract with 20th centuryfox and had leading roles in violent saturday 1955, on the threshold of space 1956, toward the unknown 1956 and a kiss before dying 1956. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Violent saturday philip french on richard fleischers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. I know there must be hundreds of noir thrillers in colour but still it felt weird not having the smokey dark backlit, black and white photography that goes so well with the genre. Violent saturday is, on the one hand, an unusual film noir because of its focus on presenting different kinds of masculinity. Oct 24, 20 violent films before 1950 are not going to be found unless u find a private film. Although now promoted as a film noir apparently every movie with someone in street clothes carrying a gun now qualifies violent saturday is a dramatic hybrid. Its a mixture of film noir and melodrama but its real oddity comes from its frequent changes in mood.
Gallery of 15 movie poster and cover images for violent saturday 1955. They clam up, or else things get violent you can usually depend on lee marvin, robert ryan and ernest borgnine for that. Violent saturday 1955 is that rare bird, a rich and strange hybrid of film noir and melodrama. I am just surprised that i have not come across this film before. Richard fleischer, hugo friedhofer, lionel newman, and edward b. The authentic settings in arizona also helped to make this an enjoyable and convincing film. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Shelley martin victor mature is a man who yearns for his sons respect. A memoir of hollywood star sylvia sidney ebook free. A father looking for pride in his sons eyes, a timid clerk who is a peeping tom by night, a man striving to rewin his wifes love, an amish farmer faced with viciousness, and a proper older woman turned thief, all find themselves entangled with the bank. The united artists film marty won the academy award for best picture for 1955. Violent saturday philip french on a masterful tale of smalltown. It is an actionpacked and memorable movie filmed in the beautiful and rugged scenery of the alabama hills in lone pine, california.
May 29, 20 movie never trust a gambler 1951 starring dane clark, cathy odonnell and tom drake duration. Victor mature, richard egan, lee marvin, stephen mcnally, sylvia sidney. Violent saturday 1955 i like odd but interesting little movies and violent saturday certainly fits into that category. A competent bank job movie that takes place in the widescreen deluxe color burning light of the midwest noonday sun, without a shadow in sight. Violent saturday is a mix of pulpy melodrama and film noir, peyton place on steroids. An excellent example of a popular film undermining americas artistic values is foxs cinemascope release from 1955, violent saturday. Violent saturday 1955 letterboxd social film discovery.
I am a particular fan of films made in the 1950s and 1960s which i regard as the golden years, when films contained real stars and this one certainly fits the bill for me. Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming saturday, which turns violent and deadly. In the early 1950s, mccarthyism and the hollywood blacklist had taken a firm hold. I like odd but interesting little movies and violent saturday certainly fits. Violent saturday seems rooted in tradition, but as an exciting pulp story with a profound center, it manages to break all the rules. Nov 05, 2014 if you think people get rowdy on fridays, then you havent seen people on a violent saturday. There are very few night scenes and visually those scenes have nothing. Follow me quietly is a 1949 semidocumentary film noir directed by richard fleischer. In this film, three bank robbers case a small arizona mining town prior to pulling a holdup, and the audience gets to know the various townsfolk as theyre. May 03, 2014 s cripted by sydney boehm, a specialist in westerns and crime movies whose best film is perhaps fritz langs the big heat, and directed by genre specialist richard fleischer, violent saturday is a.
The 100 best thrillers of all time bfi british film institute. Violent saturday 1955 in the unique marriage of heist caper and overheated melodrama, violent saturday 1955, a trio of bandits enter the quiet small arizona mining town of bradenville led by criminal mastermind harper stephen mcnally who is masquerading as a costume jewelry salesman. Violent saturday 1955 for the residents of a small mining town, the weekend begins like any other in their respective lives. The other kind is what used to be called soap opera, and which has been politely renamed melodrama. The violent men is one of glenn fords best western appearances. The plot is the heist movie, the story of a carefully prepared robbery, which has been around. Tiga orang huruf sebuah kota kecil yang sangat hatihati, dengan rencana untuk merampok bank pada hari sabtu. A major crash caused large fragments of debris to fly into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and french driver pierre bouillin who raced under the name pierre levegh and injuring nearly 180 more. Get the best deals on 16mm nr rated movie film stock when you shop the largest online selection at. Violent saturday 1955 crime, drama, film noir victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally feature film gorillas. Movie never trust a gambler 1951 starring dane clark, cathy odonnell and tom drake duration. Violent saturday eureka classics dual format edition bluray.
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