Whispering city also known as crime city is a 1947 blackandwhite film noir directed by fedor ozep and starring paul lukas, mary anderson, and helmut dantine. The whispering city dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. Whispering city 1947 kinoxto kbs downloaden whispering city 1947 torrent kbs downloaden hot. Whispering city 1947 by fyodor otsep full movie youtube.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for whispering city 1947 fedor ozep on allmovie. The locations are beautifulstrikinghaunting, as is this wonderful city. Alan ladds first starring western and first film in technicolor is whispering smith. Tedious canadian film noir that trades in a promising start following a plucky female reporter investigating a tragedy that befell a female former star in favour of mundane shenanigans featuring a rich old lawyermusical agent and his current protege and murder except there is no murder. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Whispering city 47 helmut dantine paul lukas very rare. He was an actor, known for whispering city 1947, les. Here i will compare the two films paying attention to its important location and its visual style. When a nagging wife commits suicide, her husband is threatened with a murder frame by his lawyer, unless he kills a certain female reporter for him. In an investigation, a female reporter is in a race against time. Last night charles and i screened a 90minute download of the 1947 film whispering city, an unusual film noir whose main point of distinction was that it was not only set in canada quebec, specifically but was actually shot there and produced by a canadian company, quebec productions, and released through eaglelion.
Whispering city 1947 full movie, film noir crimethriller takes place in quebec city, tells the story of a lawyer and a patron of the arts, albert frederic, who, earlier in life, caused a murder. A subreddit dedicated to film noir and neo noir films, and hardboiled crime fiction. We have the reporter who thinks the cops are doing a rotten job of investigating the murder shes been sent to report on and gets herself in over her head and so on. Whispering city is of decent quality black and white picture and sound. Mary anderson is mary roberts, a reporter who discovers the perpetrator of an old murder is now a famous attorney.
Whispering city is a film directed by fyodor otsep with paul lukas, mary anderson, helmut dantine, john pratt, year. Theres a lot of ground to covernarratively, historically, politicallyin this debut mystery, and after a shaky start in which the reader struggles a bit to keep track of the wide array of characters being introduced, the author settles into her tale nicely. Doctor at sea the 1955 full length movie filme, alter. Overview of whispering city, 1947, directed by fedor ozep, with helmut dantine, mary anderson, john pratt, at turner classic movies. Framed original 1947 lobby poster for whispering city aka crime city. Aug 05, 2017 uploaded with file uploader little big man 1970 dustin hoffman, faye dunaway, chief dan george feature comedy, western.
Cross vincent price, who is treating janet stewart anabel shaw, a young woman who is in a catatonic state. The movie itself is entertaining, some good dialogue. Whispering city 1947 1120 1947 us drama, thriller 1h 38m user score. It was filmed on location in quebec city and montmorency falls, quebec, canada in both english and french. Seedy film noir from canada focuses on mary roberts mary anderson, a quebec city newspaper reporter who is drawn into a dangerous web of deception when she begins investigating a murder that was ruled an accidental death. Whispering smith is a technicolor western film directed by leslie fenton and starring alan ladd as a railroad detective assigned to stop a gang of train robbers.
Now a teen, meg convinces her friend nath to come help with chores on the farm. Whispering city 1947 a newswoman mary anderson falls in love with a canadian composer helmut dantine who has been told by a lawyer paul lukas to kill her. Whispering city, the 1947 may, 2015 kevin 0 comments. Yes, the print source is poor, but im not sure if any other dvd company has yet to offer a better print. Feb 23, 2016 when a nagging wife commits suicide, her husband is threatened with a murder frame by his lawyer, unless he kills a certain female reporter for him. Whispering city accomplishes certain dramatic beats with aplomb while going under par with others. Whispering city 1947 crime, drama, filmnoir movie on dvd. From a plot and story viewpoint, the film is decent if unspectacular. Whispering city 1947 and i confess 1953 are two similar films that are shot in quebec city. Whispering city 1947 stream and watch online moviefone. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The whispering city by sara moliner, translated by mara faye lethem while many elements of the book follow a familiar pattern, its still a great read.
Apart from mischa auer, the cast is filled with talented but anonymous looking actors and actresses. The 1952 murder of a famous socialite in francos spain brings an aspiring young newspaperwoman up against the oppressive regime. Here is a list of filmnoir movies that are available on open cultures website for free. Later in life, a dying woman tells a reporter the tale of how she thinks the accident was actually murder. With helmut dantine, mary anderson, paul lukas, john pratt. This suspenseladen thriller is filled with corruption and murder. Whispering city 1947 crime, drama, filmnoir movie on. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. While i had hopes for a window into that era of spain, there was very little enlightenment of the era. They made about 8 episodes featuring that character. After hearing that a famous actress is dying in a hospital after being hit by a car, a reporter goes to the hospital to interview the actress.
Whispering city is a movie gem from a canadian historical. Complete national recording registry listing recording. This quebec film is good enough to compete with hollywoodit may mean a new canadian industry. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable.
Released 1947, whispering city stars helmut dantine, mary anderson, paul lukas, john pratt the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. She must capture a prominent attorney who has been implicated in a murder committed years before. A newswoman mary anderson falls in love with a canadian composer helmut dantine who has been told by a lawyer paul lukas to kill her. Mary anderson in whispering city 1947 mary anderson and helmut dantine in whispering city 1947 helmut dantine. Its still a fair movie and a pretty good example of the film noir genre. However, this does not mean the film is poor in any way. Whispering city 1947 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Whispering city 1947 fedor ozep cast and crew allmovie.
This is a film noir, gumshoe gangster movie of the cheapest variety and it kind of rambles a bit. Classic tv, television, 1950s, 50s, fifties, dick powell, the adventures of dante, four star. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. She then tells the reporter that her wealthy fiance, who was killed in an accident several years before, was. A 1947 blackandwhite film noir directed by fedor ozep and starring paul lukas, mary anderson, and helmut dantine. Ride the pink horse 1947 a classic old american movie. Many film noir playlists on youtube include movies that are actually no. The falls were the site of a key scene between the lead actors in the 1947 film whispering city, which was filmed on location.
I have a funny feeling that someone at paramount figured out that in boots with a couple of inches of heels on them, mr. Whispering city 1947 ganzer film deutsch film online. Please note that number of personal lists displayed might be different from the total number of personal lists this movie is in. Mary anderson takes the lead as a clever crime reporter with a very, very silky voice. The whispering city is a boilerplate murderthriller set in barcelona in the repressive 1950s. Whispering city is a 1947 blackandwhite film noir directed by fedor ozep and starring paul lukas, mary anderson, and helmut dantine. Other members of the cast not necessarily in the movie still. Released 1947, whispering city stars helmut dantine, mary anderson, paul lukas, john pratt the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. And, apart from a lull during the unnecessary castanet scene, its a dynamite little film. Jan 11, 2014 whispering city aka crime city is a 1947 blackandwhite film noir directed by fedor ozep. Streamcloud whispering city 1947 deutsch stream german. Well plotted little suspense film has the novelty of being filmed in old quebec by russian director fedor ozep. She tries to get the evidence she needs before she becomes his latest victim. Whispering city 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Newshawk mary roberts works the quebec city crime beat in the duplessisera whispering city, an obscure but surprisingly strong noir from 1947 the fatal car crash of a longretired actress intrigues intrepid reporter roberts, sporting a rather nifty tam, and she decides to investigate further. Whispering city 1947 whispering city 1947 posted by the gaian dragon at 2. Highly suspenseful, thanks to competent scripting and directing. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
This item has been produced by ourselves and will be neatly presented on. Whispering city 1947 kbs downloaden whispering city 1947 movie4k kbs downloaden full whispering city 1947 kbs downloaden. This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of from left to right helmut dantine and paul lukas. Paul lukas often played continental goodies or baddies and his accent is perfect for this film. Whispering city manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. She goes to the hospital to interview the actress, who tells. Classic film noir movies from the 1940s and 50s that are freely available on youtube. Its chilling, sure, thats required, but it was also interesting to see the shots of 1947 quebec city. The music is appropriate, the casting excellent, writing meh, but if you like old movies, this is an old movie. The movie was filmed on location in quebec city and montmorency falls, quebec, canada in both english.
They share visual and aural elements in the film noir genre. In his poem sleep and poetry 1816, john keats says that human life is a poor indians sleep while his boat hastens to the monstrous steep of montmorency. Sort recordings by title, artist, year of release, year inducted into the registry, and genre by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. General film fans will want to check the film out for the enjoyable mary anderson and the sophisticated paul lukas, both of who deliver strong performances. The little humpback horse 1948 english subs russian animation.
Island of doomed men 1940 68 min peter lorre full movie version classic rare. Lets get things straight about you and me and him mike lambert, seeking a mining job, instead becomes the. Mary roberts created by michael lennox and george zuckerman. Nov 24, 2006 whispering city 1947 and i confess 1953 are two similar films that are shot in quebec city. This wont get 5 stars for dialogue, but it can do on a rainy day. Some time this spring canadian moviegoers will see a film entitled whispering city, in which hollywoods suave hungarian actor, paul lukas, will attempt to force hollywoods intense young austrian actor, helmut dantine, into the murder of hollywoods mary.
There, he meets the beautiful peasant girl megan and starts a tumultuous fling. When nath insists on using a short cut home through the woods, pete gets quite agitated and warns him of. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. A reporter hears that a famous actress is dying in a hospital after being hit by a car. Pete isnt getting around on his wooden leg like he used to. An episode of four star playhouse starring dick powell as dante, a nightclub owner. Okay, one of the main characters is a composer and theres a full orchestra for a few scenes so the movie isnt that quiet. The question is, just how many of these great films are out there that we havent seen.
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