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A faceless figure marches down an endless hallway as dark, driving music underscores his doom. It's stocky, stalwart Edmond O'Brien, who plows through the police detective's office like he's got nothi...( read more 
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MCT:March 14, 2008D.O.A. (1950)
directed by Rudolph Matté
starrin Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Beverly GarlandHomicide Captain: «Sit down. Where was this murder committed?»
Frank Bigelow: «San Francisco, last night.»
Homicide Captain: «Who was murdered ?»
Frank Bigelow: «I was.»
A man walks in a police station and asks to speak to the man in charge. He is there to report a murder. His own murder. He sits down and tell his story. How he went on vacation in San Francisco, went to party, and there we see a mysterious person switching his drink while he isnt aware. Thats when he is poisoned. When he figures that out and that he only has, maybe a day to live he begins his own investigation.There is something I find powerful in the concept of investigating your own murder even if you know it wont save your life. Its human nature, to be curious. From that moment on, the investigations becomes a tool to make the film go from end to beginning, cause we dont get to really care about who done it and the reasons, even if we cant helped being a little intrigued.
D.O.A. means dead on arrival, and not dead or alive, like that crappy film based on the video game. Its tells everything, and its a good subject for a film noir. Its shot in a classical way, its very easy to sit through despite being old. I may question just one decision though. When the character first gets to the hotel, before all the events. Every time he sees a hot chicks, there is a whistling sound that isnt part or of the soundtrack nor the background. Its a bit annoying and becomes laughable, fortunately it doesnt last to long.
The acting is what you might expect from a Hollywood film of the early 50's. Its a very theatrical way of acting and doesnt seem right for today with all those layers of acting, but for the time, it seems as the actors were solid and giving convincing performances. Ed O'Brien is no Humphrey Bogart, but he got the hair and the hat, and its good enough for me.
In the end D.O.A. is a well rendered film noir with a cool premise, and its fascinating until the last minute.
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MCT:November 19, 2007
An original story, very bitter, but with an odd comedic side that fortunately is put aside not long into the film. Edmond does a great job as our hero that finds out he has been poisoned, and could possibly only have one day to find his killer.
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MCT:September 20, 2007
This is another good film noir. I really liked the ending to this movie. This film also has a great opening. The music was a little bit over done at times.
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MCT:May 10, 2007
All film noirs should have a scene where the main character looks at a girls butt accompanied by a slide whistle sound effect.
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MCT:January 5, 2007
Directed by a cinematographer, and it shows. One of the best looking noirs filmed in high contrast black and white, and Edmond O'Brien is interestingly cast out of his usual whiter than white type. The only blemish is the bizarre use of a comedy flute noise every time he encounters a member of the opposite sex, which as you can imagine, does not sit very well with the otherwise grimly dark atmosphere. A great concept, well executed, and far better than the gimmicky remake.
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MCT:January 2, 2007
A very engaging film noir from 1950. It was a little confusing for me but it was extremely interesting and as face-paced as films made today. Definitely worth a watch.
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MCT:December 4, 2006Why the fuck did they make a movie called "Crank" that was based off of this epic hard boiled Noir. Thats like pissin' on the bible if ya ask me.
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MCT:September 15, 2006
The original classic that inspired one direct remake and a truckload of unofficial ones (an episode of "Tales from the Crypt," Crank, etc.)
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MCT:July 24, 2006
Neat little noir, although it never repeats the greatness of the opening. I got it for peanuts (£2.50) as part of St Clair's 9 film Film Noir boxset.
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MCT:May 12, 2006
Terrific opening sequence... that never gets any better. More or less 50s trash cinema. Entertaining to a point. It's amusing when the music score actually whistles when an attractive woman walks by... and the poison glows in the dark. Seriously.
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