May 16, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
William Holden, Lee J Cobb, Nina Foch
When a psychopathic killer inadvertently takes a cool-headed psychiatrist hostage, the key to survival becomes a compelling "battle of the psyches." An overlooked thriller with an unforgettable climax...( read more
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January 7, 2009inferior remake from the 1939 "blind alley", and good opportunities wasted upon miscast, william holden should have played the psychiatrist and lee j cobb should have been the criminal boss...and it could have been made with more ballistic vitalities instead of a moralistic ending. the original is better with proper castings and progressive steps of psychoanalysis, and the 40s remake seems rushed without tension driven beneath its motor.
other suggestions for the roles would be...
psychiatrist: burt lancaster, gregory peck, robert montgomery...etc.
the criminal boss: lawrence tierney, james cagney, humprey bogart..etc.
the moll: peggy cummings in "gun crazy"
also, it has parallel to humprey bogart's "the desperate hours" which is also better choice.
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