A graduate of bowdoin college, albert dekker made his professional acting bow with a cincinnati stock company in 1927. Publication date 1943 publisher boston, little, brown and co. Experiment perilous 1944 movie poster cinematerial. The film is based on a 1943 novel by margaret carpenter and directed by jacques tourneur. Clerks premiered at the sundance film festival 26 years ago, so we asked kevin smith 26 questions about the festival. High resolution movie poster image for experiment perilous 1944. She was the daughter of a bank director and a concert pianist. Hedy lamarr was born as hedwig eva maria kiesler in vienna. Experiment perilous the 1944 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Experiment perilous is a 1944 melodrama set at the turn of the 20th century. A poster for jacques tourneurs 1944 romance film schiava del male starring hedy lamarr and george brent. Take a look back at the early roles of some of hollywoods heavy hitters. Life is short, art is long, decision difficult, and experiment perilous.
Experiment perilous dvd 1944 region 1 us import ntsc. Released in 1944, the same year as george cukors gaslight, experiment perilous too sets a psychological melodrama in a period setting. Set at the turn of the century, the film stars hedy. Jacques tourneurs experiment perilous 1944, made for rko, with george brent, paul lukas and hedy lamarr, and based on the 1943 novel by margaret carpenter. With hedy lamarr, george brent, paul lukas, albert dekker. Once in new york, bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Released 1944, experiment perilous stars hedy lamarr, george brent, paul lukas, albert dekker the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Its certainly a career highlight for misused object of beauty actress hedy lamarr. A doctor meets a frightened old woman on a train bound for new york. George brent, paul lukas, experiment perilous, 1944 k0tae8 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. Treating his wife like a possession, nick keeps her a virtual prisoner in their london town house, cutting off all. It stars hedy lamarr, george brent, paul lukas, albert dekker, olive blakeney and carl esmond.
Officially based on a novel by margaret carpenter, experiment perilous would seem to be more inspired by mgms psychological thriller gaslight. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. Experiment perilous 1944 where to watch it streaming online. On a train to new york, psychiatrist hunt bailey george br. Hedy lamarr simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He then was loaned to universal to direct canyon passage 1946. Often compared to gaslight but lacking that films flashy star turns, this thriller has the feel of a good novel. Who can fathom the obscure motivations in 1903, doctor huntington bailey brent meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. Dickinsons superior uk original, is minimized here, and tourneurs 1944 film has. Experiment perilous 1944 jacques tourneur, hedy lamarr. Media in category experiment perilous film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or. Be the first to ask a question about experiment perilous. Onward to jacques tourneurs 1944 experiment perilous, a small drama of rare distinction.
This band not only rocks but the lead singer looks like he just escaped draculas castle from transylvania. Hedy lamarr 9 november 1914 19 january 2000 was an austrian american actress and inventor. Experiment perilous featuring hedy lamarr and george brent. Of the handful of directors whose artistry helped produce the noir cycles most canonical movies, tourneur remains the most elusive. Through a friend, he becomes acquainted with the bederaux family, all of whom seem to be neurotic and secretive. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of experiment perilous with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
Experiment perilous 1944 jacques tourneur, hedy lamarr, george brent, paul lukas march 12, 2019 in 1903, dr. What i propose is to sketch, within the context of film and the other arts, a reading of an individual film. Within a few months he was featured in the broadway production of eugene oneills marco millions. After a decades worth of impressive theatrical appearance, dekker made his first film, 1937s the great garrick. Set at the turn of the century, the film stars hedy lamarr as allida, the beautiful young wife of an elderly gentleman named nick. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest. Hedy lamarr was a nice distraction despite a slightly annoying performance but ive seen worse movies. Experiment perilous 1944 ive been living that diary tonight living the strange, distorted lives of nick and his sister. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of nicks treatment of his wife. My reading will probably seem a bit perverse, or at any rate, will. Dagostino, jack okey, darrell silvera, and claude e. Bailey as he searches for the truth, but dont believe everything youre told.
Experiment perilous film by tourneur 1944 britannica. Music is by roy webb and cinematography by tony gaudio. Experiment perilous 1944 was a gothic thriller set in 1903 new york featuring hedy lamarr. Available on dvd from it was one of the strangest days of his life. Experiment perilous 1944 was a prestigious abudget picture from rko, stylishly directed by jacques tourneur, who had recently been moved up from bmovie status based on his successful work for producer val lewton on films such as the leopard man 1943 and cat people 1942. Experiment perilous by margaret carpenter goodreads. Experiment perilous 1944 jacques tourneur synopsis.
You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Con paul lukas, george brent, hedy lamarr titolo originale experiment perilous. Only donators and contributors can download this hd poster. Experiment perilous 1944 directed by jacques tourneur. Experiment perilous is directed by jacques tourneur and adapted to screenplay by warren duff from the margaret carpenter novel of the same name.
Told in a complex web of flashbacks and shifting viewpoints, experiment perilous is an unsettlingly. George brent experiment perilous 1944 k0taek from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Paul lukas, hedy lamarr, george brent, albert dekker, carl esmond, olive blakeney, george n. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother nick and his lovely young wife allida. Hedy lamarr george brent paul lukas 1944 a doctor george brent frees a young woman hedy lamarr from her devious philanthropist husband paul lukas. Director jacques tourneur brings his celebrated mastery of shadowy menace to this absorbing tale of madness and murder in an outwardly genteel world of wealth. Noir alley host eddie muller debates if a particular film is a noir or not a noir. The image measures 1140 2935 pixels and is 582 kilobytes large. Bailey meets a very strange woman on a train, then hears that she has died under mysterious circumstances. Experiment perilous is rock group that regularly plays at spikes bar over in rosemead. Despite the touches subtle splashes of tourneurs style throughout, experiment perilous remains pretty flat until the last 1520 minutes. Basically a gothic murder mystery which becomes a love story, experiment perilous is a good example of wartime hokum designed to take the mind away from the dangers out there in the real world. In 1903, a doctor suspects murder in the gothic bederaux family.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Carpenter were nominated for an academy award for best art directioninterior decoration, blackandwhite. The image measures 1950 2955 pixels and is 882 kilobytes large. Paul lukas plays the possessive husband very well, and brent manages to unfold into a more human. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
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