Impact (1949)
1949 · Feature film · 110 min · dir. Arthur Lubin
Wanted By Two Women! One For Love! One For Murder!
- Drama
- film noir
- Crime
Synopsis
Impact is a 1949 American film noir drama film starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines. Directed by Arthur Lubin, it was shot entirely in Northern California, including scenes in Sausalito at Larkspur in Marin County, on Nob Hill in San Francisco, and throughout the Bay area. The screenplay was based on a story by film noir writer Jay Dratler. Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, Anna May Wong, Philip Ahn, and William Wright appear in support.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Arthur Lubin
- Writer
- Jay Dratler
- Composer
- Michel Michelet
- Cinematography
- Ernest Laszlo
- Studio
- Cardinal Pictures
- Released
- 1949-03-20
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Brian Donlevy
- Ella Raines
- Charles Coburn
Cast & crew
Arthur Lubin Director
Phil Arnold
Harry Cheshire
Glen Vernon
Harold Miller
Stuart Holmes
Clarence Kolb
Helen Walker
Frank O'Connor
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Betrayal - Disillusionment - Revenge - Redemption · picfixer · 2011-06-01
A little-known gem which wasn't shot as a film noir yet has a film noir plot - up to a point when it becomes something entirely different. Captain of industry, Brian Donlevy, is meant to be killed by his faithless wife's lover, Only the lover is accidentally killed, and the conniving wife, excellently played by Helen Walker, is arrested for Donlevy's murder. Meanwhile Donlevy, intending to let his wife fry, slips away to Idaho where he meets homespun Ella Raines. Enter one of my favorite character actors, Charles Coburn, as a soon-to-be retired police gumshoe. Anna May Wong has a pivotal…
★★★★ · Very good movie. · neastwi · 2021-03-08
Loved the Packard, liked the story, enjoyed the acting and admired the directing. The story got a bit loose near the end, but not a deal breaker. Worth watching. :-)
