Lost, Lonely and Vicious (1958)
1958 · Feature film · 72 min · dir. Frank Myers
Confidential Expose!
- Drama
Synopsis
Johnnie Dennis (Ken Clayton) is a rising, young male movie star. Despite his burgeoning career, Johnnie is unhappy, obsessed with death and engages in reckless behavior. After meeting Helen Preacher (Barbara Wilson), an innocent and caring drugstore clerk whom he falls for, Johnnie begins to rethink his cynical outlook on life.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Frank Myers
- Writer
- Norman Graham
- Studio
- Bon Aire Productions
- Released
- 1958-01-01
- Running time
- 72 minutes
Cast & crew
- Frank Myers Director
Ken Clayton
Barbara Wilson
Lilyan Chauvin
Richard Gilden
Carol Nugent- Jim Reppert
Sandra Giles- Clint Quigley
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Soap opera paced story · I_loved_this movie! · 2010-08-04
James Dean guy is lost, Natalie Wood girl is lonely, and Marlon Brando type is vicious. Look for the "guy in the golf hat" at the premier of the Johnny Dennis movie.
★★★ · Lost, Lonely and thoughly confused · quigs · 2010-08-04
I give it three stars because my dad is in the first scene in the coffee shop. He's the one in the golf hat "talking" to the supporting actors. I saw the film with my older brother at the opening in Tuscaloa Alabama. I was 6 and he was 8. Not your typical film for chidren to see but if your father was in it, wouldn't you? Anyway, thisfilm after th gala premeire was delgated to the drive in circult and lost to the phantasm and endless corridor of time and neglect.
★★ · uhhh · Dr Feel Rotten · 2011-02-08
If the star is supposed to have a lot of talent they should have picked someone WITH talent to portray him instead of a no talent.. Such is horryrood..
★ · Watch this and you'll be wishing for death too... · junya · 2010-12-26
It opens with a shot of Hollywood and a narration: "In this town of make-believe, the truth behind the scenes is also filled with drama. This is a realistic documentary of how one young actor struggles with life." So we're to expect "truth" in this "realistic documentary", presumably about James Dean. We must presume, because this "realistic documentary" is fiction and the actor is called "Johnny Dennis". Johnny Dennis is supposed to be deeply troubled, but the actor who played Johnny just couldn't do deep. So instead Johnny just mopes, whines, and gets on your nerves. In fact, the only…
Lost, Lonely, and Vicious · noir addict · 2021-10-19
Well, where do I start!!! How about UGH!!! This is a perfect movie for a class of how to make a very bad movie. I got through about three minutes of it and hit the back button.
