Gunman in the Streets (1950)
1950 · Feature film · 86 min · dir. Frank Tuttle
- Crime
Synopsis
American army deserter turned criminal-on-the-run Eddy Roback must evade the French authorities in a nation-wide manhunt as he attempts to cross the border into Belgium.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Frank Tuttle
- Writer
- Jacques Companéez
- Composer
- Joe Hajos
- Cinematography
- Claude Renoir
- Studio
- Films Sacha Gordine
- Released
- 1950-12-13
- Running time
- 86 minutes
- Language
- French
- Collection
- Film Noir, Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Frank Tuttle
- Dane Clark
- Simone Signoret
- 1950s
- Drama
- Mystery
- Thrillers
- Black & White
- FN01R
Cast & crew
Frank Tuttle Director
Dane Clark
Simone Signoret
Fernand Gravey
Robert Duke
Michel André
Fernand Rauzéna
Pierre Gay
Edmond Ardisson
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Powerful Acting of Simone Signoret · Mock402 · 2024-09-23
This movie provides two very important aspects of the motion picture genre of art: the power of a single actor to overcome those with lesser talent, and the brilliance of a director using setting to highlight the movie's strength and downplay its weaknesses. Simone Signoret has a presence that is quickly exposed simply by her demeanor. She is one of those actresses who knows how to use her facial expressions (often staid staring) and body language to accentuate the power of her character. Throughout the film, she is in control of all those around her - and she highlights the best in those…
★★ · Gunman in the Streets · noir addict · 2024-07-02
Never liked Dane Clark in movies. Always slight with cheap hood looks. Though the movie was a 1950 movie it was the start of the Golden Age of Hollywood being over. Movies started being made in Europe because of the Unions and Hollywood egos demanding outrageous money being in a movie. Nothing lasts forever. This movie became a bore half way through the movie. Simone Signoret looked like a bear in that fur coat.