dsclassic Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Richard Wydmark was GREAT in this movie..very much N joyed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Yes,he was very seedy, if that's the word. And they used "real" (if that's the word) wrestlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsclassic Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 "real" is the word...they are athletes if nothing else. They dont hurt each other , but the bumps that they take or if their move is mistimed they can get injured HHH, John Cena, Undertaker, Edge, Batista, Lashley etc all have been injured legit recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 NIGHT AND THE CITY had at least two pro wrestlers in the cast ... Mike Mazurki, who turned into a decent actor actually, and Stanislaus Zybzsko (spelling?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I can't believe I haven't seen this. Especially, with the remake around. That usually inspires me to seek out the original. I was that way with CRISS-CROSS. Never heard of it till THE UNDERNEATH came out. Didn't see that. But I made a beeline for the other. Needless to say, I'm glad I did! NIGHT AND THE CITY was directed by Jules Dassin? Did that man ever make a bad movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwalker Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 CIRCLE OF TWO (1980) with Tatum O'Neal & Richard Burton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Pretty sure that the 90s Night and the City is not a remake, just has the same title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickspade Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Arturo, Actually, the 90s version is a remake, although as with all remakes, there are several differences. Very good cast in the later version, w/ not only DeNiro well-cast in the Widmark role, but some excellent support from Jessica Lange, the always terrific Jack Warden, and Eli Wallach. However, as much as I've always liked DeNiro as an actor, nobody touches Widmark as a film noir actor. He is, and always will be, an icon of the genre (in my humble opinion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaRialtoStudios Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 One of the interesting things about NIGHT AND THE CITY is that it has two musical scores. The British Territories print (which is cut differently and has an alternately-filmed opening flat scene) features music by Benjamin Frankel. The US and worldwide release version features music by Franz Waxman. CR Studios and Screen Archives released a double CD featuring both scores. The wonderful thing is that the Waxman score survived in dual-angles so the U.S. track is true stereo. Here's the U.S. (Waxman) main title: http://chelsearialtostudios.com/nightcity.mp3 Here's the British (Frankel) main title: http://chelsearialtostudios.com/nightfra.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Chelsea, thanks for the information and the wonderful music. The only other score I'd ever heard by Frankel was for BATTLE OF THE BULGE. Here, he seems almost Bernard Herrmann-ish .. very interesting. I love film music ... used to collect soundtracks, and still have them all .. on vinyl! I also have your website on my favorite places, in case I ever break down and decide to go the cd route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBSG Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I like this movie very much. Widmark is terrific. He is both slimy (you are glad you don't know him in real life) but you feel sorry for the jerk anyway. Francis Sullivan is fine as one of the British lowlifes. When he hits a cymbal and says "You're a dead man, Harry Fabian," it is just a terrific moment in film noir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsclassic Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 This is the same Richard Widmark who turned up in Hammer Horror and other horror later in his career ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I believe you are confusing Richard Widmark with Patrick Wymark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsclassic Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 No Richard Widmark was in To a Devil A Daughter, and The Swarn, I have to check IMDB again if there were more...he also was in Rollercoaster ..SAY WHAT !?!? Message was edited by: dsclassic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBSG Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Widmark was in "To the Devil a Daughter." Apparently he made no friends among the British cast and crew. Ironically, he started in horror as a regular voice actor on "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" that famous radio show. There is one episode called "The Shadow of Death" where he plays a maniac who foreshadows his "Kiss of Death" role as Tommy Udo. "The Last Story" is another good Widmark performance for ISM, and in "Corridor of Doom" he played opposite Boris Karloff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsclassic Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Corridor of doom or Corridors of Blood ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBSG Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 "Corridor of Doom" is the "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" radio episode with Widmark and Karloff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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