Hell Bound (William J. Hole Jr., 1957)
IMDb
Crime | Drama
Writing credits: Richard H. Landau (screenplay, story) (as Richard Landau) and Arthur E. Orloff (story) (as Arthur Orloff)
Cast:
John Russell ... Jordan
June Blair ... Paula
Stuart Whitman ... Eddie Mason
Margo Woode ... Jan
George E. Mather ... Stanley Thomas (as George Mather)
Stanley Adams ... Herbert Fay Jr.
Frank Fenton ... Harry Quantro
Gene O'Donnell ... Purser
Virginia De Lee ... Stripteaser
Dehl Berti ... Daddy
[quote] Storyline
A criminal gang plots the robbery of a ship carrying $2 million worth of surplus narcotics left over from World War II. The plan goes awry when the gang leader's girlfriend falls for an ambulance attendant who is an unsuspecting pawn in the scheme.
Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com [/quote][quote]Yet another in the fortunately long list of B movies that are worth seeking out, HELL BOUND is full of enjoyable detail. Plot-wise, this is a sort of low-budget ASPHALT JUNGLE. Independent crime operator, Jordan (rigid, ice-cold John Russell) approaches a corrupt insurance man Harry Quantro (Frank Fenton) about a foolproof plan to get ahold of contraband narcotics. He sells the plan with a film he staged with actors playing it all out. HELL BOUND starts with Jordan's 16mm film, narrated by him, and it's a surprising way for such a modest production to begin. It's also clever, since we are shown the entire crime acted out successfully and it stays imprinted in the mind for the rest of the movie. Now Jordan has only to cast the roles for his scheme. When the part of a phony nurse comes up, Quantro's girlfriend Paula (June Blair, rather good, and doing a near-perfect, if unnecessary, Marilyn Monroe imitation) readily volunteers. Paula takes the place of a real nurse, accompanying real doctor Eddie Mason (Stuart Whitman, in a strong performance). But Paula's too emotional and a big complication arrives when she and Eddie fall in love. It's another plus that the romance angle is completely believable in this film. More and more complications ensue with unreliable or unstable players being cast in the roles for the big caper. And to top it all off, Jordan has been planning to cheat Quantro from the very beginning and take off with the drug stash. His own machinations behind the scenes add some nice, dirty detail. Needless to say, everything goes terribly and excitingly wrong, ending with some great imagery of Jordan crushed to death by falling steel scrap. HELL BOUND is sometimes listed as a Film Noir. It has the classic collection of desperate characters doing desperate things. And Jordan makes a nicely existential, isolated criminal type, setting it all in motion. The look of the film is typical of the late-50s Noir--more light than dark. But no matter: Noir enthusiasts should find much to enjoy.
This is a well-paced, fast-moving piece of B movie-making. Director William J. Hole Jr. knows the value of keeping the viewer's eye interested at all times and there is not a dull moment in the 69-minute running time.
by mackjay [/quote]
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Sin subtítulos, que yo sepa.
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IMDb
Crime | Drama
Writing credits: Richard H. Landau (screenplay, story) (as Richard Landau) and Arthur E. Orloff (story) (as Arthur Orloff)
Cast:
John Russell ... Jordan
June Blair ... Paula
Stuart Whitman ... Eddie Mason
Margo Woode ... Jan
George E. Mather ... Stanley Thomas (as George Mather)
Stanley Adams ... Herbert Fay Jr.
Frank Fenton ... Harry Quantro
Gene O'Donnell ... Purser
Virginia De Lee ... Stripteaser
Dehl Berti ... Daddy
[quote] Storyline
A criminal gang plots the robbery of a ship carrying $2 million worth of surplus narcotics left over from World War II. The plan goes awry when the gang leader's girlfriend falls for an ambulance attendant who is an unsuspecting pawn in the scheme.
Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com [/quote][quote]Yet another in the fortunately long list of B movies that are worth seeking out, HELL BOUND is full of enjoyable detail. Plot-wise, this is a sort of low-budget ASPHALT JUNGLE. Independent crime operator, Jordan (rigid, ice-cold John Russell) approaches a corrupt insurance man Harry Quantro (Frank Fenton) about a foolproof plan to get ahold of contraband narcotics. He sells the plan with a film he staged with actors playing it all out. HELL BOUND starts with Jordan's 16mm film, narrated by him, and it's a surprising way for such a modest production to begin. It's also clever, since we are shown the entire crime acted out successfully and it stays imprinted in the mind for the rest of the movie. Now Jordan has only to cast the roles for his scheme. When the part of a phony nurse comes up, Quantro's girlfriend Paula (June Blair, rather good, and doing a near-perfect, if unnecessary, Marilyn Monroe imitation) readily volunteers. Paula takes the place of a real nurse, accompanying real doctor Eddie Mason (Stuart Whitman, in a strong performance). But Paula's too emotional and a big complication arrives when she and Eddie fall in love. It's another plus that the romance angle is completely believable in this film. More and more complications ensue with unreliable or unstable players being cast in the roles for the big caper. And to top it all off, Jordan has been planning to cheat Quantro from the very beginning and take off with the drug stash. His own machinations behind the scenes add some nice, dirty detail. Needless to say, everything goes terribly and excitingly wrong, ending with some great imagery of Jordan crushed to death by falling steel scrap. HELL BOUND is sometimes listed as a Film Noir. It has the classic collection of desperate characters doing desperate things. And Jordan makes a nicely existential, isolated criminal type, setting it all in motion. The look of the film is typical of the late-50s Noir--more light than dark. But no matter: Noir enthusiasts should find much to enjoy.
This is a well-paced, fast-moving piece of B movie-making. Director William J. Hole Jr. knows the value of keeping the viewer's eye interested at all times and there is not a dull moment in the 69-minute running time.
by mackjay [/quote]
Gracias a handkesoul por el DVD de la MGM Movies On Demand Collection:
Ripeo anamórfico
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"C:\x264.exe" --preset veryslow --tune film --crf 18.0 --no-chroma-me --level 4.1 --output "C:\mi_ripeo.mkv" "C:\mi_script.avs" --sar 8:9Código: Seleccionar todo
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