This is especially unfortunate when the newest version is a dramatic improvement over the old versions. It stars john payne, evelyn keyes, brad dexter, frank faylen, peggie castle, jay adler, and jack lambert. An former boxer, turned cab driver, has to hide from the police, when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with. Starring john payne as exboxer eddie driscoll, the film depicts him in a bind. Watch free online 99 river street 1953 old movie time. Read the full synopsis of 99 river street, 1953, directed by phil karlson, with john payne, evelyn keyes, brad dexter, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. It also features brad dexter, frank faylen, and peggie castle. The following is a list of american films released in 1953 donald oconnor and fredric march cohosted the 26th academy awards ceremony on march 25, 1954, held at the rko pantages theatre in hollywood. In part what makes noir films so wonderful is their oppressively dark atmosphere of alienation and menace 99 river street takes place entirely at. The original trailer in high definition of 99 river street directed by phil karlson and starring john payne, evelyn keyes, brad dexter, frank. The new bluray has a commentary track with film noir expert eddie mueller. Overview of 99 river street, 1953, directed by phil karlson, with john payne, evelyn keyes, brad dexter, at turner classic movies. Media in category 99 river street this category contains only the following file.
This is a fine example of film noir done right, with plenty of choice dialogue and compelling situations to keep any fan of the style entertained. It also features brad dexter, frank faylen, and peggie. The screenplay is by robert smith, based on a short story by george zuckerman. In a tour of 1953 new york city after dark, we are taken to the usual places. This is definitive film noir where the hero must prove he isnt guilty of a crime and has. Films like kansas city confidential and phenix city story give us heroes who get knocked around by life and come up for more. Thats how it is for expug ernie driscoll at the beginning of 99 river street one of the most hardboiled, brutal, and inexplicably forgotten films.
My notes indicate that ive seen it more than once, the last time in 20 and i gave it 10 out of 10. See the full list of 99 river street cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Too bad handsome brad dexter didnt graduate from his costarring bad guy roles because he was an actor too good to stay there. The film was produced by edward small, with cinematography by franz planer. City of bad men 1953 full length western movie duration.
The plot turns are so inventive and preposterous i would call the film screwball noir. Marie 99 river street 1953 really enjoyed that movie along with so many others i see on this site. Media for the 1953 united states film 99 river street. Click the button below to add the 99 river street 1953 dvd to your wish list.
The opening sequence sets the tone well with the bruising action of a championship heavyweight prizefight. Karlson briefly took a break from noirs to make the western they rode west 1954 and hells island 1955, an adventure starring payne as a downonhisluck. Enjoy 99 river street 195 length movie in hd for free description. Ernie is approached by actress friend linda evelyn keyes, who says that she needs. Phil karlson is, to my mind, to toughest of the film noir directors. The new blu ray has a commentary track with film noir expert eddie mueller. Forbidden 1953 tony curtis full length comedy movie by tony curtis movies. About evelyn keyes, who takes the female lead after ten minutes, she misleads us for 9 full minutes, from 20th to 29th minute, in a performance that made me wanna howler until i realized i was mocked. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. While not quite a documentary, the film depicts the daily routine of women in the police force from three different angles. Many film noir playlists on youtube include movies that are actually no. The aspiring broadway actress he hangs around with tricks him in a cruel attempt to impress a play producer. Dvdr john payne 99 river street 1953 evelyn keyes brad.
Ive seen many film noirs and this one still had some wild, unexpected plot twists. Ernie driscoll 99 river street is a 1953 film noir directed by phil karlson. The film opens on a boxing match shot weegee style. A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering. Certainly, theres a lot to applaud in river, starting with the economical way in which karlson tells this complicated story. Phil karlsons 99 river street 1953 is a perfect example a neglected, uncanonized nittygritty indie made by the longrunning, lowbudget edward small productions that stalks unceremoniously through a world of blackhearted bad news and spiraling fate, where the meaningful heyday of the war and its homefront promise has given way to. In addition, he explains why plans to film 99 river street on location in new york city were nixed, examines the movies stateoftheart violence, salutes the gallery of character actors who appear throughout the picture, and spends a fair amount of time talking about producer edward small, one of the pioneers of independent production who. It was marketed as both sides of the law in the united states. Feb 17, 2018 99 river street 1953 john unleashes the payne with power punches feb 17, 2018 feb 19, 2018 wolfmans cult film club 12 comments depressed and broken ex boxer ernie driscoll john payne cant help reminiscing back to his heyday as a prize fighter and unfortunately to that fateful day when he took a beating on the ropes. Although fritz langs you and me is much closer to being a screwball comedy noir. Though not a true boxing film, the gripping 99 river street is a brisk film noir with a retired boxer as its scrappy featured protagonist.
Having lost his heavyweight championship match, boxer ernie driscoll now drives a taxi for a living and earns the scorn of his nagging wife, pauline, who blames him for her lack of social status. Cab driver and exboxer ernie john payne discovers his wife pauline peggie castle has been cheating on him. Film editor buddy small original music arthur lange, emil newman written by robert smith, george zuckerman produced by edward small directed by phil karlson. In later years he was still in small roles but usually no longer the villain. Cab driver and exboxer ernie john payne discovers his wife pauline peggie castle. As it turned out, 99 river street was her final noir. Ernie is approached by actress friend linda evelyn keyes, who says that she needs his help because she killed a man during an audition. Eddie mullers intro to 99 river street 1953 on tcm noir alley. Forbidden 1953 tony curtis full length comedy movie duration. John payne, evelyn keyes, brad dexter, peggie castle, phil karlson.
It was written by muriel and sydney box and directed by muriel. Made in 1953 this movie stands out there as it is full of drama and suspense. A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with. This is the case with 99 river street the kino bluray was released on june 21, 2016. Watch 99 river street movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. With the law closing in, his chances of finding the real killer are growing slimmer by the hour. It stars john payne, evelyn keyes, brad dexter, frank faylen, peggie castle, jay adler, and jack lambert ernie driscoll payne is a taxi driver and former heavyweight boxer who took the former job after having to abandon the latter due to an eye injury sustained in his last fight. To me, 99 river street is one of the roughest and most meanspirited noirs ever madenot one character was safe from being punched, shoved, slapped, clubbed, or beaten down with harsh words. Movie title from the film noir 99 river street 1953, directed by phil karlson, starring john payne, evelyn keyes and brad dexter. As we were plainly in film noir territory, it was safe to say this evening was not going to work out too smoothly for poor old.