tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post7147024309517039467..comments2024-03-27T13:58:27.053-04:00Comments on Where Danger Lives: WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS (1950)Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715057178983752370noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post-89950858989809338462013-06-26T04:39:16.599-04:002013-06-26T04:39:16.599-04:00Just seen the film. Great review. And some good ...Just seen the film. Great review. And some good comments (like you, I agree with Karl).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476425481046306935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post-69821689719751036812013-06-05T19:56:28.952-04:002013-06-05T19:56:28.952-04:00Really dark Film Noir crime drama starring Dana An...Really dark Film Noir crime drama starring Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney. No nice guys in this pic. They establish early on that Andrews' specialty is police brutality. The "hero" kills a suspect, dumps the body and tries to pin it on someone else. In the end, the outsmarted cops catch the crime boss by beating a confession out of a guy. Gotta love it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post-91004743025946788712013-05-30T13:52:16.126-04:002013-05-30T13:52:16.126-04:00Great review. A pity Gene's part wasn't ve...Great review. A pity Gene's part wasn't very big.quite a come down for her from Laura. <br />It's Dana's film and he is excellent. <br />Love Gary Merrill ,always clearing his nasal passages - reminds me of Lee Marvin in Violent Saturday.<br /><br />Vienna's Classic HollywoodViennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907591161822012949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post-11362801882838154572013-05-20T10:44:42.549-04:002013-05-20T10:44:42.549-04:00Karl - Brilliant comment. You really hit the nail ...Karl - Brilliant comment. You really hit the nail on the head with these guys. Couldn't have said it netter myself! Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715057178983752370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post-58900564758005798872013-05-20T08:10:02.313-04:002013-05-20T08:10:02.313-04:00Yeah; a great movie, and thanks for the article. I...Yeah; a great movie, and thanks for the article. It's interesting to visualize other actors in the role, But personally I don't think anyone would have been better than Andrews here. Hayden, Ryan, and McGraw could all do the angry-at-the-world thing, but with them you got the feeling that it was the world that would come out the worse in any ultimate confrontation. Andrews projected more of a persona of someone who's in pain, someone who feels persecuted by the world, and yet also realizes that the fault is within himself. All through the movie you feel that he's fighting with himself as much as with the world, so his redemption at the end is more believable. Compare with Robert Ryan in On Dangerous Ground, where it feels more like he turns toward the light at the end because that's where Ida Lupino is, and who's gonna walk away from Ida Lupino?Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05827682993126698431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post-46666158405433316082013-05-18T19:21:32.110-04:002013-05-18T19:21:32.110-04:00That's a good question Bill — I know Andrews w...That's a good question Bill — I know Andrews was a guy who liked to read the lines as written, so if he had been a method actor it would have made for some compellingly different performances … I think. <br /><br />Good point about Ladd as well. The internet tells me Andrews was 5' 10" while Mitchum was 6' 1" — I wonder if that has anything to do with it. We all know the deal with Ladd, but I think Mitchum (and Sterling Hayden) were able to make hay via pure physical presence. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715057178983752370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post-55775529268287980762013-05-18T19:11:01.687-04:002013-05-18T19:11:01.687-04:00"prestige noir",' I like that ...and..."prestige noir",' I like that ...and a very nice review. Imagine if Andrews had been a method actor, would that have expanded or deepened his on-camera presence? <br /><br />Robert Mitchum had plenty of machismo without needing to exaggerate while Andrews and Alan Ladd seem to have needed to project extra stoniness and toughness for their roles. Neither of those two, as tough guys, have ever rang true for me.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.com