Even better was 5 against the house 1955, a skillfully made heist picture based on a novel. Unable to let go of his desires, anthony hires alex, a private investigator, to find christina, a search that will draw both alex and christina into a seamy underworld of guns, money and beautiful women who have no sexual inhibitions. Macarthur as general omar bradley 1976, replacing james gregory as mac in the matt helm movie the wrecking crew. So i was watching the movie tight spot which was released in march of 1955. This island earth 1955 three for the show 1955 tight spot 1955 to catch a thief 1955 to hell and back 1955 trial 1955 the trouble with harry 1955 two grooms for a bride 1955, uk aka the reluctant bride underwater. It reunites the stars of the caine mutiny, robert francis and may wynn. Robinson was the attorney offering her freedom in exchange for her testimony against a gangster. Anyone know of an earlier appearance in a movie or able to id the player. Tight spot 1955 first detective uncredited seven angry men 1955 truce flagbearing sergeant. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Heavy edge wear, slight fold wear, slight fold separation, some wrinkling and scuffing throughout, tears and creasing on left and right borders and bottom border with some missing paper and. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, psychological and tense films with plots about death, police, murder, iranian, fight, revenge and husband wife relationship mostly in drama, thriller and romance genres. Its also brings up intermittently awkward notions of gender and womens equality viewed through the skewed lens of 1955. Movie directors top films page 17 of 37 norman jewison, jia zhangke, alejandro jodorowsky, roland joffe, rian johnson, chuck jones, terry jones, spike jonze, neil jordan, mikhail kalatozov, lawrence kasdan, matti kassila, philip kaufman, aki kaurismaki, jerzy kawalerowicz, elia kazan, buster keaton, abdellatif kechiche, william keighley.
This year tightspot has added more solid color options as well as multiple camo options in our 3,5,7 arrow and rise quivers. Tight spot 1955 phil karlson synopsis, characteristics. Surprisingly, tight spot doesnt show them as terribly incompatible, but even if rogers does play a better tough dame than one might expect, shes doing it in the middle of a thoroughly mediocre story that leads to a groanworthy last scene. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer.
The female celebrity smoking list entry for tight spot 1955. Approved 1h 37min crime, drama, filmnoir 15 july 1955 france. Tight spot is a 1955 noirish melodrama that stars ginger rogers, brian keith, edward g. Shortly thereafter, cynical police lieutenant vince striker visits the womens prison to pick up sherry conley, a former model who knew tonelli.
Tight spot is a 1955 american film noir directed by phil karlson and written by william bowers, based on the play dead pigeon, by leonard kantor. Overview of tight spot, 1955, directed by phil karlson, with ginger rogers, edward g. Is this the first appearances of a strat in a movie. Although under tight police escort, nervous hoodlum pete tonelli, the states chief witness against mafia head ben costain, is killed by an assassin upon arriving at the court house to testify. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster.
Account rendered 1957 featuring honor blackman full movie duration. The best movies of 1955 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Sherry conley, a street tough and cynical woman with an unhappy family background, is taken from prison to a hotel, where the da tries to convince her to testify against a mobster. Tight spot widescreen 97 mins black and white 1955 full movie and others available at. Ginger rogers plays hardboiled model sherry conley, who is serving a prison term for a crime she didnt commit. Karlsons tense, claustrophobic adaptation of lenard kantors play dead pigeon posits ginger rogers as a. Tight spot 1955 featuring ginger rogers i luv cinema. Lusty marcia gray sizzles as christina, a horny runaway wife, trying to squeeze free from her marriage with rich, bizarre husband anthony. Its from a little known crime film from 1955, tight spot starring ginger rogers, brian keith and edward g. Theres a scene of a band playing and at the very end of the clip 0. Robinson, brian keith, lorne greene, and eve mcveagh. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio. Tight spot offers the 6 degrees of kevin bacon intersection of ginger rogers and edward g.
The tight spot team are tights and hosiery specialists who know just about everything there is to know about tights, stockings, hold ups and any other hosiery item out there. Dash akol 1971, abandoned 2015, nargess 1992, verdict 2005, the curse 1973. Director phil karlsons best films tight spot 1955, five against the house 1955, the brothers rico 1957, hell to eternity 1960 present a consistent theme of betrayal, violence and revenge and an admirable bluntness of style. Ginger rogers portrayed a former moll serving a prison term, and edward g. In the 3arrow quivers tightspot has added optifade subalpine, kuiu verde 2. All tight spot movie posters,high res movie posters image for tight spot. They are often an ignored aspect of films, although they reflect the time period or era of the film, the mood or design of the film, and much more. Tight spot1 tight spot sounds like a movie that has the makings of a nifty little film noir thriller. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket.
Karlsons tight spot adapted from leonard kantors play, dead pigeon is perhaps best known for offering ginger rogers one of her few latecareer leading roles and though its nice to see her back on screen, the result is a mixed blessing. The world is a gritty, dangerous place in phil karlsons tight spot, one in which fair and right are concepts that can earn a person a trip to the graveyard. Karlson returned to crime dramas with tight spot 1955, which marked the first time the director had a topname cast. It takes a brave andor foolish person to risk her life in such a world. Robinson, ginger rogers, lucy marlow crime, drama, film noir, thriller condition. Sherry conley is no fool, and her courage is committed to making sure she survives. Tight spot 1955 model sherry conley ginger rogers is offered a chance to get out of jail in return for testifying against mobster benjamin costain lorne greene. Tight spot is a pretty good little melodrama, the kind you keep rooting for, as generally happened when lenard kantors dead pigeon appeared on broadway a while back. Ginger rogers is in a tight spot in this 1955 film directed by phil karlsen and also starring edward g. They rode west is a 1954 technicolor western film directed by phil karlson.
Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Tight spot 1955 360p ginger rogers brian keith lorne. Ginger rogers plays model sherry conley, who is serving a prison term for a crime she didnt commit. Tight spot 1955 approved 1h 37min crime, drama, filmnoir 15 july 1955 france a female inmate is whisked out of prison and into a police guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob in the upcoming trial. Based on the story wood hawk by leo katcher, it was filmed at the corriganville movie ranch. The carol burnett show official recommended for you.
Movie title screens classic film noir the 1940s and 1950s. New in the tightspot line for 2020 are all new colors to match up with your favorite bow. Tight spot 1955 cast and crew model sherry conley ginger rogers is offered a chance to get out of jail in return for testifying against mobster benjamin costain lorne greene. Tight spot is a pretty good little melodrama, the kind you keep rooting for, as generally happened when lenard. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. A district attorney tries to get a hardboiled woman to testify against the mob. Heavy edge wear, slight fold wear, slight fold separation, some wrinkling and scuffing throughout, tears and creasing on left and right borders and bottom border with some missing paper and some tape. Though the film never really strays from a standard formula, the film provides a few moments of high intrigue. Model sherry conley ginger rogers is offered a chance to get out of jail in return for testifying against mobster benjamin costain lorne greene. Mar 15, 2016 sherry conley, a street tough and cynical woman with an unhappy family background, is taken from prison to a hotel, where the da tries to convince her to testify against a mobster.
She is put under protective watch by the district attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Tight spot is based on leonard kantors novel dead pigeon, which in turn was obviously inspired by virginia hills appearance before the kefauver committee. Tight spot is based on leonard kantors novel dead pigeon, which in turn was obviously inspired by virginia hills appearance before the kefauver. A female inmate is whisked out of prison and into a police guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob in the upcoming trial.
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