Edward G. Robinson (Scene from "Hell on Frisco Bay 1955 ).. Film Noir
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- čas přidán 19. 12. 2011
- In Hell on Frisco Bay Alan Ladd who also produced this film plays an ex-cop who's served five years on a manslaughter rap for which he was wrongly convicted. Of course as in the case of noir films he's on a mission to find the real killer and clear himself.
It doesn't take him long to sniff out a trail that leads to San Francisco underworld boss Edward G. Robinson. Robinson is easily the best in the cast. He's as malevolent as he was in Little Caesar or at least in Key Largo.
It's not that Hell on Frisco Bay is a bad film, but it's all so routine for Alan Ladd. He would not transition into character roles as he hit his forties. His legion fans which were gradually dwindling by this time still wanted their guy in action hero parts.
He's not terribly animated here. I wouldn't have been surprised if he was ill during the making of this. In a way that might have helped the believability factor. Five years in jail would have given him a certain prison pallor to his complexion. - Zábava
Blimey ! Thanx for sharing this powerful scene ! Film noir is my favorite genre and this looks like a pip, especially in light of the powerhouse cast (Eddie G, Paul Steward, Alan Ladd, etc). Eddie G's acting here reminds me a lot of his "Rico" character in the 1948 classic "Key Largo". Hope to see the whole movie one of these days ! I've never seen it shown on TCM - if they did ever present it, I must have missed it.
The great Eddie G ! wish they would release this on DVD /Bluray
Robinson is the real godfather of the gangster movies , he is Mr. Big,, the Boss , sorry Brando.
E.G was playing his character to the hilt. Great to watch. However this film needs to be restored as the color is bad and is a distraction.
Sadly, this is a cliched movie. And Ladd's character is absurdly repressed. But EG's acting is awesomely precise. He rarely deviates from his evil character. Even his body language in the wordless lunge at Ladd at the very end is precise. I may watch Key Largo once again. And I will watch Illegal.
This has the worst background music.