Popkin : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive. D. O. A. The frantically- paced plot revolves around a doomed man's quest to find out who has poisoned him . The film begins with a scene called . The scene is a long, behind- the- back tracking sequence featuring Frank Bigelow (O'Brien) walking through a hallway into a police station to report a murder: his own. Disconcertingly, the police almost seem to have been expecting him and already know who he is. Popkin. Production Company. Cardinal Pictures. Audio/Visualsound, b& w. Credits. Edmond O'Brien - Frank Bigelow. Pamela Britton - Paula Gibson. Luther Adler - Majak. Beverly Garland - Miss Foster. Lynne Baggett - Mrs. Philips. William Ching - Holliday. Henry Hart - Stanley Philips. Neville Brand - Chester. Laurette Luez - Marla Rakubian. Jess Kirkpatrick - Sam. This public domain movie is a classic example of film noir and one of my favorite movies. In it, a guy is poisoned by radiation poisoning put in his drink. Directed by Rudolph Mat. With Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Beverly Garland. Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live. D.O.A (1950) September 18, 2007 by Tony D’Ambra 5 Comments. Mild-mannered accountant, Frank Bigelow, is poisoned and with only days to live starts a frantic search. Overview of D.O.A., 1950, directed by Rudolph Mat Cay Forester - Sue. Virginia Lee - Jeanie. Michael Ross - Dave. Lawrence Dobkin - Dr. Schaefer. Frank Gerstle - Dr. Mac. Donald. Carol Hughes - Kitty. Fred Jaquet - Dr. Matson. Donna Sanborn - Nurse. Director: Rudolph Mate. Writers: Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene. Producer: Leo C. Popkin. The frantically paced plot revolves around a doomed man's. Movie title from the film 'D.O.A.' (1950), directed by Rudolph Mat Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for D.O.A. Executive Producer: Harry M. Popkin. Associate Producer: Joseph H. Nadel. Cinematography: Ernest Laszlo. Editing: Arthur H. Nadel. Music Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin. Music Director: Dimitri Tiomkin. Art Direction: Duncan Cramer. Set Direction: Al Orenbach. Costume Design: Maria Donovan. Makeup: Irving Berns. Reviewer: Hairballs - . January 2. 2, 2. 01. Subject. It's worth your time. Imagine how goofy this movie would be if they carried that through the entire movie. Bigelow is in an intense scene confronting the sexy mistress of a mobster and you hear a slide whistle in the middle of it. Haven't watched this copy as I own a very good copy but if this is even halfway watchable then do yourself a favor and enjoy! While the protagonist is far from being a choirboy, his dilemma, (though no fault of his own)is scary enough to send chills. Just wish I could give this 2. I decided to see why the reviews were so exuberant and tried it again. Dozens of reviewers loved it. They can't all be on drugs after all. For me, the film seemed to drag initially and Mr. Bigelow didn't engender my sympathy. His philandering while the steadfast Paula waited patiently at home, made it difficult for me to empathize with his plight. He redeems himself towards the end and the movie did become more interesting in the latter part. Once I got past the plodding pace early in the film, I began to enjoy it. I enjoyed the shots of old LA. Seeing the old buses, the drug store and the Million Dollar Theater, made me nostalgic. The twists and turns in the story kept me guessing as to identity of the murderer. OK, so the previous reviewers are not all on drugs after all. Maybe a couple mind you, but not everyone. I did enjoy the film after all. Glad I (eventually) trusted the reviews. Edmund O'Brien is very underrated as an actor. I feel sorry for Paula, she got poisened too. I couldn't always follow what he was figuring out but the movie was always captivating and I never got bored with it. In writing that name I just thought, I wonder if he is related to Edmond O'Brien? Anyway, I have seen the movie 1. I love it. Frank's love interest, Paula, is annoying in the beginning but turns out to be detrimental to Frank finding his killers. Sometimes I skip to the part when the doctors tell Frank he is a goner. The jazz is cool, cool man cool. I liked this one more. Obrien at his best, and a young Neville Brand as a classic thug. Definitely worth a watch.. Dunne, M. D., was a real physican and surgeon licensed to practice medicine in California. His California Medial Board license was A1. He was licensed to practice in California in 1. D. O. A. Dunne was graduated from the National University of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. He is deceased. Great cinematography and storyline. Really love watching the street scenes from that time period. Quality acting from Edmond O'Brien and wow. Laurette Luez who plays a rather sultry and feisty 'Marla Rakubian' is stunningly beautiful! Neville Brand as 'Chester' was awesome. I recommend this one as a Friday night with friends sharing popcorn kinda flick. And doncha just love the suits? Thanks for the great upload. The film has astounding photography, flawless direction, and a script to match. The acting is fantastic and a very early Edmund O'Brien essays his role to perfection. The rest of the cast do their roles with ease and elan. The continuous Red Herrings that the hero encounters in this episodic film keeps the viewer guessing. The classic scenes of the shootout in the abandoned factory, the opening sequence where the main protagonist reports his own murder, the seedy night club where we hear the Jazz music with true to life musicians are all unforgettable. Keep watching this film time and again and it has something new to offer you every time. I think what I liked most of all about this movie is the cast. The women are stunningly beautiful, with a slight exception to Bigelow's initial love interest back home. The bad guys are iconic, from the Boss dressed in white with the foreign accent, to the knuckle dragging psychopathic heavy, with the typical short weaselly henchmen to boot. The plot is laid out very well, but if your the type that needs to follow every twist and turn, don't blink. I seldom will watch a movie more than once, but I'm looking forward to watching this again with the family. This was about #4. Sure, the acting is a little stiff at times and the romance a bit by the numbers, but the plot is awesome- a man poisoned and stalking his own murderer- and definitely makes up for the flaws in the film. Don't miss it, if you are into this era of film. I had trouble deciding between 4 & 5 stars. I went for the lower one so, it's really more like 4 1/2 stars. First, unable to grow up, or divine a reason why to do so, after routinely notarizing his own obituary . He deftly deconstructs the last several decisions and indecisions he has made and dodged, culminating in total enlightenment: constituting his murderer, its means, the reason for his murder, the avenging of his murder, and the acceptance of it. The film was a very interesting representation of the genre - using up your life force to find your own killer - as was Neville Brand's sadistically over the top Chester. The pedestrians had no idea a movie was being made and no warning that Edmond O'Brien would be plowing through them. I've seen several times and it still works! There are plenty of red herrings to throw the viewer off the plot, and I was fooled early on. Download and enjoy. I've watched it couple of times, though, and enjoyed it. In . Ridley- Scott, or perhaps P. K. Dick, the author of Blade Runner, was alluding to D. O. A. I could be looking for that plot you lost last week. To me (and other, far more authoritative people), film noir must be more unsettling, more questioning (about gender roles, social statuses and relationships), initiated by some gangster movies of the 3. The Public Enemy) and clearly developed in 1. American period of Fritz Lang's career). D. O. A., in spite of all its other merits, falls short of this definition. The characters only exist for the sake of the (very good) plot, not as part of a critique or allegory of certain principles of the society they evolve in. These films were almost invariable shot in extreme moody style and often showed realistically the seedier side of life which had, until then, been largely unrepresented in American movies. In later years, the use of the term film noir has been hijacked to include all sorts of moody movies but it's original meaning fits D. O. A. And a better ambassador for the genre I cannot think of. ADDENDUM: Apologies to Rouletabille and to France Nino Frank was INDEED French along with Jean Pierre Chartier, the co- author of the work involved. See http: //www. crimeculture. Contents/Film%2. 0Noir. Reviewer: rouletabille - . January 2. 1, 2. 00. Subject. Hi everybody. Just a little information about the expression . I m sorry to inform you that it has been invented by two french film critics in 1. I hope it will be translated in english. We've got a huge tradition in France of critic and love of the american classic movies (Francois Truffaud, who was a warrior- film critic before shooting film, has made very much for it). Each day in Paris you can see old american movies like Film N oir in theater. And i'm 3. 3 years old.. Of course, the shady people aren. Everyone in this is just DYNAMITE! The plot snaps and crackles at every turn, and I was HOOKED until the very last scene! Great entertaining movie here. Anyone know who it is? A wonderful portrail of decudance and greed turned into the death of a dream, however simple it might have been. L'acteur Edmond O'Brien porte le film ; une vraie tension appuy. The greys were breaks in a gritty beam of photons. Buildings were obese and blunted, their hallways poorly lit by dingy daylight, or by the warmless neon of night. He enters a Los Angeles Homicide Division, where men in cheap suits wait for no reason. Go to www. siglamag. Most accountants never have to play Sam Spade- -it would have been something to see more of the hero's adjustment to this foreign role. But still, it's an exciting flick with some great bad guys and a stunning jive joint scene. I was fired there, and broke. A miserable place for a miserable man like me. The fat character in the film, who asks about his loan, sure looks like the editor that fired miserable me.. This is film noir. It doesnt get any better than this, just different. It's about shadows, and dark tables, darkness all around, even inside a man, who seemingly has life on his sleves, about to do that infamous American Way of Life. Except, with Frank Bigelow(Edmund O'Brien), it doesnt work that way. That Unfair Fate, that gives life, and then, for the hell of it, takes it, takes it from Bigelow. Just to be unfair: cold, deliberate, hard.. The Film Sufi: “D. O. A.” - Rudolph Mat. So the viewer is already faced with the first mood swerve and a severe conflict: the light, humorous tone associated with the brazenly flirtatious and smirking Bigelow is darkened by the viewer’s knowledge that this man will soon be reporting his own “murder”. We will also learn that underlying the giddy tone of this early section is a deeper existential undertone. In fact, we see that Bigelow’s drink is spiked by a mysterious stranger at the bar while Bigelow’s attention is attracted to a pretty woman. There are a number of unsavory characters, mistaken identities, gangsters, double- crosses, murders, and gun fights.
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