Blind Alley (film)
Blind Alley is a 1939 crime drama film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Chester Morris and Ralph Bellamy.
| Blind Alley | |
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| Directed by | Charles Vidor |
| Produced by | Jack Fier (uncredited) |
| Written by | James Warwick (play) Philip MacDonald Michael Blankfort Albert Duffy Lewis Meltzer (uncredited contribution to dialogue) |
| Starring | Chester Morris Ralph Bellamy |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Otto Meyer |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Chester Morris plays a prison escapee who hides out with his gang in the home of a noted psychologist, played by Ralph Bellamy. Though a prisoner, the doctor begins delving into his captor's psyche.
The film was adapted from the Broadway play of the same name by James Warwick. It was remade as The Dark Past, with William Holden in the Morris role and Lee J. Cobb in Bellamy's.
Cast
- Chester Morris as Hal Wilson
- Ralph Bellamy as Dr. Shelby
- Ann Dvorak as Mary
- Joan Perry as Linda Curtis
- Melville Cooper as George Curtis
- Rose Stradner as Doris Shelby
- John Eldredge as Dick Holbrook (as John Eldridge)
- Ann Doran as Agnes
- Marc Lawrence as Buck
- Stanley Brown as Fred Landis
- Scotty Beckett as Davy Shelby
- Milburn Stone as Nick
- Marie Blake as Harriet
Critical reception
David Sterritt of TCM praised Blind Alley's cinematography, and noted its influence on the home invasion subgenre.[1]
Radio adaptation
Blind Alley was presented on The Screen Guild Theatre February 25, 1940. The adaptation starred Edward G. Robinson and Joseph Calleia.[2][3][4]
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References
- Sterritt, David. "Blind Alley". TCM. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- "Sunday Caller". Harrisburg Telegraph. February 24, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The Gulf Screen Guild Theatre". RadioGOLDINdex. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- "Screen Guild Theater". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
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