Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of highway dragnet with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The almost complete psychotronic encyclopedia of film. Street date march 20, 2018 available through kino lorber 29. Richard conte, joan bennett, wanda hendrix production company. Highway dragnet, dvd, suspense film noir, 738329226695. Most of it is rather good, with a handful of supporting actors around the dependable leading role played by richard conte.
Highway dragnet is a 1954 film noir b film crime film directed by nathan juran from a story by u. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1954. Highway dragnet 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Film released title contribution studiodistributor notes jan 27, 1954 highway dragnet.
This may or may not have worked, but it was a clever marketing idea. They enlist the services of a pretty and daring police woman to trap the devious mobsters and bring them to justice. Highway dragnet is essentially a combination of two popular. Highway dragnet is a 1954 film noir crime film directed by nathan juran from a story by u. Highway dragnet 1954 nathan juran, richard conte, joan. With richard conte, joan bennett, wanda hendrix, reed hadley. Highway dragnet, dvd, suspensefilm noir, 738329226695. The film stars webb, ben alexander, richard boone, ann robinson, stacy harris, virginia gregg and vic perrin.
Highway dragnet 1954 wow is this an up and down production. Five guns west is a 1955 western film set during the american civil war directed by roger corman. But when smith is found strangled the next morning, jim is suspect number one. Overview of highway dragnet, 1954, directed by nathan juran, with richard conte, joan bennett, wanda hendrix, at turner classic movies. Highway dragnet is a 1954 crime drama film directed by nathan juran, based on story by u. The rest of the film plays out with the police in pursuit of jim with the ladies along with him. Highway dragnet is essentially a combination of two popular police television shows of that time, highway patrol and dragnet. Highway dragnet 1954 richard conte, joan bennett, wanda hendrix film noir by documentary classics. Richard conte, joan bennett, wanda hendrix, mary beth hughes, reed hadley, iris adrian. Friday and smiths superior is lapd intelligence division captain jim hamilton boone. Producer, actor tommy uncredited paolo altolippert pictures directed by wyott ordung nov 1954 the fast and the. Highway dragnet, is it a noir or is it just a good drama about a fugitive on the run. Home crime highway dragnet 1954 dvd richard conte joan bennett. Nov 18, 2011 the roaring twenties starring james cagney, priscilla lane, and humphrey bogart duration.
Highway dragnet 1954 bluray kino lorber studio classics. Cummings joan bennett, the woman in the window, scarlet street and her model susan willis wanda hendrix, prince of foxes, ride the pink horse while. The world war ii news and pop culture vault 96,554 views. Highway dragnet 1954 crime, drama, filmnoir youtube. He was basically soaking up filmmaking knowledge that he would use with his many films to come. Highway dragnet stars richard conte, joan bennett and wanda hendrix. Aug 8, 2016 i have a great deal of affection for poverty row film noirs, but more often. A poor film that suffers from a weak plot and onedimensional characters.
Prices can be found on the complete listing az page. The film stars richard conte fifteen classic noir second only to bogart, joan bennett six classic noir and with a later return in the late 1960s and early 70s in the classic soap opera dark shadows tv series 19661971, reed hadley house on 92nd street 1945 and boomerang 1947 as narrator, mary beth hughes loophole 1954 and wanda hendrix nora prentiss 1947, ride the pink. Highway dragnet is best known to modern movie buffs as the first film to carry roger cormans name in the credits. Whatever its classification, its an engaging 70 minutes of action, drama and budding romance. It was cormans first film as director although he had already made two as producer. Highway dragnet 1954 dvd richard conte joan bennett. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. So the producers put the two titles together in an effort to reach a wider audience. Richard conte in highway dragnet 1954 highway dragnet 1954 wanda hendrix in highway dragnet 1954. It tells the story of a former marine of korean war, who hitches a ride with female fashion photographer and her young assistant to escape from the police in a. Highway dragnet 1954 dragnet, classic film noir, movie.
Highway dragnet 1954 desert noir film soleil noirsville. Highway dragnet 1954 crime, drama, filmnoir, thriller video. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. It was the second film released by the american releasing company, which later became american international pictures the film stars dorothy malone, john lund and mike connors.
Mar 02, 20 dragnet, one of tvs most famous and innovative shows from the 1950s comes to colorful life in a classic fulllength feature. The film was adapted from the radio series of the same name, and is part of the wider dragnet media franchise. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry fonda. Highway dragnet 1954 bdrip x264nodlabs37xsn 882 mb. Highway dragnet 1954 bluray directed by nathan juran. Wrongly accused of killing a bargirl he was seen with earlier, a korean war vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her young female model. Classic film noir movies from the 1940s and 50s that are freely available on youtube. Cummings, a freelance magazine photographer and a recent widow after her husband committed suicide, and her model, susan, are on an assignment to cover resorts california and nevada. Highway dragnet 1954 richard conte, joan bennett film noir. Highway dragnet 1954 nathan juran, richard conte, joan bennett, wanda hendrix, crime, drama, filmnoir may 21, 2018 mrs. In this film noir classic, an exmarine jim henry richard conte, cry of the city, thieves highway, wrongly accused of killing a barmaid, hitches a ride with a photographer mrs.
Jun 12, 2018 released by allied artists, highway dragnet 1954 is a short bmovie thriller directed by nathan juran. The update on the hilltop house reminded me of the film highway dragnet 1954, which was partly filmed in apple valley, at another area landmark, the apple valley inn located in the valley just below the hilltop house. Dragnet, one of tvs most famous and innovative series from the 1950s, comes to colorful life in a classic fulllength feature. Dragnet 1954 drive a crooked road 1954 dust be my destiny 1939 edge of doom aka stronger than fear 1950. It was the first feature film on which roger corman worked he wrote. Highway dragnet wont be something i need to revisit often, but its worth viewing once. The 1954 film noir, highway dragnet, which was directed by nathan juran the 7th. Highway dragnet 1954 crime, drama, film noir wrongly accused of killing a bargirl he was seen with earlier, a korean war vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her. Cummings joan bennett, the woman in the window, scarlet street and her model susan willis wanda hendrix, prince of foxes, ride the pink horse while being pursued by las vegas. Wrongly accused of killing a bargirl he was seen with earlier, a korean war vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her young.
Island of doomed men 1940 68 min peter lorre full movie version classic rare. The film stars richard conte, joan bennett and wanda hendrix. When a man falls 2007 full movie song of the gringo 1936 full movie the tra. Corman was one of six screenwriters contributing to this locationfilmed suspense melodrama, which stars richard conte as an exmarine on the lam from a murder charge. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Conte is an exmarine who is accused of the murder of a former las vegas model, hughes. Its crazy to say it but joan bennett is the weakest link here. Any movie that ends with film noir icon joan bennett standing waist deep in the salton sea. Voirfilm regarder gratuitement the losers vfhd full film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Passed 1h 11min crime, drama, filmnoir 27 january 1954 usa wrongly accused of killing a bargirl he was seen with earlier, a korean war vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her young female model. Dragnet 1954 film with jack webb, ben alexander, dennis weaver, richard. Highway dragnet 1954 letterboxd social film discovery. We see that susan begins to have a soft spot for jim while mrs. Highway dragnet bluray disc, 2018 for sale online ebay. Then hes assaulted by terry smith, a former fashion model who has had too much to drink. Passed 1h 11min crime, drama, filmnoir, thriller january 1954 usa wrongly accused of killing a bargirl he was seen with earlier. Richard conte and wanda hendrix in highway dragnet 1954. The film begins with the shooting of smalltime hood miller starkie on orders from his boss, max troy stacy harris. If you are looking for other warner archive, fox archive. Lockjaw rise of the kulev serpent 2008 full movie psychos 2014 full. Highway dragnet 1954 richard conte, joan bennett film. Dragnet is a 1954 american crime film directed by jack webb and written by richard l.
On the waterfront won the academy award for best picture. Notes about highway dragnet, 1954, directed by nathan juran, with richard conte, joan bennett, wanda hendrix, available from turner classic movies. It was the first feature film on which roger corman worked he wrote the original story and worked as an associate producer. It clocks in at 1 hour and 10 minutes and while that may seem rather short the story is fairly simple and straightforward and the time frame worked perfectly for the plot. It tells the story of a korean war vet, played by conte, who is wrongly accused of killing a woman he was.
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