Its only ten minutes into the film and jim and marge are married. Green on allmovie a weakwilled gamblers compulsion destroys his. A weakwilled gamblers compulsion destroys his life in this dramatic character study. Dec 26, 2015 the film gets off to a slightly rocky start, moving jim a bit too swiftly from race track to boarding house to wedded life. Dark film definition of dark film by the free dictionary. A complete list of the films in john grants a comprehensive encyclopedia of film. Disraeli is a 1929 american historical film directed by alfred e. The screenplay by austin parker is based on the novel of the same name by ethel pettit. Robinson and glenda farrell in dark hazard 1934 dark hazard 1934 edward g. When he runs into old flame valerie, marge leaves him. Kay francis ultimately returned and completed her role in. His sincere performance in this film lifts it from average to above average more no comments. As an adjective, in addition to being the opposite of light, dark describes things that are gloomy, difficult to interpret or heavy, like.
They had a model a factory on henry ford avenue in long beach. The author wrote the book in 1933, so that interested me to see what kind of book would be set in the early depression. The author philip pullman has spoken of his disappointment over the failure of. Dark hazard is a greyhound race dog, but the novel is written from the perspective of the character of jim turner, starting in 1928, and going through 1932. The rich are always with us is a 1932 american precode romantic comedydrama film directed by alfred e. Philip pullman disappointed over film prospects of his dark. In the films epilogue, we learn jim and dark hazards fate. One of the reasons that i have not done a page on him is lack of box office information on many of his. Managing to help the dog heal and giving it the love the dog needed, hazard is soon one of the biggest stars in dog racing, taking jim across not just the country but the world. It was produced by first national pictures and released through warner bros. Watch the first dark night trailer, revealing a drama loosely based on the massacre of 12 people in a movie theater in aurora, colorado in 2012.
Oct 20, 2000 he went looking for them, and then came back to film them. Jim buys racing dog dark hazard and makes a fortune which he loses on. Despite its flaws, its my favorite of a quartet whose other entries feature leading performances from james cagney, paul muni, and norma shearer. Besides robinson it features glenda farrell, a very underrated actress of the period, and genevieve tobin, who i could imagine grating on some, but personally i like. Ralph bellamy gets out of jail on a manslaughter charge then wants to go straight, but the sheriff is in for him with his buddy the bad guy, but ralph also happens to e pals with the sheriffs daughter and then some mysterious woman the bad guy had is running from him and ends up at ralphs place. The san francisco examiner from san francisco, california on. He falls in love with his disapproving landladys daughter, who. Following on the heels of our very successful dark film mysteries, featuring eleven of the most intriguing film noir movies of all time, film chest media group now presents dark film mysteries ii an additional twelve title collection of the most enthralling noir stories, including what is considered the greatest classic known d. Jan 09, 2017 winner of the lanterna magica award at the venice film festival following its premiere at the sundance film festival, dark night is essential viewing, not only for arthouse filmgoers, but for. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Thing is they have no idea and treat everything as a deadly poison. Sort 1934 top box office movies by domestic actual box office grosses. Upcoming projects include starring in the psychological thriller dark, followed by a supporting role in avas possession.
He meets marge at a boarding house and they get married. A similar browser is available for the attribute field. Dark hazard 1934 cast and crew a compulsive gamblers edward g. It was filmed at biograph studios by select pictures and released by rko radio pictures. Sep 23, 2016 a royal navy commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the nazis. Robinson life revolves around his wife genevieve tobin, his girlfriend glenda farrell and his habit. I think it goes without saying but robinson easily steals the film as the downonhisluck gambler who places one bet too many. Street date 18, 2014 available through the warner archive collection 38. Dark hazard is working with a c screenplay to say the least but theres no question that the cast is an exceptionally strong one and helps keep the film from falling apart. When he runs into old flame valerie marge leaves him. A list of the locations currently being used can be displayed by clicking on the gray list icon next to the location field. Robinson smoking a cigar with a huge book behind him. Mar 04, 2005 her lowbudget film somersault triumphed at the australian oscars, and this week it opens the australian film festival in london. A 1934 view while the state is running dark hazard with edward g.
This particular movie, dark hazard, from 1934 doesnt suffer from any of the limitations youre referring too. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Dark hazard the 1934 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. In dark hazard our hero is pretty much a lowlife with a good disposition. Dark hazard is 1934 american drama film starring edward g. He notes that the photos occasion was that ford sponsored a race through the streets of long beach. The way that edward g robinson shows his affection for the dog seems so real. Green and starring ruth chatterton, george brent, and bette davis. It was produced by first national pictures and released through warner bros a copy is held at the library of congress and the wisconsin center for film and theatre research. Dark hazard 1934 12 out of 4 great performances highlight this warner melodrama about professional gambler jim turner edward g. Eventually the pace evens out and dark hazard becomes a pretty interesting watch. He falls in love with his disapproving landladys daughter, who ignores her mothers advice and marries him. Dark hazard is a strange movie that some people will find confusing or weird. It is a film about people who have fallen through the cracks, but still share most of the same ambitions and hopes as the rest of us.
She will also be seen as part of the ensemble cast of the upcoming scifi film fluidic, from sxsw favorite director jeremiah jones. Its a movie that portrays a serious societal ill intimately, and then. Woman in the dark is a 1934 american crime drama film directed by phil rosen and based on a 1933 short story by dashiell hammett. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. Gambling, it would seem, is a dark path full of misfortune. Marge claims jim is all done with gambling but the warning will proves ominous. Director cate shortland talks to skye sherwin about growing up in. The essence of dark hazard is a tale about obsession and addiction, though the tone isnt too grim. Robinson adds something special to every film hes in.
Wherever possible, please use an existing imdb location description as a starting pointguide for any new location being submitted. Jim buys racing dog dark hazard and makes a fortune which he loses on roulette. Robinson, a man who decides to get married and stop his old ways of life or at least thats what he tells his new bride genevieve tobin. She tricks him into revealing some military secrets and he is court martial. This films earliest documented telecast took place in tucson wednesday 17 october 1956 on kdwi. A royal navy commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the nazis. Buy dark film mysteries 3 dvd film noir collectors set dvd 3 pack at moviesunlimited. A list of american feature films released in 1934 it happened one night won best picture at the 7th academy awards on february 27, 1935.
After a few years he returns, but she is now in love with old flame pres. Robinson, genevieve tobin, glenda farrell, robert barrat. Motion picture poster for dark hazard shows image of edward g. Trade paper articles in november 1933 announced that due to her conflicting schedule in working in the movie mandalay kay francis had been replaced in wonder bar by genevieve tobin. If youre still not sure, post a question to the forum. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity.
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