tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post284494756997551786..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: cinema obscura: Ken Hughes' "Wicked As They Come" (1956)joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-26607762284714451972016-03-07T21:32:51.527-05:002016-03-07T21:32:51.527-05:00Very interesting post. I just saw the film and fou...Very interesting post. I just saw the film and found it a lucky accident, as you did. However, I found O'Banion sympathetic rather than a stalker, and I liked the focus on trauma rather than the idea that some women are just bad. I've also seen it compared to Baby Face rather than Marnie, I need to watch the later again and see what I think.Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497048849870780216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-12574948551397984432014-09-14T22:40:01.239-04:002014-09-14T22:40:01.239-04:00I also caught this one by accident on Turner - alw...I also caught this one by accident on Turner - always fascinating to see something one never heard of before...Frannie Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-36124137979727137602014-09-14T14:36:29.924-04:002014-09-14T14:36:29.924-04:00Thanks for the heads-up, Laurence. I was aware of ...Thanks for the heads-up, Laurence. I was aware of the "Strangers on a Train"/"Wanted for Murder" connection, but the "Psycho"/"The Seventh Victim" is new to me. Must check it out.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-80897862215787263552014-09-14T11:34:27.213-04:002014-09-14T11:34:27.213-04:00It's always fascinating to run across films th...It's always fascinating to run across films that Hitchcock was influenced by. The amusement park murder scene in "Strangers on a Train" comes straight out of "Wanted for Murder" (1946, with Eric Portman), and the shower scene in "Psycho" takes imagery from "The Seventh Victim" ('43, Mark Robson).Laurence Klavannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-2232891818456718242014-09-13T12:34:16.017-04:002014-09-13T12:34:16.017-04:00Phil Carey was always great. I happened to this f...Phil Carey was always great. I happened to this film, too, and think that Carey set off Dahl quite beautifully. Seems to me there was special vein of good humor between them throughout, like they shared an inside joke.<br />gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697987947065329792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-36319896901844286862014-09-13T09:26:10.400-04:002014-09-13T09:26:10.400-04:00I caught this movie on Turner unexpectedly, too, a...I caught this movie on Turner unexpectedly, too, and was also impressed. It's a good rainy-day flick.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-39460853604068575562014-09-12T18:37:49.082-04:002014-09-12T18:37:49.082-04:00Years ago, my daughter said she didn’t like “old m...Years ago, my daughter said she didn’t like “old movies.” I showed her "Marnie" and she sudcdenly became a big fan of “old movies.” It really is a grabber from beginning to end. Gotta show her this one!Kurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-60538517281677342092014-09-12T15:56:23.430-04:002014-09-12T15:56:23.430-04:00Sounds like a find. I appreciate the comparison t...Sounds like a find. I appreciate the comparison to Hithchock, but I can't imagine that it is as psychologically resonant as "Marnie."Sheilanoreply@blogger.com