Dark hazard 1934 cast and crew a compulsive gamblers edward g. Sort 1934 top box office movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie. 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. A weakwilled gamblers compulsion destroys his life in this dramatic character study. When he runs into old flame valerie, marge leaves him. Gambling, it would seem, is a dark path full of misfortune. The author wrote the book in 1933, so that interested me to see what kind of book would be set in the early depression. A 1934 view while the state is running dark hazard with edward g. Director cate shortland talks to skye sherwin about growing up in. They had a model a factory on henry ford avenue in long beach. Dark hazard is a strange movie that some people will find confusing or weird.
Dark hazard the 1934 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. This films earliest documented telecast took place in tucson wednesday 17 october 1956 on kdwi. His sincere performance in this film lifts it from average to above average more no comments. It was produced by first national pictures and released through warner bros. When he runs into old flame valerie marge leaves him. Sep 23, 2016 a royal navy commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the nazis. Green on allmovie a weakwilled gamblers compulsion destroys his. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity.
Jun 14, 20 long obsolets may present a hazard, if you approach a bio hazard company they will treat is as seriously as a failed atomic plant disassembly. If youre still not sure, post a question to the forum. 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. The author philip pullman has spoken of his disappointment over the failure of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dark film definition of dark film by the free dictionary.
Buy dark film mysteries 3 dvd film noir collectors set dvd 3 pack at moviesunlimited. Forbidden hollywood volume 8 blonde crazy, strangers may kiss, hi nellie. Kay francis ultimately returned and completed her role in. All dark hazard movie posters,high res movie posters image for dark hazard. Despite its flaws, its my favorite of a quartet whose other entries feature leading performances from james cagney, paul muni, and norma shearer. The rich are always with us is a 1932 american precode romantic comedydrama film directed by alfred e.
Dec 10, 2014 dark hazard is one of four precode titles on the recent warner archive dvdr release, forbidden hollywood, volume 8. Apr 28, 2018 this meaning is preserved in the phrase kept in the dark, meaning purposely keeping information from someone. 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. He falls in love with his disapproving landladys daughter, who. Disraeli is a 1929 american historical film directed by alfred e. Dark hazard is 1934 american drama film starring edward g. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. A complete list of the films in john grants a comprehensive encyclopedia of film. 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. Marge claims jim is all done with gambling but the warning will proves ominous.
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. He falls in love with his disapproving landladys daughter, who ignores her mothers advice and marries him. 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. In the films epilogue, we learn jim and dark hazards fate. Dark hazard 1934 12 out of 4 great performances highlight this warner melodrama about professional gambler jim turner edward g. The movie style eventually known as film noir served up hardbitten crime stories featuring morally bankrupt men and mysterious femme fatales, blending violence and sexual desire into bleak tales of modern life, without clear messages of morality. Jim buys racing dog dark hazard and makes a fortune which he loses on. Philip pullman disappointed over film prospects of his dark. Dec 16, 2009 philip pullman disappointed over film prospects of his dark materials. Upcoming projects include starring in the psychological thriller dark, followed by a supporting role in avas possession. Robinson, genevieve tobin, glenda farrell, robert barrat, year. Wherever possible, please use an existing imdb location description as a starting pointguide for any new location being submitted. 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. A royal navy commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the nazis.
The way that edward g robinson shows his affection for the dog seems so real. Robinson adds something special to every film hes in. Robinson and glenda farrell in dark hazard 1934 dark hazard 1934 edward g. 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. 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. 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. A similar browser is available for the attribute field. As an adjective, in addition to being the opposite of light, dark describes things that are gloomy, difficult to interpret or heavy, like. One of the reasons that i have not done a page on him is lack of box office information on many of his. Oct 20, 2000 he went looking for them, and then came back to film them. Sunday, march a, 1934 stage player prize urged merit award seen as theater art aid helen hayes, cohan and hull cited by n. She will also be seen as part of the ensemble cast of the upcoming scifi film fluidic, from sxsw favorite director jeremiah jones. 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 essence of dark hazard is a tale about obsession and addiction, though the tone isnt too grim. Robinson smoking a cigar with a huge book behind him. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. I think it goes without saying but robinson easily steals the film as the downonhisluck gambler who places one bet too many. Motion picture poster for dark hazard shows image of edward g. 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. Its a movie that portrays a serious societal ill intimately, and then. The san francisco examiner from san francisco, california on. After a few years he returns, but she is now in love with old flame pres. Its only ten minutes into the film and jim and marge are married.
Green and starring ruth chatterton, george brent, and bette davis. Thing is they have no idea and treat everything as a deadly poison. It was filmed at biograph studios by select pictures and released by rko radio pictures. Street date 18, 2014 available through the warner archive collection 38. Eventually the pace evens out and dark hazard becomes a pretty interesting watch. In dark hazard our hero is pretty much a lowlife with a good disposition. Jim buys racing dog dark hazard and makes a fortune which he loses on roulette.
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. A list of the locations currently being used can be displayed by clicking on the gray list icon next to the location field. 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. This particular movie, dark hazard, from 1934 doesnt suffer from any of the limitations youre referring too. The screenplay by austin parker is based on the novel of the same name by ethel pettit. She tricks him into revealing some military secrets and he is court martial.