I recently watched an obscure film noir titled inner sanctum. A man fleeing the police after having committed a murder hides out in a boarding house in a small town. With carole landis, william gargan, richard crane, mary anderson. Inner sanctum 1948 lew landers, charles russell, mary. Inner sanctum mystery, also known as inner sanctum, is a popular oldtime radio program that aired from january 7, 1941, to october 5, 1952. Inner sanctum offers a taut, dark tale of lies and murder, tinged with just a touch of the paranormal. This is a multiregion region 0all dvd, and should play on most dvd players in the world. Crime, drama, filmnoir full length film original title too late. An often creepy and dark film, with great dialogue. The ghost in the garden, horror radio show, inner sanctum mystery. Aug 04, 2016 i recently watched an obscure film noir titled inner sanctum. Police lieutenant sam carson investigates a political murder after the victim is dumped at the door of police headquarters. Jigsaw is a 1949 film noir made by tower pictures and distributed by united artists.
Inner sanctum is a 1991 film which stars tanya roberts, margaux hemingway, joseph bottoms and valerie wildman. Once all the principal and supporting characters have been set up, landers struggles to preserve a consistent sense of tension. A stranger tells another stranger some news while on a train, and warns them about leaving the train. This oddball, almost comic film noir stands on its own.
Doctor velonius explains the story of a man who committed murder to a woman on a rail train. Besides the nice poster and an intriguing narrative frame with the only interesting character of the film, the film is a rather weak thrillernoir that never get to an actual point. Mary beth hughes was introduced in one scene in the first. Inner sanctum is a movie about a murderer who is on the lam and hiding out in a small town. Film noir crime mystery movie inner sanctum 1948 sallis65.
Inner sanctum 1948 is the only inner sanctum movie not released by universal and it ranks among the worst of the lot. Inner sanctum 1948 filmnoir, horror, mystery movie on dvd. Inner sanctum 1951 full length classic film noir a man hides out at a boarding house after he kills his fiancee. Inner sanctum 1951 full length classic film noir youtube. Mark steele, a man trapped in a loveless marriage and entangled in a romance with his lovely secretary. Lew landers in this eerie psychonoir, an eccentric traveler warns a fellow. Nov 16, 2008 please wait a minute for the movie to load after you click the play button. Inner sanctum 1948 lew landers, charles russell, mary beth. Inner sanctum free a gripping noir film about a murderer who is on the lam and hiding out in a small town. Kansas city confidential is a 1952 blackandwhite crime film directed by phil karlson and starring john payne. After watching the film, which was released in 1948, i realized why it is so obscure. Hosted by raymond johnson, the show featured stories of horror, thriller, and mystery. An often creepy and dark film, with great dialogue, unusually subtle characterizations and solid acting, it is amazingly mature for its time. Just because there were no detectives doesnt disqualify it.
A fascinating and biting film noir, crossfire is a good example of the message film disguised as entertainment. While it is certainly not one of the bestknown films noir, inner sanctum has many of the genres elements. If you go into inner sanctum expecting more of noir film than a thriller, you might enjoy it a bit more than i did. Inner sanctum film noir full movie 1948 with english subtitles complain music you music a waiter a coconut chicken salad please. Unlike other horror series during that time, the show had this tongueincheek style which were adapted by other radio programs such as quiet please and the mysterious traveller. Death, dementia, dark arts its just another day in the forbidding and fascinating world of the inner sanctum. Ace drummond 1936 don winslow of the navy 1942 robinson crusoe of clipper island 1936. This film is written by mark thomas mcgee and directed by fred olen ray. Inner sanctum 1948 october 10, 2014 kevin 0 comments.
Inner sanctum 1948 film noir mystery by timeless classic movies. Also a noir set combing universals hollywood story with columbias new orleans uncensored. There are a lot of little elements to enjoy, but there are a few glaring issues that just allow the whole thing to fire on all cylinders. Inner sanctum features some solid acting amid a tonally. Film noir thriller based on the old inner sanctum mystery radio program. Inner sanctum 1948 fantastic movie musings and ramblings.
Unbeknownst to him, he is not only hiding in the same boarding house as the only witness to his crime, he is sharing the same room. Just as the train pulls out, he drops her body on the rear platform. Film noir crime mystery movie inner sanctum 1948 youtube. If i had to pick a category id place this one in the subgenre of domestic noir, even though it doesnt pack the punch of domestic classics like pitfall and the reckless moment. Amazing death of mrs putnam inner sanctum mysteries. With charles russell, mary beth hughes, dale belding, billy house. A previous film series of the show had been produced by universal pictures until 1945. We print directly onto our discs and use high quality production materials.
A subreddit dedicated to film noir and neo noir films, and hardboiled crime fiction. A good plot need to follow each scene in order to make sense of it and performances. Karlson and payne teamed up a year later for another blackandwhite film, this time a noir, titled 99 river street, followed by a 1955 color film, hells island. For the best experience please update your browser. Ulmers detour, inner sanctum is a cheap little film noir, and one that gains all of its successes from its plot rather any technical elements. This item has been produced by ourselves and will be neatly presented on. Inner sanctum film noir full movie 1948 with english. Inner sanctum is a low budget noir goodie that has a most excellent eerieness to it. Based on the radio show of the same title, a young woman meets a gypsy who reads her fortune and predicts a terrible fate for the young woman. Apr 19, 2014 while it is certainly not one of the bestknown films noir, inner sanctum has many of the genres elements.
The plot of the film involves extraterrestrial beings who are seeking to stop humans from creating a doomsday weapon that would destroy the universe. The film contains a typical noir plot, typical noir themes, along with a typical noir protagonist, played by charles russell. Film noir mystery suspense crime movies 1940 1950s. No one saw him do it, but someone does see him at the otherwise deserted station. Despite the title, this movie is not part of universals inner sanctum series even if fritz liebers head resembles that floating head in the crystal ball that usually opened those films.
Inner sanctum, an obscure film noir shades of noir. Lew landers a man fleeing the police after having committed a. The ravishing mary beth hughes and the charismatic charles. Three disturbing stories weave together in noir thriller inner sanctum 1948 as the three lives cross paths while staying at the same boarding house in a small town. The inner sanctum was a horror anthology that first aired on nbc in 1941, and later, on cbs. Along with the inner sanctum titles, they are releasing a doublefeature western set with universals man from the alamo combined with columbias they came to cordero. Inner sanctum 1948 lew landers, charles russell, mary beth hughes, dale belding, filmnoir, mystery, thriller january, 2016 a man accidentally kills his fiancee as he exits a train. Inner sanctum mysteries thriller old time radio downloads. Where inner sanctum encounters rocky waters, albeit despite an interesting conceit, is how it handles the middle portion of the tale. I was unable to finish viewing the second half of this fine movie a couple of years ago, but was now able to see it from start to finish. Inner sanctum 1948 lew landers, charles russell, mary beth hughes, dale belding, filmnoir, mystery, thriller. Death is a good, entertaining film featuring lon as dr.
Inner sanctum isnt really straight on noir, but it has plenty of noirish elements and likewise has much to recommend. Please wait a minute for the movie to load after you click the play button. The ghost in the garden, horror radio show, inner sanctum mystery, terror, suspense. A woman calling the police is shot while shes on the phone. In the course of doing so, the aliens implement plan 9, a scheme to resurrect earths dead as what modern audiences would consider zombies called ghouls in the film itself to get the planet. Besides the nice poster and an intriguing narrative frame with the only interesting character of the film, the film is a rather weak thriller noir that never get to an actual point. Lew landers in this eerie psycho noir, an eccentric traveler warns a fellow train passenger not to get off at the next stop. Police lieutenant sam carson investigates a political murder after the. The film becomes a bit too relaxed, more interested in the looney tunesesque behaviour of the people renting out rooms at the inn and. Inner sanctum 1948 film noir part 22 video dailymotion. Inner sanctum 1948 film noir part 12 video dailymotion.
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