Written by megan abbott on his dvd commentary track, peter bogdanovich notes, in passing, that some call fritz langs clash by night 1952 a film noir, which he refers to as a genre. Noir and neonoir tv listings on tcm film noir foundation. Movie title screens classic film noir the 1940s and 1950s. Langs never been one to pull his punches when it comes to portraying human nature as animal, base, and violent at its core, and even though clash by night never really boils over, its among his most intense declarations of this viewpoint maybe even because it doesnt boil over.
Film noir master fritz lang the big heat, ministry of fear directs four towering talents, barbara stanwyck, paul douglas, robert ryan and rising star marilyn monroe, in a stark tale of lives burnished by human emotion and shattered by human failings. Clash by night has been reissued on dvd by the warner archive. On october 12, 2019, tcm showed clash by night 1952 on its weekly noir alley show saturday night at midnight et, repeating sunday morning at 10. In the end, after a rather abrupt resolution, the turbulence in clash by night is quelled. Mae doyle stanwyck has grown accustomed to a decadent life, but is forced to return to her hometown of monterey, california. Jul 22, 20 thank you for your comment regarding clash by night. Clash by night 1952 fritz lang, barbara stanwyck, robert. Fritz lang directed the 1952 blackandwhite film noir drama, clash by night, starring barbara stanwyck, paul douglas, marilyn monroe and robert ryan. Though some people think this film is a noir, peter bogdanovich doesnt consider it to be a noir either.
Born to kill, clash by night, crossfire, dillinger, and the narrow margin. Her new novel bury me deep featuring a cover that all filmnoir fans will appreciate will be released in july. For the world, which seems to lie before us like a land of dreams. The term film noir was coined by a french film critic way back in 1946, six years before this film was released. Jul 08, 2018 clash by night is a 1952 drama with some film noir aspects, directed by fritz lang and starring barbara stanwyck, paul douglas, robert ryan, marilyn monroe and keith andes.
Clash by night is an intense film about adultery and betrayal the kind that gets under your skin. Thank you for your comment regarding clash by night. Oct 16, 2019 on october 12, 2019, tcm showed clash by night 1952 on its weekly noir alley show saturday night at midnight et, repeating sunday morning at 10. Im not sure why this is listed as being a crime film or noir in so many places. You are right that clifford odetss dialogue is colorful. Clash by night manufactured on demand, mono sound on. Clash by night manufactured on demand, mono sound on tcm shop.
The title derives from matthew arnolds poem dover beach 1867. It is a moody piece and from time to time there is the look. Clash by night is a 1952 drama with some film noir aspects, directed by fritz lang and starring barbara stanwyck, paul douglas, robert ryan, marilyn monroe and keith andes. Noir fans may be disappointed by the films lack of hardboiled detectives and escapist thrills, but they might like peter bogdanovichs commentary, which is salted with audio bites from his own 1965 interview with lang. Barbara stanwyck gives a powerhouse performance and. Clash by night isnt terribly creepy or even that moody, but stanwyck carries the bulk of the movie with a turmoilridden performance, and douglass sad sack loser is a. Langs quintessential film noir offers barbara stanwyck a role that fits her like a silk glove. They are often an ignored aspect of films, although they reflect the time period or era. It presented the underbelly of the traditionally optimistic and utopian american dream and drew upon numerous cultural influences, such as german expressionism, american hardboiled fiction, french poetic realism of the 1930s, tabloid journalism, italian. Check out our classic noir streaming column written by critic sean axmaker. The result is a fiery drama, high on heartbreak and devastation, consistently compelling as its characters lives begin to horribly unravel. The movie was based on the play by clifford odets, adapted by writer alfred hayes. Barbara stanwyck gives a powerhouse performance and the supporting cast is solid too, especially a sleazy robert ryan and strong willed marilyn monroe. Film noir master fritz lang the big heat, ministry of fear directs four towering talents barbara stanwyck, paul douglas, robert ryan and rising star marilyn monroe in a stark tale of lives burnished by human emotion and shattered by human failings.
In some circles, clash by night is considered a noir, which is helped along by starring noir icons stanwyck and ryan. May 19, 2016 a fullthrottle tale of raw passions and gut emotions. They live by night is a superlative example of an atypical noir domainthe film takes place largely on the road instead of in the citybut most of all, its a heartbreaking stunner about the. Apr 11, 2019 wasnt really until the rise of what we now term neo noir that things became a trifle less overwrought. The film begins with may doyle barbara stanwyck returning to her industrial hometown after 10 years of absence. A lthough clash by night opens like a documentary and has certain characteristics of film noir, it is neither, though their absence is a poor excuse to avoid seeing this somewhat obscure film, wellacted, the script being its weakest part. Clash by night 1952 mae doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Watch clash by night 1952 movie trailer instantly, no need to login. Please check the turner classics movie website to confirm dates and times or additional programming information. Film noir is the category that all of the films in this collection fall under. Eddie mullers intro to clash by night 1952 on tcm noir. Fritz langs 1952 quintessential film noir clash by night offers the great barbara stanwyck a role that fits her like a silk glove. The result is a fiery drama, high on heartbreak and devastation, consistently compelling. But be reassured, clash by night is nevertheless way better than human desire shot two years later by the german master.
The blue gardenia 1953, featuring anne baxter as a woman accused of murdering a lecher raymond burr, was a neatly plotted film noir, but it caused much less of a stir than. The film has a tentatively optimistic conclusion, so theres that, at least. I havent read the play, itself, though i would like to very much. Its rather surprising given the cast and director that the film doesnt get more attention other than for being monroes first major role. Noir fans may be disappointed by the film s lack of hardboiled detectives and escapist thrills, but they might like peter bogdanovichs commentary, which is salted with audio bites from his own 1965 interview with lang. The theatrical origin of the screenplay left important traces such as long existential dialogues that dont have aged very well. Volume 2 dvd 5pack hollywoods legendary tough guys and femme fatales collide again in the film noir classic collection volume two. The collection includes five smoldering classics, all new to dvd and all digitally remastered. American film star marilyn monroe in a publicity still for the film noir clash by night, directed by fritz lang. This was the first major film in which monroe was credited before the movies title, albeit with fourth billing. Aug 12, 2010 fritz langs 1952 quintessential film noir clash by night offers the great barbara stanwyck a role that fits her like a silk glove.
Its worth noting that clash by night was one of four films robert ryan made released in 1952, which is impressive. Clash by night, dvd, manufactured on demand, mono sound, suspense film noir, 888574096281. Clash by night was released on dvd in the film noir classic collection, vol. Jul 10, 20 clash by night is an intense film about adultery and betrayal the kind that gets under your skin.
Clash by night 1952 is a film noir directed by fritz lang. Film noir classic collection, volume two born to kill clash by night crossfire dillinger 1945 the narrowborn to kill helen brent knows sam wild is more than a social climber who married her wealthy foster sister. This is an interesting little film noir that feels more like a. By this time, ryan had outgrown the juvenile role of joe doyle and instead costarred as earl pfeiffer, the role joseph schildkraut created on broadway. Clash by night, dvd, manufactured on demand, mono sound, suspensefilm noir, 888574096281. It was remade in 1990, with gene hackman as the detective. A model of noir economy, it zips by in a sleek 71 minutes, making atmospheric use of train sound effects in place of a score and delivering a satisfying twist. Lang was a good fit for this project although it invites an examination of film noir for which he was considered a pioneer. This psychodrama among fishermen is a disappointment for the hardcore fritz lang fan. Clash by night fritz lang, kansas city confidential phil karlson, sudden fear david miller 1953. Directed by lee strasberg, clifford odets clash by night had a relatively short broadway run of 49 performances between 122741 and 2742. Monroe in the hyperemotional melodrama clash by night 1952, which was based on a play by clifford odets. Clash by night is a 1952 american film noir drama directed by fritz lang and starring barbara stanwyck, paul douglas, robert ryan, marilyn monroe and keith andes. Clash by night poses this question by beginning where most noir ends.
Although 1952s clash by night opens like a documentary and has certain characteristics of film noir, it is neither, though their absence is a poor excuse to avoid seeing this somewhat obscure film, wellacted, the script being its weakest part. Intense and powerfully realistic, clash by night from a clifford odets play is about. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio. Film noir emerged out of a nexus of american sociopolitical crises, including the great depression, world war ii, and the cold war. Clash by night was part of the recent tcm tribute to lang, and following after the early european masterpieces, metropolis, and m, one wonders how much lang modified and compromised his early filmmaking ideals and style in resettling in hollywood and jockey for financial support. Clash by night is a 1952 american drama film with some film noir aspects, directed by fritz lang and starring barbara. Her new novel bury me deep featuring a cover that all film noir fans will appreciate will be released in july. Clash by night manufactured on demand, mono sound on ccvideo. Clash by night is a romantic triangle drama by clifford odets which premiered on broadway in 1941 and was later adapted to film and television. She comes back and reconnects with her brother, joe keith andes and. Eddie mullers outro to clash by night 1952 on tcm noir. Clash by night manufactured on demand, mono sound on tcm. Clash by night 1952 fritz lang, barbara stanwyck, robert ryan, paul douglas december 5, 2018 the bitter and cynical mae doyle returns to the fishing village where she was raised after deceptive loves and life in new york.
Clash by night fritz lang, kansas city confidential phil karlson. There she finds security as the wife of a devoted and dull fisherman. Clifford odets clash by night, presented on broadway over a decade earlier, reaches the screen. Born to kill, clash by night, crossfire, dillinger and the narrow margin.
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