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Man in the Dark

1953 · 70 min

A tight, shadowy noir that keeps you on edge as a man races to piece together his shattered past before the wrong people do.

Directed by
Lew Landers
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter, Ted de Corsia
Tagline
TERROR STRIKES IN 3 DIMENSIONS - NEW...IMPROVED! - ...AS THE KILLER TAKES OVER THE CARNIVAL!
Overview
Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Lew Landers
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter, Ted de Corsia
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • crime
  • greed
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Lew Landers
Written by
George Bricker, Jack Leonard
Starring
Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter, Ted de Corsia, Horace McMahon, Nick Dennis, Dayton Lummis, Dan Riss, Paul Bryar
Cinematography
Floyd Crosby
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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