The arnelo affair 1947 takes a familiar noir device, the flashback, and turns it on its ear. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. A neglected wife gets mixed up with an hypnotic charmer and murder. Approved 1h 26min crime, drama, filmnoir february 1947 usa. Arch oboler, radios master of suspense, has effectively transposed his technique into the visual medium with the arnelo affair. This darkly, mysterious drama centers upon the neglected wife of a straightarrow attorney who falls in love with a wicked, sadistic chicago nightclub owner, one of her husbands clients. Significance of the woman in distress historic absence of attention to the woman in distress in film noir literature. The arnelo affair is a 1947 american film noir cowritten and directed by arch oboler and featuring john hodiak, george murphy, frances gifford and dean stockwell. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. Only gregory peck seems miscast in what is basically a trevor howard part, but this doesnt bring the movie down, it merely limits it. He is cruel and soulless, manipulating her at every turn without caring. The arnelo affair 1947 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Truly the queen of serial films in 1941 was the beautiful, auburn haired. If i were doing the film and being that hodiak is having tax troubles, when murphy.
The arnelo affair favors dialogue over action, equates the racketeers behavior with nazism, and some of the dialogue sermonizes about americans postwar responsibilities obolers noir features lush cinematography by charles salerno, jr. Regretting her association with tony, anne thinks back to the day her. A place for film noir and neonoir appreciation and hardboiled crime fiction. Dean stockwell actors and actresses films as actor.
This acclaimed series stars ronald howard as the worldfamous sleuth and h. Film noir is not a clearly defined genre see here for details on the characteristics. Find films and movies featuring dean stockwell on allmovie. In fact, the film was on tcm as part of dean stockwells birthday. In the final stages of completing his role in on the threshold of space 1956. Now well into his teen years, stockwell completed his mgm years opposite. He began his career as a child actor, performing as a contract player for metrogoldwynmayer. Produced films noir in the 1940s and 1950s completing noirs classic timeline. The arnelo affair, his third film, is based on a story by jane burr and takes place in chicago. With frances gifford in the mgm crime drama the arnelo affair. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. In 1987, while writing an essay, the rise and fall of the war noir, i set down my first criticism about the failure to address the woman in distress in published literature on film noir, whether in mainstream media articles or academic texts. The arnelo affair 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial.
This is good little film, well shot and well acted. He died in the cursed tower his heir, george welbourne, had dared him to spend the night. Hodiak plays tony arnelo, a shady nightclub owner who lures anne parkson, the wife of his lawyer, into a possible affair. Us film us by genre world cinema alternative cinema christmas peter owenjones the arnelo affair 1947 the arnelo affair 1947 sku. The arnelo affair 1947 the arnelo affair 1947 takes a familiar noir device, the flashback, and turns it on its ear. Dean stockwell is an american actor whose career has spanned over 70 years. While driving down a street in chicago, tony arnelo, a crooked nightclub owner, tells his mistress, anne parkson, that he killed his former girl friend, the actress claire lorrison. It starts out promisingly, with a lot of heat between its protagonist, anne parkson frances gifford, and the magnetic, mustachioed nightclub owner tony arnelo john hodiak. Actor john hodiak appeared in numerous a and b films from 1943 until his untimely. Complete film noir checklist a list of 547 titles created 22 jul 2014 see all related lists. Overview of the arnelo affair, 1947, directed by arch oboler, with john hodiak, george murphy, frances gifford, at turner classic movies. Hailed as the most faithfully filmed adaptation of sir arthur conan doyles legendary characters. In the 1960s, he transitioned into adult roles, appearing in sons and lovers 1960 and rapture 1965, followed by the dunwich horror 1970 and dennis hoppers the last movie 1971.
Im embarrassed to say im completely unfamiliar with arch obolers work in either film or radio. Gifford plays anne parkson, the neglected wife of a successful attorney, ted parkson murphy. Grapes 1945 and the neglected wife in the arnelo affair 1945, but most of. Tony claims that he killed claire in order to be with anne, and warns anne that he will implicate her in the murder if she goes to the police. For more gift ideas, check out imdbs holiday gift guide, curated with the entertainment lover in mind watch now. The arnelo affair 1947 021947 us crime, drama 1h 26m user score. The arnelo affair is a 1947 american film noir cowritten and directed by arch oboler and starring john hodiak, george murphy, frances gifford and dean stockwell. Tcms original promo for june, 2019 programming, song. The arnelo affair is a 1947 american film noir cowritten and directed by arch oboler and starring john hodiak, george murphy, frances gifford and dean. Within the first five minutes, the murder that is to consume the entire movie is detailed according to who did it, who didnt, and who will get the blame. The arnelo affair 1947 the arnelo affair 1947 user. Dean stockwell full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. This darkly, mysterious drama centers upon the neglected wife of a straightarrow attorney who falls in love with a wicked, sadistic chicago nightclub.
He was a huge presence in old time radio much less so in hollywood. Shortly after completing one such role in the musical luxury liner. There are better out there that more deserve a place, even a big list like this one. Sir charles farnsworths will states that holmes is to investigate his death. The arnelo affair approved 1h 26min crime, drama, filmnoir february 1947 usa a lawyers wife starts an affair with a mobster but is confronted by his other flame who endsup murdered and the adulterous wife is setup to take the blame for the killing. Unavailable per item anne parkson feels neglected by her lawyerhusband ted.
This zoltan korda adaptation of hemingways bitter tale of big game hunting and marital infidelity is the best movie adaptation of this authors work i have ever seen. Dean stockwell list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Christmas in rome star lacey chabert spreads the holiday cheer with her 4 favorite christmas movies of all time. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Significance of the woman in distress the film noir file. Parkson frances gifford soon finds herself implicated in a murder because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Anne parkson frances gifford, married to a high profile attorney, has seen shady night club owner, tony arnelo john hodiak on a couple of occasions and, as the story opens. On the whole, the films of producerwriterdirector arch oboler seldom came up to the lofty standards of his radio work, but each of his movie projects had a few meritorious moments.
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