Among the Living | |
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Directed by | Stuart Heisler |
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Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
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Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
Edited by | Everett Douglas |
Music by | Gerard Carbonara |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Among the Living is a 1941 American film noir directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey and Frances Farmer.[1][2] The film is a mix of social drama, horror film, and suspense thriller.
Plot
Paul supposedly died when he was 10, but actually went insane and was kept in a secret room in his parents' mansion. His twin brother, John, finds out about the deception at the funeral of their father.
Cast
- Albert Dekker as John Raden / Paul Raden
- Susan Hayward as Millie Pickens
- Harry Carey as Dr. Ben Saunders
- Frances Farmer as Elaine Raden
- Gordon Jones as Bill Oakley
- Jean Phillips as Peggy Nolan
- Ernest Whitman as Pompey
- Maude Eburne as Mrs. Pickens
- Frank M. Thomas as Sheriff
- Harlan Briggs as Judge
- Archie Twitchell as Tom Reilly
- Dorothy Sebastian as Woman in Cafe
- William Stack as Minister
Reception
Time Out Paris called the film "a gripping piece of Southern Gothic".[3] Ted Shen of the Chicago Reader wrote, "The cinematography is gloomy and noirish but the psychology is simplistic".[4]
References
- ↑ Among the Living at the American Film Institute Catalog.
- ↑ Silver, Alain (2010). Film Noir: The Encyclopedia. p. 27. ISBN 978-0715638804.
- ↑ "Among the Living". Time Out Paris. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ↑ Shen, Ted. "Among the Living". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
External links
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