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- The Amazing Mr. X. by Vorhaus, Bernard,film director.; O'Donnell, Cathy,actor.; Curtis, Donald,actor.; Bari, Lynn,actor.; Carlson, Richard,actor.; Bey, Turhan,actor.; Gregg, Virginia,actor.; Film Masters (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Cathy O'Donnell, Donald Curtis, Lynn Bari, Richard Carlson, Turhan Bey, Virginia GreggOriginally produced by Film Masters in 1948.An atmospheric masterpiece, THE AMAZING MR. X stars Turhan Bey as Alexis, a mystery man who claims to communicate with spirits. Appearing on the beach one night, Alexis easily charms a depressed widow and her sister (Lynn Bari and Cathy O'Donnell). The sly Alexis makes a living by separating gullible people from their money, but before this tale is over, he will learn that the living are far more dangerous than the dead. Thanks to exceptional cinematography by John Alton, director Bernard Vorhaus delivers a film that oozes weird passion and sinister suspense. This is a movie that breathes right on your neck!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Motion Pictures.; Independent films.; Ghosts.; Film noir.; Melodrama.;
- Lady from Louisiana [videorecording] / by Caspary, Vera,1899-1987.; Endore, S. Guy,1900-1970.; Hogan, Michael,1893-1977.; Middleton, Ray.; Munson, Ona,1906-1955.; Vorhaus, Bernard.; Wayne, John,1907-1979.; Olive Films.; Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927); Republic Entertainment Inc.; Republic Pictures Corporation.;
- Original story by Edward James and Francis Faragoh ; photography, Jack Marta ; film editor, Edward Mann ; musical director, Cy Feuer.John Wayne (John Reynolds), Ona Munson (Julie Mirbeau), Ray Middleton (Blackie Williams), Henry Stephenson (General Mirbeau), Helen Westley (Mrs. Brunot).John Reynolds and Julie Mirbeau meet and fall in love on a Mississippi river boat en route to New Orleans. There he learns she is General Mirbeau's daughter, owner of the lottery, and she learns he is the laywer hired to stop the lottery. Mirbeau discovers that Blackie Williams, who is his lieutenant and who has designs on Julie, is stealing the lottery money and fires him, but is murdered by Blackie's men. John obtains the lottery records and rounds up everyone involved including Julie. While in court, a storm strikes and the levee gives way. Blackie escapes aboard a steamer, but John forces the captain to plug the gap in order to save Julie, trapped on the levee. Blackie drowns and John and Julie wed.PG.DVD ; full screen presentation.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Gangsters; Levees; Lotteries; Murder;
- © c2013., Republic Pictures Corporation : Distributed by Olive Films,
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