Edgar Hoover’s attack on the studio over Fuller’s Pickup On South Street. He wasn’t really too keen on the project, but accepted the assignment as a personal favor to Zanuck, who had defended Fuller against FBI Director J. and David Hemstead, approved the rewrite.
Zanuck said that he could rewrite the screenplay as long as the original screenwriters, Jesse L. It might be an adolescent effort with no attempt at depth, but I was thoroughly entertained throughout, Fuller proving himself to be certainly capable of churning out a muscular action adventure that should keep most modern viewers involved.įuller agreed to direct the film after Fox studio head Darryl F. I always enjoy a good submarine movie, with all that terrific tension that can result as long as the film-makers are doing things properly, and Hell And High Water definitely succeeds in this respect, aided immensely by the greater realism than usual for the time that Fully brings – though elsewhere it’s pretty much hokum, from its hysterical anti-Commie plot to its constant back and forth from appearing to be against war to being all for it – and is proud of it.
#HELL AND HIGH WATER SOUNDTRACK 1954 CRACK#
Never mind, it’s a busy review week for the Doc, so let’s crack on with the three remaining films, beginning with this one. Nor did they send the second film Pickup On South Street, probably because it also came out from Eureka a while back, though I didn’t receive a copy back then.
#HELL AND HIGH WATER SOUNDTRACK 1954 MOVIE#
I hadn’t seen any of the films in this set apart from Fixed Bayonets!, a cracking Korean war movie that was his first major success, and which Eureka didn’t send to me a second time. While I have seen and much liked other films from him such as Shock Corridor, The Naked Kiss, Verboten! and White Dog, the latter a past Eureka release.
And also along for the ride is Montel’s assistant Professor Denise Gerard, even though the crew believe that a woman on board is bad luck….Įureka Entertainment’s latest box set is devoted to Samuel Fuller, a film-maker who wasn’t always appreciated in Hollywood, but who began to gain great critical respect in the 1960’s and is now highly regarded by many for his unique takes on popular genres, handling of sensitive themes and punchy directorial style which largely comes from his early career as a journalist. Jones reluctantly agrees, though the Kiang Chinjg suddenly leaves and the submarine has to sets off without being fully armed. They think the Communist Chinese are building an atomic base on an island somewhere north of Japan, so Montel offers Jones another $45,000 if he will command a World War II Japanese submarine being overhauled and follow the Chinese freighter Kiang Ching which has been making suspicious deliveries in that area. There, he meets Professor Montel and his four colleagues.
navy submarine commander Adam Jones arrives in Tokyo after receiving a mysterious package containing $5,000. REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Criticġ953: Former U.S. Starring: Bella Darvi, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Widmark, Victor FrancenĪVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: November 11th, in the FULLER AT FOX, FIVE FILMS 1951-1957 Boxset, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT Written by: David Hempstead, Jesse Lasky Jr, Samuel Fuller
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