An adolescent believes that his widowed mothers suitor may have murdered his father. Strange illusion is really several movies in one, part dark psychological chiller, part unsettling murder mystery, and part breezy bmovie thriller, although most of its plot is derived from. Through the help of his friend, a psychiatrist, paul realizes that his. The plot of strange illusion may be strictly poverty row, but it also steals admirably from shakespeares hamlet, with a major dose of postworld war ii interest in sigmund freud. Jimmy lydon, bestknown to audiences for his screen portrayal of henry aldrich during the early 40s, plays paul cartwright, the son of a respected judge who died under mysterious. Strange illusion 1945 crime, drama, filmnoir video dailymotion. It has beenunearthed and ably remastered from an original 35mm print a tag for war bonds is at the tail end of the film by the folks at allday entertainment. Things in the film like bretts strange behavior in regards to paul whom he senses is somehow on to him and his intentions has him lose his cool from time to time and almost expose himself as the psychotic that he really is. Paul cartwright jimmy lydon is a young man still mourning the death of his father, who was once lieutenant governor of california. Long before the sundance film festival, independent productions flourished on hollywoods poverty row, that strip of gower street between sunset boulevard and the paramount lot.
But be aware that theyve only started with this strangest of all the great directors. He should have been celebrating his great accomplishment. The strange last minute where the main star were knocked. Ulmer his reputation as a director who could overcome the limitations of rapid lowbudget film making, even though strange. This classic film noir is directed by the great edgar g. Ulmer his reputation as a director who could overcome the limitations of rapid lowbudget film making, even though strange illusion is actually an a picture by prc standards. Strange illusion is really several movies in one, part dark psychological chiller, part unsettling murder mystery, and part breezy bmovie thriller, although most of. Strange illusion 1945 crime, drama, filmnoir, full. Strange illusion 1945 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Strange illusion is really several movies in one, part dark psychological chiller, part unsettling murder mystery, and part breezy bmovie thriller, although most of its plot is derived from shakespeares hamlet.
Strange illusion 1945 film noir part 12 video dailymotion. Impact strange illusion the second woman kansas city confidential. Dozens of flybynight outfits came and went in the 1930s and 40s, churning out genre films that often had an edge and grittiness not found in major studio movies. Ulmer and starring jimmy lydon, warren william and sally eilers. Strange illusion 1945 approved 1h 27min crime, drama, filmnoir 31 march 1945 usa paul, a young man whose father was once lieutenant governor of california before his untimely death, has a strange, recurring dream in which his mother falls in love with a dangerous man. Film strange illusion film complet en francais 1945. Among the legendary poverty row studio producers releasing companys more ambitious projects, strange illusion was originally intended for joseph h. His dreams begin to become reality when he starts to investigate the. Ulmer made several films for prc, a film studio at the bottom of the poverty row heap. Paul, a young man whose father was once lieutenant governor of california before his untimely death, has a strange, recurring dream in which his mother falls in love with a dangerous man brett curtis, a dream which also contains the image of his fathers death in an automobile accident under mysterious circumstances. Ulmer who had a talent for stretching a dollar and making something out of nothing. Someday, somehow, an alternative dvd company will bring out ulmers bizarre last film, the 20thfox released scope exercise in terminal weirdness, the cavern. As such, it is very original in both concept and story. Its a tricky one to recommend, for its one of ulmers most divisive noir movies.
Working with a faded matinee idol, using a mature, possibly past prime, comedienne. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Its the fifth in a growing series of ulmers more popular. From prc productions, strange illusion from 1945 is directed by edgar ulmer, a man known for making a lowbudget film look like it isnt.
Caligari, strange illusion is an arcane treat for the more adventurous film explorer. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film focuses almost exclusively on jenny and her romantic entanglements, but is also satisfying as a rather odd example of an anachronistic film noir. This is the secdond time i have downloaded from ia that a completed download turned out to be damaged. Approved 1h 27min crime, drama, film noir 31 march 1945 usa paul, a young man whose father was once lieutenant governor of california before his untimely death, has a strange, recurring dream in which his mother falls in love with a dangerous man, a dream which also contains the image of his fathers death in an automobile accident under mysterious circumstances. Ulmers lost thriller classics, and a must see for film noir and ulmer fans alike. According to noir historian spencer selby the film is a stylish cheapie by the recognized master of stylish cheapies.
Strange illusion is a curious film noir that labors mightily to look like an a picture despite its humble origins as a low budget production from producers releasing corporation. I even liked better the bertrand tavernier analysis of strange illusion found in the bonus section. The strange woman may be the best piece of directing accomplished by the very prolific b film maker edgar ulmer detour. Maybe, it was the bad dvd transfer but i wasnt fully enthralled by this ulmer movie. Stylish cheapie film noir crime movie strange illusion 1945 by sallis65. A strange cross between hamlet, andy hardy, and the cabinet of dr. Jimmy lydon, sally eilers, warren william in this classic film noir directed by the great edgar g. Paul, a young man whose father was once lieutenant governor of california before his untimely death, has a strange, recurring dream in which his mother falls in love with a dangerous man brett. Shed no tears 1948 film noir crime drama,tv series online free 2017. Lewis but ultimately assigned to the equally adept stylist ulmer, who released ample fog and modernist angles to give eerie atmospherics to the film, beginning with its evocative dream sequence. There is a constant foggy veil through out the whole film.
When ulmer had interesting material to work with, the results were often good, as they are here. The man from planet x 1951 as a mysterious planet hurls itself toward earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote scottish island with unknown intentions. Strange illusion is a 1945 film noir crime film directed by edgar g. Strange illusion is another stylish lowbudget feature directed by edgar g. The print is decent, having some scratches, dust, and particles, but not horrible. The film doesnt really have any scratches or dust, but the film seems hazy a bit, but overall its pretty good. In the movie a young man has a repeating dream that his fathers death was not an accident, but murder, and that his widowed mother is falling in love with a dangerous man. Impact is wonderfully clean and sharp, a very good print indeed.
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