Fear (1946 film)
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| Image:Fear 1946 movie poster.jpg Fear 1946 movie poster |
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| Directed by | Alfred Zeisler |
| Produced by | Lindsley Parsons |
| Written by | Dennis Cooper Alfred Zeisler |
| Starring | Peter Cookson Warren William |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | March 2, 1946 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 54 min. / 68 min. |
| Language | English |
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Fear is a low-budget suspense film released in 1946. The film is considered a loose adaptation of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment.
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[edit] Plot
A broke medical student in desperate need of tuition money sells everything he owns to a dishonest professor. When the student's scholarship is suddenly taken from him, he flies into a rage and kills the professor, whom he feels is responsible for his situation. His life then begins to improve after that. But, as the student grows more reckless, and police suspicion continues to grow.
[edit] Reaction
Film historians Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward give the B-movie a positive review. "This low budget film is hardly pure Dostoevsky, but it has a visual style superior to and more cohesive than the typical Monogram product."
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Peter Cookson | Larry Crain |
| Warren William | Police Capt. Burke |
| Anne Gwynne | Eileen Stevens |
| Francis Pierlot | Prof. Stanley |
[edit] References
- ^ Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward (1992). Film Noir An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style. The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5.
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