I Walk Alone
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| Directed by | Byron Haskin |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Theodore Reeves play Beggars Are Coming to Town Charles Schnee (screenplay) |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster Lizabeth Scott Kirk Douglas Wendell Corey |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 25, 1950 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 97 min |
| Language | English |
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I Walk Alone is a 1948 film noir starring Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, and Kirk Douglas. The film was the directorial debut of Byron Haskin. This was also the first of several films that Lancaster and Douglas made together over the decades, including Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957), The Devil's Disciple (1959), Seven Days in May (1964), and Tough Guys (1986), all of which fixed the notion of the pair as something of a team in the public's imagination; Douglas was always second-billed under Lancaster in these movies but, with the exception of I Walk Alone, their roles were usually more or less the same size.
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[edit] Plot
Frankie Madison (Burt Lancaster) and 'Dink' Turner (Kirk Douglas) are two rum-running partners during Prohibition. Madison is caught and jailed for 14 years. When he is finally set free, he seeks out Turner for his share of their profits. Turner has used the money to buy a swanky nightclub and has no intention of giving Madison anything. He tries to pacify his former partner by making his girlfriend (Lizabeth Scott) available, but this strategy backfires when they fall in love.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Burt Lancaster | Frankie Madison |
| Lizabeth Scott | Kay Lawrence |
| Kirk Douglas | Noll 'Dink' Turner |
| Wendell Corey | Dave |
| Kristine Miller | Alix Richardson |
| George Rigaud | Maurice |
| Marc Lawrence | Nick Palestro |
| Mike Mazurki | Dan (the doorman) |
| Mickey Knox | Skinner |
| Roger Neury | Felix Walter |
[edit] Critical reaction
Bosley Crowther, writing for the New York Times, gave the film a negative review, also pointing out that the film may have violated the Motion Picture Production Code:
It is notable that the slant of sympathy is very strong toward the mug who did the "stretch," as though he were some kind of martyr. Nice thing! Producer Hal Wallis should read the Code.[1]
The film today is regarded as a classic, usually due to the film's cast.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Bosley Crowther (January 22, 1948). 'I Walk Alone,' a Gangster Film, Starring Burt Lancaster, Opens at Paramount. New York Times.
- ^ Dennis Schwartz (December 22, 2004). I Walk Alone. Ozus' World Movie Reviews (sover.net).
