John Farrow's "Night Has a Thousand Eyes" Blu-ray - Edward G. Robinson @indicatorseries
Added 2023-07-18 20:20:46 +0000 UTCJohn Farrow's "Night Has a Thousand Eyes" Blu-ray - Edward G. Robinson @indicatorseries
Kino BONUS CAPTURES:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/john-farrows-has-57972375
OUR COMPARISON:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film10/blu-ray_review_158/night_has_a_thousand_eyes_blu-ray.htm
Edward G Robinson (The Whole Town’s Talking, Tight Spot) and John Lund (A Foreign Affair) lead the cast of this tense and disturbing thriller from director John Farrow (A Bullet Is Waiting).
When clairvoyant John (Robinson) tells wealthy heiress Jean (Gail Russell, The Uninvited) that she will die within a week, her lover, Elliot (John Lund), is sceptical, believing John to be a con artist who is only after money. But, as the foretold night arrives, Jean waits in fear for her life...
Based on a novel by Cornell Woolrich (Rear Window), Night Has a Thousand Eyes is a pioneering fusion of film noir and psychological horror.
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Indicator include an audio commentary with authors and critics Glenn Kenny (Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas) and Farran Smith Nehme (Self-Styled Siren.) They discuss the film's positioning in the noir cycle, the performers, director John Farrow and much more. I enjoyed it although, probably, not as much as Imogen Sara Smith's on the Kino Blu-ray. But the Indicator has much more; we get 24-minutes of Tony Rayns on ‘Night Has a Thousand Eyes’ (2023) where the writer and film programmer discusses the career of director John Farrow and his distinctive noirs. Included are two radio plays; from 1948 a Screen Directors Playhouse rendition of ‘Night Has a Thousand Eyes’ adapted introduced and directed by Farrow, and starring Edward G Robinson and William Demarest, reprising their film roles. It runs 1/2 hour. The other radio plays runs about the same length and is entitled Suspense: ‘The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G. Robinson’ from 1946. It is a playful original radio play tapping into Robinson’s distinctive persona, starring the man himself. There is a trailer and Indicator's usual image gallery of promotional and publicity materials. The package also has a limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Jill Blake, archival interviews with actors John Lund and Gail Russell, an archival profile of screenwriter Jonathan Latimer, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits.
It's such and entertaining film, dipping its toe into the supernatural, as skeptics encircle the protagonist. With the substantial bump in Indicator Blu-ray extras (new commentary, Rayns, radio plays, booklet etc.) - it would certainly worthy of a double dip. 'Dark Cinema' fans, vintage film fans, Edward G. fans... should all indulge with confidence.
