Film has smart, fresh handling throughout, in scripting, direction and especially photography. Select files or add your book in reader. Absolutely loved the idea of the story and the comparisons to Alfred Hitchcock (one of my all-time favourite directors, my personal favourite actually) and Val Lewton further sparked my interest. who is also a skilled lawyer. When Strangers Marry. Ill leave that for the film to reveal, though I will say that it does not explore the kinky undertones implicit in the question. This interplay of interiority and exteriority runs throughout the film from the sequence at Coney Island (great montage) with the carny barker to the couple "taking in a movie". Little bit of history captured there as movies usually didn't do this but this one did. The results are not a high point in the history of noir screenwriting. Read all posts by Jake Hinkson for Criminal Element. The shifted focus from Lysette becoming Max's bride to Max's family problems is what lost my interest somewhat. Ames, Walter. The things we do for Love! When Strangers Marry: Directed by William Castle. When he does turn up suspicion regarding his behavior and whereabouts arise and even the naive young bride who barely knew him to begin with starts suspecting her own man. In a contemporary review of the film, Orson Welles wrote: "It isn't as slick as Double Indemnity or as glossy as Laura, but it's better acted and better directed than either. Book Summary: The title of this book is When Strangers Marry (Avon Historical Romance) and it was written by Lisa Kleypas. U.S. release: 21 August 1944. Two strangers are married after three meetings and immediately separated. Suspense is high, and the audience is kept guessing right to the end about who might be the killer of the drunk good-time Charlie, who innocently invited a stranger in a bar in New York to stay in his apartment for the evening. Reviewed: October 31, 2010, Review Staff | About DVD Talk | Newsletter Subscribe | Join DVD Talk Forum
Just a few pictures later Mitchum would find his niche with a sleepy "I can't be bothered" attitude. It becomes apparent the moment he shows up that he is in trouble and may be the killer of a drunk man he admits to having rolled in Philadelphia. And Millie, nave to a fault, makes for a particularly hapless leading lady. My first Kleypas book and definitely not my last one. Millie Baxter is the female half of the equation; and she has been called, by her husband, to New York in order to meet with him. One of the greatest noir stars, Mitchum is slimmer and perhaps more tentative here than he would be in later films, but still has enough presence and skill to make an impact, especially in the sweaty closing scenes. It has great suspense and a surprise twist ending, with a superb performance by Robert Mitchum. Now that's an almost Hitchcockian twist in itself -- you might not immediately recognize Jagger. (Millie is apparently a traveling salesman groupie.) A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer. Max is furious with Etienne and wants a duel as revenge for his wife. In the films best sequence, Millie stands in a cheap hotel room late at night while the flashing lights of the nightclub across the street plunge her in and out of darkness. Your email address will not be published. But, Castle cut his teeth with several crime and mystery films which often bordered on Noir such as early entries in The Whistler series. Please consider upgrading to a Pro accountfor less than a couple bucks a month, youll get cool additional features like all-time and annual stats pages (example), the ability to select (and filter by) your favorite streaming services, and no ads! I have two reasons for changing the title. Don't be fooled by the original name, though. Why Was Frank Ocean's Coachella Set Such a Disappointing Mess? They then take her to their father, who is Maximilien Vallerand, one of the most powerful men in the area, and an enemy to her fiancee. A cheapie quickie B&W B-movie, with two titles - Betrayed and When Strangers Marry. And the film received high critical praise. Supplements: none
A nice touch. Wanting Something Better Out of Life. The sets look like cardboard cutouts that could collapse at any moment, and some actors fumble their lines or deliver them as if they're John Barrymore. "The story has locomotor ataxia at several of its joints and the intensity of the telling slackens off toward the end; but taking it as a whole, I have seldom, for years now, seen one hour so energetically and . Report this film. Hunter's marriage was a whirlwind affair, and as a result she barely knows her husband. Kim Hunter believes the improbable. One of my favourite HR books by Kleypas, this hasnt lost any of its charm over the years and remains an engrossing read. Some important names were getting good exposure for their talents in When Strangers Marry. He swept Millie off her feet, married her, and then beat it out of town. , . 'When Strangers Marry' is without a doubt her film. I guess we should be grateful that Monogram didn't cut anything out of the movie when it reissued it. Video: Excellent
This one is easily recommended. As the story line progresses though we see how good Max and Lysette are for each other. Strangers has its fair share of contrivance from convenient gaps in the blasting of street music (just close the window!) I thoroughly enjoyed this. Betrayed (When Strangers Marry) rates:
The movie ends with a train scene that either copies Hitchcock (The Lady Vanishes) or predicts him (Strangers on a Train) depending on which film you choose. Backstory 2: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1940s and 1950s. 5.0 out of 5 stars WHEN STRANGERS MARRY aka "Only In Your Arms" Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2017. The one Castle prerequisite element that I could do without however is the plot contrivances (shoot the scenarists and producers as well). Fools! She can't believe that people even his sons believe that Max has killed his first wife. My favorite part of this film was when Neil Hamilton and Bob Mitchum were in a Turkish bath. Some neat angle shots, montages and other mood-instilling camera bits are worked in for proper effect without disrupting flow of narrative [from an original story by George Moscov]. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. User Ratings Today, people doubt first and hesitate making for trust a hard thing to come by Only one year after The Chance, William Castle was developing his stylistic system with leaps and bounds. In 1944, that's not at all a bad thing, for Castle's movie really stands out from the crowd -- I can imagine his Monogram Studio camera crew being happy to prove that they can shoot more than boring masters and singles. TV Shows. , , . Berkeley: University of California Press, c1991. When Strangers Marry. "When Strangers Marry" (under its re-release title "Betrayed" for the DVD), is one of the best. Dollar DVD at the Salvation Army. First Kleypas book I read. But there are recurring links to the silk-stocking murder of a businessman in Philadelpia a few days before. William Castle, best known as a 1950s schlockmeister (13 Ghosts, et al.) The writing felt choppy and for a work that had been revised and renamed, It read like a first draft. Film data from TMDb. I found the hero, Max, to be sexy and refreshing since he wasn't constantly ordering his new bride around, but he could also be dismissive and secretive. An iconic figure of post-war Hollywood, actor Robert Mitchum embodied the rugged and solitary anti-her s of American film noir in a string of classic dramas and mysteries, including 13 October 2009. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of film noirs landmark year, were looking at the six key noirs of 1944: Double Indemnity, Laura, Murder My Sweet, Phantom Lady, The Woman In the Window, and When Strangers Marry. . Neither Castle nor his scenarists, Oscar-winner Philip Yordan for "Broken Lance" and Dennis J. Cooper of "Fear," working for a story by George G. Moskov of "Green Fields," telegraph the revelation during the closing moments. In an attempt to escape marriage to a man she despises, Lysette Kersaint flees right into the arms of Maximilen Vallerand, a man who is rumoured to have strangled his first wife. Castle had previously directed Chance of a Lifetime from a script that he disliked and did not wish to repeat the experience. P.S. A King Brothers Production. to get her attention, plays an innocent young girl from Ohio who has been married for only a month to a man she hardly knew. The actors really make a difference. They went directly from this film to the (hard to believe) award winning Dillinger. When Strangers Marry Full PDF. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Your email address will not be published. Lo estoy pasando de perlas con la iniciativa del Club Leo Romntica Per de leer sus novelas en el orden en que fueron publicadas; creo que vamos a descubrir verdaderas joyas. The title and excerpt are what got me to read it. Hopper, Hedda. Made by fans in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is difficult to understand how Castle became stymied with primitive stylistic systems while he so crisply demonstrated a full understanding of who he was to become as a director in When Strangers Marry. This book was horrible. 5. Did Millies new husbandwho is essentially a stranger to herstrangle another man with silk stockings in a hotel room and then make off with ten thousand dollars? On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor,
She gets sick, they get married, and we're 35% of the way into this thing. and help locate the silk stocking strangler. It is a noir with a distinct Hitchcock feel: in fact, the plot bears obvious nods to both SUSPICION (1941) and SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943), a murder attempt is borrowed wholesale from FOREIGN CORRSPONDENT (1940), and there is even Castle's own 'appearance' (which is actually treated as a recurring in-joke here!). to a missing persons report being filled with a homicide detective. Every time the actors cross that same hotel lobby set, we expect them to collide with the Bowery Boys coming the other way. Series. When Strangers Marry - read free eBook by Lisa Kleypas in online reader directly on the web page. What a waste! Transporting a telegram from Philadelphia, Paul arranges to encounter Millie in New York City, but does not arrive. TMDb Lysette winning everyone over with her perfection. [3][4] . Her wanting to help him the second he finally appears and asks for it should make logical sense since it shouldn't take too much of an effort to convince someone who's absolutely in love with you to believe your sincerity--but still with the quickness that she came to believe the worst about him not twenty minutes before he appears onscreendoes it make logical sense in. Castle also defies other crutches of "B" status films through adhering to elements of continuity. She also said that she was not paid for her role. yesterday morning and he hasn't shown up. Both are very strong influences on director Castle. I just feel the story lost steam near the middle and dragged out for no reason till the end. Infidelity may be the cause of divorce for a long-term marriage, but, in reality, infidelity is only a symptom of a problem in the marriage. Like My Name is Julia Ross, another quick-and-dirty damsel-in-distress movie, When Strangers Marry helped lay down the blueprints for what would come to be called film noir. The film's hero is played by Dean Jagger, when he had hair. The huge age difference for one and how they meet each other for another but that is what makes the story intriguing. Copy and paste the code into your website. 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FAQ Paul takes her for granted and goes paranoid whenever she talks to a stranger or asks him to explain anything, particularly what he does when he's off on those business trips. Little guy Houser (Lubin) sits on one side and vulnerable newly-wed Millie (Hunter) sits on the other with a big empty space between. That wouldn't have seemed necessary, since it's only 67 minutes long! There is a ridiculous amount of mood and tension over opening envelopes, finding notes slipped under a door, montages, shadowy doorways and streets, phones and doorbells ringing, et cetera. Awards This quaint but comforting thriller is seemingly influenced by the likes of Shadow of a Doubt and Suspicion as it revolves around a young woman becoming suspicious of her new husband. Me ha gustado, aunque es evidente que se trata de uno de los primeros libros de Kleypas, y si bien no he logrado conectar con la historia y los personajes como estoy acostumbrada a que ocurra cuando leo una historia suya, rescatara dos cosas: una, que es notoria la influencia de las grandes maestras del gnero en esta novela, con lo bueno y lo malo que se puede encontrar en ellas, en esa bsqueda que supongo tuvo Kleypas de hallar su propia voz, y lo otro es que me ha resultado hasta tierno leer una de las primeras historias de una autora que es, a da de hoy, una de mis favoritas del gnero. I love reading the back catalogue of a prolific romance writer to see how their works have changed over the years. Me ha sorprendido lo bien armada que est la historia, es decir, en ningn momento piensas en la pobre protagonista y en el maravilloso caballero que la rescata sino que es una unin de fuerzas y voluntades donde el amor viene despacio pero con buena letra. This film might be the King's first collaboration with Philip Yordan, a good screenwriter who also knew his way around fast, sharp deals. Although Castle's direction of When Strangers Marry is a bit too awkward to be a serious challenge to Hitchcock, it shows a strong desire to get noticed. She lives in Washington State with her husband and two children. Castle's awareness of Val Lewton marks him as hip Hollywood hustler trying to establish his talent, and one of his next career steps was to work as an assistant to Orson Welles on The Lady from Shanghai.. As we all know, his real genius was for barnstorming showmanship, adapting the carny-style come-ons of exploitation quickies to give baby boom kids a special thrill. Mi-a placut cartea, nu ca nu m-as fi asteptat la asa ceva! William Castle has been known to be heavily inspired by Hitchcock's films when it comes to his run of horror in the 60's but When Strangers Marry might just be where we can see that love start. William Castle would of course go on to become best known for his gimmicky horror films; an oeuvre which includes the likes of House on Haunted Hill, The Tingler and Homicidal - but before then, he made a series of film noir/mystery thrillers; and When Strangers Marry is one of those. . The hero is the typical hero for this writing and the heroine is one who tries to break the rules but is restricted to an extent. The brothers introduced Castle to writer Philip Yordan, with whom he devised a new story idea that the Kings liked. Hedda Hopper: LOOKING AT HOLLYWOOD LOTS OF SEX. Ingenue Kim Hunter, years before Brando emotionally screamed "Stella!" When Strangers Marry was produced by the King Brothers, who, depending on the source one reads, were either quasi-gangsters or dedicated mamma's boys. Max and Lysette are quite different from the typical hero and heroines. Schallert, Edwin. And up pops a memorable final-scene walk-on by none other than Rhonda Fleming, then a relative unknown. Not bad for having bit parts in 1943! Como siempre, los libros de Lisa Kleypas no fallan en sacarme de un bloqueo. We explore the meaning of the film's dark, nihilistic ending. The apartment they borrow belongs to an unnamed friend; when the camera trucks into a photo of the owner, it turns out to be none other than the director! By 1944 you can see all of this coming together in the low-budget mystery-romance When Strangers Marry. It's not good for you to become excited." His possessiveness made her strangely giddy. Thinking that this spoiled brat needs a strong hand to get her in line, he gives her a good spanking. Performances are above-average in this hypnotic tale of deception with Dean Jagger cast as a shady salesman who has just gotten himself hitched to sweet, innocent heroine Kim Hunter. Honestly, it annoyed me more than anything. The camera tracks Millie's walking feet through hotel lobbies, and cranes to take in clocks and other bric-a-brac; it sometimes resembles a student film by a Hitchcock-addled undergraduate. LISA KLEYPAS is the RITA award-winning author of 21 novels. If this movie did nothing but launch the career of the King of Noir, it would be worth watching. The ending is delightful and caused me to laugh out loud in a most pleasing way for its originality and of course upbeat ending. I think one of the many things, is that even though on the surface Lysette seems naive and young, she has great strength and courage, and knows that even though Max is hiding things from her, she still has faith in him, which is remarkable from the way they interact with each other in the beginning of the story. Author. There were many things that I found that I just loved about this book. A plus for music fans -- the film carries a score by Dimitri Tiomkin. Hardcover - January 1, 2002. However, in spite of that; the production values aren't bad and the cast all do well also. Lisa Kleypas. By now, everybody knows that Castle cribbed from Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" when the maid took the mask off the dead man and the editor cuts to a train with a screaming whistle. The film's is actually a blend of Hitchcock's well known Suspicion with Val Lewton's relatively obscure The Seventh Victim. Using that as the story line, we got a nice clever who done what to whom and why movie going here. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. This quaint but comforting thriller is seemingly influenced by the likes of Shadow of a Doubt and Suspicion as it revolves around a young woman becoming suspicious of her new husband. When I saw on opening credits William Castle directing this minor Noir I had really stayed worried about that, however he proves to be a prolific director as displayed in this one, the movie suffers of a lack of veracity when a young girl Mildred Baxter (Kim Hunter) marries an older man Paul Baxter (Dean Jagger) in few days, around twice of her age, it sounds to me implausible, Mildred already has been courted by the personable Fred Graham (Robert Mitchum) around 27 years typified as better choice for her naturally, well saying that, the plot stays is lame to start, when a murder is committed at Hotel Philadelphia which was stolen 10.000 cash, seemingly Paul Baxter is the murder, when his wife is invites by Baxter for a meeting at New York's hotel, strangely he didn't appears, raising unequivocal suspects by such unusual behavior, the screenplay driven forces to the audience reach in this unasked conclusion, as said an oldest saying "In this bush had a rabbit", the veteran actor Neil Hamilton plays a Police Lieutenant Blake in arobust acting, for a low budge movie shot in a week or so by the multi-skilled and cherished William Castle!! Nice to see the actors making their trade and this movie does a good job of capturing the viewer right to the end. Clocking in at a nimble 67 minutes, Castle never loiters, and the last minute train scene hearkens back to an earlier one. [5] Yordan gave the story to aspiring novelist Dennis Cooper, but Yordan later rewrote Cooper's work. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. For many years Max has wanted revenge against Etienne Sagesse, who ruined both himself and his family. [10], Variety's review was positive: "Only thing wrong with this film is its misleading title. In 2002, the Lisa Kleypas novel When Strangers Marry came out. All I can say is that it works for Castle as well as it worked for Hitchcock. He is also surprised that she is the fiance of his enemy, Etienne Sagasse, who has been one of the men who has slept with his late wife. Robert Mitchum has a breezy quality to fit his role of boyfriend, and Neil Hamilton plays the police lieutenant quietly and with dignity. Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s who also produced several films. After that a young woman (Kim Hunter) awaiting her newly married husband (Dean Jagger) in New York. All Rights Reserved. Lysette has heard whispers about his dark past. Political conversations. Jake Hinkson, The Night Editor, is the author of The Posthumous Man and Saint Homicide. On this film, he and director Castle came up with the story, then Yordan had a first time screenwriter named Dennis J. Cooper take a crack at it, at which point Yordan came in a did a rewrite. He was also known as a highly regarded script doctor. Of course toward the end you might guess who the strangler really is before you find out. The remaining 65% is made up of: 1. He was so happy to be around his wife, and I really don't see that much in historical novels until nearly the end of the book. Publisher. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Overall I really enjoyed this one, I think the flow could have been a little more smoother but other than that I really enjoyed reading this. The screenplay does a good job of disguising the story's self-contradictory aspects, while director Castle has a field day concocting sub-Hitchcock visual sequences clearly thought out with storyboards. [6], The film was adapted for an episode of Lux Video Theatre as "I Married a Stranger."[13]. Perhaps in part to rectify the undervaluing of Castles work some critics have rather overpraised When Strangers Marry. Sempre complicado ler romance safado de 30 anos atrs com olhos de hj. The review of this Book prepared by Katrina Lo. Movie: Excellent -
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