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(aka "Richer Than the Earth" or "Louis de Rochemont's the Whistle at Eaton Falls")
Directed by Robert Siodmak
USA 1951
Flicker Alley invites you to discover The Whistle at Eaton Falls, a
rarely seen 1951 film by renowned filmmakers Robert Siodmak and Louis de
Rochemont, featuring Lloyd Bridges, Ernest Borgnine, Murray Hamilton, and
Dorothy Gish (in one of her rare later screen appearances). Making its home
video debut, this superb quasi-documentary labor drama has been brilliantly
restored, utilizing 2K scanned materials from the Library of Congress. *** Brad Adams is the new manager of a manufacturing plant in a small New Hampshire town. He is brought in by owner Mrs. Doubleday to calm labor relations plus layoff employees. Brad manages to also find romance. |
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Theatrical Release: August 2nd, 1951
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Runtime | 1:36:11.432 | |
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1.33 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 34,773,721,634 bytesFeature: 28,188,442,176 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.73 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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LPCM Audio English
1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Flicker Alley
1.33 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 34,773,721,634 bytesFeature: 28,188,442,176 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.73 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio Commentary Track – by author and film historian Alan K. Rode• “Louis de Rochemont Remembered” – a personal reminiscence from grandson Pierre de Rochemont (5:26) • Insights into the Restoration – demonstration of the digital restoration and reconstruction process (3:56) • Isolated Soundtrack – the original 1951 orchestral score used for the film (28:04) to image Gallery – slideshow featuring the original script, budget details, and promo materials • Carleton Carpenter Sings – archival audio recordings of "Ev'ry Other Day" (2:33) and more It's a Million to One You're in Love (2:31) • Original Theatrical Trailer (2:01) Booklet Essay – covering LDR's career during the time The Whistle At Eaton Falls was produced
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On their
Blu-ray,
Flicker Alley use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. The Whistle at Eaton Falls
has few aggressive moments; a bustling factory and group get-togethers
but nothing requiring extensive bass. The score was by
Louis Applebaum (Walk
East on Beacon!
The
Mask.) Also part of the film is Carleton Carpenter's
Ev'ry Other Day performed by Anne Francis and the Saturday Square
Dance sung by Carpenter. It all sounds authentically flat and
extremely clean. Flicker Alley offer optional English subtitles on their
Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Flicker Alley
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Robert Siodmak's The Whistle at Eaton
Falls
is a Union-drama - a passive precursor to Kazan's
On the Waterfront. It addresses the harsh realities of competitive,
cost-effective, industrialization - machines making human jobs
redundant. Today we have AI looming. The Whistle at Eaton
Falls
is not
Noir despite the legacy of the director. It's a small town
(tranquil New Hampshire) drama about labor disputes between management
and the union - kind of a docu-drama feel - with the personalities that
surface; often mercenary. I enjoyed it - the performances remain
effective. Great seeing Lloyd Bridges, Dorothy Gish, Anne Francis, early
Borgnine, Arthur O'Connell etc. The Flicker Alley Blu-ray
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