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directed by Alfred L. Werker
USA 1947
This DVD of Repeat Performance is compared to Flicker Alley's Blu-ray HERE
Repeat Performance was released in 1947 by Eagle-Lion films who at the time were trying to establish themselves as a major force in Hollywood. They put out some “nervous As” – not cheap enough to be Bs but not expensive enough to be As. Repeat Performance fits that description.
Clunky and far-too-dramatic
opening
credits leads to a classic noir
open, then a cheapish looking movie filled with
former stars (Louis
Hayward) and actors just starting out (Richard
Basehart in his first
film role.) Repeat Performance may be a bit too full
of soapy
dramatics to be a top-shelf noir, but it certainly
could be served to
noir fans without complaint. The fantastic looking –
dark and stylish
–
opening
and end of the film more than make up for the frothy
middle
– and for me makes the film a worthy entry in the
film noir classic
period. Just before midnight on New Year's Eve, 1946, Broadway actress Sheila Page (Joan Leslie) shoots her husband Barney (Hayward) and then rushes to see her friend, odd-ball poet William Williams. After a distressed Sheila confesses her deed to William (Basehart), he suggests they talk to Sheila's producer John Friday (Tom Conway). As Sheila and William are walking up to John's apartment, Sheila wishes that she could relive the past year, insisting that if she had it to do over, she would not make the same mistakes twice. Upon reaching John's door, Sheila notices that William has disappeared and then gradually realizes that something is wrong.[...] |
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Theatrical Release: 22 May 1947 (USA)
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Runtime | 1:32:33 | |
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This DVD of Repeat Performance is compared to Flicker Alley's Blu-ray HERE
After poor reviews of this studio's previous releases - Accomplice and The Pretender we vowed to stay away from their discs - until they released Repeat Performance, a quiet enjoyable film noir that is impossible to see in any decent quality. Unfortunately, we should have stayed away, like our initial assumption told us. The transfer is culled from a 16mm TV print, copyrighted in 1960 to Pathe Industries - it's interlaced, with lots of damage and softness and poor contrast and... well, the only positive thing we can say is that it could've been worse, but it's not worth $14.99 priced for this disc. There are no menus, the film starts right after the horrible animated logo, and they also got rid of chapters, so the film is now presented in 1 unbroken chapter. The studio claims ownership to a number of abandoned B's, but all they do seems to be reusing ancient transfers without any effort. Avoid. |
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