The supporting cast features leila hyams, george f. Although my interpretation of classic film noir spans basically from 19401960, i have included a number of titles from the mid to late 30s as well as a few from the early 60s that in my opinion, qualify as noir be it legitimate precursors or post noirs. The plot of this film has been filmed a million times. Revolt in the big house movie posters from movie poster shop. After evading formal charges for a long time, a mobster finally lands in jail and begins plotting an escape. Sentenced to five years in prison for a robbery, rudy hernandez is walking the straight and narr. Revolt in the big house original film pressbook paperback 1958. What makes this worth seeing over dozens of other b films is the good cast. A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Revolt in the big house 1958 noir crime drama gene evans tim carey robert blake dir. Newkidinclass russ tamblyn has been on campus for only a few. He made his screen debut with a minor role in billy wilders 1951 movie the big carnival alternately titled ace in the hole. Blake put on an accent for the role, but it was nicely understated, and his.
The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. Were introduced to crime boss lou gannon gene evans just after he has been sentenced to 20 years for an armed robbery, but what is more notable is the string. Springsteen with gene evans, robert blake, timothy carey, john qualen, year. After eluding numerous convictions for ten years, new york city notorious criminal lou gannon is finally convicted for armed robbery and murder. Made his acting debut as an infant, cradled in the arms of his reallife actress mother, edna park, in a stage production of tess of the storm country. Vf le film revolt in the big house 1958 farkas fodor. Revolt is a 2017 american science fiction film directed by joe miale. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. One of careys most recognized early roles was in the 1956 stanley kubrick film the killing, in which he portrayed a gunman hired to shoot a racehorse as a. A complete list of the films in john grants a comprehensive encyclopedia of film.
Robert blake full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. In russia before the revolution, a jewish milkman tries to marry off his. War and pornography i think its time we held sukarnos feet to the fire, said frank wisner, the cias deputy director of plans covert operations, one day in autumn 1956. Portions of the film were shot on location at folsom state prison in folsom, ca. With gene evans, robert blake, timothy carey, john qualen. Revolt in the big house 1958 gannon is an imprisoned racketeer kingpin who tries to manipulate his young cell mate into staging a riot and prison break, but the cell mate tries to back out when he realizes other inmates may be killed in the process. Revolt in the big house 1958 revolt in the big house. I have listed the studio next to the titles that i am aware of if you can help. Cast and crew credits for revolt in the big house, 1958, directed by r.
Les johnson is an actor, known for tales of wells fargo 1957, rescue 8 1958 and the silent. Revolt in the big house 1958, usa this little known film noir is a prison movie in the classic mould, and features one of the coldest, most heartless prison bad guys going around. Revolt in the big house, poster, insert poster art, left. Find the monthly tcm movie schedule and programming guide and learn what. Feb 23, 2014 the big country 1958 movie video detective. Springsteen, gene evans, robert blake, timothy carey march 29, 2020 after eluding numerous convictions for ten years, new york city notorious criminal lou gannon is finally convicted for armed robbery and murder. Timothy carey paths of glory and john qualen the grapes of wrath are among the films costars. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
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The film takes a little while to get going and features a highly unnecessary. Revolt in the big house stars gene evans as a prison lifer who rules the roost in his particular cell block. Revolt in the big house is a 1958 american film noir directed by r. Its a clip from the newly released on dvd revolt in the big house 1958. Read the full synopsis of revolt in the big house, 1958, directed by r.
Robert blake has had encounters with shelley winters 1965, dana delany and collette duvall about. Gene evans the steel helmet plays domineering gannon. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. With more than 1 remodel under her belt, shes a great source of advice. Revolt in the big house 1958 after evading formal charges for a long time, a mobster finally lands in jail and begins plotting an escape. Nov 24, 2019 by film in revolt midi zs latest film, nina wu, is a taiwanese psychological drama about an actress who gets her big break at a great cost.
The big house is a 1930 american precode prison drama film directed by george hill, released by metrogoldwynmayer, and starring chester morris, wallace beery, lewis stone and robert montgomery. He studies, works in the prison garage and steers clear of trouble, hoping hell gain parole in three years. The term film noir is used quite loosely, but i use it here to describe crimerelated films in black and white, made roughly between 1930 and 1960. Oct 28, 2014 purchase revolt in the big house here. The bravados western movie, english, full length, classic feature film full westerns duration. John dennis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Revolt in the big house film revolt in the big house 21 december 1958. Revolt in the big house 1958 robert blake, timothy carey, and gene evans in revolt in the big. Revolt in the big house manufactured on demand, mono sound on. The film, 1942s mokey, was an adaptation of a short story character from. This is a astonishing movie made in 1955, by belair productions who. Buy revolt in the big house dvd manufactured on demand, mono sound at. Set in the warravaged african countryside, an american soldier lee pace and a french foreign aid worker berenice marlohe team up to survive the alien onslaught.
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It stars lee pace and berenice marlohe in the lead roles. Great cast in this one, including gene evans as the thoroughly unlikeable lou gannon, everyones favorite weirdo timothy carey with his usual level of aplomb, and an excellent performance by robert blake as rudy hernandez, a young man in jail as an accessory to a crime he didnt know he was going to be involved in. Buy revolt in the big house movie posters from movie poster shop. Aug 26, 2019 rebecca knabe is a mobile home remodeling queen, pro and guru. Gene evans is excellent as lou barlow who tricks good kid rudy robert blake into helping him escape. With the help of such loose cannons as prison psycho timothy carey, evans engineers a jailbreak. Film noir literally black film or black cinema was coined by french film critics first by nino frank in 1946 who noticed the trend of how dark, downbeat and black the looks and themes were of many american crime and detective films released in france to theatres during and following world.
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Her 1958 mayflower single wide remodel transformed her home into a gorgeous space. Some of them absolutely brilliant, and others less so. Springsteen, with gene evans, robert blake, timothy carey, belongs at turner classic movies. Before evans went to work on samuel fullers shock corridor 1963, he got into a bar fight with a tough opponent. Evans claims he hit the guy as hard as he could but only succeeded in breaking his finger. Revolt in the big house 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He is sentenced to 20 years in a maximumsecurity prison. The same year he starred in the iconic kiss me deadly, but here he impressed me much more as a smooth, suave, calculating and absolutely inscrutable and heartless criminal a character i will not forget so quickly. Blacklisted screenwriter daniel lewis james was listed in the onscreen credits as daniel hyatt. The film takes a little while to get going and features a highly unnecessary flashback framing device how noir but.
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