Stock footage used in dark alibi shows californias san quentin state prison. Unfollow sidney toler to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Lewis my name is julia ross 1945, so dark the night 1946, the undercover man 1949, gun crazy 1950, the big combo 1955, gives us a topic that is quite on the front burner these days. Information on the charlie chan film dark alibi, starring sidney toler. Four charlie chan movies made at monogram pictures have been released on. It is also known as charlie chan in alcatraz, fatal fingerprints and fatal fingertips. A public defender enlists charlie to exonerate one of his clients, an excon falsely accused of bank robbery and murder, scheduled for execution in nine days. It was the first monogram pictures film released under the allied artists banner. Monogram pictures charlie chan on dvd the new york times. Phil karlson, 1946 starring sidney toler, mantan moreland and benson fong. Typecast as charlie chan, toler would walk through most of. His dark alibi 1946 opens with a highly stylized sequence of a bank.
Read the full synopsis of blonde alibi, 1946, directed by will jason, with tom neal, martha odriscoll, donald macbride, at turner classic movies. Monogram pictures corporation is a hollywood studio that produced and released films, most on low budgets, between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name allied artists pictures corporation. Jun 4, 2016 explore charlesrosenburs board charlie chan and mr. Actors and actresses graves famous celebrity, infamous. The blue dahlia paramount, 1946 andy hardys private secretary mgm, 1941 the good student screen media films, 2006 dark alibi monogram, 1946 alexanders ragtime band 20th centuryfox, 1938 call me madam 20th centuryfox, 1953 invaders from mars national pictures20th century.
Warmodern war, anywayis a ton of bureaucracy, piles of paperwork, lots of intelligence gathering, plenty of senate subcommittee meetings and way too much staring at computer monitors. Dark alibi is a 1946 american film directed by phil karlson featuring sidney toler as charlie chan. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Charlie chan dark alibi 1946 crime mystery youtube. Also, james caan portrayed philip marlowe in the hbo film poodle springs 1998, based on chandlers unfinished novel poodle springs completed after his death by robert b. The film was released to dvd on december 5, 2006 under the title lies and alibis. The dark horse 1946 film the dark mirror 1946 film daughter of don q. With paul kelly, douglas fowley, anne gwynne, maris wrixon. Two films, dark alibi and the scarlet clue, mantan does an incredible doubletalk routine with. Written by howard dimsdale, adapted by cyril hume, from a story by lawrence taylor.
Some of that darkness is overblown for dramatic effect. Nov 2, 2015 again at the end of his time as chan but even a sick toler is better than no toler. However, production information included in the file on the film at the american. I was a fan of charlie chan when the films were first released. Film noirs are known for their dark explorations of human nature. Watch dark alibi 1946 full movie free online streaming. Karlstein, born july 2, 1908, chicago, illinois, u. In this movie charlie chan works with a public defender. In this movie charlie chan works with a public defender to clear a man wrongly convicted and.
Hammond cross, the protagonist, has been groomed all of his young legal life to become the country attorney general or solicitor general as they are called in charleston, south. Zero dark thirty provides another unglamorous but likely correct assessment. Death valley 1946 film deception 1946 film decoy 1946 film a defeated people. Dark alibi 1946 approved 1h 1min comedy, crime, drama 25 may 1946 usa a public defender enlists charlie to exonerate one of his clients, an excon falsely accused of bank robbery and murder, scheduled for execution in nine days. A man steve coogan runs an alibi service, which provides cheating spouses with excuses to keep their significant others in the. It is also known as charlie chan in alcatraz, fatal. In such early projects as the charlie chan vehicles the shanghai cobra 1945 and dark alibi 1946, the best sequences are usually wordless, and often come at the beginning of the film, as characters and setting are established with a series of heavily angled, noirishly lit sequences that sadly soon become a dim memory once the films. The film marks the second project thompson completed with yul brynner within a year the other being taras bulba. The call bureau cast service lists minerva urecal as mrs. It is based on the novel the dark page 1944 by samuel fuller, himself a major filmmaker. Make offer mgm vhs dark passage 1990 film noir cult classic humphrey bogart lauren bacall tell us what you think opens in new window or tab side refine panel. His final completed movie was canadian bacon 1995 was released a year after his death. And although the quartet of titles are best suited to enthusiasts of the character first crafted in 1923 by author earl derr biggers, viewers are sure to enjoy money a bit more than the snooze worthy opener as tolers chan, number two son victor sen young and chattanooga brown willie best stumble onto a complicated case while aboard a luxury ocean liner.
With sidney toler, mantan moreland, ben carter, benson fong. Dark alibi 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dark alibi 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. Ulmer favorites federal men film noir flash gordon four star playhouse gang busters godzilla horror jack. For gable, the film was posthumously released, while monroe died in 1962. Dark alibi 1946 detective charlie chan sidney toler discovers that a series of forged fingerprints has led to the imprisonment of innocent people. Ladies of the chorus wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The glass alibi 1946 a reporter douglas fowley marries a socialite and plots with his girlfriend anne gwynne to kill her. Has any performer ever done more with less than mantan moreland. Adventure basil rathbone bela lugosi beverly hillbillies bob steele bonanza boris karloff burns and allen christmas crime cult film dangerous assignment dick van dyke dragnet drama edgar g. In this episode of the popular detective series, chan learns that fake fingerprints have caused innocent people to go to prison. The supporting cast features thelma ritter, eli wallach and kevin mccarthy.
Scandal sheet scandal sheet 1952 is a film noir thriller set at a sensation grabbing tabloidstyle newspaper. The films working titles were fatal fingerprints, fatal fingertips, and charlie chan in alcatraz. Dark alibi, movie, 1946 internet movie cars database. Dark alibi 647 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article dark alibi is a 1946 american film directed by phil karlson featuring sidney toler as charlie chan. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1946 films for convenience, all 1946 films should be included in this category. Even africanamerican actor danny glover portrayed shamus marlowe in the 1995 anthology showtime tv series fallen angels in an episode titled red wind. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. He gets things done with almost no violence at all.
Watch dark alibi sidney toler as charlie chan prime video. Dark alibi 1946 by hnetwork on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Overview of dark alibi, 1946, directed by phil karlson, with sidney toler, mantan moreland, ben carter, at turner classic movies. The misfits is a 1961 american drama film written by arthur miller, directed by john huston, and starring clark gable, marilyn monroe, and montgomery clift. Everything you need to know about the alibi movie 2006. While studying law at loyola marymount university in california, karlson took a job at universal in the props department. The misfits was the last completed film for both clark gable and marilyn monroe. Black gold 1947 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Dark alibi 1946 behind the mask 1946 bowery bombshell 1946 wife wanted 1946 black gold 1947. The alibi in us theaters june 17, 2006 starring steve coogan, rebecca romijnstamos, selma blair, john leguizamo.
Dark matters concentrates entirely on horror, science fiction, dark fantasy and black comedy. A public defender enlists charlie to exonerate one of his clients, an excon falsely accused of. Cat, black magic aka meeting at midnight, the jade mask 1945 the scarlet clue, the shanghai cobra, the red dragon 1946 dark alibi last of 6 with benson fong, shadows over chinatown sen yung returns, dangerous money, the trap last of 22 with sidney toler, completed august. Joe eykner douglas fowley, an opportunistic newspaper reporter, persuades wealthy, santa monica widow linda vale maris wrixon, to marry him. The 1,000 noir films build will once again been placed on hold until the annual updates to the 1,000 greatest films and 21st century sections are completed hopefully by no later than march 2017. The film also stars the underrated ella raines phantom lady 1944, impact 1949 dean harens, stanley ridges, possessed 1949, the file on thelma jordan and no way out 1950 henry daniell, rosalind ivan and molly lamont the dark corner 1946, devil bats daughter 1946 raymond severn plays the delicious little urchin merridew who works for. See more ideas about charlie chan, film posters and classic movies. It stars steve coogan, rebecca romijn, and james marsden.
Again at the end of his time as chan but even a sick toler. The alibi is a 2006 american film directed by matt checkowski and kurt mattila and written by noah hawley. He and his girlfriend, belle martin anne gwynne i, are planning on linda soon dying from her heart ailment. Charlie chan collection dark alibi dangerous money. Thomas harley, an exconvict who served time in prison eight years ago, is wrongfully arrested for a bank robbery he didnt commit. The jade mask 1945, the shanghai cobra 1945, shadows over chinatown 1946, dark alibi 1946, and the trap 1946.
Scandal sheet is filled with new york city atmosphere, even if much of it is provided by back projection of stock footage. This includes all 1946 films that can also be found in the subcategories. Three men are convicted of bank robberies, the main evidence against them being that their fingerprints were found at the scenes. I did not realize sydney was past 70 when he made this movie. Dual alibi uses its meager budget to its advantage. Charlie, with help from his sidekick son and chauffeur, has just nine days to prove the innocence of an excon framed for bank robbery and murder.
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