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The last of the Bogey & Bacall onscreen pairings, Dark Passage is an interesting entry into the film noir canon. Bogey plays Vincent Parry, a man escaped from San Quentin to find the real person behind the crime for which he was committed - murder. Bacall plays a woman who helps him along the way.
The first third of the film is shot in first person point of view. A novel new method in the 40s. Now it looks like a gimmick. Once the camera shifts to a narrative function, the film gets better. Overall it isn't Bogey's best, but there are a few twists that surprised me, especially that window - whoa! But really...you can't go wrong with a Bogey moobie.
Monday, June 29, 2009
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