A hardnosed police detective and a conflicted exboxerturnedprivateeye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again. It opens with vince ryker the conveniently named vince edwards on the lam after a prison break, accompanied by a dying accomplice. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for city of fear 1959. City of fear soundtrack 1959 movie soundtracks for sale. City of fear attempts an answer as escaped convict edwards. The american films of 1959 are listed in a table of the films which were made in the united states and released in 1959.
A common element of these late noirs is the idea that the oldschool criminal is in over his head when he messes, knowingly or not, with forces far beyond his. City of fear is a 1959 b movie starring vince edwards, patricia blair, and lyle talbot. Fear city strippers in manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. It stars vince edwards as vince, an escaped convict who. With vince edwards, lyle talbot, john archer, steven ritch. Dangerous convict vince ryker vince edwards escapes from san quentin with what he thinks is a cannister of heroin, but it actually contains radioactive cobalt 60. City of fear 1959 is as straightforward as it is naiveand notice how its simplicity can be delighting and fit. He plans to sell it and then take off with his girlfriend blair. Horror hotel is a 1960 supernatural horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey and starring christopher lee, venetia stevenson, betta st. City of fear 1959 irving lerner vince edwards lyle. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Fairly fastpaced, with only a lull here and there, this standard thriller by director irving lerner was one of his most successful films.
A convict vince edwards escapes with a metal canister full of deadly cobalt 60, which he thinks is heroin. Film plot will hold your interest to see how long our star crook can hang on. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for city of fear. City of fear soundtrack cd details and availability. Rent city of fear 1959 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. City of fear 1959 authentic 27 x 41 original movie. The movie traces the cops attempts to find him before he contaminates the entire city. Find movie and film cast and crew information for city of fear 1959 irving lerner on allmovie. City of fear 1959 take panic in the streets 1950 and cross it with a dash of the magnetic monster 1953, and you come up with city of fear 1959, an atomic era film noir which i found great fun.
City of fear 1959,directed by irving lerner,is a representative of a presumably lost science or knowledgethat of making suspenseful thrillers. Jerry goldsmiths jazzy music adds to the flavor of the film. One sheet and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store. The latter of which cowrote the screenplay with robert dillon. Music is scored by jerry goldsmith and cinematography by lucien ballard. City of fear soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
City of fear 1959 directed by irving lerner genres thriller, crime subgenres crime thriller release date feb 1, 1959 usa unknown run time 75 min. City of fear 1959 article 1833 by dave sindelar viewing date. Vince edwards is the imaginatively named vince, a prison escapee who believes hes carrying a lot of heroin in a cannister. Along the genre of film noir despite the year, this movie is an excellent example of a period piece. A lowbudget programmer from columbia pictures, the crime thriller city of fear 1959 is sometimes classified as a film noir, although it is probably too conventionally executed and arrives a bit too late to be considered a part of the noir cycle.
Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Buy city of fear movie posters from movie poster shop. Authorities desperately try to find the man that unknowingly is threating the lives of everyone in the city. City of fear 1959 is a blackandwhite film noir directed by irving lerner synopsis. City of fear 1959 irving lerner cast and crew allmovie. May 24, 2011 city of fear soundtrack cd details and availability. Fear city is a 1984 american neonoir erotic action thriller directed by abel ferrara. An escaped convict gets a hold of some radioactive material after his escape. Vince thinks that the canister is filled with heroin, it actually contains enough radioactive cobalt to destroy the city. City of fear is a film directed by irving lerner with vince edwards, lyle talbot, john archer, steven ritch, year. All in all vince edwards s shows his range of acting skill as a heavy as a race against time is essential in returning the deadly canister and sparing a city. Take panic in the streets 1950 and cross it with a dash of the magnetic monster 1953, and you come up with city of fear 1959, an atomic era film noir which i found great fun. A serial killer who is an expert at martial arts is preying on strippers in manhattan s times square.
At the san quentin federal penitentiary, convict vince ryker vince edwards and a fellow inmate. This little b film has a lot of things going for it. City of fear 1959 while columbias 1959 production city of fear is included in the columbia film noir classics ii dvd boxed set and while it does certainly have affinities with film noir it really belongs to. The film benhur won the academy award for best picture, among winning a recordsetting eleven oscars. City of fear is directed by irving lerner and stars vince edwards, lyle talbot, john archer and steven ritch. Apr 26, 2015 city of fear 1959 while columbias 1959 production city of fear is included in the columbia film noir classics ii dvd boxed set and while it does certainly have. It was produced in the united kingdom but set in america, and the british actors were required to speak with north american accents. Overview of city of fear, 1959, directed by irving lerner, with vince edwards, john archer, steven ritch, at turner classic movies. What he does not know is that exposure to the element is slowly killing him, as the authorities try to locate him and the canister. City of fear 1959 vince edwards dvd elvis dvd collector. Movie title screen from the film city of fear 1959, directed by irving lerner, starring vince edwards, lyle talbot, john archer. Mark richards john archer are concerned about a metal cylinder that vince stole from the prison hospital. Directed by irving lerner, the film features a cast that includes vince edwards, john archer, steven ritch and patricia blair. The lead roles are played by billy dee williams and tom berenger.
City of fear 1959 authentic 27 x 41 original movie poster fine, very good vince edwards thriller u. I had no idea that such a thing even existed in 1959 but according to this movie they not only existed but had numerous patrol. City of fear 1959 cast and crew a convict vince edwards escapes with a metal canister full of deadly cobalt 60, which he thinks is heroin. City of fear attempts an answer as escaped convict edwards does just that, thinking the container is filled with heroin. Scenes from movie printed on card stock for display in theater lobby. Add to those irving lerners terse thriller from 1959, the same year as odds, which substitutes the fear of radiation for fear of the bomb while telling a tough, traditional crime story. City of fear 1959 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Rent city of fear 1959 starring vince edwards and john archer on dvd and bluray. Edwards is the best thing here but even he cant lift this beyond the mediocre.
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