Among the living paramount, 1941, directed by stuart heisler, is not a horror film in a sense of living dead characters of dracula or the mummy, but an original story by brian marlowe and lester cole revolving around twin brothers, one good and the other criminally insane. Albert dekker, susan hayward, harry carey, frances farmer, gordon jones, jean phillips, ernest whitman. Twentyfive years earlier, the brutal father had hurled paul against a wall when the young boy had tried to defend his mother and, with his brain injured. Among the living movie posters from movie poster shop. Among the living was as neat a little bthriller as paramount ever made, thanks to the brisk direction by stuart heisler, a crackerjack script by lester cole, garrett fort, and brian marlow, and a brace of generally fine performances led by albert dekker, who successfully pulls off a dualrole performance. But most of the other stuff in 1941 feels forced together chaotically, as if the editors wanted to keep the material moving at any cost. Among the living 1941 film albert dekker as john raden paul raden.
Albert dekker, susan hayward, harry carey, frances farmer, gordon jones, jean phillips, ernest. Among the living is a 1941 film noir directed by stuart heisler, and starring albert dekker, susan hayward, harry. One of the eerier chillers of its period and one of the best ever to come out of paramount stuart heisler s among the living is a strange and compelling mix of social drama, horror film, and suspense thriller. Kansas men among few living links to 1941 pearl harbor. All among the living movie posters,high res movie posters image for among the living. A gripping piece of southern gothic, with albert dekker excellent as identical twins. Among the living 1941 starring albert dekker, susan hayward and francis farmer. Cape fear 1962 starring gregory peck, robert mitchum and polly bergendirected by j. It stars albert dekker, susan hayward, harry carey. It rewrote the rules of hollywood cinema, setting hollywood on its ear when first released. Lee thompson crime without passion 1934 starring claude rains, margo, and whitney bourne i walked with a zombie 1943 starring frances dee, tom conway and james ellison. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
Indeed, at just 68minutes, among the living is chockfull of all the necessary ingredients for an exciting blevel thriller. Among the living, starring susan hayward, frances framer, albert dekker. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the among the living movie on. Black and white you would receive the fullscreen version running. Paul raden albert dekker, hopelessly insane son of maxim raden, hated owner of the radentown mills, is in a strait jacket in a secret room in the family mansion, while the body of his father is lowered into a grave. Directed by notorious purveyor of sleaze jess franco a virgin among the living dead eugenie, the film is an otherworldly blend of softcore porn and the mildest of vampiric horrors, in as much as the lead character is introduced as a vampire and does indeed suck the bodily fluids of her victims note not just the blood but there is very little gore and no other vampire folklore apart from the mention of her murderous ancestors.
Overview of among the living, 1941, directed by stuart heisler, with albert dekker, susan hayward, harry carey, at turner classic movies. The film is a mix of social drama, horror film, and suspense thriller. Check out our resources for adapting to these times. As such, it falls into the cliches of movie twins that dominated for a number of years that twins would be. Among the living is a 1941 film about a mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years and escapes to cause trouble for his identical twin brother directed by stuart heisler. Among the living 1941 what horrible fascination did this monster have for women. He is one of the few living links in kansas to that date which will live in infamy. Among the living 1941 is a drama, filmnoir movie starring albert dekker and susan hayward. One sheet 27 x 41 available at sunday movie posters weekly.
Upon the death of his industrialist father, john albert dekker learns that his dead twin brother paul played by dekker is actually alive but insane. Among the living is a 1941 film about a mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years and escapes to cause trouble for his identical twin brother. This thriller is anchored by a great performance in a dual role by albert dekker. Ben saunders harry carey, pauls twin brother john albert dekker and johns wife elaine frances farmer. Dvdr this title is manufactured on demand using dvdr, when sold by. Among the living is the third studio album by american thrash metal band, anthrax. Considered by most film critics as the greatest, or one of the top ten films ever made. Among the living 1941 a mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother. One of two identical twin brothers, mentally insane, has been hidden away from the world for twentyfive years. In this offbeat programmer, a twin goes insane after spending years in isolation. The trouble begins when he escapes and begins bedeviling his. December 19th, 1941 not yet rated 1 hr 8 min plot summary. It was released on march 22, 1987 by megaforce worldwideisland, and was certified gold by the riaa on july 31, 1990.
The story opens with the funeral of maxim raden, the patriarch who was pretty much responsible for building up the town that bears the family name, and which has. John, sent away to school as a boy, returns home after 25 years for his. Among the living 1941 stuart heisler, albert dekker, susan hayward, frances farmer, drama, filmnoir, mystery april 23, 2017 paul raden albert dekker, hopelessly insane son of maxim raden, hated owner of the radentown mills, is in a strait jacket in a secret room in the family mansion, while the body of his father is lowered into a grave. Among the living is directed by stuart heisler and written by garrett fort and lester cole. The trouble begins when he escapes and begins bedeviling his saner second half. Most are horror films, probably due to peoples fear of mental illness.
In it, a man returns to his hometown to bury his recentlydeceased father and take over the family business. One of the eerier chillers of its period and one of the best ever to come out of paramount stuart heislers among the living is a strange and compelling mix of social drama, horror film, and suspense thriller. There are many other websites about this topic written by medical practitioners. Among the living, starring susan hayward, clip 1 youtube. Among the living is a 1941 film noir directed by stuart heisler and starring albert dekker, susan hayward, harry carey and frances farmer. It has been made as a psychothriller during the classic era of film noir. Among the living 1941 stuart heisler, albert dekker, susan. As such, it falls into the cliches of movie twins that dominated for a number of years that twins would be divided between one good and one bad twin. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Among the living is mercifully short and the twin performances by albert dekker as the brothers is halfway effectiveplus you get an early look at susan hayward who plays a pretty but not very nice girl who takes advantage of the insane brother after he takes a liking to her. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Buy among the living movie posters from movie poster shop.
Casting shadows of southern gothic overtones and sending shivers of noir through the body, among the living is a mix of subgenres including social drama, suspense thriller, and even a bout of. Paul raden albert dekker, hopelessly insane son of maxim raden, hated owner of the radentown mills, is in a strait jacket in a secret room in the family mansion, while the body of his father is. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. It stars albert dekker, susan hayward, harry carey and frances farmer. A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother. The movie finally reduces itself to an assault on our eyes and ears, a nonstop series of climaxes, screams, explosions, doubletakes, sight gags, and ethnic jokes thats finally just not very funny. Music is by gerard carbonara and cinematography by theodor sparkuhl. Read the full synopsis of among the living, 1941, directed by stuart heisler, with albert dekker, susan hayward, harry carey, at turner classic movies. The story opens with the funeral of maxim raden, the patriarch who was pretty much responsible for building up the town that bears. Kansas men among few living links to 1941 pearl harbor attack. Among the living 1941 stuart heisler, albert dekker. Among the pleasures of the film are john belushi, who lurches in and out of the action as a monomaniacal national guard pilot, certain that theres a secret. Honest to goodness every time youd turn round, that frenchman was grabbin your hand and kissing until hed like to pull the skin off. Twin brothers, one insane, are brought to a dramatic turn of events when the sane one is accused of murder.
With albert dekker, susan hayward, frances farmer, harry carey. Albert dekker stars in a dual role in among the living from 1941, which also stars susan hayward and francis farmer. May 08, 2014 among the living, starring susan hayward, frances framer, albert dekker. Pompey ernest whitman, the family servant who has cared for and guarded paul and kept the family secret for a quarter of a century,watches from afar. Among the living is an interesting venture into the theme of twins. Among the living has been ranked 412 times, wins 37. The bbc has described the album as arguably their big breakthrough, and often cited by fans as their favorite anthrax album.