A rare william castle horror film with a script by robert bloch. Who would have thought this daily soap opera would rise again after the failed primetime revival in 1991. Blacks are milky, and the image is a tad contrasty in spots. When the series wasnt picked up, universal thriftily released it as a theatrical film, much like the next years possibly superior, but still similar chamber of. The film is based on the 1949 novel by robin maugham called the line on ginger. The sources of dark intruder, by rick lai watch dark intruder for free. Of course, the sole other film under the shamley banner was a small work that hitchcock directed called psycho 1960, dark intruder was originally intended as a tv pilot but was not picked up for a. But that, of course, was before she actually met paul devron. This atmospheric blackandwhite film is only 59 minutes long, was directed by harvey hart.
While this film was fun and stylishly shot with a lot creepy scenes and some added dark humour my only problem with intruder is its dumb ending. Barre lyndon wrote the plays the man in half moon street the man who could cheat death and the amazing dr. I dont know if scott spiegel and lawrence bender couldnt come up with a ending or had two different ideas but not sure how to end it went for something i felt was very dumb. The third america cv66 was laid down on 1 january 1961 at newport news, va.
Directed by william castle, the production features richard dix, barton maclane and nina vale. Feb 23, 2011 dark intruder is a 1965 television movie that was released theatrically. In the strange, nearlydeserted village of plumpton bois, mr cyril savage inherits the home of his wealthy and estranged aunt. Merton, a benign cousin of the embittered lt colonel norman hyde that. Dark intruder 1965 an amateur victorian sleuth leslie nielsen meets a san francisco socialites mark richman monstrous twin. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the leslie nielsen horror film the dark intruder 1965, the scifi picture the bubble 1966 with michael cole and the fantasy who fears the devil. Jan 09, 2012 dark intruder trailer directed by harvey hart. Kerry had no intention of adding herself to his long list of conquests. Oh, sure, there have been plenty of really good movies and series over the years.
Though rarely active as a conductor, werner klemperer has worked as such and once conducted at the white house. About nine minutes into the film, i was shocked to hear. The film is based on the novel intruder in the dust by william faulkner. The music by robert cobert was a major contributor to the overall creepiness of dark shadows and it is carried over nicely to the motion picture version. Klemperers father, otto, born and raised jewish, had become a christian to advance his career, which was common in the 19th and 20th century before world war ii in most of europe. Print damage like scratches and dirt pop up occasionally. Its plot follows a portland, oregon cellist who finds herself attacked by an intruder during a storm. Some of the dialogue and camera setups are identical to the first barnabas. Mysterious intruder is a 1946 american mystery film noir based on the radio drama the whistler.
Leslie neilsen plays a detective with a broad understanding of the stranger things in. Louise linton, john robinson, zach myers, teresa decher, mary mcdonald, ire wardlaw. Which is not to say its laughable, like attack no, there is much coolness to recommend dark intruder. Dark intruder was the one other film from shamley productions, a company set up by alfred hitchcock on the universal backlot and responsible for the tv series alfred hitchcock presents 195562. So she wasnt very pleased at the upheaval caused by the arrival of a film unit making a movie on the moors. Dark intruder, a littleknown lovecraftian 1965 movie lovecraft. It is the fifth of columbia pictures eight whistler films produced in the 1940s, the first seven starring dix. It tells the story of lucas beauchamp, a respectable and. Dec 27, 2017 pg a murder is committed aboard a cruise ship just before it sinks in a storm. The black cloak was to be produced by alfred hitchcock. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The film is set in san francisco in 1890 concerning playboy sleuth and occult expert brett kingsford nielsen.
Dark intruder is a 1965 television movie that was released theatrically. The motion pictures house of dark shadows from 1970 and the sequel night of dark shadows from 1971 finally appeared on dvd in 2012. Published on oct 22, 2018 dark intruder is a 1965 horrorthriller film made for tv that was released theatrically, and starring leslie neilson, mark richman and judi meredith. Dark intruder is a television series pilot turned feature film upon rejection. Sep 14, 2016 a corpse in a country house brings scotland yard to an eerily quiet english village, in this tale by a master of british mystery. Thats how i learned about dark intruder and wound up buying a dvdr copy from creepy classics. His shoulders were broad, his hair had held its dark color, his squarejawed. A corpse in a country house brings scotland yard to an eerily quiet english village, in this tale by a master of british mystery. The night walker dark intruder dvdr 2015 tcm vaults.
Mar 22, 2012 what would you do to escape terror camera. Pg a murder is committed aboard a cruise ship just before it sinks in a storm. Overview for werner klemperer turner classic movies. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. I first came across this flick over 25 years ago, when i tracked down a 16mm print of it at a friends request. The film, even after numerous viewings i am certain will not lend itself to any subscription. Jan 08, 2020 yes these islands has a vast amount of talent and skill in the art of film making. As for the star of the film, paul devron, he was conceited and a confirmed ladies man. Has anyone seen this seemingly long forgotten film starring leslie nielsen as an occult. The intruder, directed by guy hamilton in 1953, is what might be called and indeed has been called a postwar adjustment film. Dec 22, 2016 by marco lograsso next video will be comeing soon. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The second feature the dark intruder is a real gem. Choose expedited shipping at checkout for guaranteed delivery by thursday, april 16. Dark intruder certainly looks like the potential was there. Dark intruder 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bloody disgusting rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, its certainly no horror classic, but for stalwart gorehounds, intruder is sweet, sweet manna. Intruder was deemed one of the greatest entries in the slasher film boom of the 1980s by horror. This atmospheric blackandwhite film is only 59 minutes long, was directed by harvey hart, and was the pilot for a failed television series called the black cloak and was written by barre lyndon. Interest in the johnny depp film version of dark shadows briefly made the series super hot again. Overview for christine jones turner classic movies.
Intruder is a 2016 american horror film written and directed by travis zariwny. The intruder is a 1953 british drama film directed by guy hamilton and starring jack hawkins, george cole, dennis price and michael medwin. The film is set in san francisco in 1890 concerning playboy sleuth and occult expert brett kingsford. Read the full synopsis of dark intruder, 1965, directed by harvey hart, with leslie nielsen, mark richman, judi meredith, at turner classic movies.
Claire denis did not have to make a heavy try to convince me, after a second viewing, that a richer film does not presuppose a fuller more textured or structured form. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Intruder in the dust is a 1949 crime drama film produced and directed by clarence brown and starring david brian, claude jarman jr. Most likely these are all the reasons why the tvseries never came and dark intruder remained an independently released feature film. The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac. The print was excellent, though it is lacking the theatrical epilog not essential to the film. Its plot follows a group of people who are stalked on an island by a killer while searching for gold. It is a horror film starring leslie nielsen, mark richman and judi meredith set in san francisco in 1890 concerning playboy. There used to be a great dark intruder thread started by tom weaver in the universal folder, but it appears that it disappeared back when ez board had that policy of deleting old threads past the 20page mark.
The film stars steven beckingham, teresa decher, louise linton, susannah mars, mary mcdonaldlewis and moby. The survivors, including the killer, land on a mysterious jungle island. Dark intruder is not based on any of lovecrafts stories, but it bears a strong. Dark intruder, a littleknown lovecraftian 1965 movie. The film was shelved by its distribution company in 1975, never receiving a theatrical or home video release, and was thought to be a lost film. Overview of dark intruder, 1965, directed by harvey hart, with leslie nielsen, mark richman, judi meredith, at turner classic movies. Its too reminiscent to a lot of other movie franchises and potential sponsors probably didnt want to get accused of being derivative andor unoriginal. In 1971, i stumbled across a little gem of a black and white thriller called dark intruder. Dark intruder is a 1965 horror film made for tv that was released theatrically, and starring leslie nielsen, mark richman and judi meredith. Intruder in the dust 1949 to kill a mockingbird 1962. The film closely follows the plot line of the faulkner novel.
With leslie nielsen, peter mark richman, judi meredith, gilbert green. In 1971, i stumbled across a little gem of a black and white thriller called dark intruder universal, 1965. The film was released on june 24, 2016, by ifc midnight. Carefree, content, young kerry derwin wanted life to go on forever ju. If you watched horror movies on television as a teenager in the 1970s, you would have watched them on some late night broadcast channel after midnight. Its actually a tv pilot, for a series that was to be called black cloak. Originally made for television in the 1960s it is a precursor to kolchak the night stalker.