Blind Alley (1939)

Directed by

Charles Vidor

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 09m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A criminal takes over a home and holds a family hostage. A psychiatrist uses his expertise to try to understand and outmaneuver the gunman.

tenseclaustrophobicpsychologically chargedsuspensefulnoir-ishtheatricalstark

What happens

Blind Alley is a 1939 American film noir crime film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Chester Morris, Ralph Bellamy and Ann Dvorak. The film was adapted from the Broadway play of the same name by James Warwick. Columbia Pictures remade the film as The Dark Past in 1948, with William Holden and Lee J. Cobb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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