The Naked City (1948) |
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Other InformationPlot Summary“There are eight million stories in the Naked City,” as the narrator immortally states at the close of this breathtakingly vivid film—and this is one of them. Master noir craftsman Jules Dassin and newspaperman-cum-producer Mark Hellinger’s dazzling ... (www.criterion.com/films/818) TaglineThe Most Exciting Story of the World`s Most Exciting City! RAW LIFE! REAL LIFE! RECKLESS LIFE! (re-release print ad - all caps) The Soul of a City - HER GLORY STRIPPED! HER PASSIONS BARED! (re-release print ad - many caps) |
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Trivia and QuotesTrivia A young Stanley Kubrick was sometimes present on the set taking photographs for Look magazine Film debut of James Gregory and John Randolph. Actor Nehemiah Persoff`s debut. Debut of John Randolph. First film of Kathleen Freeman, who had a very long career as a character actress. Shot in eighty-four days during the summer of 1947. Most of the street scenes were shot on location in New York without the public`s knowledge. Photographer William H. Daniels and his uncredited assistant Roy Tripp filmed people on the streets using a hidden camera from the back of an old moving van. A juggler was hired to distract the crowds. Life Magazine wrote that this film was producer Mark Hellinger`s "personal love letter to New York" and was present on every location in New York checking details and supervising it. Had a sneak preview at the Loyola Theatre in Los Angeles on December 17, 1947. A marquee from Loew`s Delancy Theater (NYC) advertising Alias Nick Beal (1949) starring Ray Milland is shown behind actor Paul Ford near the end of the film. Both Paul Ford and John Randolph were working on the New York stage in the hit drama "Command Decision" (which itself would be produced by MGM as a Clark Gable vehicle) when they appeared in this film, which was shot on location in the city. In the scene where Muldoon and Halloran are shown entering an apartment house on Park Avenue, the awning shows the address "478". The building is actually 480 Park Avenue, one of the residential buildings designed by noted architect Emory Roth. | ||
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