Edge of Doom
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 Edge of Doom movie poster |
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn Frank King Maurice King |
| Written by | Charles Brackett (uncredited) Leo Brady (novel) Ben Hecht (uncredited) Philip Yordan |
| Narrated by | Dana Andrews |
| Starring | Dana Andrews Farley Granger Joan Evans |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
| Editing by | Daniel Mandell |
| Studio | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 3, 1950 U.S. release |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Language | English |
Edge of Doom is a 1950 film noir shot in black and white. The film was directed by Mark Robson. The screenplay was written by Philip Yordan (with uncredited writing from screenwriters Ben Hecht and Charles Brackett). The film is based on a novel by Leo Brady. Cinematography by Academy Award winner Harry Stradling Sr.
[edit] Plot
The story concerns a young, Martin Lynn (Farley Granger), mentally disturbed man who goes on a rampage after his sick mother dies. One of the man's biggest beefs is with the Catholic Church who, in addition to slighting him when his mother needed a priest, once refused to bury his father years earlier because he committed suicide. The man, blaming the environment he lives in, goes on a rampage taking revenge on his cheap boss, a mortician and a priest, Father Kirkman (Harold Vermilyea), who refuses to give his poor mother a big funeral. He begins his rampage by killing the hard-line Catholic priest, who slighted him, by beating him with a heavy crucifix. Later, another young priest, Father Roth (Dana Andrews), suspects the young man, now arrested for another crime, for the killing.
[edit] Cast
- Dana Andrews as Father Thomas Roth
- Farley Granger as Martin Lynn
- Joan Evans as Rita Conroy, Martin's girlfriend
- Robert Keith as Lieutenant Mandel
- Paul Stewart as Craig
- Mala Powers as Julie
- Adele Jergens as Irene, Craig's girlfriend
- John Ridgely as 1st Detective
- Douglas Fowley as 2nd Detective
- Harold Vermilyea as Father Kirkman
- Mabel Paige as Mrs. Pearson
- Ellen Corby as Mrs. Jeanette Moore
- Robert Karnes as George, a Priest narrated to
[edit] External links
- Edge of Doom at the Internet Movie Database
- Edge of Doom at the TCM Movie Database
- Edge of Doom at AllRovi
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