M (1951 film)
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| Directed by | Joseph Losey |
| Produced by | Seymour Nebenzal |
| Written by | Fritz Lang |
| Starring | David Wayne Howard Da Silva Martin Gabel |
| Music by | Michel Michelet |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Editing by | Edward Mann |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 10, 1951 |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
M is a 1951 American remake of Fritz Lang's film of the same name, shifting the action from Berlin to Los Angeles and changing the killer's name from Hans Beckert to Martin W. Harrow. The remake, directed by Joseph Losey with David Wayne playing Peter Lorre's role, was not well received by critics or audiences. Both versions of M were produced by Seymour Nebenzal, whose son Harold Nebenzal was associate producer the 1951 version.
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[edit] Plot
In this Americanized remake of the 1931 German film of the same name, both the police and the criminal underworld stalk a mysterious killer who preys on small children.
[edit] Cast
- David Wayne as Martin W. Harrow
- Howard Da Silva as Inspector Carney
- Martin Gabel as Charlie Marshall
- Luther Adler as Dan Langley
- Steve Brodie as Lt. Becker
- Raymond Burr as Pottsy
- Glenn Anders as Riggert
- Norman Lloyd as Sutro
- Walter Burke as MacMahan
- Jim Backus as The Mayor
[edit] Locations
The film was shot on location in downtown Los Angeles, including the now demolished slum neighborhood of Bunker Hill. David Wayne's murderous character lived at an eccentric Victorian mansion on Bunker Hill Avenue known as the Max Heindel house, because Heindel, a famous astrologer in the early twentieth century, had once lived there. Some scenes were shot on and around the funicular Angels Flight on Third Street. But the most spectacular location footage takes place within a lengthy sequence shot inside the famous Bradbury Building on the southeast corner of Broadway and Third (just a block east of Angels Flight). Director Losey used the basement, the distinctive stairways and balconies, and the roof of the building. The Bradbury, which has been used in many films because of its unique wrought-iron and brick beauty, remains a popular but restricted tourist attraction today.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- M at the Internet Movie Database
- M at AllRovi
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