The Naked Street
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| Directed by | Maxwell Shane |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Leo Katcher |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
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| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
| Edited by | Grant Whytock |
| Music by | |
Production company | Edward Small Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Naked Street is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Maxwell Shane. The drama features Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft.
Plot
Phil Regal, a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his pregnant sister Rosalie's punk boyfriend, Nicky, out of a death penalty sentence, so that they can get married. Later, after Rosalie loses the baby and Phil learns that Nicky is cheating on her, the gangster arranges for Nicky to be framed for a murder.
Farley Granger later said that he thought the movie was "preachy, trite, and pedestrian," although he welcomed the opportunity to work with Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft.[1]
Cast
- Farley Granger as Nicholas 'Nicky' Bradna
- Anthony Quinn as Phil Regal
- Anne Bancroft as Rosalie Regalzyk
- Peter Graves as Joe McFarland
- Else Neft as Mrs. Regalzyk
- Sara Berner as Millie Swadke
- Jerry Paris as Latzi Franks
- Mario Siletti as Antonio Cardini
- James Flavin as Attorney Michael X. Flanders
- Whit Bissell as Dist. Atty. Blaker
- Joe Turkel as Shimmy
- Joyce Terry as Margie
- Harry Tyler as I. Barricks
- Jerry Hausner as Louie
- Lee van Cleef as Harry Goldisch (uncredited)
- Jeanne Cooper as Evelyn (uncredited)
Reception
When the film was released, The New York Times film critic, Bosley Crowther, panned the film, writing, "The whole spectacle is dismal and uninspiring. The only cheerful thing that occurs is that the sister and wife, played by Anne Bancroft, falls in love with and marries a newspaper man."[2] TV Guide rated it 3/5 stars and called it a "solid, fast-paced crime tale".[3]
See also
References
- ^ Granger, Farley, Include Me Out. New York: St. Martin's Press 2007. ISBN 0-312-35773-7, p. 177-178
- ^ Crowther, Bosley, The New York Times, film review, October 1, 1955. Last accessed: February 28, 2011.
- ^ "The Naked Street". TV Guide. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
External links
- The Naked Street at IMDb
- The Naked Street at AllMovie
- The Naked Street at the TCM Movie Database
- The Naked Street at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Naked Street film clip at YouTube
