Wellmanjohn wayne uncredited batjac production warner bros index. Scenes of blood alley 1955 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Leong, chester gan, and as the knife thrower, weaver levy. Read the full synopsis of blood alley, 1955, directed by william a. Wellman, with john wayne, lauren bacall, paul fix, at turner classic movies. Paused for boat repairs, cathy lauren bacall, herself a semicaptive of the chinese authorities, warns captain tom john wayne that members of a communistsympathizing family may have poisoned the other refugees food supply, in blood alley, 1955, directed by andrew v. In this film, john wayne plays a veteran seaman who comes to the aid of lauren bacall, the. This john wayne vehicle appears to have taken much of its inspiration from the african queen, replacing the nazis with communist chinese, and adding in a chinese village as an additional passenger. The title of this film was spoofed in the laurel and hardy comedy film saps at sea 1940. Far better within the framework of the film are paul fix, berry kroeger, and anita ekberg, who arent the most convincing chinese in the world but who seem to fit right in with the blood andthunder proceedings. Blood stained alleys of the yore film complet vf 2016 en ligne hd partie 210. Le film the time of his life 1955 vostfr film complet.
Wellman, john wayne, lauren bacall, paul fix, action, adventure march 8, 2017 a merchant marine captain, rescued from the chinese communists by local villagers, is shanghaied into transporting the whole village to hong kong on an ancient paddle steamer. Although their appearance in the film has not been confirmed, hollywood reporter news items also added the following actors to the cast. Robert mitchum was originally cast as lauren bacalls costar in blood alley 1955, an action film from john waynes production company, batjac. Hot blood is a 1956 american cinemascope technicolor musical film starring jane russell and cornel wilde and directed by nicholas ray. Apr 5, 2016 mike mazurki as big han in the 1955 film blood alley. Wellman, released on october 01 of 1955 in the usa. Blood alley commemorative packaging dvd 1955 best buy. May 16, 2017 le film bordello of blood 1996 vostfr. Review of blood alley 1955 by paul d 6,107 on 11 jan 2009 wayne is the dominant force in this rescue adventure story, which has more than a hint of antichinese communist propaganda about it. Blood alley 1955 pitted wayne and lauren bacall against chinese communists, and goodbye, my lady 1956 was a sentimental film about a young boy and his dog set in the american south. Six cast members from the movie blood alley sign a series 1935 e dollar bill on the portrait side.
December united artists quit the motion picture association of america over the decision to deny the man with the golden arm a production code seal. Filmed on glorious backlot sets, the movie is fully entertaining even if its pacing is a little off. Blood alley was the first released film of waynes batjac productions, inc. If you are using an adblocker you will not see link. Chinese villagers free a merchant marine captain john wayne from the communists to take them to hong kong in a sternwheeler. John wayne teaches those dirty commies yet another lesson in blood alley. Bacall convinces the duke to smuggle a group of villagers past the communist forces and into the safe harbor of hong kong. He wants his younger brother to succeed him, but stephano cornel wilde is determined to become a dancer instead. Warner bros released blood alley to theaters on october 1, 1955. Tully marshall, and was directed by henry hathaway. Aug 04, 2017 the 1955 film blood alley was shot in cinemascope, which was directed by william a. Blood alley is a 1955 american seafaring cold war adventure film drama from warner bros. Blood alley 1955 was the first film to be made by john waynes batjac productions company and the film is one of john waynes most politically propagandistic films of the 1950s, and is based on a. Films of the 1950s blood alley 1955 pitted wayne and lauren bacall against chinese communists, and goodbye, my lady 1956 was a sentimental film about a young boy and his dog set in the american south.
Locked inside a communist chinese prison, merchant american marine tom wilder talks to his imaginary friend, baby, to keep his sanity. The film was shot in glorious warner color, with china camp, a fishing village situated on the san francisco bay serving as the location. Fleischman adapted the screenplay of blood alley from his own novel. Akfilmfans rating of the film blood alley akfilmfan while it has its moments, waynes anticommunist film that was full of production trouble is a fair movie that doesnt quite rise above the classic and almostsimilar the african queen. A merchant marine captain, rescued from the chinese communists by local visitors, is shanghaied into transporting the whole village to hong kong on an ancient paddle steamer. As such, its less ridiculous than jet pilot filmed in 1950 or big jim mclain 1952 those films are laugh riots but blood alley is still pretty silly. Badman john wayne on filmthe star packerblue steel movie online. Jun 19, 2017 le film the time of his life 1955 vostfr admin 20170619t02. He retired as a director after making the film, reportedly enraged at warner bros. Released 1955, blood alley stars john wayne, lauren bacall, paul fix, joy kim the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. Lesser seen duke wayne, here teamed with lauren bacall in international actioner.
The 1955 film blood alley was shot in cinemascope, which was directed by william a. Monstercreature feature full length horror movies youtube. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. His final film hearkened back to his world war one service. Blood alley 1955 was the first film to be made by john waynes batjac productions company and the film is one of john wayne s most politically propagandistic films of the 1950s, and is based on a. Blood alley 1955 chinese villagers free a merchant marine captain john wayne from the communists to take them to hong kong in a sternwheeler. Blood alley 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The ultimate leads are john wayne and lauren bacall, and the film is 1955 s blood alley. Wellman with john wayne, lauren bacall, paul fix, anita ekberg, year. Blood alley is an actionadventure film directed by william a. Wellman directs the film which stars john wayne, lauren bacall, and paul fix. Description john wayne teaches those dirty commies yet another lesson in blood alley.
Top comments blood alley does not have any comments yet. Blood alley is a 1955 film shot in cinemascope, which is directed by william a. Despite the quality is not as good as the film, it is still a brilliant presentation that certainly gives you a flavour of what you will view when you watch the film. Blood alley movie cast currency signed circa 1955 with cosigners item 264609. They imprison him for two years, but he eventually escapes wearing the uniform of a soviet army officer. It was produced by john wayne, directed by william a. Lowell gilmore filmographie le guide des films en francais. Mitchum was to have played the anticommunist hero, an american merchant marine captain who is freed from a prison in china and takes a boatload of villagers on a 300mile freedom trek. Mike mazurki as big han in the 1955 film blood alley. Jun 08, 2017 abbott and costello meet the mummy film complet 1955. Blood alley is a relic of its era, and an expression of waynes heartfelt belief in democracy and concern about communism in asia. The film was shot in glorious warnercolor, with china camp, a fishing village situated on the san francisco bay serving as the location.
So awesome and props for your classic film knowledge. Blood alley begins with chinese communists capturing the ship of captain tom wilder, an american merchant mariner. Blood alley teljes film 1955 magyarul 4k teljes film. A preposterous but entertaining adventure melodrama, blood alley 1955 was one of several anticommunist movies star john wayne made during the 1950s. Blood alley 1955 2017 warner archive collection bluray the place. John wayne and lauren bacall are starring, alongside paul fix. Blood alley movie cast currency signed circa 1955 with. Genres action, adventure subgenres action thriller, escape film release date oct 1, 1955 usa unknown run time 115 min. Story of an american sea captain and his journey down the formosa straits with a boat load of escaping chinese and all their domestic animals. In an interview lauren bacall said that she took the role when robert mitchum was to be the male lead. The link below will take you directly to the product on amazon. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Watch blood alley 1955 online free john wayne movies. John wayne movies john laurens merchant marine tough as nails actor studio adventure movies lauren bacall old movies i movie. Adventure on the dangerous waters of the orient a merchant marine captain, rescued from the chinese communists by local visitors, is shanghaied into transporting the whole village to hong kong on an ancient paddle steamer. When john wayne returned to the stockton hotel after a long day of filming on the delta, he would still sign autographs for the 100400 kids waiting for him.
In this film, john wayne plays a veteran seaman who comes to the aid of lauren bacall, the daughter of a missionary doctor killed by the red chinese. Spencer chan filmographie le guide des films en francais. Blood alley 1955 trivia 15 there was some surprise when lauren bacall agreed to make the movie since she was a leftwing democrat and the film was considered to be rightwing cold war propaganda. Marco torino luther adler, king of the gypsies in southern california, is terminally ill. Wayne plays a veteran seaman who comes to the aid of lauren bacall, the. Histoire du clash lil wayne vs 40 glocc lil wayne faux blood. Jingoistic in a low key manner, blood alley uses the full charisma of john wayne to tell the tale of a village of chinese natives trying to flee the communists by taking a river boat to hong kong. Angel and the badmanjohn wayne on film the star packerblue steel movie online. Shop for blood alley movie cast related autographs, signed photographs, historical documents and manuscripts from the worlds largest collection. Preorder blood alley 1955 bluray available for preorder. He is helped to escape using bribery and then given the uniform of a soviet army officer to complete the ruse. Blood alley by william wellman john wayne, william wellman. A somewhat overblown melodrama, blood alley doesnt totally succeed as a film, but it does have its exciting moments and will be especially appreciated by fans of john wayne andor anticommunist films andor suspense melodramas with a foreign war background. Robert mitchum was the original starred who bacall wanted to play against, though in her autobiography she spoke fondly of working with wayne, with the two teaming up.
November 3 the musical film guys and dolls, starring marlon brando and frank sinatra, is premiered in new york city. Cauliflower ear raspy voice john ford unique faces tough guy my eyes. Blood alley the 1955 movie filmed on belverdere island, ca blood alley phantoming the woodburning sternwheeler riverboat from the 1955 movie blood alley starring john wayne now floating on the sacramento river about 15 miles north of downtown on the east bank from brads baja hammer 12. Blood alley 1955 stream and watch online moviefone. The idea is to steal an old river steamboat and have captain john wayne pilot the craft down the formosa straits, or blood alley as its called. Blood alley is a 1955 american seafaring cold war adventure film produced by john wayne. A chinese man who helped wilder escape for some reason transports him to the chiku shan village. Certainly smight, who, like many directors of his generation emerged from television, had only a brief moment of proper glory in the midtolate 1960s before being reduced again to a string of telemovies and bashing out entertaining but ramshackle studio piecework like airport 75 1974, midway 1976, and damnation alley 1977. John wayne temporarily directed this film while director william a. Finally, blood alley 1955 is a much underrated film, and deserves more accolades than what it has achieved during the years. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations.
The ship of captain tom wilder, an american merchant mariner, is seized by the chinese communists, and he is imprisoned. Le film the blood of others 1984 vostfr film complet. Anyway the film is about a sea captain who gets freed from jail in the peoples republic by a village who have hit upon a plan to take themselves to hong kong and freedom bag and baggage. Blood alley full movie watch online, stream or download chili. Lauren bacall and john wayne in blood alley 1955 john wayne and mike mazurki in blood alley 1955 anita. Jul 07, 2017 le film the lady in the car with glasses and a gun.
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