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Clash by Night

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Clash by Night  (1952)
Clash by Night (1952) was so poor I lost interest and did not finish watching it. This movie has received a lot of press, but not because it is any good. First, it garnered attention because, as it was being filmed, one of its actors, Marilyn Monroe, appeared in an amazing Playboy centerfold. In the movie, Monroe acts as if she is imitating someone in a stage play imitating someone acting as they think someone young and peppy should behave. Second, modern film buffs have given the film credence because some film icons are involved. The classic film noir director, Fritz Lang, is at the helm of this Monterey, California sea-port vessel but he brings none of his film noir atmosphere with him. In fact, the opening sequence looks like black-and-white Walt Disney. Barbara Stanwyk stars but gives the impression that the roles and its dialogue are easy-peasy. So, even though I am a big fan of film noir, Marilyn Monroe, and Barbara Stanwyk, I easily found something better to do than watch this thin, stagy Hollywood production.

posted on Friday, September 28, 2007 4:06 PM by JimBell


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