祸水 (1954)
Jail Bait
Vic Brady把Don Gregor拖入到他的犯罪生活中。他进而威胁Gregor的父亲，一位整容医师，帮他改头换面以便逃脱警察的追捕。这是Steve Reeves第一个有台词的角色
- 上映日期
- 1954-05-12
- TMDB
- 3.7 / 10 (54)
- 片长（分钟）
- 1小时12分钟
- 类型
- 犯罪, 惊悚
- 导演
- Edward D. Wood Jr.
演员阵容
- 莱尔·塔尔博特 — Inspector John
- Herbert Rawlinson — Dr Boris Gregor
- Steve Reeves — Lt Bob Lauwrence
- Dolores Fuller — Marilyn Gregor
- Clancy Malone — Don Gregor
- Timothy Farrell — Vic Brady
- Theodora Thurman — Loretta
- Bud Osborne — Night Watchman
- Mona McKinnon — Miss Willis
- Don Nagel — Detective Davis
- Conrad Brooks — Medical Attendant / Photographer
- Edward D. Wood Jr. — Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
趣闻
- 拍摄地：加利福尼亚州
Jail Bait is a 1954 American film noir directed by Ed Wood, with a screenplay by Wood and Alex Gordon. The film stars Clancy Malone as the delinquent son of a famous doctor, and his involvement with a dangerous criminal. Famed bodybuilder Steve Reeves made his first major screen appearance in the film, and it was one of the few films he made using his own voice. The film belongs to the film noir genre, and contains themes typical of it such as plastic surgery and identity theft.
Production notes
Jail Bait is set in Southern California, though this does not translate to the abundance of sunlight which is typically associated with the location. The action of the film takes place over several weeks, but "always at night". This perpetual night and darkness gives the film an "otherworldly ambience".
The script of the film was co-written by Ed Wood and Alex Gordon. The narrative of the film has a tighter structure and a more coherent storyline than Wood's other known films, elements which Rob Craig suggests were the contributions of Gordon to the story. The music of the film was composed by Hoyt Curtin and previously used in the film Mesa of Lost Women (1953).
The film was produced by Howco, a production company co-owned by Joy Newton Houck Sr. and J. Francis White. They were also the owners of their own chain of movie theaters in the Southern United States. According to the recollections of George Weiss, the producers took advantage of Wood. In exchange for the film's modest budget, Wood agreed to quit any demands on the film's box office earnings.
Clancy Malone was actually a delivery boy for a grocery store before he expressed interest to Wood about becoming an actor. As such, this was his first and only role. The role of Dr. Gregor was originally intended for Bela Lugosi, but went to Herbert Rawlinson instead. Like Lugosi, Herbert Rawlinson was a seasoned actor who had seen better days. He was a leading man of the silent film and his career had lasted for about 40 years.
The performance of Cotton Watts in some film prints was not filmed by Wood. The production company used film footage from one of Watts' stage shows to lengthen the film's running time. Watts was a white actor who performed in blackface at the nightclubs of Panama City Beach, Florida from 1947 to 1959.
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