Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance (1947)

On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.

Erscheinungsdatum
1947-05-22
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (41)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 31 Min.
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Krimi
Regie
Alfred L. Werker

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Repeat Performance is a 1947 American film noir starring Louis Hayward and Joan Leslie. The film was released by Eagle-Lion Films, directed by Alfred L. Werker, and produced by Aubrey Schenck.

Production

There were various actors and directors in mind for the film, with Jules Dassin once in mind to direct while Franchot Tone and Constance Dowling were tapped for the lead roles. Eventually, Dowling was dropped for Sylvia Sidney in mind. All of the considerations would instead be scrubbed for Alfred L. Werker to direct for Joan Leslie and Louis Hayward.

The film reversed the original story that involves Barney having been the one killing his lover before he relives the previous year and Sheila being a drunk. This was evidently done due to the perception that Joan Leslie could not play a villain. Also, in the book by William O'Farrell, the Richard Basehart character called William Williams was a cross dressing poet.

Eagle-Lion, noticing the good reviews for Basehart, gave him higher billing and even gave the film a premiere showing in his home town of Zanesville, Ohio.

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