Blind Alley (film)

Blind Alley is a 1939 American film noir crime film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Chester Morris, Ralph Bellamy and Ann Dvorak.

Blind Alley
Directed byCharles Vidor
Screenplay byPhilip MacDonald
Michael Blankfort
Albert Duffy
Based onJames Warwick
(from a play by)
StarringChester Morris
Ralph Bellamy
Ann Dvorak
CinematographyLucien Ballard
Edited byOtto Meyer
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 11, 1939 (1939-05-11)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Chester Morris plays a prison escapee who hides out with his gang in the home of a noted psychologist, played by Ralph Bellamy. Though a prisoner, the doctor begins delving into his captor's psyche.

The film was adapted from the Broadway play of the same name by James Warwick. It was remade as The Dark Past, with William Holden in the Morris role and Lee J. Cobb in Bellamy's.

Cast

Critical reception

David Sterritt of TCM praised Blind Alley's cinematography, and noted its influence on the home invasion subgenre.[1]

Radio adaptation

Blind Alley was presented on The Screen Guild Theatre February 25, 1940. The adaptation starred Edward G. Robinson and Joseph Calleia.[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. Sterritt, David. "Blind Alley". TCM. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  2. "Sunday Caller". Harrisburg Telegraph. February 24, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "The Gulf Screen Guild Theatre". RadioGOLDINdex. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  4. "Screen Guild Theater". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2015-11-16.


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