Buried Alive (1939 film)
Buried Alive is a 1939 film directed by Victor Halperin.
| Buried Alive | |
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| Directed by | Victor Halperin |
| Produced by | Ben N. Judell[1] |
| Screenplay by | George Bricker[1] |
| Story by | William A. Ullman Jr.[1] |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh[1] |
| Edited by | Holbrook Todd[1] |
Production company | Producers Pictures Corp.[1] |
| Distributed by | Producers Pictures Corp. |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[1] |
Production
After finishing Torture Ship, director Victor Halperin started production on his next film Buried Alive.[2] The film began shooting in the first half of October 1939 for Producer's Pictures Corporation.[2]
Actor Clem Wilenchick was scheduled to play the character of Manning, but as the shooting began he was replaced by Wheeler Oakman.[2] The Call Bureau Cast Service initially mentioned that Archie Twitchell would portray Carson, and was replaced by Dave O'Brien.[2]
Release
Buried Alive was distributed theatrically by Producers Pictures Corp. on November 6, 1939.[1]
Reception
The Film Daily found the film "falls short of being a convincing drama. It will probably be okay as program material in the smalle nabe houses." and found Halperin's direction "O.K."[2] Variety declared the film "Inferior all the way, particularly in its direction and playing, outside of Beverly Roberts".[2] A critic from The New York Post declared the film "so bad it seems almost like a new experience. Judging from the quality of most of the acting and direction, I should guess that it was a quickie film originally scheduled for six days' shooting but shortened to four" and concluded that "Buried Alive heads the January mustn't list."[2]
References
- "Buried Alive (1939)". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- Rhodes 2006, p. 240.
Sources
- Rhodes, Gary D. (2006). White Zombie: Anatomy of a Horror Film. McFarland. ISBN 0786427620.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Buried Alive at IMDb