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The Naked Street
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Wikipedia article
'The Naked Street' is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Maxwell Shane. The drama features Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft.
Plot
Phil Regal, a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his pregnant sister Rosalie's punk boyfriend, Nicky, out of a death penalty sentence, so that they can get married. Later, after Rosalie loses the baby and Phil learns that Nicky is cheating on her, the gangster arranges for Nicky to be framed for a murder.
Farley Granger later said that he thought the movie was "preachy, trite, and pedestrian," although he welcomed the opportunity to work with Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft.Granger, Farley, 'Include Me Out'. New York: St. Martin's Press 2007. , p. 177-178
Cast
* Farley Granger as Nicholas 'Nicky' Bradna
* Anthony Quinn as Phil Regal
* Anne Bancroft as Rosalie Regalzyk
* Peter Graves as Joe McFarland, journalist at 'New York Chronicle'
* Else Neft as Mrs. Regalzyk
* Sara Berner as Millie Swadke
* Jerry Paris as Latzi Franks
* Mario Siletti as Antonio Cardini
* James Flavin as Attorney Michael X. Flanders
* Whit Bissell as District Attorney Blaker
* Joe Turkel as Shimmy
* Joyce Terry as Margie
* Harry Tyler as I. Barricks
* Jerry Hausner as Louie
* Lee van Cleef as Harry Goldisch (uncredited)
* Jeanne Cooper as Evelyn (uncredited)
Reception
When the film was released, 'The New York Times' film critic, Bosley Crowther, panned the film, writing, "The whole spectacle is dismal and uninspiring. The only cheerful thing that occurs is that the sister and wife, played by Anne Bancroft, falls in love with and marries a newspaper man."[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F02EED91338E23BBC4953DFB667838E649EDE Crowther, Bosley], 'The New York Times', film review, October 1, 1955. Last accessed: February 28, 2011. The Buffalo Evening News praised the acting of Quinn, Bancroft, and Granger, but was critical overall: "If there were not a ribbon of ludicrousness running through its violence and brutality-laden scenes, one could call it vicious.Taussig, Ellen. "Cast is Sincere in 'Crime Drama' on Center Screen." Buffalo Evening News, 10 December 1955. 'TV Guide' rated it 3/5 stars and called it a "solid, fast-paced crime tale".
See also
*List of American films of 1955
References
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