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Man in the Dark

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Unlucky Steve (Edmond O'Brien), a convicted felon, is released from prison after undergoing an experimental procedure that erases from his brain all criminal impulses -- the side effect being permanent memory loss. Using beautiful blonde Peg (Audrey Totter) as bait, Steve's old cronies -- Lefty (Ted de Corsia), Arnie (Horace McMahon) and Cookie (Nick Dennis) -- kidnap the amnesiac ex-con to try and locate the money Steve hid prior to his incarceration.

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Francois Truffaut Cahiers du Cinéma 05/06/2022
It is amusing to note that the only effective scene from the point of view of subjectivity is the scenic railway, shot with an ordinary camera with the help of a transparency. Go to Full Review Nell Dodson Russell Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder 12/15/2021
The story, script and acting in Man In the Dark are about as mediocre as they can get. The picture has to rely on 3-D gimmicks to pick it up off the floor. Go to Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 11/14/2019
You have to wear special 3-D goggles to make visual sense out of this hackneyed crime melodrama. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/08/2014
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Silly, low-budget, B-film crime drama, shot in 3-D. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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nick s @Nick_S Mar 21 Very middle of the road gangster drama. Certainly not terrible, with reasonably good actors. The concept was a little different but the whole story felt a little hokey. See more 03/15/2014 It's funny to see that the first studio 3D film generally does a better job at the "enhancement" than current outings. Man in the Dark is a very interesting Film Noir involving science, medicine, paranoia and the standard cops and robbers. While it seems pretty straight forward at first, it is this keep it simple story that allows the film to work so well. Keeping the off beat moments to a minimum and setting up 3D moments that fit with the film, Man in the Dark manages to make 3D enjoyable and a gimmic at the same time. See more 01/16/2014 Features some good, gimmicky 3D (even the 2D rear projection shots work), some snappy dialogue and a nifty finale atop a roller coaster. Just a touch draggy. See more 08/28/2010 This what 3-D is all about, things being hurled at your face and crazy rear projection. The story is about a criminal who gets brain surgery to change his evil ways, only his past catches up with him. Not a bad story and well acted, but the 3-D definitely takes this film up a notch. The end takes place at a amusement park, and the roller coaster scene is awesome. A must see in 3-D. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lew Landers

Director

Edmond O'Brien

Steve Rawley

Audrey Totter

Peg Benedict

Ted de Corsia

Lefty

Horace McMahon

Arnie

Nick Dennis

Cookie
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Man in the Dark

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Synopsis Unlucky Steve (Edmond O'Brien), a convicted felon, is released from prison after undergoing an experimental procedure that erases from his brain all criminal impulses -- the side effect being permanent memory loss. Using beautiful blonde Peg (Audrey Totter) as bait, Steve's old cronies -- Lefty (Ted de Corsia), Arnie (Horace McMahon) and Cookie (Nick Dennis) -- kidnap the amnesiac ex-con to try and locate the money Steve hid prior to his incarceration.
Director
Lew Landers
Producer
Wallace MacDonald
Screenwriter
George Bricker, Jack Leonard
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 10m