On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Poor Robert Ryan, always playing the bad guy. Well, in On Dangerous Ground, he has a bit of the hero in him. He plays a cop, but a nasty one who always gets pushed one step too far and beats up the real bad guys. He feels terrible about it afterwards, and he gets several tearful scenes expressing his regret and frustration. I love Robert’s performance, as he’s given many layers and opportunities to expose the audience to his character. He’s very three-dimensional in this movie.
Ida Lupino also does a great job, a mysterious woman who prefers her solitude as she lives up on a mountain top. She meets Robert when he’s following the trail of a murderer, and he comes across her house. Joining the search is Ward Bond, in one of his last movies, a grieving father out for revenge on the man who killed his daughter. The acting in this movie is all-around impressive, as is the direction from Nicholas Ray. The lights and shadows in Ida’s house are very natural looking, and Ray manages to take the camera through a terrible car accident. How does he do it? Rent this thriller to find out. Keep your ears peeled for Bernard Herrmann’s theme music that sounds exactly like what he would later write for North by Northwest!
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. When Robert Ryan and Ward Bond are in the car, be prepared for a crash. They flip over a couple of times, and the camera does too. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
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Ida Lupino also does a great job, a mysterious woman who prefers her solitude as she lives up on a mountain top. She meets Robert when he’s following the trail of a murderer, and he comes across her house. Joining the search is Ward Bond, in one of his last movies, a grieving father out for revenge on the man who killed his daughter. The acting in this movie is all-around impressive, as is the direction from Nicholas Ray. The lights and shadows in Ida’s house are very natural looking, and Ray manages to take the camera through a terrible car accident. How does he do it? Rent this thriller to find out. Keep your ears peeled for Bernard Herrmann’s theme music that sounds exactly like what he would later write for North by Northwest!
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. When Robert Ryan and Ward Bond are in the car, be prepared for a crash. They flip over a couple of times, and the camera does too. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thank "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Ward Bond movies here!
Hot Toasty Rag Awards:
Best Musical Score of 1952: Bernard Herrmann
Hot Toasty Rag Nominations:
Best Director: Nicholas Ray