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VHS : Sudden FearIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett, Virginia Huston directed by: David Miller  List Price: $19.95 Price: $15.20 You Save: $4.75 (24%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303918464 Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6303918468 Label: Kino Video Manufacturer: Kino Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Kino Video Release Date: June 27, 2000 Running Time: 110 minutes Studio: Kino Video Theatrical Release Date: August 06, 1952 Sales Rank: 770 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Legend has it that Joan Crawford fought against having Jack Palance as her leading man, protesting that he was the ugliest man in Hollywood. Her producer finally prevailed by convincing her that her character had to be sympathetic--and Palance was the only actor in town who was scarier than she was. The result was Sudden Fear, a thriller that earned Oscar nominations for both actors as well as for its gorgeous black-and-white cinematography. Crawford plays Myra Hudson, a successful playwright and heiress who insists that actor Lester Blaine (Palance) be fired from the Broadway production of her new play because he doesn't look properly romantic. But when she takes a train back home to San Francisco, they meet again, and this time she falls head over heels in love. Before long they're married. A wedding photo in the New York City newspapers brings Blaine's old girlfriend, Irene (the criminally underappreciated Gloria Grahame) back into his life. The two start plotting Hudson's murder--but when Hudson stumbles onto the scheme, she starts concocting a plot of her own. The direction is taut and heavily influenced (but successfully so) by Alfred Hitchcock; the use of sound is particularly skillful. And whether it's because she's playing opposite Palance or not, this is definitely one of Crawford's most sympathetic performances. --Bret Fetzer Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Quit your whining, this DVD rocks!Alright, there are no special features. Alright, so there aren't even any subtitles. And there are a couple of seconds where the picture had grain- ok, I give. But overall, this film is excellently presented. I don't have any complaints about the sound or the picture- in fact, I thought it was remarkably clear considering that it hasn't been preserved as well as a lot of other pictures. Trust me, the plot more than makes up for any minor annoyances. In an Oscar nominated performance, ... Read More Rating: - sudden feari think sudden fear is a very good example of the so called films noirs and also joan crawfords performace is very convincing as the frightned woman who tries to save her life as well as she can Rating:  - Great Movie But Awful Sound Quality by KINOThis is one of those great film noir classics and Crawford gives one of her great performances. However, all of this is marred by the poor sound quality by Kino. I had to turn up the volume on my TV all the way to hear it. Crawford (in her last Oscar nominated role) and this superb film deserve much better. Rating: - A Great Joan Crawford Gem!"Sudden Fear" is one of the top 5 best Joan Crawford films ever as well as one of the best suspense films Hollywood has ever made. The story is strong as Crawford plays a woman who's husband is plotting to kill her. Great acting, writing, and the direction of David Miller is superb. Miller also directed Crawford in 1957's "Story of Esther Costello". The picture was one of Joan's favorites and resurrected her career after many flops. The picture would go on to win 4 Academy Award nominations including ... Read More Rating: - CUE UP WOULD-BE SUSPENSE MUSIC ...AND PREPARE TO LAUGH!In this irresistible potboiler, Joan Crawford is Manhattan's greatest playwright AND San Francisco's wealthiest heiress, wooed by younger Jack Palance --- an actor she once fired. Cue up would-be suspense music, and prepare to laugh. Tripping, carefree, down stone steps to the bay, Crawford shrugs off Palance's warning that a railing is needed. "Remember what Nietschze said," she shirps, " 'Live dangerously.' " Palance replies, "He's dead." Palance's fellow con artist and lover, Gloria Grahame, ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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