Blood Alley (1955) | |
| Director(s) | William A. Wellman, John Wayne (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | John Wayne (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, War |
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Blood Alley (1955) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by John Wayne and William A. Wellman and produced by John Wayne.
SYNOPSIS
Political prisoner Wilder (Wayne) is liberated by the inhabitants of a local Chinese village. The oppressed villagers are disillusioned by Communism's stranglehold and want the former Merchant Marine to sail their ship through the treacherous Formosa Straits, the infamous "Blood Alley," to Hong Kong and freedom.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
SYNOPSIS
Political prisoner Wilder (Wayne) is liberated by the inhabitants of a local Chinese village. The oppressed villagers are disillusioned by Communism's stranglehold and want the former Merchant Marine to sail their ship through the treacherous Formosa Straits, the infamous "Blood Alley," to Hong Kong and freedom.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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New to Blu-ray: The Sea Chase and Blood Alley
By Amanda Garrett on Jul 28, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsWarner Archive recently released two seafaring adventures starring John Wayne on Blu-ray. The photo above shows the Duke with Lana Turner in The Sea Chase (1955). Old Hollywood icon John Wayne is best known for playing cowboys and World War II heroes, but, from time to time, the Duke did abandon ... Read full article
CINEMASCOPE BLOGATHON: BLOOD ALLEY. ( 1955 )
By Crystal Kalyana on Mar 16, 2015 From In The Good Old Days Of Classic HollywoodCINEMASCOPE BLOGATHON: “BLOOD ALLEY”. ( 1955 ) This year I’m participating in the Cinemascope Blogathon, which is hosted by Wide Screen World. For my contribution, I will be exhibiting the 1955 Cinemascope production “Blood Alley” starring Lauren Bacall and John Wayne. ... Read full article
Blood Alley (1955) with John Wayne and Lauren Bacall
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Robert Mitchum was originally cast as Capt. Wilder. He was fired from the film after an altercation in which he shoved the film's transportation manager into San Francisco Bay. Director Wellman complained to Wayne that the star "was on dope, always walking about six inches off the ground." Wellman said either he or Mitchum had to go. Gregory Peck subsequently turned down the role of Capt. Wilder, and Humphrey Bogart wanted a $500,000 salary, which would have put the film over budget. Without a major male star involved, Warner Bros. contacted producer John Wayne, threatening to pull out of their distribution deal for the film unless he took the role himself. To keep his new production company Batjac afloat, Wayne agreed to play Capt. Wilder.
Average Shot Length = ~6.2 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.6 seconds. Both of these figures are fast for an early CinemaScope film, and much faster than William A. Wellman's first CinemaScope film, The High and the Mighty.
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