The Prowler (1951) | |
| Director(s) | Joseph Losey |
| Producer(s) | Sam Spiegel |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Noir, Thriller/Suspense |
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The Prowler (1951) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Joseph Losey and produced by Sam Spiegel.
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The Prowler (1951): a Jealous Husband Film Noir
By Judy on Jul 25, 2023 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouMost film noirs are cautionary as well as bad luck tales. But there’s a particular type that seems to be created by untrusting husbands and wives, the “you’ll be sorry if you cheat” noir. The most memorable for many of us are Fatal Attraction (1987) for the disloyal husband, ... Read full article
Day 13 of Noirvember: Webb Garwood in The Prowler (1951)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 13, 2021 From Shadows and SatinToday?s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on another cop who?s not exactly on the up and up ? Webb Garwood in The Prowler (1951). WHAT?S THE PROWLER ABOUT? Beat cop Webb Garwood (Van Heflin) investigates the report of a prowler at the home of Susan Gilvray (Evelyn Keyes). Although Susan is very m... Read full article
The Prowler (1951)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsThe whole thing turned on a freak accident. You’ve got to believe that Susan. The Prowler doesn’t waste a moment of time with its opening credits as we are privy to a woman shrieking from within her bathroom. Why is fairly obvious.?There’s a voyeuristic prowler on the loose and the... Read full article
The Prowler (1951)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsThe whole thing turned on a freak accident. You’ve got to believe that Susan. The Prowler doesn’t waste a moment of time with its opening credits as we are privy to a woman shrieking from within her bathroom. Why is fairly obvious.?There’s a voyeuristic prowler on the loose and the... Read full article
The Prowler: Review
By Annmarie Gatti on Jul 26, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub Blog“So I’m no good, but I’m no worse than anybody else.” Film gris, noir?s politically apt little brother, typically goes undiscussed within the genre?s wider worldview. Granted, it’s far less sexy than a private eye picture or a femme fatale flick, but gris, a term coined... Read full article
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The radio announcer heard throughout the film is actually the voice of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who wrote the film under the pseudonym, Hugo Butler.
Novelist James Ellroy ("L.A. Confidential", "The Black Dahlia") once called this his favorite film and described it as "a masterpiece of sexual creepiness, institutional corruption and suffocating, ugly passion."
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