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Man in the Dark

  • 19531953
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  • 1h 10m
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6.2/10
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Man in the Dark (1953)
Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.
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Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
683
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
72,561
7,326
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    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • George Bricker(screenplay)
      • Jack Leonard(screenplay)
      • William Sackheim(adaptation)
    • Stars
      • Edmond O'Brien
      • Audrey Totter
      • Ted de Corsia
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • George Bricker(screenplay)
      • Jack Leonard(screenplay)
      • William Sackheim(adaptation)
    • Stars
      • Edmond O'Brien
      • Audrey Totter
      • Ted de Corsia
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    • 22User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews

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    Man in the Dark (1953)
    Edmond O'Brien and Audrey Totter in Man in the Dark (1953)
    Ted de Corsia in Man in the Dark (1953)
    Dayton Lummis and Edmond O'Brien in Man in the Dark (1953)
    Edmond O'Brien in Man in the Dark (1953)
    Mary Alan Hokanson and Dayton Lummis in Man in the Dark (1953)
    Dayton Lummis in Man in the Dark (1953)
    Ted de Corsia, Nick Dennis, Horace McMahon, Edmond O'Brien, and Audrey Totter in Man in the Dark (1953)
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    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • Steve Rawley
    Audrey Totter
    Audrey Totter
    • Peg Benedict
    Ted de Corsia
    Ted de Corsia
    • Lefty
    Horace McMahon
    Horace McMahon
    • Arnie
    Nick Dennis
    Nick Dennis
    • Cookie
    Dayton Lummis
    • Dr. Marston
    Dan Riss
    Dan Riss
    • Jawald
    Chris Alcaide
    Chris Alcaide
    • Pursuing Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Bremen
    Leonard Bremen
    • Guard at Clinic
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bryar
    Paul Bryar
    • Freddie - Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Sayre Dearing
    Sayre Dearing
    • Patient in Wheelchair at Clinic
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Fenton
    Frank Fenton
    • Detective Driver
    • (uncredited)
    John Harmon
    John Harmon
    • Herman
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Alan Hokanson
    Mary Alan Hokanson
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Shepard Menken
    • Interne
    • (uncredited)
    Howard Negley
    Howard Negley
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Frank O'Connor
    Frank O'Connor
    • Gate Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • George Bricker(screenplay)
      • Jack Leonard(screenplay)
      • William Sackheim(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      The first 3-D feature ever released by a major American studio. House of Wax (1953) went into production first, but Columbia rushed "Man in the Dark" - shooting it in a mere 11 days - to get it into theaters just days before "Wax" opened. (Bwana Devil (1952) preceded both of them, but United Artists was not considered a major studio in the early 1950s.)
    • Goofs
      During the chase when Steve is abducted, one of the crooks leans out of the car and fires nine shots at the cops from a six-shot revolver.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally released in 3D, in prints that were sepia-toned.
    • Connections
      Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: The Man Who Lived Twice (1979)

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    Another of the early 1950s Columbia black & white 3-D movies
    Originally made in 3-D, this is another of Columbia's black & white releases of this genre (like Vincent Price in the Mad Magician). 3-D process and numerous subjective camera techniques (like scapels used in operation coming out at the screen, bullets firing at speeding cars, whirling around car rides at an amusement park, etc.)make this interesting viewing and out of the ordinary story about a thug who can't remember anything about his $130,000 heist after brain surgery.
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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Man Who Lived Twice
    • Filming locations
      • Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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