On a glowing pavement
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | On a glowing pavement |
| Original title | Walk on the Wild Side |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1962 |
| length | 114 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Edward Dmytryk |
| script |
John Fante , Edmund Morris , Ben Hecht |
| production | Charles K. Feldman |
| music | Elmer Bernstein |
| camera | Joseph MacDonald |
| cut | Harry W. Gerstad |
| occupation | |
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On the Glowing Pavement is a 1962 American film based on the novel Wilderness of Life by Nelson Algren .
action
Dove Linkhorn is a poor farmer in Texas in the 1930s . He travels to Louisiana to find his lost love, Hallie Gerard. On the way, he meets the homeless young Kitty Twist and the hot-blooded Mexican widow Teresina Vidaverri, who runs a café. Eventually Dove arrives in New Orleans and finds Hallie in a brothel run by Jo Courtney. Although he sees that she works as a prostitute, he tries to persuade her to come with him. He also manages to convince Hallie of his honest intentions, but Courtney refuses to accept Hallie leaving her. She knocks Dove out. Kitty Twist finds him, takes him to Teresina and informs Hallie. She makes her way to the café, but is followed by Courtney and Oliver. Oliver shoots Dove but hits Hallie instead, and she dies in Dove's arms.
Reviews
“Routine but sensationally staged, the initially gripping social criticism is increasingly losing its credibility and degenerating into a gossip. Outstanding alone is the title opening designed by Saul Bass with a black cat ready to jump and fight. "
Production notes
- The opening credits were designed by Saul Bass .
- Composer Elmer Bernstein and lyricist Mack David were nominated for an Oscar in 1963 for the title song " Walk on the Wild Side " .
- In the German dubbed version, the title song sung by Brook Benton can not be heard during the end credits , but the cover version "Auf glowendem Pflaster" by Ralf Bendix .
Web links
- On glowing patch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ On a glowing pavement. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 19, 2017 .