Dave - home in all beds

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Movie
German title Dave - home in all beds
Original title Sinful Davey
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 1969
length 95 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director John Huston
script James R. Webb
production William N. Count
music Ken Thorne
camera Freddie Young , Edward Scaife
cut Russell Lloyd
occupation

Dave - At Home in All Beds (original title Sinful Davey , cross-reference The Sinful Adventures of Davey Haggart ) is a British comedy film directed by John Huston from 1969. The film is loosely based on the diaries of David "Davey" Haggart, who appeared in the film by John Hurt is embodied. The records The Life of David Haggart were first published in Edinburgh in 1821 . Pamela Franklin as Davey's childhood friend Annie, Nigel Davenport as the policeman in pursuit, Ronald Fraser as MacNab's pickpocket and Robert Morley as the Duke of Argyll can be seen in leading roles . The movie poster advertised with the words: “Down with virtue! Down with the law! Up with Davey! ”For the film.

action

Scotland in the 19th century : The young Davey Haggart's determined early 1820s to contact his deceased father in the footsteps of a robber and highwayman, was hanged at the age of 21 years because of a fatal robbery of the Duke of Argyll . Because of this, he leaves the royal army and teams up with MacNab, a dingy pickpocket. The theft attempts they carried out together, in the course of which they also had a corpse intended for medical research disappear, brought them to prison at some point. Although Davey is unable to escape, he manages to get into the women's wing. There he has fun with Jean Carlisle, who belongs to a band of wandering bandits.

Meanwhile, Annie, a girl Davey has been friends with since childhood, both of whom spent at the orphanage, has not remained idle. The young woman manages to free Davey from prison and to help him to escape, whereby MacNab was also able to escape. Together they rob a stagecoach. When word of Davey's escape reaches Constable Richardson, he turns to Annie and makes it clear to her that in his efforts to follow in his father's footsteps, Davey risks ending up on the gallows, as does his father. Although Annie, who is very religious, wants Davey to take a different route, she refuses to cooperate with the police and does everything to keep Davey out of their hands.

In the meantime Davey has taken up residence with a devious innkeeper in the Scottish Highlands . There his past catches up with him in the form of an angry father whose daughter he once seduced. The man is Sir James Graham. When four young bullies appear, Davey saves Sir Graham from them, but at the same time steals Sir's money. Since Graham has not noticed anything and is grateful for his rescue, he invites Davey to the house of his uncle, the Duke of Argyll. Davey is delighted to have the opportunity to meet the man who brought his father to the gallows. So he sets off on the journey with Sir Graham, followed by MacNab and Jean, who in turn are followed by Annie and Constable Richardson.

When the Duke and his non-Penelope arrive, Davey introduces himself under a false name. His plan is to use MacNab and Jeans to rob the guests whom the Duchess has invited to her upcoming big ball. Everything is going according to plan until Annie, who has also arrived in the meantime, intervenes and returns all her jewels to the guests. Annie still believes that Davey has a good core and wants to steer him on the right track. As a result, Davey's true identity is revealed and Richardson wants to arrest him. However, the bandit evades his pursuers by stealing a horse and riding away. He is soon embroiled in a fox hunt , gallops across a golf course and is hit by a low-hit ball and taken from his horse.

After his arrest, followed by a conviction, Davey writes his memoirs in his cell while the Duke, who has since become a friend, plays the bagpipes for his amusement. On the day of his execution, however, Annie and MacNab manipulate the gallows and drag the apparently dead away. After Annie and Davey dance to show their joy at the coup, they ride off over the hills together.

production

Production notes

The film was produced by United Artists in collaboration with Walter Mirisch and James R. Webb. The shooting took place from June 12, 1967 in Ireland, including in the Ardmore Studios. British sources named Tom Pevsner and Brennan as assistant directors, while US sources named Pevsner and Pat O'Connor . The film had an estimated budget of $ 3,000,000.

In his memoir, Walter Mirisch wrote that it was John Huston's wish that his daughter Anjelica should play the leading role next to John Hurt, which could be averted for various reasons. Anjelica Huston then played a small uncredited role.

background

Although Sinful Davey is the story of a Scottish villain, John Houston preferred to film his story on Irish locations and in an Irish studio. However, it could be due to his longstanding love of Irish history and values. Huston had Scottish-Irish ancestors and lived in Ireland from 1952 to 1975, although he directed many of his productions in other countries. In an interview, he once said that he had a deep connection with Irish culture that exuded a serenity and calm that soothed the mind. Another time he said he was going back to Ireland to lick the wounds that were inflicted on him in the outside world. Unfortunately, his film Sinful Davey was one of them, which largely failed the critics and was not a commercial success either.

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Huston's film is based on the memoir published by Haggart in Edinburgh in 1821. Haggart had numerous aliases. A drawing by Haggart sitting on a bench on his death row was chosen as the cover picture of the book. One of his legs is tied with a long rope. Pens and ink are on a shelf nearby. He seems pretty pleased and actually resembles John Hurt who plays him in the film. The real Haggart was executed on July 18, 1821 for the murder of Thomas Morrin. In the foreword to his book, Haggart expressed remorse for the crimes he had committed and was contrite. David Sterritt said at TCM that he suspected Sinful Davey was less inspired by Haggart's memoir than by the phenomenal success of Tony Richardson's Oscar-winning comedy film Tom Jones - Between the Bed and the Gallows, based on Henry Fielding's 18th century novel, The Six Years had previously arisen. Vincent Canby , a critic at the New York Times, speculated in his review of the film that United Artists had agreed to fund the film only because they believed that the original was from the author of the Tom Jones-Films.

music

The Israeli singer Esther Ofarim sang the title theme for Sinful Davey , the music and the soundtrack was composed by Ken Thorne , the lyrics by Don Black .

publication

The film premiered on May 7, 1969 in Baltimore, USA; it was first released in selected cinemas in January 1969. In the United Kingdom, it was released in February 1969. In 1969 it was also launched in the following countries: Sweden, France, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal and Colombia, in Poland in 1973. It was also published in Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Spain. In the Federal Republic of Germany he could be seen from July 25, 1969 under the title Dave - Zuhaus in all beds in the cinema.

reception

criticism

The lexicon of international films was not exactly enthusiastic and wrote: "A fluctuating crook ballad, relatively dull and staged without sparkling humor."

The Protestant Film Observer read: “English humor, drawn out a lot, but beautiful, almost too beautifully photographed in color. The lively game of John Hurt as a charming crook is remarkable. "

David Sterritt wrote at TCM that the film had a pleasant cast, led energetically by Hurt, who was apparently having fun, although the story was so far that even his fine talent like Hurt could not make it credible. The veteran British actors are doing what they can to get the film going, and Huston is doing his best too. He is supported by two talented cameramen and a lot of Irish scenery. Ultimately, however, James R. Webb's script is too inconsistent and episodic to take off, and the sheer stupidity of the story finally catches up with it, making the film more convulsive than amusing.

Vincent Canby of the New York Times attributed Huston's film to his tired period and said that the director might also agree, as he himself said that between 1968 and 1973 he made a number of films that either failed completely or only moderately successful. Sinful Davey is one of Huston's films with no discernible style, known only for wasting the artistic and physical resources he has. The film takes the form of a picaresque adventure that was originally intended to please the executives of United Artists .

Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews said that John Huston was directing the film as if he had fallen asleep on the project and didn't think the film was important enough. It is a pale imitation of Tom Jones , is set in different locations and it is possible that the film makes you giggle every now and then, but mostly it is boring. The camera delivers nice pictures and the winking demeanor and humor might please others more than him.

Paul Mavis of DVD talk was well aware that this wasn't a big Huston movie. For himself, however, he drew the conclusion that he did not care that Sinful Davey was inferior to Tom Jones and he also did not care that this was not an important one among Huston's films. He can only warmly recommend Sinful Davey .

John McCarty, a biographer of the director, spoke of a black comedy about crime and criminals, which goes back to Huston's Chess the Devil (1953) and a preview of The Honor of the Prizzis (1985). McCarty went on to suggest that Huston's humor was probably too subtle to be discovered by critics and audiences.

success

Huston accepted it only partially when Sinful Davey flopped at the cinema. When he handed the film over to the producer Walter Mirisch, it was an informal, enjoyable comedy, he said, and when he saw the film again, he was appalled. Mirich gave in to his creative impulses, told the story in a flashback and added a terrible story. That made him angry and was pretty dubious. Mirisch, on the other hand, said that he only changed the plot of the film after people walked out of the film because it was too confusing to them. Whatever the reason, David Sterritt said Sinful Davey was a box office fiasco and a movie no one wanted. However, this is also an interesting document from Huston's tired period, which shows what could happen when a great director and a large studio come across a project that was probably doomed from the beginning. The two men who had successfully filmed Herman Melville's story Moby Dick in 1956 never worked together again.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sinful Davey (1969) see screenplay information at TCM - Turner Classic Movies (English)
  2. ↑ Sinful Davey Fig. Original movie poster in the IMDb
  3. ↑ Sinful Davey (1969) see notes at TCM (English)
  4. ↑ Sinful Davey (1969) see misc-notes at TCM (English)
  5. ↑ a b Sinful Davey (1969) see everyjohnhustonmovie.blogspot.com (English). Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ a b c d e f Sinful Davey (1969) see articles at TCM (English). Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ a b Sinful Davey see dvdtalk.com (English). Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ Sinful Davey (1969) see original print information at TCM (English)
  9. ↑ Dave - Home in All Beds. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 26, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  10. ^ Dave - home in all beds , review No. 377/1969, p. 272, publisher: Evangelischer Presseverband München
  11. ↑ Vincent Canby : "Sinful Davey": Huston Movie on View in Neighborhoods In: The New York Times . June 5, 1969 (English). Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ Dennis Schwartz: Sinful Davey see homepages.sover.net (English). Retrieved March 4, 2019.