The Man Who Walked Alone

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Movie
Original title The Man Who Walked Alone
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1945
length 71 minutes
Rod
Director Christy Cabanne
script Robert Lee Johnson
production Leon Fromkess
music Karl Hajos
camera James S. Brown Jr.
cut W. Donn Hayes
occupation

and: Tom Dugan , Tom Kennedy , Elmo Lincoln , Jack Mulhall , Paul Newlan

The Man Who Walked Alone is an American romantic comedy from 1945. Directed by Christy Cabanne based on a script that Robert Lee Johnson had written based on a template by Christy Cabanne. The main roles in the film, shot in black and white , played Dave O'Brien and Kay Aldridge .

action

The war returnees Marion Scott, who wants to live in the hometown of a comrade, wants to cover the last kilometers by hitchhiking . But nobody stops. A farmer who observes this makes him stand in the middle of the street for it. The result: Marion is lying in the ditch and the car he tried to stop has a flat tire. Marion manages to get the driver Wilhelmina "Willie" Hammond to take him into town in exchange for the repairs. However, the car has been reported stolen, so the two of them are soon stopped by the police and end up in the local prison. Willie had an argument with Alvin Bailey, whom her family wanted her to marry in two days, and then drove away in his car. Alvin doesn't want his fiancée in jail and pulls the complaint. Willie and Marion drive free again to the Hammond estate. Willie, who pretends to be a secretary to Marion, cannot find her key and causes Marion to break open a broken window, go into the house and then open the door for her from the inside. When he wants to let her in, however, two policemen stand in front of the door. Marion refers to Willie, who still refuses to reveal herself to him or the police. So the two end up in prison again. There Willie is recognized by a reporter, so that the two are soon free again.

Back at the Hammond estate (Marion's suitcase stayed there), Willie hires Marion, with whom she has since fallen in love, as the chauffeur. She wants to give her family, who are expected the next morning, a reason for their presence. The Family - Willie's curious little sister, Pat, her unhappy aunt, Harriet, who lost the love of her life when her father paid her lover to leave Harriett and who remained unmarried, and Willie's eager mother, her daughter to marry Alvin - but is more concerned the next day by the scandal that Willie was in jail. Alvin, who also arrives shortly afterwards, on the other hand, says that he can sort everything out (just as he wants to take care of the little problem after the wedding that Willie doesn't love him). Above all, he wants to get rid of Marion. He tries to beat him up, but very quickly and clearly loses out and gets a clearly visible black eye. Willie's mother wants to fire Marion and at the same time offers him a job far away, which he refuses to accept. Marion is soon driving away in the car with Willie, and the family hears Willie scream. Marion proposes to Willie. Willie, on the other hand, thinks he must be sensible and refuses. In the meantime, Alvin searches Marion's suitcase. From the uniform he finds there, he concludes that Marion must be a deserter. Thereupon he sends the house servant Wiggins to the police to report Marion with the papers, which he also found but did not look closely. A little later he called the police and was told that this was an important matter and that a larger department would be coming the next day. Everyone is now sure that Marion is very dangerous. They see sad Willie come back with relief. She says that Marion will be leaving soon.

At the planned wedding of Alvin and Willie the next morning, not only the invited guests appear, including the governor of the state with which Alvin has good relations, but also the police orchestra and the dignitaries of the city, including the mayor. It turns out Marion is a celebrated war hero whom the city wants to give a grand reception. The governor also agrees. The annoyed Marion plays along. After a hint from her aunt Harriett, Willie rushes to Marion's side, who after a brief thought takes her with him.

background

The film, produced by the Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), was shot from October 2 to mid-October 1944.

Paul Palmentola was responsible for the production design .

World premieres

The Man Who Walked Alone had its world premiere on March 15, 1945. There was no German version.

The film was released on DVD on February 28, 2006.

The film was distributed by the PRC.

reception

criticism

In its 1945 review, Variety wrote that the content of the film "could have made a passable film in the hands of people with a sense of humor." So it's just a humorless film. There was nothing particularly bad to say about the cast, but nothing particularly good either. EA Cunningham judged somewhat more positively in his review in the Motion Picture Herald . He says that "the possibilities for a romantic comedy" were "only partially realized". David O'Brien works seriously in the lead role, but has problems because he has little action and a lot of dialogue. Walter Catlett, Guinn Williams and Smith Ballew would have been more lucky - they had the best dialogue and no dramatic scenes. The film is funny enough to "entertain the audience moderately".

Awards

At the Oscars in 1946 , Karl Hajos received a nomination in the category of best film music (drama / comedy) . However, the Oscar went to Miklós Rózsa for the film I fight for you .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Man Who Walked Alone. In: American Film Institute. Retrieved February 19, 2017 .
  2. ^ The Man Who Walked Alone (1945). In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 19, 2017 .
  3. ↑ The Man Who Walked Alone. In: AllMovie. Retrieved February 19, 2017 .
  4. ↑ The Man Who Walked Alone . In: Variety . March 1945, March 21, 1945, p. 8 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed February 19, 2017]).
  5. ^ EA Cunningham: The Man Who Walked Alone . In: Motion Picture Herald . February 10, 1945, p. 2310 ( online at Archive.org [accessed February 19, 2017]).