Daisy Kenyon (1947)
Daisy Kenyon (Joan Crawford) is a lovelorn commercial artist caught in a romantic triangle with two men ─ one she loves but cannot have and one who’s love she cannot return. While in an emotionally draining love affair with married attorney Dan O’Mara (Dana Andrews), who refuses to leave his wife, she meets returning army sergeant Peter Lapham (Henry Fonda) ─ a decent and gentle man ─ who instantly falls in love with her. Although she carries a torch for Dan, she knows Peter will give her the secure life she desires and she agrees to marry him. But when Dan divorces his wife, Daisy is suddenly torn between her obligations…and her passions.
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Ruth Bowman (Jeanne Crain) is a new bride glowing with delight as she and her charming new husband John (Carl Betz), set sail on the S.S. Monrovia for a transatlantic honeymoon. But when John inexplicably vanishes, Ruth discovers that no one on the ship has any record of his existence! As she slips into hysteria, Ruth has to prove that her marriage ─ and John’s existence ─ is not just her own delusion. The ship’s physician, Dr. Paul Manning (Michael Rennie), might be the only person onboard who can save Ruth from a terrifying predicament.
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Nancy Ordway (Peggy Ann Garner) is an aspiring writer hoping to make it big in New York at the expense of everyone around her, including Broadway producer Peter Denver (Van Heflin), who reluctantly lets her use his apartment to work during the day. And when Peter’s wife Iris (Gene Tierney) comes home from a trip to find Nancy dead in the bathroom, the assigned detective, Lt. Bruce (George Raft), soon realizes this assumed suicide is more likely a murder. Everyone Ordway knew is suddenly suspect while a series of flashbacks reveal that she was weaving her own plan to climb the social ladder…
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Daisy Kenyon (Joan Crawford) is a lovelorn commercial artist caught in a romantic triangle with two men ─ one she loves but cannot have and one who’s love she cannot return. While in an emotionally draining love affair with married attorney Dan O’Mara (Dana Andrews), who refuses to leave his wife, she meets returning army sergeant Peter Lapham (Henry Fonda) ─ a decent and gentle man ─ who instantly falls in love with her. Although she carries a torch for Dan, she knows Peter will give her the secure life she desires and she agrees to marry him. But when Dan divorces his wife, Daisy is suddenly torn between her obligations…and her passions.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio commentary by Film Noir historian, Foster Hirsch
- From Journeyman to Artist: Otto Preminger at Twentieth Century Fox featurette
- Life in the Shadows: The Making of Daisy Kenyon
- Poster, still, and behind the scenes galleries
- Interactive pressbook
- Theatrical trailer
Ruth Bowman (Jeanne Crain) is a new bride glowing with delight as she and her charming new husband John (Carl Betz), set sail on the S.S. Monrovia for a transatlantic honeymoon. But when John inexplicably vanishes, Ruth discovers that no one on the ship has any record of his existence! As she slips into hysteria, Ruth has to prove that her marriage ─ and John’s existence ─ is not just her own delusion. The ship’s physician, Dr. Paul Manning (Michael Rennie), might be the only person onboard who can save Ruth from a terrifying predicament.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio commentary by film historian, Aubrey Solomon
- Peril at Sea: Charting a Dangerous Crossing
- Poster, still, and behind the scenes galleries
- Interactive pressbook
- Theatrical trailer
Nancy Ordway (Peggy Ann Garner) is an aspiring writer hoping to make it big in New York at the expense of everyone around her, including Broadway producer Peter Denver (Van Heflin), who reluctantly lets her use his apartment to work during the day. And when Peter’s wife Iris (Gene Tierney) comes home from a trip to find Nancy dead in the bathroom, the assigned detective, Lt. Bruce (George Raft), soon realizes this assumed suicide is more likely a murder. Everyone Ordway knew is suddenly suspect while a series of flashbacks reveal that she was weaving her own plan to climb the social ladder…
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio commentary by film noir historian, Alan K. Rode
- Ginger Rogers at Twentieth Century Fox featurette
- Gene Tierney: Final Curtain for a Noir Icon featurette
- Poster, still, and behind the scenes galleries
- Interactive pressbook
- Theatrical trailer
This is fantastic news! I wish there were a million movies with Dana Andrews working for Otto Preminger. Where The Sidewalk Ends is easily one of the greatest of the film noir movies.
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