Among the Living (1941)
Genre: Thriller / Filmnoir
Duration: 67 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Stuart Heisler
Starst: Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward and Harry Carey
IMDb score:
6,4 (943)
Releasedate: 12 December 1941
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Among the Living plot
"What horrible fascination did this monster have for women?"
Paul Raden spends his days in a psychiatric institute while his father is buried. Paul has become mentally disturbed by the abuse of his father, who also had him admitted years ago through false papers. John Raden, Paul's brother, only now learns that his brother is still alive and living in a hospital. Then Paul escapes and he immediately poses a danger to the inhabitants of the surrounding villages.
Actors and actresses
John Raden / Paul Raden
Millie Pickens
Dr. Ben Saunders
Elaine Raden
Bill Oakley
Peggy Nolan
Pompey
Mrs. Pickens
Sheriff
Judge
Reviews & comments
Bobbejaantje
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- 2301 messages
- 2092 votes
Exciting film that I would describe as a thriller with influences from the 1930s Universal horror. Paul Raden's inability to behave socially appropriate evokes memories of James Whale's Frankenstein and there are also elements that remind me of the expressionist classic Das Cabinet des. Dr. Caligari, in which a psychotic also starts killing. The influence of Expressionism is the natural result of the hand of the German cinematographer Theodor Sparkuhl, who would later collaborate on two other early film noirs (The Glass Key and Street of Chance). I therefore find the lighting, in its expressionistic way, very successful and completely determines the dark atmosphere of the film.
It is a fairly short film (67 min.), with a solid pace to get the story told. Albert Dekker plays an excellent (main) double role. The other actors give solid performances as well. Susan Hayward is, admittedly, a beautiful actress who also plays her role beautifully. And in addition, this is also the penultimate film by Frances Farmer, before she would unfortunately fall to her own demons.
A forgotten film that, in my opinion, is not inferior to the more well-known suspense/horror movies from that time. Would be nice to see it in a restored version.
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Corran
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- 369 messages
- 388 votes
Not my thing, couldn't do much with it. The idea behind the film is okay and Dekker doesn't do a bad job in the leading role(s), but it didn't interest me. I also thought the ending of the movie was a bit exaggerated. Oh yeah.
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clubsport
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- 3890 messages
- 6993 votes
Reasonable B movie about a mentally disturbed man who has been hidden for years by his family's doctor and the twin brother who doesn't know he's still alive.
Albert dekker plays the double role very well.
The scenes in which he mingles with the common people and his inability to adapt are the strongest moments in the film.
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