No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Duration: 98 minuten
Alternative title: Black Dice
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: St. John Legh Clowes
Starst: Jack La Rue, Hugh McDermott and Linden Travers
IMDb score:
6,0 (844)
Releasedate: 15 April 1948
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
No Orchids for Miss Blandish plot
"SHOCKING as a book! SENSATIONAL as a motion picture!"
The young heiress to a large fortune, Miss Blandish, is kidnapped by a gang of petty thieves, only to be kidnapped again by Slim Grissom, a mobster. He, and the rest of the Grissom gang, are not interested in the ransom. Despite the situation she finds herself in, Miss Blandish is attracted to Slim Grissom. They decide to run away together, but the other gang members don't like it!
Actors and actresses
Slim Grisson
Dave Fenner
Miss Blandish
Eddie Schultz
Doc (as Macdonald Parke)
Flyn
Ma Grisson (as Lilly Molnar)
Louis--Headwaiter
Margo (as Zoë Gail)
Ted Bailey
Reviews & comments
stephan73
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The American crime films/noirs of the 1940s were so popular that similar films were made in other countries, including Great Britain.
The problem is that, in addition to the setting, the language has also been Americanized. This doesn't quite work at first, but as the film progresses, you notice less and less that a couple of Brits are trying to speak like Americans, and you simply see the characters as characters!
No Orchids is a fairly violent crime film, with a fair amount of shooting. This extra violence enhances the film's overall impact.
The acting is mediocre to good, with Jack La Rue trying really hard to imitate Bogart.
3.5*
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