Rhetorical devices in night walker by brent staples essay. Irene trent barbara stanwyck was married to the inventor howard hayden roarke before the blind electronics genius blows himself up following an argument between the couple. Until the shows end in 1962, it was rarely aired weektoweek. In 1968 he was offered the role of private walker in dads army, a role originally written by jimmy perry for himself. Dreams have been a recurring theme in film from its earliest years, but in director william castles hands the question of what dreams mean becomes a terrifying story of the line between fantasy and reality in the night walker 1964. His performance as the blackmarket spiv who sometimes was a thorn in captain mainwarings side was perfect for dads army. The night walker soundtrack from 1964 2002, composed by vic mizzy. Crawford was back in i saw what you did 1965, which featured john ireland as a murderous psychopath.
The night walker 1964 letterboxd social film discovery. Crawford was back in i saw what you did 1965, which featured john. He starred in one of the first postworld war ii proindian movies of the american cinema, devils doorway 1950 his first western, although delmer daves broken arrow 1950 was released one month before. After a rousing evening of prime time entertainment the local longhorn wingding, flipper, gilligans island, secret agent and gunsmoke there was a 15 minute news and weather cast at 10. Quotes about his role in devils doorway 1950 i admired the characterization because of the fact that the indian, previously considered the heavy in early westerns, is a regular guy. Nightwalker is a scifiwestern film following the story of brannigan jack wolfheart, the last human in the universe. It would 11 more years before walker completed his metamorphosis from pop crooner to avantgarde godfather. A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
The night walker pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the night walker pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Stanley james carroll beck 21st february 1929 6th august 1973, sometimes known as jimmy beck, was an english actor best remembered for his role as joe walker in the popular british sitcom dads army. Dracula plots his revenge against the monsignor who performed the rites by. It is an independent production and is the latest installment in schraders night workers series of films, starting with taxi driver in 1976, followed by american.
Night walker is the william castle 1964 production. The night walker was produced and directed by william castle, one of the titans of. The night walker, or the little thief is an early seventeenthcentury stage play, a comedy written by john fletcher and later revised by his younger contemporary james shirley. Barbara stanwyck, in her final theatrical film role, stars as a woman in a loveless marriage. If one can put oneself in the right frame of mindas i did, earlierit delivers the goods, makes no demands, so to speak, on the viewer, as indeed the movie does all the work. Original lobby card for the night walker 1964, universal pictures. This release is meant for fans of horror from the time period in which it was made. Thats how we learn to avoid touching a hot stove burner for example.
Robert taylor and hayden rorke in the night walker 1964 barbara stanwyck and lloyd bochner. The night walker really doesnt have much in the way of gimmicks, seems, like the directors earlier homicidal, to be mining hitchcock material. With robert taylor, barbara stanwyck, judi meredith, hayden rorke. Will it dare you to dream of things youre ashamed to admit. In his essay night walker, brent staples attempts to introduce people to something most all are guilty of, but pay little attention to. Here is what really happened to joan crawford, bette davis. It is a great scenesetter that the rest of the film struggles to match, even if it is still a rather enjoyable mystery thriller. One of three feature films barbara stanwyck starred in with robert taylor. Mutant humanoids from outer space kidnap young earth females in order to interbreed and save their species from extinction. A young man lives in a surreal world surrounded by his notions of fear which in turn, leads him to uncover his true predicament. Leslie nielsen horror outing was too violent for tv. Id seen it before, knew some of the plot twists, was amazed that i didnt remember them all, but it didnt matter. Brent staples uses vivid language and rhetorical devices to express and convey the elements of fear, anger, and violence. She continued doing features, most notably the cincinnati kid 1965, john cassavetes opening night 1977 and grease 1978.
It was good andanother one that stuck in my head was paranoiac but i did see it later on and oh, not so scary anymore. While proving popular in this, his best remembered role, beck still yearned for the challenge of other roles. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The night walker was on sven late last night, and i got home from shopping just in time to catch it. Original movie poster for night walker, the 1965 4934 original universal pictures. Fantastic theater was the late fridaysaturday night scifihorror movie program on kvoo, channel 2 in the mid to late 60s. The boss artwork used in the posters for the night walker was done by. Another frightening film from the mind of robert bloch, author of psycho barbara stanwyck. William castles the night walker 1964 once upon a screen. It began with a repeated organ figure that dissolved into a bizarre, churning rhythm. Some may be released directly to disc, videoondemand vod or svod, such as netflix. Night caller from outer space, also known as simply the night caller or blood beast from outer space, is a british 1965 science fiction film directed by john gilling. Justsaw the burned mans face and that is the movie.
The walker was released directtodvd but played in an independent film theater for two weeks in dorris, california. The night walker theme 1964 for piano composed by vic mizzy duration. This night walker, i thinkit would still be good as i am stanwyck fan. With john saxon, maurice denham, patricia haines, alfred burke. The master of gimmick horrors 1964 film, the night walker gives a. The night walker is a psychological thrillermysteryhorror film from 1964. It would 11 more years before walker completed his metamorphosis from pop crooner to. The walker is a 2007 americanbritish drama film written and directed by paul schrader and starring woody harrelson, kristin scott thomas, lauren bacall, ned beatty, lily tomlin, willem dafoe, moritz bleibtreu, and mary beth hurt. The night walker begins with a dreamy, ominous and slightly cheesy prologue revealing the power of nightmares and dreams. This is a decent film but a lesser effort of the legendary william castle. Dark intruder is a 1965 failed tv pilot produced by jack laird of night gallery. We all make many decisions based on past experiences.
The two make for a fun evening 60s black and white thrillers night walker is more thriller and uses atmosphere over story. Released by percepto records percepto009 containing music from the night walker 1964. Fantastic theater followed with house of wax a pretty good movie. Barbara stanwyck, robert taylor, hayden rorke, lloyd bochner, judi meredith, william castle. The night walker 1964 film complet en francais a 20170720t02. Jan 29, 2018 barbara stanwyck and robert taylor, reteaming for their first film following their divorce. The story has been done before but not with this angle. You wont believe barbara stanwycks bonkers screaming in surreal. He died tragically of pancreatitis near the end of filming for the sixth series at the age of 44.
The night walker is a 1964 film about a woman who is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was. It is based on frank crisps novel the night callers. The night walker dark intruder horror double feature. Bloch also wrote castles the night walker 1964, a middling suspense film that was perhaps most notable for its use of veterans barbara stanwyck, robert taylor, and rochelle hudson as headliners. Really scaredme as a kid and i probably wasnt supposed to be up watching it. The two were married from 1939 to 1951 and appeared in two films before their marriage. Click to purchase the night walker and dark intruder horror double. The night walker 1964 12011964 us horror, thriller 1h 26m user score.
The night walker, bluray, widescreen, horror, mystery suspense, 8266631840. Sort by most popular least popular release date ascending release date descending title ascending title descending most recently updated. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the night walker near you. The night walker is a 1964 film about a woman who is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire. Using accounts from his own and others experiences, stapless essay portrays the racist tendency of people to assume black men are potentially violent and dangerous.
The film was one of the last black and white theatrical features released by universal pictures, and stanwycks last motion picture. Films completed, without distribution, may languish for months or even years without getting to the big screen. The night walker 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. High on a hillside overlooking salem university, hidden in shadows. William castles the night walker 1964 windy city cinema.
The show was a part of a series entitled warner bros. Taylor and stanwyck appear in their first film together in 27 years. Presents, the studios first experiment with television that included the shows conflict, sugarfoot and, later, bronco with ty. The play enters the historical record on 11 may 1633, when it. The night walker 1964 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. See more ideas about horror movie posters, horror and movie posters. The cast was mainly composed of older actors, but beck was one of the younger members. Barbara stanwyck and robert taylor, reteaming for their first film following their divorce. The night walker had no 3d effects or admission ballyhoo, but its overfamiliar gaslighting scenario is wellplayed by stanwyck, taylor, and bochner the former two not having worked together since their divorce a decade before with an ambiguous turn by judi meredith queen of blood as the toohelpful beauty salon employee just hired by. William castles rosemarys baby the phrase suggests something far different. A colourised version of the film was released in 2011. The night walker scream factory bluray diabolikdvd.