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Hangover Square (1945)
Directed by John Brahm
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When composer George Harvey Bone wakes with no memory of the previous night and a bloody knife in his pocket, he worries that he has committed a crime. On the advice of Dr. Middleton, Bone agrees to relax, going to a music performance by singer Netta Longdon. Riveted by Netta, Bone agrees to write songs for her rather than his own concerto. However, Bone soon grows jealous of Netta and worries about controlling himself during his spells.
Length 78 minutes
Actors
Laird Cregar | Linda Darnell | George Sanders | Glenn Langan | Faye Marlowe | Alan Napier | J.W. Austin | Ted Billings | Clifford Brooke | Ann Codee | Charles Coleman | Michael Dyne | Francis Ford | Leyland Hodgson | J. Farrell MacDonald | Eric Wilton | Frederick Worlock | Harry Allen | Radford Allen | Jimmy Aubrey | Wilson Benge | Frank Benson | Bob Burns | Steve Carruthers | Jack Chefe | James Conaty | Harold de Becker Jr. | Leslie Denison | Alan Edmiston | Nestor Eristoff | Franklyn Farnum | John Goldsworthy | Bobby Hale | Art Howard | Charles Irwin | Michael Jeffers | Charles Knight | George Leigh | David Leland | Connie Leon | Wilbur Mack | Thomas Martin | Pat McKee | John Rogers | Constantine Romanoff | Sam Savitsky | Leslie Sketchley | Mabel Smaney | Val Stanton | Count Stefenelli
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/30/2015 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Second movie on Day 3 at Noir City Chicago and another treat to see on the big screen in 35mm. Laird Cregar is a brilliant composer that lapses into violent spells triggered by cacophonous sounds. He falls for the wrong girl and things get worse. Pretty cool to set this during November 5th in England and use that drive a very dark sequence of murder. The final performance is rather amazing.
Eddie Muller said that if Cregar had lived longer (this was his last film before his death) there might not have been a Vincent Price. I thought about that a lot during this viewing. Cregar definitely has that particular quality that gave Price a career.
Overall an outstanding film with a great tagline, “Murder with Music!”
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