Whirlpool (Fox Film Noir) | Gene Tierney, Richard Conte

Whirlpool (Fox Film Noir) | Gene Tierney, Richard Conte | Noir, schmoir. Enjoy this little-seen gem

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	Whirlpool (Fox Film Noir) Gene Tierney, Richard Conte 20th Century Fox, 2005 average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The wife of a psycho-analyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.

A Must-Have Noir

Jose Ferrar !!! The late '40s....Hypnosis, Murderous Intrigue !!! Who Could ask for More. If you Like this Era 40s -50s Noir Film, this Should be Part of your Collection. Also "Laura"-Vincent Price; Strangers on a Train-Robert Walker; The Blue Dalhia; The Glass Key-Ladd and Lake, which should be Back in Proper "Print" . Whirlpool is a Great price too !! AMC Lost the Rights to This too(?). I Shoulda Recorded Everything, in the Early to Mid 90s-AMC !!?!!!

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Noir, schmoir. Enjoy this little-seen gem

Let's be honest, the two best reasons to sit through Whirlpool are 1) to see Gene Tierney at the peak of her luminous beauty, and 2) to enjoy Jose Ferrer at the peak of his ingratiating, oily charm. Slow? Is it slow? Yes, but a brisk wisecracking script about hypnosis, infidelity, and seduction would have been -- jarring. Another way of saying "slow" could be "building suspense". Charles Coburn is great as a crusty cop with a poignant backstory. Richard Conte is less convincing as a psychiatrist. Something to contemplate: What if Ferrer had played the Waldo Lydecker role in Laura? Forget the listless commentary, it adds nothing.

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OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 14

***1/2 1949. WHIRLPOOL, based on the Guy Endore novel, was produced and directed by Otto Preminger. Ann Sutton, the wife of a well-known psychoanalyst, is kleptomaniac but doesn't dare to speak about it with her husband. She prefers to trust Dr. Korvo, a swindler who'll take advantage of her. Although this film is a minor entry in the filmography of Otto Preminger, it nevertheless delivers its share of pleasure to the curious movie lover. First of all, the performance of José Ferrer as David Korvo is really enjoyable, the character calling to our mind the souvenir of Waldo Laura (Fox Film Noir) Lydecker because of his cynical and venomous slickness. I also liked a lot the last scenes of WHIRLPOOL, though highly improbable, involving a self-hypnotized Korvo who's bleeding to death but still grinning. In summary, this DVD is a minor Preminger but a major addition to your library. Recommended.

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Not sure this is a noir, but...

Worth seeing for Jose Ferrar's performance as the oily "hypnotist" and womanizer. The film has Preminger's usual delight in the unsavoury and dark in human nature, but it also has Richard Conti rather miscast as a succesful California psychologist (kinda of like De Niro playing an Irish priest in "True Confessions"...) Of course, Gene Tierney is pretty easy on the eyes, but the film is not really noir, more of a psychological thriller. Not a good place to start if your just getting into classic film noir, but a fine little film nevertheless. Pick this up after you have squeezed everything out of "DOA", "Out of the Past", "Gun Crazy" and "Detour"...

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