A garage owner, a showgirl, a mechanic, and a circus director, don't miss the twists and turns of this carefully blended drink of a wondrous film thriller, courtesy of Hugo Haas...
I was guided to present this film following a conversation with a regular viewer. It's a wonderful film noir from auteur Hugo Haas, who directed, screenplayed, and starred in this surprisingly good B-movie. It's surprising what you can achieve on a budget, enjoy...
I improved the video quality and added subtitles in multiple languages, for your viewing pleasure!
Hit and Run is a 1957 American drama film noir directed by Hugo Haas starring Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, and Vince Edwards.
The movie was Moore's final film appearance. She gained popularity earlier in the 1950s in B-movie film noirs released by Columbia Pictures, for which Moore was a contract player.
Stars: Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, Vince Edwards, Dolores Reed, Mara Lea, Pat Goldin, John Zaremba, Robert Cassidy
Director: Hugo Haas
Screenplay: Hugo Haas Story: Herbert O. Phillips
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Production Notes
John Zaremba, who played the doctor, would play hospital administrator Dr. Jensen on Ben Casey four years later, starring Vince Edwards. Dolores Reed was cast as Miranda while dating Hugo Haas.
Tagline
"I can't give you anything but love--and murder, baby"
Review
The Hollywood Reporter Review - 8 Mar 1957 (excerpt concerning Hugo Haas)
"You can criticise everything about the way he operates, but you have to stand in some kind of awe for what he does, because it is often single-minded and many-talented personalities like this that keep show business going when others have retired to brood on their capital gains. Hit and Run is not the greatest picture you are likely to see, but it reportedly was brought in at a fantastically low figure and, with the names Haas has assembled, it will probably do well for what it was designed--a double bill."
Trivia
The Evans-Childers Circus shown in the film was a real circus. Although little can be found about the history of the show, its posters occasionally come up for auction.
Final film of Cleo Moore, who died in 1973, and the last of seven films she made with Hugo Haas that were released from 1952 to 1957. She gained popularity earlier in the 1950s in B-movie film noirs released by Columbia Pictures, for whom she was a contract player.
Dolores Reed's debut.
The convertible that Julie Hilmer (Cleo Moore) drives is English, specifically a 1952 Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Drophead Coupé. The car that Frank (Vince Edwards) assembles to run down Gus (Hugo Hilmer) is a 1946 Oldsmobile 70 Dynamic Cruiser Four-Door Sedan. Near the end of the movie, Miranda the Lion Tamer (Dolores Reed) drives a 1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Convertible.
Shown on the Turner Classic Movies show Noir Alley with Eddie Muller on September 4, 2022.
Quotes
Gus Hilmer: Frankie, give the lady my card ...here, come to me anytime you need new tires, lubrication, change oil; everything on the house.
Julie Hilmer: You're very generous, Mr. Hilmer, but I don't have car.
Undertaker: You know, there's a circus in town? .. What a dame, that lion tamer!
Frank: Huh; she could tame anything.
Undertaker: [pause / beat] I wouldn't mind!
Soundtrack
What Good Will It Do Me?
Sung by Ella Mae Morse
Budgetary Constraints
During the hit-and-run sequence, the view out of the back window of the car is a plain painted backdrop that does not move and is occasionally completely black. Evidently, the budget for the film did not allow for the typical rear-screen projection to be used.
Subtitles
I added original subtitles in English (thanks to Luís Filipe Bernardes), YouTube should translate those into other languages quite well. I added subtitles in other languages too, and can translate the original English subtitles into another language, just ask in a comment...
PERFORMANCE:
0:00:00 REEL ONE
0:20:00 REEL TWO
0:40:00 REEL THREE
1:00:00 REEL FOUR
1:20:00 REEL FIVE
Main Cast:
Cleo Moore as Julie Hilmer
Hugo Haas as Gus Hilmer/Twin Brother
Vince Edwards as Frank
Dolores Reed as Miranda
Mara Lea as Anita (Credited as Mari Lea)
Pat Goldin as Undertaker
John Zaremba as Doctor
Robert Cassidy as Sheriff
Carl Milletaire as Lawyer
Dick Paxton as Waiter
Julie Mitchum as Undertaker's Wife
Steve Mitchell as Bartender
Jan Englund as Clara
Ella Mae Morse as Singer
Technical Details:
Directed by Hugo Haas
Screenplay by Hugo Haas
Story by Herbert O. Phillips
Produced by Hugo Haas
Cinematography Walter Strenge
Edited by Stefan Arnsten
Music by Franz Steininger
Production Company Hugo Haas Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release Date March 15, 1957 (United States)
Running Time 87 minutes
Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
Colour Process B&W
Country United States
Language English
Thanks to the invaluable IMDB, Wikipedia, and Wikimedia for much of this information.
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