... have never seen this on TV... it's part of the "50 Great Mystery Classics" collection. The first 1/2 of the movie has really bad sound distortion, hard to make out what they are saying. Then it clears up completely for the 2nd half of the film.... anyone else have this problem? Plot itself is pretty good, a little harsh on right at the end, but you'll have to see it for yourself.
sharegot my hands on a copy of this unknown flick and must say it is very goodWhen there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...
I watched this movie last night knowing absolutely nothing about it and it was pretty good. It was listed under film-noir so I took a chance and I'm glad I did. I've seen worse and I've seen better and this was worth the rental.Hard to think of Robert Young as anything but Dr. Welby but take a chance.
shareSimilar in tone and house to "Amazing Mr. X" but that's the one to see.
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You can see this on amazon through an instant rental - sound and picture quality are almost perfect - no distortion. (And btw, pretty good movie!)
shareBack in the 1980's The Second Woman used to show up on local TV stations, but never close to prime time. Always on the Late, Late, Late Show, Insomniac Theater, or in the middle of the afternoon.
I have wanted to see this picture for years. Several times I came in on the middle of it. It looked good to me, and I switched off, because of wanting to see it from the beginning. Somehow I never did until tonight.
I took a chance and ordered a cheap 3-movie dvd from Triton (also has Impact, and They Made Me A Criminal). While not perfect, it is a very serviceable copy -- mostly clear picture except for scratches here and there. There was a slight hum in the sound early on, but it went away soon. I figure The Second Woman was a bargan at the 5 bucks I paid, and the other two movies are free!
(see my review)
He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good... St. Matthew 5:45
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www.slingshotent.com distributes a DVD with The Second Woman along with two other noirs: John Garfield's They made me a criminal and Brian Donlevy's Impact. The DVD is titled "Cinema's Dark Side."
The films have missing frames and the sound is not good in parts. Unfortunately, English subtitles - which help me a lot with hard-to-understand dialogue - are not available. But, the DVD price is a bargain.
E pluribus unum
agree ... a fun little movie, and a good representative of what one might call psychoanalytic noir... great Carmel backdrop, and, as already has been mentioned, similar in mood, setting and story to Amazing Dr X (aka The Spiritualist), from about the same time.
shareSaw this movie yesterday on GetTV for the first time. I love these type of movies. I was surprised that I had never seen it before.
I noticed the same thing you did, ksf-2, the sound was very distorted at the beginning. In fact,I had even turned on the close caption on my TV and that could not pick up most of the words.
Fun movie, though, glad I watched it.
Absolutely! Very enjoyable, as are the other two mentioned, below, as part of the Triton trio "Cinema's Dark Side." They Made Me A Criminal and Impact. Some might quibble that none of these are"noir." But you can't say they are not enjoyable movies. I'd suggest you take a few minutes to look up the IMDB bios of the three leads, Robert Young, John Garfield, and Brian Donleavy. Each led very interesting, often troubled, lives. By the way, the trilogy is available from Netflix, but since they are in the public domain there are no special features or the like on the disk. Bare bones and sketchy quality at times, but watchable.
shareAbsolutely! Very enjoyable, as are the other two mentioned, below, as part of the Triton trio "Cinema's Dark Side." They Made Me A Criminal and Impact. Some might quibble that none of these are"noir." But you can't say they are not enjoyable movies. I'd suggest you take a few minutes to look up the IMDB bios of the three leads, Robert Young, John Garfield, and Brian Donleavy. Each led very interesting, often troubled, lives. By the way, the trilogy is available from Netflix, but since they are in the public domain there are no special features or the like on the disk. Bare bones and sketchy quality at times, but watchable.
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