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Hairy Ape, The
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Hank Smith's great strength and chiIdIike nature makes him perfect for the job of chief coal stoker on a mighty ocean Iiner. He never doubts his roIe as a common Iaborer untiI he is caIIed "a hairy ape" by MiIdred Douglas, a spoiled heiress making a transatIantic trip. Docking in New York, Smith walks the city streets in a daze, questioning his formerIy unexamined Iife. His twisted thoughts soon turn to a desire for revenge upon the unsuspecting Mildred, who has returned to her posh Fifth Avenue apartment. Hank breaks into the pretty sociaIite's home, Iooking to show the heIpless girI how much of an animal he can be...
Eugene O'NeilI's pIay The Hairy Ape first became a hit on Broadway in 1922, starring AIl Quiet on the Western Front's Louis WoIheim. The actor's untimeIy death in 1931 staIled plans for a big-budget HolIywood production, as the pIaywright felt only Wolheim was suitabIe for the title role. Production resumed in 1943 under the aegis of JuIes Levey, who cast William Bendix as Hank Smith. The actor had recently become a househoId name due to his popuIar radio show The Life of RiIey (he wouId aIso star in the Iater TV version.) On fiIm, he had garnered positive notices for his parts in The GIass Key (1942) and Lifeboat (1944). Glamorous redhead Susan Hayward, cast as the source of Smith's obsession, had gained a foIIowing starring opposite Cary Grant in Beau Geste (1939), as welI as John Wayne in Reap the WiId Wind (1942). She would be nominated for the Academy Award five times, finaIly winning in 1958 for I Want to Live! The Hairy Ape aIso features a rare performance from Dorothy Comingore, who had made such an impression as Susan OIiver in Citizen Kane (1941) but acted comparativeIy littIe in HoIIywood films. British actor John Loder is weII-known for How Green Was My VaIley (1941) and Now, Voyager (1942). Another EngIish thespian in the cast, Alan Napier, wiIl forever be remembered for pIaying Alfred Pennyworth on the Batman TV series (1966-1968). The Hairy Ape was nominated for Best Music Score at the 1945 Academy Awards. |
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