In 1962 the Fervor Over the Teenage"Rebels" Threat to "Polite Society" by Leather-Clad Bikers and Loud, Obnoxious "Hot-Rods" was on the Decline and No Longer Heading "Tabloids" and Other Provocateurs Stirring the Pot of a Gullible and Scary-Cat Citizenry.
Elvis was "Gutted" and Presented, Cleaned-Up and Ready for a Batch of "Bad-Elvis-Movies, so Squeaky and Fluffy that Contained No Threat to Public Decency.
The "We are more popular than Jesus!" Headline was a Few Years Away when "The Beatles" would be the Next "Threat" Destroying American Youth.
So this, Sad and Unbearable Alan Ladd Performance that Couldn't Hide His "Advanced Alcoholism" and Related Circumstances Portended His Death at Age 50.
In Fact this would be His Last Starring Role and Following a Supporting Role in "The Carpetbaggers" (1964), the Curtain Came Crashing Down on a Once Very Popular Actor Alan Ladd.
The Film is a Mediocre Main-Stream Hollywood Production about a Once Thriving "Controversial" Sub-Genre and Exploitation for the "Teen" Market.
You Could Say that this one Brought the Crashing Down on that Sort of Story. Even the Actors Playing the Teenagers, Look Old and Out of Date for Such Things.
Rod Steiger, also Headlining, is a Bow-Tied Wearing Public Servant and Doesn't Do Much More than Talk on the Phone and Warn Ladd to "Settle Down and Be Patient" after He is Beaten to Near Death and His Home is Invaded and His Wife is Threatened with Rape by Phone.
It's Not a Bad Movie, but True Alan Ladd Fans might Want to Avoid the Heartache and Try to Remember the Star from Other Films.
This One isn't Worth the Hard Watch for it Reflects (can't hide from the camera) a Reality of a Real-Life Tragedy that was the Personal Life of Alan Ladd.
Elvis was "Gutted" and Presented, Cleaned-Up and Ready for a Batch of "Bad-Elvis-Movies, so Squeaky and Fluffy that Contained No Threat to Public Decency.
The "We are more popular than Jesus!" Headline was a Few Years Away when "The Beatles" would be the Next "Threat" Destroying American Youth.
So this, Sad and Unbearable Alan Ladd Performance that Couldn't Hide His "Advanced Alcoholism" and Related Circumstances Portended His Death at Age 50.
In Fact this would be His Last Starring Role and Following a Supporting Role in "The Carpetbaggers" (1964), the Curtain Came Crashing Down on a Once Very Popular Actor Alan Ladd.
The Film is a Mediocre Main-Stream Hollywood Production about a Once Thriving "Controversial" Sub-Genre and Exploitation for the "Teen" Market.
You Could Say that this one Brought the Crashing Down on that Sort of Story. Even the Actors Playing the Teenagers, Look Old and Out of Date for Such Things.
Rod Steiger, also Headlining, is a Bow-Tied Wearing Public Servant and Doesn't Do Much More than Talk on the Phone and Warn Ladd to "Settle Down and Be Patient" after He is Beaten to Near Death and His Home is Invaded and His Wife is Threatened with Rape by Phone.
It's Not a Bad Movie, but True Alan Ladd Fans might Want to Avoid the Heartache and Try to Remember the Star from Other Films.
This One isn't Worth the Hard Watch for it Reflects (can't hide from the camera) a Reality of a Real-Life Tragedy that was the Personal Life of Alan Ladd.