Aided by two accomplices and his buxom halfsister and smalltime crook, gladden jayne mansfield, burglar nat harbin dan duryea steals a valuable diamond necklace from the mansion of a noted. Pictures are property of movie companies owner of the respective movies. Watch burglar, the 1957 now on your favorite device. An underrated and overlooked gem, the burglar is a very stylized film for a b movie. I am an old school wholesale dealer and scour new england and ga for new material. Classiclady obviously this was before jayne mansfield became a sex kitten. Overview of the burglar, 1957, directed by paul wendkos, with dan duryea, jayne mansfield, martha vickers, at turner classic movies. The burglar was filmed on location in atlantic city and philadelphia in 1955 but not released until 1957 at which time its promotion was geared towards jayne mansfield who had just broken through via her role in the girl cant help it. The film has an interesting premise, but i thought the plot dragged at a few points. Directed by paul wendkos, who went on from here to direct a ton of television, and adapted by david goodis dark passage from his own novel, the burglar is a bizarre, almost impressionistic take on the usual smalltime heist drama. From 1957, the burglar is a psychological noir starring dan duryea, jayne mansfield, martha vickers, mickey shaughnessy, phoebe mckay, peter capell. Music is by sol kaplan and cinematography by don malkames.
The beginning of the film is actionoriented, with gladden mansfield appearing at the door of a famous medium, sister sara. Using nats female ward, gladden jayne mansfield, to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up a perfect breakin. Very cool footage of atlantic citys steele pier, complete with the famous high diving horse, rides and. Dan duryea and his cronies rob a fake spiritualist and then take it on the lam to atlantic city. Starring dan duryea, jayne mansfield, martha vickers, peter capell. Burglar comics, a fictional character in marvel comics disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the. Find out about all the goofs from the burglar 1957 on imdb. Read the full synopsis of the burglar, 1957, directed by paul wendkos, with dan duryea, jayne mansfield, martha vickers, at turner classic movies. Amazon prime for free and learn all aboout jayne mansfield. The 1957 film noir the burglar is the kind of film that im almost compelled to embrace and champion as a lost curiosity. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Professional burglar nat harbin dan duryea and his two associates. Bernice bernie rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. So in an effort to get more information out therewe have decided to unlock our 1957 movie database vault and share the information we have collected over the years.
Top grossing movies of 1957 ultimate movie rankings. Professional burglars rob a fake spiritualist who has inherited a fortune. Dan duryea, the films antihero leaving the movie theatre where he had been watching the newsreel and wander down the lonely, dark and alienating streets of philadelphia as the credits slide in and out of the screen. Paul wendkos on its surface, the burglar has two outstanding points going for it which would make it a film to be rabidly sought out by.
Burglar nat harbin dan duryea and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist sister sarah, who has inherited a fortune including a renowned. Given the star power in the movie it should have firead a bit better. The burglar 1957 trailer jayne mansfield diamonds to dust. The burglar is a film directed by paul wendkos with dan duryea, jayne mansfield, martha vickers, peter capell, year. Buy the burglar movie posters from movie poster shop. Jayne mansfield plays a feature role in 1957s the burglar. Vintage original 8 x 10 trimmed slightly smaller movie still photograph of jayne mansfield and dan duryea in the 1957 film the burglar. This movie page looks at the top grossing movies of 1957. Burglar porn forced rape, home invasion, intruder, rape. Indeed, most of the film posters feature the very buxom mansfield front and. It stars dan duryea, jayne mansfield, martha vickers, peter capell, micky shaughnessy and stewart bradley. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for the burglar 1957. The films stars dan duryea as the burglar and jayne mansfield as his adopted daughter. Wendkos uses striking camera angles and farout set pieces to frame what is essentially a psychological story.
The burglar dvd 1959 movie the burglar film noir jayne. The burglar is directed by paul wendkos and adapted to screenplay by david goodis from his own novel of the same name. The burglar the 1957 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The burglar was filmed during the summer of 1955, but not released until the summer of 1957, primarily to cash in on the growing popularity of jayne mansfield. Duryeas half sister mansfield is also along for the ride but falls into trouble when dishonest cop bradley spots the gang and decides to kidnap her, with the jewels as the ransom. The 1957 columbia pictures film the burglar is about a group of three men and a woman who steal a valuable necklace from a house and have problems selling it. Jane mansfield and dan duryea are a pair of burglars who manage to steal an amazing diamond necklace, from the mansion of spiritualist mackay. Approved 1h 30min drama, filmnoir, thriller june 1957 usa. As shes the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder and avoid getting charged with the. With dan duryea, jayne mansfield, martha vickers, peter capell, mickey shaughnessy, wendell phillips. The burglar 1957 a thief dan duryea, his half sister jayne mansfield and his gang steal a diamond necklace from a philadelphia mansion. The burglar 1957 is known primarily as the movie debut of jayne mansfield, but its a fine film noir it starts out with a tense burglary, but once the necklace is successfully burgled, the story focuses on the heist team going stir crazy as they wait for the environment to cool down so they can safely fence the booty. Using nats female ward, gladden jayne mansfield, to pose as an admirer and case. The burglar 1957 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more.
Exmt or better condition with light wear, no stampings or captions on the back. The burglar 1957 cast and crew a thief dan duryea, his half sister jayne mansfield and his gang steal a diamond necklace from a philadelphia mansion. After a successful burglary, its discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. Born to kill 1947 directed by robert wise starring claire trevor and lawrence tierney caged 1950 starring eleanor parker, agnes moorehead and ellen corby the cape canaveral monsters 1960 the spiral staircase 1945 directed by robert siodmak, starring dorothy mcguire, george brent and ethel barrymore phantom lady 1944 directed by. Posts about the burglar 1957 written by monstergirl. Godis wrote the screenplay for this independently produced movie distributed by columbia which marked the.
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