Storm Fear

Storm Fear
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCornel Wilde
Screenplay byHorton Foote
Based onStorm Fear (1954 novel)
by Clinton Seeley
Produced byCornel Wilde
StarringCornel Wilde
Jean Wallace
Dan Duryea
CinematographyJoseph LaShelle
Edited byOtto Ludwig
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
company
Theodora Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • December 16, 1955 (1955-12-16) (New York City)
  • February 1, 1956 (1956-02-01) (United States)
[1][2]
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Storm Fear is a 1955 American crime drama film noir directed by Cornel Wilde, starring himself, Jean Wallace and Dan Duryea.[3] It was Wilde's feature directorial debut.

Plot

After being wounded during a heist, bank robber Charlie Blake (Wilde) takes refuge in a remote farm house owned by his older brother Fred (Duryea), who lives there with wife Elizabeth and 12 year-old son David. A weak and unhappy man nearly debilitated by respiratory issues, Fred is bullied and beaten into harboring the fugitive and his gang members, the brutal Benjie and moll Edna.

Time passes and Charlie's accomplices are anxious to move on, but he needs rest to recover. He is also still in love with Fred's wife Elizabeth (Wallace), with whom he once had an affair. Elizabeth's hired hand Hank is in love with her, too. Fred must endure both situations, plus the taunting and physical abuse of Benjie.

More trouble ensues when suspicions arise that Elizabeth's son was actually fathered by Charlie. A heavy snow and his bullet wound delay Charlie's escape, but when Fred sneaks away to alert the police, David, who has a fondness for Charlie, guides the gang members through the snowy terrain. Elizabeth is tied up and left behind.

Edna breaks a leg in a fall and Charlie cruelly abandons her in the wilderness. Hank comes across Fred's frozen corpse. An argument breaks out between Charlie and Benjie along the way, resulting in David picking up a gun and shooting Benjie, killing him. Charlie now has the robbery loot to himself, but Hank turns up and shoots him. Charlie dies without acknowledging whether or not he is the boy's real father.

Cast

Production

The film was based on a novel by Clinton Seeley which was published in November 1954. The New York Times called the Sealey work "a pleasant discovery... a tale of terror presented with economy, insight and a surprising amount of technical skill."[4] It was told through the first person of a 12 year old, Davie.[5]

Cornel Wilde bought the film rights in December 1954.[6]

Wilde had recently moved into producing, establishing his own company, Theodora, with his then-wife Jean Wallace. Their first film was The Big Combo. In January 1955 he hired Horton Foote to write the script, and announced he wanted this to be Theodora's second film, putting others (Curly, Lord Byron, Second Act Curtain) on the back burner.[7]

Wilde, who had recently directed an episode of General Electric Theatre, decided to direct this.

Steven Hill, a highly regarded Broadway player, was cast as a gang member in the film.[8]

Filming was meant to start April 15 in Sun Valley, Idaho, but Wilde found the date had to be brought forward to April 5 to get the snow-topped mountains he wanted. "I wasn't able to do the pre-camera rehearsals I had planned but everything worked out," said Wilde. "The weather was a big problem and we had to adjust our schedules to it, jumping from scenes requiring bright sunlight to moody stuff as the sun played hide and seek with the clouds."[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ M. E. (December 17, 1955). "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Greco, John (September 16, 2013). "Storm Fear (1955) Cornel Wilde". Notes on Film by John Greco.
  3. ^ Storm Fear at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  4. ^ Boucher, Anthony (November 14, 1954). "Criminals At Large". The New York Times. p. BR43.
  5. ^ Prescott, Orville (December 31, 1954). "Books of The Times". The New York Times. p. 11.
  6. ^ Schallert, Edwin (December 21, 1954). "Wilde Buys 'Storm Fear;' Reinhardt Seeks Olivia; Hampton Test Elaborate". Los Angeles Times. p. B7.
  7. ^ Schallert, Edwin (January 18, 1955). "James Cagney Hailed as Right Ford Partner; 'Sorcerer' Ballet Bought". Los Angeles Times. p. A7.
  8. ^ Schallert, Edwin (April 4, 1955). "Big Joseph Tests A foot; Van Heflin to Broadway; Wilde Hails Star Find". Los Angeles Times. p. B15.
  9. ^ Pryor, Thomas M. (June 5, 1955). "Footnotes on 'The Library'--Backers --Wilde's Opinions--Other Matters". The New York Times. p. X5.

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