Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.
Directed by Robert Aldrich
movie business
blackmail
film noir
bel air
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Jack Palance
Charles Castle
Ida Lupino
Marion Castle
Wendell Corey
Smiley Coy
Jean Hagen
Connie Bliss
Rod Steiger
Stanley Shriner Hoff
Shelley Winters
Dixie Evans
Ilka Chase
Patty Benedict
Everett Sloane
Nat Danziger
Wesley Addy
Horatio "Hank" Teagle
Paul Langton
Buddy Bliss
Nick Dennis
Mickey Feeney
Bill Walker
Russell
Crew
Robert Aldrich
Director
James Poe
Writer
Frank De Vol
Original Music Composer
Michael Luciano
Editor
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Robert Aldrich
Producer
Louis Hippe
Makeup Artist
Frank De Vol
Conductor
Clifford Odets
Theatre Play
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
LF
8.9★ · 08/16/23
Aldrich movies always seem like maybe they’ll just be kind of normal but then it’s just two of the craziest looking guys in Hollywood screaming the wildest dialogue you’ve ever heard. Needless to say- I loved this movie.
Aldrich movies always seem like maybe they’ll just be kind of normal but then it’s just two of the craziest looking guys in Hollywood screaming the wildest dialogue you’ve ever heard. Needless to say- I loved this movie.
JK
6.0★ · 05/24/22
"Half-idealism is the peritonitis of the soul."
My inner Philistine pictures Clifford Odets as Barton Fink. This is the exact movie that Barton had inside him.
"Half-idealism is the peritonitis of the soul."
My inner Philistine pictures Clifford Odets as Barton Fink. This is the exact movie that Barton had inside him.
Timothy Kandra
Something tells me that this was originally a play...
Something tells me that this was originally a play...
