Carrolls, the on dvd 883316288191 from warner bros. Bogart is geoffrey carroll, an artist who paints a portrait of his wife as the angel of death and then meets sally morton barbara stanwyck, with whom he quickly falls in love. For temperamental artist geoffrey carroll, it means hes in his element. Its a film with quite a bit going for it, but it also has a lot of problems. The film also benefits from a particularly stirring score penned by max steiner. With a cast that includes the lovely alexis smith and the everbefuddled nigel bruce, the two mrs. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the two mrs. Costarring barbara stanwyck as his second wife, this is a turgid melodrama that has grown in reputation over the years since its release.
As the relationship develops, his behavior and information about his past cause her increasing concern. Carrolls is a 1947 american mystery film directed by peter godfrey and starring humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, and alexis smith. My son and i were on a film noir binge over the holiday and this was one of the offerings we perused. Music is by franz waxman and cinematography by peverell marley. In their only screen pairing, two of film s alltime greats star in a psychological thriller rife with pelting rain and pealing bells, blackmail and murder, calculated dread and an unnerving finale.
It was produced by mark hellinger from a screenplay by thomas job, based on the 1935 play by martin vale. Carrolls was directed by peter godfrey and is based on a play by martin vale. Robinson himself had little to say about the violent men, except to remark that it signaled the beginning of his transition from leading actor to supporting roles, an inevitable rite of passage for aging actors. The script was written by david koepp koepps screenplay was inspired by news coverage in 2000 about panic rooms. Carrolls, made in 1945 but shelved for two years because of its similarity to gaslight. Carrolls is an intriguing experiment in casting against type that doesnt quite pay off as expected.
Suffering from mental illness, geoffrey returns home where he paints an impression of his wife as the angel of death and then promptly poisons her. The two mrs carrolls, adapted from the martin vale legiter, is more stage play than motion picture. Suffering from mental illness, geoffrey returns home where he paints an impression of his wife as. A romance develops, but he doesnt tell her hes already married.
For most of the film, geoffreys motivations are fuzzy and unclear. The two mrs carrolls 1947 mystery, trailer, hd 24p youtube. Carroll, bogart reunites with stanwyck and we next see them married and living the life of landed gentry in an english manor house. This muchunderrated bogart vehicle casts him in the rather unlikelyand unlikablerole of a psychotic painter with a penchant for killing off his wives. In a chiller that veers into the overwrought, bogart is cast as a. Carrolls 1947 barbara stanwyck is the most versatile actress to ever grace the silver screen, so when it was announced that barbara was to be the star of the month for june, it was hard to choose which film to write about, as. An artist forms an attachment with a woman on holiday in the country. Carrolls spins a web of intrigue that builds to a truly thrilling climax. Carrolls starring barbara stanwyck and humphrey bogart as a deranged painter. Whilst the strictly setbound sequences dont always provide variety in the way of setting, its more than adequately made up for by the spectacle of bogart as a crazed, murdering psychopath. Carrolls is directed by peter godfrey and adapted to the screen by thomas job from the martin vale play. Humphrey bogart plays a psychotic killer who disposes of his wives through slow ingestion of poison in the two mrs.
Carrolls is one of those films that has an abundance of stories to match the abundance of divisive. The two mrs carrolls 1947 humphrey bogart barbara stanwyck duration. Struggling artist geoffrey carroll meets sally while on holiday in the country. As long as a film can work purely on a surface level, as a concise piece of storytelling, depth does not necessarily equal a detractor.
Carrolls is a 1947 mystery film starring humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, and alexis smith, directed by peter godfrey, and produced by mark hellinger from a screenplay by thomas job. Carrolls 1947 when i found out that rachel from the girl with the white parasol was hosting a barbara stanwyck blogathon, i chomped at the bit to participate. Carrolls bore too much similarity to that film to please warner bros. What damages the movie is a hole in the center namely, the leading male character.
Apr 06, 2011 when the doc falls for one of them, the other becomes murderously jealous. Carrolls, made in 1945 but shelved for two years because of its similarity to. Carrolls ranks right up there with conflict or, rather, down there, as one of the worst films humphrey bogart ever made. Christina the maid adds much comic relief with her acerbic puss. However, the actors feel as underwhelming as their characters, leading to a miasma of missed opportunities. The film stars jodie foster and kristen stewart as a mother and daughter whose new home is invaded by burglars, played by forest whitaker, jared leto, and dwight yoakam. With humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, alexis smith, nigel bruce.
With richard dreyfuss, amy irving, lee remick, sam wanamaker. Panic room is a 2002 american thriller film directed by david fincher. And just what is the mysterious painting that geoffrey has hidden away in his studio. Violence and murder are old stuff to him, but madness and paint brushes are not quite his line, declared time magazine politely in 1947. Although the movie was completed on 62145, it was not released until 3447, when bogarts boxoffice appeal was at a high. This cycle of films could be considered paranoid women pictures, where the wife fears her husband is plotting to kill her and the conventional ceremony of marriage is bound up in nightmare and. Carrolls is solid and entertaining not a classic, but a lot of watchable fun nevertheless. Carrolls was a common one, and the decades since have not changed many opinions. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Though filmed in 1945, the picture was shelved for release until 1947. Carrolls stars humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, alexis smith, nigel bruce the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Anita sharpbolster nearly steals the show in the dark suspense thriller the two mrs. Carrolls 1947 geoffrey carroll humphrey bogart is a married artist who meets the lovely sally morton barbara stanwyck while on vacation. Very early in the film, she discovers that he already has a. Overladen with dialog as action substitute, it talks itself out of much of the suspense that. Geoffrey and cecily are quickly embroiled in an affair, and sally starts to feel threatened. Apr 20, 2015 longview sleep disorder, cpap machine longview wa, cure exhaustion carrolls, 98632. The little girl in the film does have some speaking parts and she is cute as a button, but her role is one. Carrolls 1947 peter godfrey, humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, alexis smith july 15, 2015 struggling artist geoffrey carroll meets sally whilst on holiday in the country. Matrimony means different things to different people. Staring alexis smith, nigel bruce, barbara stanwyck and humphrey bogart. It is pauls last chance to compete, but newcomer heidi may be a better pianist.
As part of the barbara stanwyck blogathon hosted by the girl with the white parasol the two mrs. Completed in 1945 but not released till 1947, the two mrs. Considered the best film involving twin girls who trade places as in the more famous the parent trap 1998. In both, bogies lusting after alexis smith at her freshest and most alluring. It is hard to say a bad word about a movie that features not only humphrey bogart and barbara stanwyck, but several great american and british character actors of the time.
Carrolls production information, other productions of the two mrs. While its not the most memorable film that bogart or stanwyck starred in, it. With bogart now in the prime of his career, making one classic after another, the two mrs. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the two mrs. In this thriller, humphrey bogart plays a psychotic artist who secretly poisons his wife after falling in love with another woman. Artist geoffrey carroll humphrey bogart is cagey with daughter bea ann carter, and has already purchased poison for his invalid wife, plot thickening in the two mrs. The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. Drawing inspiration from far better films like suspicion and gaslight, the two mrs.
Carrolls falls very nicely into the cycle of films set off by hitchcocks adaptation of daphne du mauriers novel rebecca. The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. The two mrs carrolls 1947 anita sharpbolster christine the maid. I would consider this film a middleoftheroad entry in stanwycks filmography. He marries sally but after a while he finds a strange urge to paint her as the angel of death too and. In london, geoffrey, using a pseudonym, buys a supply of poison from pharmacist horace blagdon.
Its certainly not the best suspense thriller ever made, but despite its shortcomings, the two mrs carrolls is a remarkably easy film to enjoy. While on vacation in scotland, sally morton meets and falls in love with painter geoffrey carroll, but ends the relationship when she learns that he has an invalid wife and a daughter. It stars humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, alexis smith, nigel bruce, ann carter and patrick omoore. Carrolls struggling artist geoffrey carroll meets sally while on holiday in the country. May 25, 2014 provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the two mrs. Carrolls was a smash hit on the stage, on film its entertaining, but only reasonably effective. Cecily alexis smith, who wishes to have her portrait completed by. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Carrolls is one of those films that has an abundance of stories to match the.
An innocent and unsuspecting barbara stanwyck and evil humphrey bogart, in the first and only film the two made together. Geoffrey carroll humphrey bogart is a painter who woos sally barbara stanwyck. She promised she would work with the inexperienced holden, and improve his performance to where it needed to be. Rather unpleasant unless you get into the nasty spirit of the piece. He then sends his young daughter beatrice away to school and takes over the nursing duties. When the film cannot tell a story with ease, then there is a problem. Holden kept the part, was wonderful in the film, and barbara saved his career.
Carrolls not rated 1h 39min crime, drama, filmnoir 4 march 1947 usa an artist forms an attachment with a woman on holiday in the country. He was eternally thankful to her, and the two remained great friends until his death. As a result they sat on the film for nearly two years, finally releasing it in march, 1947. Carrolls 1947 barbara stanwyck is the most versatile actress to ever grace the silver screen, so when it was announced that barbara was to be the star of the month for june, it was hard to choose which film. Completed in 1945 but only released in 1947, the two.