For the next fifteen years, the versatile actor went on to star. Four faces west is a relatively unsung film which has seen its reputation growing in recent years as more classic film fans become. The stars had been married to each other since shortly after making their first film together, the silver cord 1933, although they had met months before that on a beach in santa monica, where dee was shooting publicity photos. I suppose the four faces are represented by ross, fay, monte, and pat garrett. Green four faces le quattro facce del west con joel mccrea, frances dee, charles bickford, joseph calleia e william conrad. Frances dee and joel mccrea in four faces west 1948 charles bickford. Four faces west 1948 hd720p joel mccrea, frances dee.
Its plot concerns a downonhisluck cowboy who robs a bank. Mccrea made his first film appearance in 1924 and was given his first lead role in the silver horde rko, 1929, an outdoor adventure yarn set in alaska. When the banker asks about securing a loan that large, mcewen shows him his sixgun collateral. This may make the reader believe four faces west is a subpar entry in the western genre, quite the contrary. When the banker asks about securing a loan that large, mcewen shows him. The kl studio classics bluray of four faces west is a fine encoding of this special movie, bettering by far a mediocre artisan dvd from 2003. Filmed in crisp blackandwhite, four faces west looks absolutely great, with only the title elements, altered slightly for reissue purposes, looking less than pristine. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Four faces west, monte walsh, the grave of marcus pauly four faces west film, 1948 ross mcewen joel mccrea robs a bank in santa maria, new mexico, and kidnaps the banker then releases him a few miles away. In fact, that is the one thing the film is noted for. He doesnt even fire a shot in the entire movie, but does neither pat garrett nor anyone else.
Leaving an iou after committing the crime, mcewen makes a successful. Four faces west 1948 joel mccrea frances dee western. The film, mainly set in north dakota was one of a handful of overtly antinazi films produced by hollywood before american entry into world war ii. For its genre the film is unusual in that not a single shot is ever fired. Fort apache was a film which fells more and more impressive the more i think about it, and especially after having seen four faces west. Their chemistry is very successful, and i can see this show being a fun romantic picture for them to run in retirement. Four faces west similar films to watch if you like four. However, the movement in the film is not toward the west, but always southward. The dtshd master audio mono, supported by optional english subtitles, is also fine on this region a disc.
Read the four faces west movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. When the family land is threatened with foreclosure, honest, hardworking rancher ross mcewen resorts to bank robbery in order to come up. Filmed during the heyday of westerns, four faces west was an anomaly compared to similar films where good guys and bad guys were instantly recognizable by the color of their hats. The banker hands over the money in exchange for an i. The next shot shows a rattlesnake in open ground nowhere near any bushes. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Kino lorber studio classics has released four faces west on bluray in the classic 1. In new mexico, a cowpoke forces a banker at gunpoint to give him a loan without collateral, in exchange for an iou but the marshal and his posse.
Four faces west adalah sebuah film koboi tahun 1948 yang menampilkan joel mccrea, frances dee, dan charles bickford. Four faces west is a 1948 western film starring joel mccrea, his reallife wife frances dee, and charles bickford. Four faces west is a movie starring joel mccrea, frances dee, and charles bickford. Synopsis the strangest despardo the west has ever known. So mccrea was a hot western property and this small movie might have been considered a step down, had it not been such a gem. Four faces west may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. Four faces west is a film that takes a look at the complexity of character of an outlaw passing through the wild west of new mexico. It is based on the novel paso por aqui by eugene manlove rhodes. Ross mcewen pulls an unusual bank job in the new mexico town of santa maria, taking the banker frenger with him, then letting him go a few miles away. Based on a short novel, paso por aqui by eugene manlove. Four faces west gledajte filmove s titlovima besplatno. Four faces west 1948 when his fathers ranch faces foreclosure, cowboy ross mcewen joel mccrea sets out to rob a bank. Four faces west 1948 joel mccrea john wayne message. While the film ends with garrett taking mcewen into custody, albeit with.
Green an independent production, in which mccrea had a hand. This is an excellent part for him, using to good effect the basic decency he always projected. Today they are considered to be two of the best westerns of their era. Gledajte online film besplatno na 720p 1080p hd videozapisima sa radne povrsine, prijenosnog racunala, prijenosnog racunala, tableta, iphonea, ipada, mac pro i jos vise. In fact, i enjoyed the film quite a bit for everything it does differently from many other films in. Four faces west is no classic, but it has dignity and makes us feel good about people. At one point mckuen starts a wildfire to cover his escape. Four faces west wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia. The feature comes with a collection of trailers for other kino lorber westerns. Four faces west 1948 approved 1h 29min western 10 january 1949 sweden in new mexico, a cowpoke forces a banker at gunpoint to give him a loan without collateral, in exchange for an iou but the marshal and his posse chase after him. Four faces west 1948 the fourth and final onscreen pairing of joel mccrea and frances dee resulted in perhaps their best picture, four faces west 1948. Four faces west joel mccrea, frances dee, charles bickford, joseph calleia, william conrad 1949. Read about the four faces west dvd and browse other dvd movies. There is not much incident in four faces west, not enough to keep it entirely from representing another sixreel horseback ride, but everybody is so agreeable and charming that one cant help.