Impact (film)
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| Impact | |
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 Brian Donlevy with costar Ella Raines in Impact |
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Produced by | Leo C. Popkin |
| Written by | Dorothy Davenport Jay Dratler |
| Starring | Brian Donlevy Ella Raines |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | March 20, 1949 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 111 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Impact is a 1949 film noir starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines. It was filmed entirely in California and included scenes at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. The film was based on a story by film noir writer Jay Dratler.
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[edit] Plot
Millionaire industrialist Walter Williams (Brian Donlevy) has a young wife (Helen Walker) who is trying to kill him with the help of her young lover, Jim Torrance (Tony Barrett). The plan falls apart when Williams survives a hit on the head from the would-be killer. When Torrance flees the scene, he dies in a head-on collision in William's car. At this point, it is believed that Williams was the driver.
Meanwhile, the dazed Williams ends up in a small town in Idaho, where he gets a job as a service station mechanic and falls in love with Marsha (Ella Raines), the station owner. Meanwhile the police arrest Williams' wife for his "murder". When Marsha eventually persuades Walter to go back to clear his wife, he is charged with the murder of the lover, leaving Marsha and a kindly police detective (Charles Coburn) scrambling to prove his innocence.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Brian Donlevy | Walter Williams |
| Ella Raines | Marsha Peters |
| Charles Coburn | Lt. Tom Quincy |
| Helen Walker | Irene Williams |
| Tony Barrett | Jim Torrance |
| Anna May Wong | Su Lin |
| Robert Warwick | Capt. Callahan |
This was Anna May Wong's first screen appearance since 1942.
[edit] Review
Gary W. Tooze, reviewer for www.dvdbeaver.com, praised the B-movie: "As far as 'modest' Film Noirs go, this is one of the best. A simple plot idea is twisted to the max for late 1940's audiences."[1]
[edit] Quotes
- Walter Williams: In this world, you turn the other cheek, and you get hit with a lug wrench.
