Blueprint For Murder / Man In the Attic
by Andrew L. Stone, Hugo Fregonese
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Actor: Byron Palmer, Constance Smith, Jack Palance, Jean Peters, Joseph CottenDirector: Andrew L. Stone, Hugo Fregonese
Brand: Fox
Writer: Andrew L. Stone
Producer: Leonard Goldstein
Producer: Michael Abel
Writer: Barré Lyndon
Writer: Marie Belloc Lowndes
Writer: Robert Presnell Jr.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Mono; French (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 158 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Blueprint For Murder / Man In the Attic
Movie Review: Film Noir Architecture at its Finest!!
Summary: 5 Stars
While I cannot speak to the Jack Palance film, I can say that I am very enthusiastic indeed that Blueprint for Murder is FINALLY coming out in public release. This one never made it to VHS, even, and could only be gotten via bootleg copies on ebay--and happily so! This is a taut little low-budget thriller, with Jean Peters as the step-mom with ice-water in her veins and dollar signs in her eyes; and Joseph Cotten is her earnest, bumbling brother-in-law whose hormones cloud his judgment as to her dark, dark intentions--at least for a little while! Peters is just sensational, embodying a fetching femme fatale who is both seeringly voluptuous and deeply dangerous. She really steals the show here. Cotten is effective in his ineffectiveness, but he proves right in the end. While not of the caliber of Double Indemnity or Out of the Past, owing to a rather flat, stodgy pictorial style and mise en scene, the film is really story/character/actor driven, and is very engrossing. There are a lot of movies coming out under the rubric of Film Noir that are not even close to Film Noir (e.g., Daisy Kenyon) but when you call something FN it sells, I guess. Blueprint for Murder is the real deal, though. It is great to see some truly obscure ones making it to DVD. Now, how about the original version of Caught with Robert Ryan? Well, until then, enjoy Blueprint for Muder and look closely at what's inscribed on your vitamins!
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