{"id":11521,"date":"2010-07-05T10:08:44","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T17:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11521"},"modified":"2022-01-21T00:13:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T07:13:06","slug":"green-for-danger-1946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11521","title":{"rendered":"Green for Danger (1946)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Joseph Higgins was quite dead.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Green-for-Danger-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Green-for-Danger-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Green-for-Danger-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Green-for-Danger-Poster-676x1024.png 676w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Green-for-Danger-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Green-for-Danger-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Green-for-Danger-Poster.png 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a postman (Moore Marriott) dies mysteriously on the operating table of a rural hospital during WWII &#8212; and a nurse (Judy Campbell) with incriminating evidence is killed shortly thereafter &#8212; an inspector (Alastair Sim) is sent to investigate which of a close-knit team of doctors (Leo Genn and Trevor Howard) and nurses (Rosamund John, Sally Gray, and Megs Jenkins) is the murderer.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alastair Sim Films<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Doctors and Nurses<\/li>\n<li>Leo Genn Films<\/li>\n<li>Murder Mystery<\/li>\n<li>Trevor Howard Films<\/li>\n<li>World War Two<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that this &#8220;famous whodunit&#8221; by the creative team of Sidney Gilliat and Frank Laudner &#8212; who worked together on more than 40 films between 1930 and 1966, including <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2932\"><em>The Green Man<\/em> (1956)<\/a> and Hitchcock&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=7983\"><em>The Lady Vanishes<\/em> (1938)<\/a> &#8212; &#8220;is much overrated&#8221;. He states that while &#8220;the mystery is satisfactory&#8230; the proceedings are surprisingly somber&#8221; &#8212; yet as Tom Huddleston wrote in his review for Not Coming to a Theater Near You, the film can actually be viewed as a sort of &#8220;Ealing <em>noir<\/em>,&#8221; one which effectively incorporates atmospheric cinematography (by <a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/artist\/wilkie-cooper-85836\">Wilkie Cooper<\/a>) and <em>noir<\/em>-ish tropes (i.e., a contentious love triangle) into its Agatha Christie-style ensemble murder plot. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2221gree.html\">As DVD Savant notes<\/a>, the film &#8220;has a dark undertone, an uneasy quality that works against the surface order of the standard wartime English movie&#8221; &#8212; and it&#8217;s exactly this &#8220;dark undertone&#8221; that makes the film so memorable. <\/p>\n<p>Peary argues that Alastair Sim&#8217;s &#8220;supposedly witty&#8221; detective is &#8220;a poorly conceived character&#8221;, seemingly &#8220;in the wrong film&#8221; &#8212; a point I&#8217;ll agree with to a certain extent. As enjoyable as this quirky actor always is to watch, his Inspector Cockrill adds incongruous levity to the proceedings; when he first enters the screen with a slapsticky stumble and roll, we feel as though we&#8217;ve suddenly switched to watching a Jacques Tati film. Peary also somewhat cynically states that the &#8220;picture&#8217;s major advantage is that you forget who the murderer is from one viewing to the next&#8221;. Interestingly, I was convinced I remembered the killer&#8217;s identity from when I first saw this film ~15 years ago, but was absolutely wrong &#8212; so his point is well-taken! However, the mystery itself is more enjoyable than Peary&#8217;s snarky statement would have you believe: it&#8217;s full of conflicted love interests and guilty secrets, with each of the would-be murderers (particularly Jenkins) turning in a solid, believable performance. Definitely worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the ensemble cast<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/green-for-danger-cast.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/green-for-danger-cast.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11528\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An effectively tense screenplay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/green-for-danger-sim.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/green-for-danger-sim.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11527\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wilkie Cooper&#8217;s atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/green-for-danger-cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/green-for-danger-cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11526\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a smart little thriller.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038577\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1947\/08\/08\/archives\/green-for-danger-new-british-mystery-with-alastair-sim-as-detective.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2221gree.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/76967\/green-for-danger#articles-reviews?articleId=183485\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=1780\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lAq6juoU-bg\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Joseph Higgins was quite dead.&#8221; Synopsis: When a postman (Moore Marriott) dies mysteriously on the operating table of a rural hospital during WWII &#8212; and a nurse (Judy Campbell) with incriminating evidence is killed shortly thereafter &#8212; an inspector (Alastair Sim) is sent to investigate which of a close-knit team of doctors (Leo Genn and Trevor Howard) and nurses (Rosamund John, Sally Gray, and Megs Jenkins) is the murderer. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alastair Sim Films Detectives and Private&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11521\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11521"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80480,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11521\/revisions\/80480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}