{"id":40992,"date":"2018-10-01T00:01:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T07:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40992"},"modified":"2021-05-31T20:30:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T03:30:19","slug":"dark-passage-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40992","title":{"rendered":"Dark Passage (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Was I insane to pick you up on the road? Was I insane to let you stay here?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Poster.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA man (Humphrey Bogart) wrongly accused of murdering his wife escapes from prison and stays with a friend (Rory Mallinson) who is soon murdered, then seeks refuge with a wealthy young woman (Lauren Bacall) whose acquaintance (Agnes Moorehead) had testified against Bogart at his trial. After undergoing appearance-altering facial surgery, Bogart &#8212; in love with Bacall yet not wanting to place her in harm&#8217;s way &#8212; goes in search of his wife&#8217;s killer, but soon finds himself blackmailed by a scheming cabbie (Tom D&#8217;Andrea).\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>Agnes Moorehead Films<\/li>\n<li>Delmer Daves Films<\/li>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Fugitives<\/li>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart Films<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Bacall Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Plastic Surgery<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nLauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart&#8217;s third of four films together &#8212; after <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37047\"><em>To Have and Have Not<\/em> (1944)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8691\"><em>The Big Sleep<\/em> (1946)<\/a> and before <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36850\"><em>Key Largo<\/em> (1948)<\/a> &#8212; was this creatively filmed (the first third is shown from Bogart&#8217;s perspective, never revealing his face) but narratively disappointing thriller about a falsely accused fugitive whose luck fails him on every account except one: second-chance romance. Indeed, Bogie and Bacall&#8217;s onscreen chemistry is potent (Bacall literally has a glimmer in her eye when tearing up over him), but her character is underdeveloped and it&#8217;s challenging to believe in her enduring love for him both before and after his surgery. The obvious femme fatale in this <em>noir<\/em> is Moorehead, who refreshingly plays somewhat against type but meets a most ignoble fate during a silly and implausible plot twist. Other supporting performances are quirkily memorable as well, but most notable are the on-location settings in San Francisco, used to excellent effect &#8212; including during one harrowing scene as Bogart is presumedly leading his captor back to his hotel, but actually navigating the streets of Cisco like a pro. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography3.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective use of San Francisco locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales3.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-SF-Locales-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Memorable supporting players<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-DAndrea.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-DAndrea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-DAndrea.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-DAndrea-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-DAndrea-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Moorehead.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Moorehead.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Moorehead.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Moorehead-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dark-Passage-Moorehead-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though of course Bogie and Bacall fans will want to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039302\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1947\/09\/06\/archives\/dark-passage-warner-thriller-in-which-humphrey-bogart-and-lauren.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/605\/dark-passage#articles-reviews?articleId=33817\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7MgQKCzO7j4\">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;Was I insane to pick you up on the road? Was I insane to let you stay here?&#8221; Synopsis: A man (Humphrey Bogart) wrongly accused of murdering his wife escapes from prison and stays with a friend (Rory Mallinson) who is soon murdered, then seeks refuge with a wealthy young woman (Lauren Bacall) whose acquaintance (Agnes Moorehead) had testified against Bogart at his trial. After undergoing appearance-altering facial surgery, Bogart &#8212; in love with Bacall yet not wanting to place&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40992\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40992","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=40992"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72375,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40992\/revisions\/72375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}