{"id":4935,"date":"2007-12-21T21:37:30","date_gmt":"2007-12-22T04:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2024-05-18T23:25:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T06:25:27","slug":"on-dangerous-ground-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4935","title":{"rendered":"On Dangerous Ground (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;All we ever see is crooks, murderers, winos, stoolies, dames &#8212; all with an angle. You get so you think everybody&#8217;s like that; &#8217;til you find out different, it&#8217;s kind of a lonely life.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Poster-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Poster-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Poster-95x128.jpg 95w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Poster.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA city cop (Robert Ryan) with increasingly violent tendencies is sent by his concerned boss (Ed Begley) to help with a murder case up north in the countryside. Once there, he falls in love with the blind sister (Ida Lupino) of the young killer (Sumner Williams), and finds himself trying to stop the victim&#8217;s vengeful father (Ward Bond) from inflicting even more violence.\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>Blindness<\/li>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Ed Begley Sr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Ida Lupino Films<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Ray Films<\/li>\n<li>Police<\/li>\n<li>Robert Ryan Films<\/li>\n<li>Ward Bond Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, in this &#8220;minor melodrama&#8221;, director Nicholas Ray once again explores one of his favorite themes &#8212; &#8220;males who [don&#8217;t] understand the reason for their violent natures, [and have] trouble controlling their impulses to lash out physically&#8221;. He notes that it&#8217;s &#8220;intense but not very convincing&#8221;, with Ida Lupino&#8217;s role as a blind mediator between Ryan&#8217;s rage and better instincts particularly forced; yet it still has much to recommend it, including Ryan (always compelling) in the lead role; a riveting score by Bernard Herrmann; smart dialogue (particularly that spoken by Charles Kemper as Ryan&#8217;s older partner, &#8220;Pop&#8221; Daly); and beautiful wintry scenery &#8220;up north&#8221;. It&#8217;s worth a look, and is must-see viewing simply as part of Ray&#8217;s iconic oeuvre. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Ryan as Jim Wilson<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Ryan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Ryan-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Ryan-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Ryan-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Ryan-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Ryan-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Ryan-1536x898.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Ryan.png 1713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charles Kemper as Pop Daly<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Kemper.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Kemper-1024x587.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Kemper-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Kemper-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Kemper-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Kemper-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Kemper-1536x880.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Kemper.png 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>George Diskant&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Cinematography2-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Cinematography2-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Cinematography2-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Cinematography2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Cinematography2-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Cinematography2-1536x868.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/On-Dangerous-Ground-Cinematography2.png 1679w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smart dialogue<br \/>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Wilson<\/strong>: How do you live with yourself?<br \/>\n<strong>Pop Daly<\/strong>: I don&#8217;t! I live with other people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bernard Herrmann&#8217;s signature score (a clear precursor to his work on <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2412\"><em>North by Northwest<\/em><\/a>) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as one of Ray&#8217;s earliest noteworthy films. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0043879\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?_r=1&#038;res=9D01E7D6153BE23BBC4B52DFB4668389649EDE&#038;oref=slogin\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2051noir.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/85554\/on-dangerous-ground#articles-reviews?articleId=70957\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/on-dangerous-ground\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;All we ever see is crooks, murderers, winos, stoolies, dames &#8212; all with an angle. You get so you think everybody&#8217;s like that; &#8217;til you find out different, it&#8217;s kind of a lonely life.&#8221; Synopsis: A city cop (Robert Ryan) with increasingly violent tendencies is sent by his concerned boss (Ed Begley) to help with a murder case up north in the countryside. Once there, he falls in love with the blind sister (Ida Lupino) of the young killer (Sumner&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4935\"> 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-4935","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\/4935","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=4935"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96829,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4935\/revisions\/96829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}