{"id":4982,"date":"2007-12-15T21:13:09","date_gmt":"2007-12-16T04:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4982"},"modified":"2021-08-30T10:21:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:21:53","slug":"prowler-the-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4982","title":{"rendered":"Prowler, The (1951)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If you were just a dame, Susan, it&#8217;d be different. But you&#8217;re special.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Poster-1-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-67607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Poster-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Poster-1-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Poster-1-177x270.jpg 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Poster-1.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA cynical cop (Van Heflin) falls for a wealthy woman (Evelyn Keyes) he meets on a house call, and concocts a plan to &#8220;accidentally&#8221; shoot her husband so they can get married. After Heflin is declared innocent in court, he and Keyes are married, with nobody suspecting that they previously had an affair &#8212; but things become more complicated when Keyes reveals that she&#8217;s four months pregnant, and clearly <em>not<\/em> with her first husband&#8217;s child&#8230;\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>Evelyn Keyes Films<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Losey Films<\/li>\n<li>Plot to Murder<\/li>\n<li>Police<\/li>\n<li>Van Heflin Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis punchy thriller by director Joseph Losey offers an enjoyable twist on the traditional <em>noir<\/em> storyline, with Heflin perfectly cast as a deviously womanizing scoundrel (an &#8220;homme fatale&#8221;) who nonetheless isn&#8217;t <em>all<\/em> bad inside, and Evelyn Keyes equally effective as a lonely wife who allows herself to be taken in (against her better judgment) by Heflin&#8217;s advances. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes2-1024x756.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes2-1024x756.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes2-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes2-366x270.png 366w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes2.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The plot takes several satisfying twists, with Keyes&#8217; &#8220;predicament&#8221; particularly unexpected and shocking &#8212; the fact that this &#8220;sin&#8221; is named out loud in an early-&#8217;50s film tells us that <em>someone<\/em> will be paying for their transgression against society &#8212; though it&#8217;s not clear who, or how.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Van Heflin as Webb Garwood<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin3-1024x746.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin3-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin3-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin3-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin3-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin3-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin3.png 1393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Evelyn Keyes as Susan Gilvray<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes4-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes4-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes4-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes4-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes4-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prower-Keyes4.png 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arthur Miller&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Cinematography-1024x757.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Cinematography-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Cinematography-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Cinematography-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Cinematography-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Cinematography-365x270.png 365w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Cinematography.png 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A satisfying &#8220;homme fatale&#8221; storyline<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin2-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin2-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin2-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin2-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/Prowler-Heflin2.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an all-around good show by Losey. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0043938\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/noiroftheweek.blogspot.com\/2005\/11\/prowler-1951-11212005.html\">Film Noir of the Week Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-prowler\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you were just a dame, Susan, it&#8217;d be different. But you&#8217;re special.&#8221; Synopsis: A cynical cop (Van Heflin) falls for a wealthy woman (Evelyn Keyes) he meets on a house call, and concocts a plan to &#8220;accidentally&#8221; shoot her husband so they can get married. After Heflin is declared innocent in court, he and Keyes are married, with nobody suspecting that they previously had an affair &#8212; but things become more complicated when Keyes reveals that she&#8217;s four months&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4982\"> 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-4982","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\/4982","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=4982"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75592,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4982\/revisions\/75592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}