{"id":5219,"date":"2008-02-05T14:47:25","date_gmt":"2008-02-05T21:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5219"},"modified":"2021-01-31T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T22:20:12","slug":"burglar-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5219","title":{"rendered":"Burglar, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You think that&#8217;s hot? It&#8217;s hotter out there &#8212; <em>boiling<\/em> hot!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Poster-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-27034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Poster-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Poster-89x128.jpg 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Poster.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA trio of burglars &#8212; Dan Duryea, Peter Capell, and Mickey Shaughnessy &#8212; steal a valuable necklace from a mansion that&#8217;s been cased by Duryea&#8217;s sexy young ward, Gladden (Jayne Mansfield). But when a corrupt cop (Stewart Bradley) puts the moves on lovesick Gladden in an attempt to secure the jewels for himself, Duryea and his accomplices find themselves on the lam in Atlantic City.\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>Dan Duryea Films<\/li>\n<li>Heist<\/li>\n<li>Jayne Mansfield Films<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDirector Paul Wendkos&#8217; feature debut was this gritty <em>noir<\/em> thriller, based on a novel by David Goodis. While <em>The Burglar<\/em> is primarily notable for featuring Jayne Mansfield in one of her first screen appearances (playing a love-starved young sexpot named, of all things, Gladden), the film stands on its own as an enjoyable, tautly directed crime flick. The expertly shot and edited opening heist sequence gets things off to a rollicking start, and while the narrative occasionally meanders (particularly during the awkward flashbacks to Duryea&#8217;s past), the story remains compelling throughout. The performances are all fine, with the always &#8220;durable&#8221; Dan Duryea effective in the lead, and Peter Capell as his eager accomplice providing a nice counterpoint to Duryea&#8217;s staunch stoicism. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan Duryea as Nat<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Duryea-Closeup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Duryea-Closeup-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Duryea-Closeup-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Duryea-Closeup-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Duryea-Closeup-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Duryea-Closeup-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Duryea-Closeup-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Duryea-Closeup-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Duryea-Closeup.png 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jayne Mansfield as Gladden:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Look at me &#8212; I&#8217;m a woman! I&#8217;m flesh and blood, and I got feelings!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Mansfield2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Mansfield2-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Mansfield2-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Mansfield2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Mansfield2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Mansfield2-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Mansfield2-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Mansfield2-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Mansfield2.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Peter Capell as Baylock, the gang&#8217;s enthusiastic jewelry expert<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Capell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Capell-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Capell-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Capell-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Capell-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Capell-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Capell-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Capell-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Capell.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The tense opening heist sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Opening-Heist.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Opening-Heist-1024x589.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Opening-Heist-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Opening-Heist-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Opening-Heist-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Opening-Heist-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Opening-Heist-1536x883.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Opening-Heist-469x270.png 469w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Opening-Heist.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric direction and editing by Wendkos<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-478x270.png 478w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended, particularly for <em>noir<\/em> fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0049035\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/burglar\/review\/121793\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/noiroftheweek.blogspot.com\/2007\/04\/burglar-1957.html\">Film Noir of the Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-burglar\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You think that&#8217;s hot? It&#8217;s hotter out there &#8212; boiling hot!&#8221; Synopsis: A trio of burglars &#8212; Dan Duryea, Peter Capell, and Mickey Shaughnessy &#8212; steal a valuable necklace from a mansion that&#8217;s been cased by Duryea&#8217;s sexy young ward, Gladden (Jayne Mansfield). But when a corrupt cop (Stewart Bradley) puts the moves on lovesick Gladden in an attempt to secure the jewels for himself, Duryea and his accomplices find themselves on the lam in Atlantic City. Genres, Themes, Actors,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5219\"> 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-5219","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\/5219","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=5219"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67480,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5219\/revisions\/67480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}