{"id":84057,"date":"2022-05-12T14:11:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T21:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84057"},"modified":"2022-05-12T14:15:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T21:15:40","slug":"most-dangerous-man-alive-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84057","title":{"rendered":"Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We must understand what is happening to this man &#8212; how he lived through such intense radiation, how others can survive!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Alive-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Alive-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Alive-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Alive-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Alive-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Alive-Poster.png 553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a fugitive (Ron Randell) is accidentally trapped in a nuclear test site, he becomes irradiated and turns into a metal-absorbing mutant. Meanwhile, the crime boss (Anthony Caruso) who initially framed Randell tries to capture him and gets his frightened moll (Debra Paget) to attempt seduction &#8212; but Randell turns instead to a loyal girlfriend (Elaine Stewart) hoping to shelter him, and wonders whether to trust a kind doctor (Tudor Owen) who wants to study him.\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>Allan Dwan Films<\/li>\n<li>Atomic Energy<\/li>\n<li>Debra Paget Films<\/li>\n<li>Fugitives<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nCanadian-born director Allan Dwan&#8217;s final film was this unconvincing gangster\/sci-fi mish-mosh featuring highly atmospheric cinematography overlaid onto a silly atomic mutation storyline. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still3-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still3-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still3-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still3-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still3-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still3-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still3.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paget and Stewart are conveniently posited as flip sides of female loyalty (Paget is deceptive, Stewart is eternally nurturing): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still5-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still5-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still5-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still5-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still5-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still5-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still5-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still5.png 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; while &#8220;good guy&#8221; gangster Randell (he was framed, after all) becomes increasingly harder to sympathize with as the film progresses: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still6-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still6-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still6-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still6-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still6-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still6-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still6-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still6.png 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Caruso simply oozes slime. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still4-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still4-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still4-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still4-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still4-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still4-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still4.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4096dang.html\">DVD Savant&#8217;s review<\/a> for an interesting overview of this film&#8217;s production history, where he notes that it &#8220;certainly looks like it was filmed by a crew just going through the motions, doing every scene with a minimum of lighting and as few camera setups as possible.&#8221; Feel free to skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highly atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Still.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Doctor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Doctor-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Doctor-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Doctor-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Doctor-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Doctor-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Doctor-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Most-Dangerous-Man-Doctor.png 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one isn&#8217;t must-see.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0055197\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/07\/05\/archives\/the-screenmost-dangerous-man-alive-in-premiere.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/most-dangerous-man-alive\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4096dang.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We must understand what is happening to this man &#8212; how he lived through such intense radiation, how others can survive!&#8221; Synopsis: When a fugitive (Ron Randell) is accidentally trapped in a nuclear test site, he becomes irradiated and turns into a metal-absorbing mutant. Meanwhile, the crime boss (Anthony Caruso) who initially framed Randell tries to capture him and gets his frightened moll (Debra Paget) to attempt seduction &#8212; but Randell turns instead to a loyal girlfriend (Elaine Stewart) hoping&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84057\"> 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-84057","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\/84057","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=84057"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84077,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84057\/revisions\/84077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}