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Nightmare (1956) DVD

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Nightmare (1956)

Director:

Maxwell Shane    

Writers:

Cornell Woolrich (novel),  Maxwell Shane (written for the screen by)    

Stars:

Edward G. RobinsonKevin McCarthyConnie Russell      
 
Jazz musician Stan Grayson (Kevin McCarthy) wakes up from a dream in which he has killed a man during a struggle in a bizarre mirrored room. However, thumbprints on his neck, a strange key in his pocket, and a haunting, otherworldly musical riff in his head quickly convince him that it was not just a dream. Afraid that he might be a murderer, yet not recalling the events of the nightmare, he confides in his brother-in-law (and New Orleans homicide detective) René Bressard (Edward G. Robinson), who tells him that he's been working too hard and drinking too much. But as Grayson is almost magnetically drawn back to the scene of the apparent crime, Bressard angrily comes to believe that Stan was lying and knew exactly what he had done. Grayson, paralyzed by his guilt, can barely find the strength to try to clear himself. McCarthy portrays a sense of overwhelming panic almost as well as he does in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), and Robinson's tough cop is warmly textured with a sly sense of humor. Nightmare is a far superior remake of director Maxwell Shane's own first adaptation of the Cornell Woolrich story, Fear in the Night (1947). With a larger budget and better cast, Shane creates a shadowy, hypnotic world of seedy urban nightclubs and cheap hotels; even a picnic on the bayou evokes a feeling of dread. Woolrich would have felt right at home.           

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  1. It almost seems like a nightmare 5 Star Review

    Posted by on Feb 28th 2018

    One of Kevin McCarthy's best roles was as the hero of "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Here, as a young musician, he channels that same scariness in a film not as well known as it should be (it was previously a TV play with DeForest Kelley and Paul Kelly in the roles handled by McCarthy and Edward G. Robinson in the movie). It starts with McCarthy waking from a nightmare of murder which, bit by bit, seems to be confirmed by actuality. Robinson is a detective who is unsure whether to believe his brother-in-law's tale in a tour de force of suspense. The solution may seem a bit unlikely, but the trip is great. This is a McCarthy gem that many folks have missed.



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