Canon City (1948) - the hownos/Allaby viewing session

[hownos]

Oct 11th at 7pm Eastern

[Allaby]

Looks good! I have seen two films that Crane Wilbur directed and four other films that he wrote, but didn't direct.

[hownos]

a look at the cast. i recognize jeff corey, whit bissell and deforest kelly of star trek fame.

[hownos]

start

[Allaby]

Started

[Allaby]

The warden is playing himself. That's different.

[hownos]

using real prisoners aa well

[Allaby]

This opening sequence is like a newsreel type documentary.

[Allaby]

The film was shot almost entirely on location at the site of the Canon City state penitentiary.

[Allaby]

I've seen 8 Scott Brady films.

[hownos]

scott brady was brother of lawrence tierney

[Allaby]

I've seen 18 Jeff Corey films. He was in a lot of stuff.

[hownos]

might have checked the weather first

[Allaby]

might have checked the weather first

Yeah, a prison break during a blizzard isn't going to go well.

[hownos]

what did she throw in his face???

[Allaby]

what did she throw in his face???

I couldn't quite tell.

[Allaby]

I think they overuse the narration in this.

[Allaby]

It's hard to keep everyone straight in this with several escapees and the way they tell the story.

[hownos]

what happened to the jeff corey character?

[Allaby]

what happened to the jeff corey character?

I couldn't tell from the film, but I looked it up and he was recaptured. Here is a link to the real guy after being recaptured:

https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1027770

[Allaby]

The audio is a little off on the video.

[hownos]

The audio is a little off on the video.

don't usually see that on youtube

[Allaby]

This was alright, but somewhat forgettable. Too much narration, didn't feel noir enough for my liking. 6/10 is my rating.

[hownos]

it's always better to develop the relationships between the characters esp when they are prisoners. a bit too procedural. 5.5/10

[Allaby]

it's always better to develop the relationships between the characters esp when they are prisoners. a bit too procedural. 5.5/10

Agreed. I couldn't always keep the characters and their relationship straight.

[hownos]

Agreed. I couldn't always keep the characters and their relationship straight.

i have to check for video/audio quality in the future.