The director himself complained that rkos conversion of chuckaluck into rancho notorious involved recutting as well as renaming the movie. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The blue gardenia is a 1953 film noir directed by fritz lang and starring anne baxter, richard conte, and ann sothern. In a romantic opening scene vern haskell kennedy and his fiancee beth. Rancho notoriousmarlene dietrich, mel ferrer, arthur kennedy, william frawley 1952. In hollywood lang married his personal artistic obsessions, most eloquently described in the singing greek chorus of his 1952 western rancho notorious as hate, murder and revenge, with the popular genres of the american studio film.
Though lang claimed that the film was created as a vehicle for dietrich, the star bristled at his conception of altar as an an aging but still very desirable dancehall girl. It was not a hit in fact, it was outgrossed by rkos 1952 rerelease of king kong 1933. Starring marlene dietrich, arthur kennedy, mel ferrer, gloria henry. Fritz lang altar keane marlene dietrich is a former saloon girl who runs a horse ranch in the southwest where outlaws can take refuge while on the run. Discover what genre rancho notorious, 1952, directed by fritz lang, with marlene dietrich, arthur kennedy, mel ferrer, belongs at turner classic movies. Rko 1952 part ii by matthew dessem a series examining the output of a single studio in a single calendar year. Mar 15, 2010 i called the ranch chuckaluck and there was a song throughout the film called chuckaluck. A western, set in the 1870s, which dramatizes the ballad the legend of chuckaluck. Retitled rancho notorious by howard hughes, the film hit theaters in may 1952.
Vern haskell, a nice rancher, seeks out to avenge his fiances death when she is killed during a robbery. Rancho notorious approved 1h 29min western 12 may 1952 uk after the murder of his fiancee, a wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer. Rancho notorious 1952 fritz lang, marlene dietrich, arthur kennedy, mel ferrer march 17, 2015 a western based on the story gunsight whitman by silvia richards. Made for rko, the quirky noirish western starred marlene dietrich as the hardboiled owner and chanteuse of an outlaw hideout. If you were to measure the quality of a film by the character actors that.
Frontiersman vern haskell arthur kennedy wanders throughout the west in search of the man who robbed and murdered his fiancee. Other memorable films included destry rides again 1939, the spoilers 1942, a foreign affair 1948, witness for the prosecution 1957, rancho notorious 1952, and touch of evil 1958. Fritz langs film rancho notorious offered lang himself the chance to direct a western. That may be, but rancho notorious and moonfleet always deviate explicitly from central themes about fritz lang and in the case of rancho notorious that deviance cant be sloughed off as one of langs conformist works or that he was assigned a completed script and merely worked as a contract director. It was not a hit in fact, it was outgrossed by rkos 1952 re. Rancho notorious 1952 16 03011952 us western 1h 29m user score.
Marlene dietrich and arthur kennedy in rancho notorious 1952 john kellogg and arthur kennedy in rancho notorious 1952 marlene. A revengedriven cowboy arthur kennedy wangles an invitation to the hideout from a gunslinger mel ferrer. Jan 18, 2015 a western based on the story gunsight whitman by silvia richards. Unusual western about a young man hunting for the brutal killers of his fiancee. Hughes, who insisted upon making changes in the film that might have hurt it irreparably. Take a look back at the early roles of some of hollywoods. Rancho notorious 1952 16 0301 1952 us western 1h 29m user score. Rancho notorious 1952 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. His quest leads him to chuckaluck the films original title a combination horse ranch and criminal hideout overseen by saloon chanteuse altar keane. Rancho notorious 1952 fritz lang, marlene dietrich, arthur.
Rancho notorious is a 1952 american technicolor western film directed by fritz lang and starring marlene dietrich as the matron of a criminal hideout called. That may be, but rancho notorious and moonfleet always deviate explicitly from central themes about fritz lang and in the case of rancho notorious that deviance cant be sloughed off as one of langs conformist works or that he was assigned a completed script. Ray and its best scenes are those which are engulfed in darkness or low light. Original rancho notorious 1952 movie poster in c9 condition for. The bleak themes of rancho notorious and langs apparently exacting, autocratic directing style took a clear toll on the film s cast. Hear from the cast and filmmakers of downhill at the imdb studio at acura festival village at the 2020 sundance film festival. Title rancho notorious release year 1952 running time 89 min language english categories westerns essential cinema outlaws revenge theatrical release vengeance synopsis in what is perhaps fritz langs most personal and psychological western, rancho notorious suffuses the bleak sensibility and textbook psychology of his earlier film noir work with a romantic and. Her first us film was morocco 1930, for which she received her sole oscar nomination. Gold diggers of 1933 witness for the prosecution 1957 116. Director fritz lang had originally planned to call this film chuckaluck.
During his childhood, his family moved frequently as his father sought work during the great depression. The film was originally titled the legend of chuckaluck, but the name was. A cowboy infiltrates a bandit hideout in search of. The only clue he has is the mysterious word chuckaluck whispered by a dying victim. A cult western with a distinctly kinky flair, rancho notorious 1952 revisits a theme frequently explored by director fritz lang, as it follows a cowboy arthur kennedy on his relentless quest for vengeance. March began with the release of fritz langs rancho notorious, an independently produced western starring marlene dietrich and arthur. It is an oddly indifferent marlene dietrich who appears with a group of mangy men in r. Paramount pictures sought to market marlene dietrich as a german answer to mgms swedish sensation, greta garbo. I called the ranch chuckaluck and there was a song throughout the film called chuckaluck. He appeared in other 50s westerns such as rancho notorious 1952. Mabuse was ultimately banned by goebbels propaganda ministry for presenting criminal acts so detailed and fascinating as to tempt copycatseven as the nazis themselves seemed to be following the film s script by taking. Rko 1952 part ii by matthew dessem musings oscilloscope. Gallery of 17 movie poster and cover images for rancho notorious 1952.
Original belgian poster 14x22 for the fritz lang film noir western in technicolor, rancho notorious 1952 starring marlene dietrich, arthur kennedy. The glamorous femme fatale germanamerican actress and singer marlene dietrich was a named the ninthgreatest female star of all time by the american film institute. Rancho notorious is a 1952 american technicolor western film directed by fritz lang and starring marlene dietrich as the matron of a criminal hideout called chuckaluck. Director fritz lang had a rough time with rko head howard r. Later that year, lang did the noirish clash by night for the studio. Rancho notorious 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. By that time, rko was in turmoil and producing very few films. A western based on the story gunsight whitman by silvia richards. The last film he completed was witness for the prosecution 1957. Associates programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. With rancho notorious 1952 lang hit his stride again. The second of these was completed as both the weimar republic and langs marriage crumbled. John doucette was born in brockton, massachusetts, the eldest of three children of nellie s.
Rancho notorious pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released rancho notorious pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Rancho notorious ist ein western des regisseurs fritz lang aus dem jahr 1952. Star persona and the western in fritz langs rancho notorious 1952 1. Fritz lang great director profile senses of cinema. An independent production distributed by warner bros. Sep 19, 2011 the director himself complained that rkos conversion of chuckaluck into rancho notorious involved recutting as well as renaming the movie. Vern haskell a brutally angry arthur kennedy sets out to kill the man who raped and murdered his fiancee gloria henry, eventually crossing paths with the gunslinger frenchy fairmont the perpetually squinting mel. His revenge leads him to chuckaluck, altar keanes ranch set up to hide criminals, and he finds more than he bargains for. The world of the film is a closed one, writes lotte eisner, in which moral alternatives are limited, in which there is literally no where to go. The technicolor is much used as in king vidors duel in the sun 1946, viz as a dramaturgic element to accentuate conflict situations. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. After the murder of his fiancee, a wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer. With its garishly painted sets and dietrichs arch performance, rancho notorious boldly eschews naturalism in pursuing its tragic moral of hate, murder, revenge. Rancho notorious 1952 letterboxd your life in film.
The film was originally titled the legend of chuckaluck, but the name was changed at the insistence of howard hughes, then head of rko pictures. The search of a wyoming cowboy for his fiancees murderer leads him to a ranchhideaway for bandits which is operated by an exsaloon entertainer. Rancho notorious 1952 is a western movie starring marlene dietrich and arthur kennedy. The phrase technicolor lang may feel like an oxymoronic statement and to a certain extent, it is. Paul jarrico wasnt the only person going missing in rkos credits that spring. A cowboy infiltrates a bandit hideout in search of his girlfriends killer. Mar 17, 2015 rancho notorious 1952 fritz lang, marlene dietrich, arthur kennedy, mel ferrer march 17, 2015 a western based on the story gunsight whitman by silvia richards.
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