This is one of my favorite bad movies, so bad its good. Carrolls peter godfrey, 1947 fans of humphrey bogart dont often mention this dark guignol of a thriller that marks the only pairing of bogart with the considerable presence of barbara stanwyck, an actor as unafraid of projecting a dark side as he is, even if this particular film doesnt exploit it, as it fits in the mold of stanwycks other women in peril films. Stanwyck noir the strange love of martha ivers, the two mrs. As the relationship develops, his behavior and information about his past cause her increasing concern. Carrolls 1947 when i found out that rachel from the girl with the white parasol was hosting a barbara stanwyck blogathon, i chomped at the bit to participate.
At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. A great cast seems to have pulled this baby together in about two days and its a scream. Carrolls warner brothers, 1947, directed by peter godfrey, based on the play by martin vale, geoffrey carroll humphrey bogart is a psychotic artist who has slowly killed his first wife with poisoned milk after she served as the model for his portrait the angel of death. An american tankers sunk by a german uboat and the survivors spend 11 days at sea on a raft. The two mrs carrolls 1947 humphrey bogart barbara stanwyck duration. The two mrs carrolls 1947 anita sharpbolster christine the maid. In their only screen pairing, two of films alltime greats star in a psychological thriller rife with pelting rain and pealing bells, blackmail and murder, calculated dread and an unnerving finale. Carrolls is solid and entertaining not a classic, but a lot of watchable fun nevertheless. It is hard to say a bad word about a movie that features not only humphrey bogart and barbara stanwyck, but several great american and british character actors of the time. Carrolls bore too much similarity to that film to please warner bros. The two mrs carrolls 1947 barbara stanwyck ttmc 001p bkf53n from alamys library of millions of high resolution. For most of the film, geoffreys motivations are fuzzy and unclear. Gothic atmosphere created through the standard elements of big shadows, falling rain, howling wind, and blowing leaves.
Carrolls is a 1947 american mystery film directed by peter godfrey and starring humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, and alexis smith. Carrolls, 1947 bpa4gy from alamys library of millions of. An artist forms an attachment with a woman on holiday in the. Carrolls, the original trailer ben mankiewicz intro the two mrs. Carrolls 1947 u 0304 1947 us mystery, crime, drama, thriller 1h 39m user score.
Various sources provide different titles for this honor, even confusion regarding the movie humphrey bogart himself singled out, but the two mrs. In this thriller, humphrey bogart plays a psychotic artist who secretly poisons his wife after falling in love with another woman. Carrolls was a smash hit on the stage, on film its entertaining, but only reasonably effective. Italian poster for my reputation curtis bernhardt, usa, 1946 above.
Bogart is geoffrey carroll, an artist who paints a portrait of his wife as the angel of death and then meets sally morton barbara stanwyck, with whom he quickly falls in love. However, the actors feel as underwhelming as their characters, leading to a miasma of missed opportunities. Carrolls spins a web of intrigue that builds to a truly thrilling climax. Carrolls starring barbara stanwyck and humphrey bogart as a deranged painter. Carrolls original trailer a woman slowly discovers that her artist husband is a deranged killer in the two mrs.
Carrolls, the original trailer trailer clip two mrs. Humphrey bogart portrays geoffrey, whos making a habit of poisoning one wife and marrying another when the former no longer inspires his canvases. Carrolls is an intriguing experiment in casting against type that doesnt quite pay off as expected. Drawing inspiration from far better films like suspicion and gaslight, the two mrs.
As part of the barbara stanwyck blogathon hosted by the girl with the white parasol. Carrolls 1947 starring humphrey bogart view the tcmdb entry for the two mrs. What damages the movie is a hole in the center namely, the leading male character. London artist humphrey bogart poisons first wife, tries it with second barbara stanwyck. It was produced by mark hellinger from a screenplay by thomas job, based on the 1935 play by martin vale. Struggling artist geoffrey carroll meets sally while on holiday in the country.
It checks so many boxes on the list of things that i love in a film. The two mrs carrolls, adapted from the martin vale legiter, is more stage play than motion picture. Carrolls charles gerhardt franz waxman classic film scores. Rossen, who later directedbody and soul1947 andthe hustler1961. Carrolls, the 1947 movie clip angel of death airing. With a cast that includes the lovely alexis smith and the everbefuddled nigel bruce, the two mrs. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 1 second unit director or assistant director 1 art department 1. Overladen with dialog as action substitute, it talks itself out of much of the suspense that. For temperamental artist geoffrey carroll, it means hes in his element. Carrolls was finally released in the united states on march 4, 1947.
Suffering from mental illness, geoffrey returns home where he paints an impression of his wife as the. Get listed in the most prominent screenplays collection on the web. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the two mrs. Humphrey bogart plays a psychotic killer who disposes of his wives through slow ingestion of poison in the two mrs. All of the stars must have owed warners a film or succumbed to blackmail. Artist geoffrey carroll humphrey bogart is cagey with daughter bea ann carter, and has already purchased poison for. A romance develops, but he doesnt tell her hes already married. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbcs broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing it at. Carrolls 1947 geoffrey carroll humphrey bogart is a married artist who meets the lovely sally morton barbara stanwyck while on vacation.
Suffering from mental illness, geoffrey returns home where he paints an impression of his wife as the angel of death and then promptly poisons her. Carrolls official trailer this muchunderrated bogart vehicle casts him in the rather unlikelyand unlikablerole of a psychotic painter with a penchant for killing off his wives. Carrolls humphrey bogart barbara stanwyck alexis smith 1947 a london artist humphrey bogart poisons his first wife with glasses of milk. Carrolls 1947 barbara stanwyck is the most versatile actress to ever grace the silver screen, so when it was announced that barbara was to be the star of the month for june, it was hard to choose which film to write about, as during the annals of her illustrious career, stanwyck has starred in an array of spectacular productions. I kept thinking that thought to myself for the entire runtime of the two mrs. With humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, alexis smith, nigel bruce. Carrolls 1947 peter godfrey, humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, alexis smith july 15, 2015 struggling artist geoffrey carroll meets sally whilst on holiday in the country. Starring humphrey bogart, barbara stanwyck, alexis smith, and nigel bruce. Theater owners were asked to promote the film by holding contests in which female patrons were to decide whether they looked more like female lead barbara stanwyck or alexis smith. Carrolls 1947 streaming online movie subtitle indonesia download bioskop cinema 21 box office dunia21, layarkaca21, lk21 genre. Never try to deceive two women struggling artist geoffrey carroll meets sally while on holiday in the country. Anita sharpbolster nearly steals the show in the dark suspense thriller the two mrs.
The two mrs grenvilles nbc mini series intro 1987 duration. Costarring barbara stanwyck as his second wife, this is a turgid melodrama that has grown in reputation over the years since its release. A prickly austrohungarian refugee from germany, wilders smartaleck voice as a. The studio had a relatively poor marketing campaign for the picture. Danish poster for double indemnity billy wilder, usa, 1944 above. Humphrey bogart plays a psychotic killer who disposes of his wives through slow ingestion of poison in the. Barbara stanwyck plays his current wife sally, who puts two and two together. Carrolls, made in 1945 but shelved for two years because of its similarity to gaslight. Carrolls remaster by humphrey bogart bestellen preisvergleich. Carrolls ranks right up there with conflict or, rather, down there, as one of the worst films humphrey bogart ever made. German poster for double indemnity billy wilder, usa, 1944 above.