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The Dark Past

film by Maté [1948]
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    Rudolph Maté

    …made his solo debut with The Dark Past, a remake of the 1939 Blind Alley. The film noir featured William Holden as a disturbed killer who holds hostage a group, one of whom is a psychiatrist (Lee J. Cobb) intent on uncovering the roots of the killer’s violent behaviour. Far…

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    …made his solo debut with The Dark Past, a remake of the 1939 Blind Alley. The film noir featured William Holden as a disturbed killer who holds hostage a group, one of whom is a psychiatrist (Lee J. Cobb) intent on uncovering the roots of the killer’s violent behaviour. Far…

    Read More