Sunday, December 3, 2023

The midnight story (1957) - lesser known film noir directed by Joseph Pevney, starring Tony Curtis, Marisa Pavan, Gilbert Roland, Jay C. Flippen and Ted de Corsia

Rating 6.7/10
Runtime: 90 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Joseph Pevney
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050704/

Cast

Tony Curtis ... Joe Martini
Marisa Pavan ... Anna Malatesta
Gilbert Roland ... Sylvio Malatesta
Jay C. Flippen ... Sgt. Jack Gillen
Argentina Brunetti ... Mama Malatesta
Ted de Corsia ... Lt. Kilrain
Richard Monda ... Peanuts Malatesta

Description: Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects Sylvio Malatesta. Ordered off the case, Joe turns in his badge and investigates alone. Soon he is a close friend of the Malatesta family, all delightful people, especially lovely cousin Anna. Uncertain whether Sylvio is guilty or innocent, Joe is now torn between old and new loyalties...

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Download link (torrent file):

https://fastupload.io/C5wMq3vlXLmxiQI/file


Video and audio information:

Video : 2.16 GB, 3445 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 1024x436 (2.35:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 163
Audio : 164/123 (main/commentary), 256/192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/2 channels, 0x55 = AC3/AC3, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (English closed captions embedded, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Hungarian) posters and screenshots included


Double audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original English and other is commentary by professor and film scholar Jason A. Ney. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)