Episode #28 of the Rondo Award-nominated series The Fantastic Films
of Vincent Price features a look at the 1952 film, The Las Vegas Story.
Married
couple Lloyd and Linda Rollins (Vincent Price and Jane Russell ) stop
into Las Vegas on vacation. Lloyd falls into heavy gambling while Linda
revisits her old town, and reunites with an old flame (Victor Mature).
Throw in a murder, intrigue, and some insanely dangerous helicopter
stunts, and you have The Las Vegas Story, a pretty decent Film Noir from
RKO Pictures.
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#27 - His Kind of Woman
In this episode of THE FANTASTIC FILMS OF VINCENT PRICE video series, your host Dr. Gangrene takes a look at the 1951 Film Noir/Romance/action picture, HIS KIND OF WOMAN, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Raymond Burr, and Vincent Price. In it Price plays world-renowned actor Mark Cardigan, a hammy actor with a fondness for big game hunting. He is also having an affair with Jane Russel's character, and staying at a resort chock full of quirky characters. Enter Mitchum, a down and out gambler who was paid $50,000 to leave the US, no questions asked, and wait at the resort for further instructions. Turns out his benefactor was none other than infamous crime boss Ferraro (Raymond Burr), who plans to steal his identity and take his place, permanently, with the help of an ex-Nazi plastic surgeon...
This is an unusual film-noir with a star studded cast. Price's performance is a thing to behold, as it gradually increases in intensity throughout the film, ramping up the camp factor until, by the end, he is delivering a truly over-the-top, Shakespeare-spouting gun-toting performance!
About this series:
Dr. Gangrene, Physician of Fright and Award-winning Nashville-based TV Horror Host (aka writer Larry Underwood) explores the films of the merchant of menace, Vincent Price, in chronological order from first to last, approaching them from a scholarly perspective, offering commentary, review and criticism.
This is an unusual film-noir with a star studded cast. Price's performance is a thing to behold, as it gradually increases in intensity throughout the film, ramping up the camp factor until, by the end, he is delivering a truly over-the-top, Shakespeare-spouting gun-toting performance!
About this series:
Dr. Gangrene, Physician of Fright and Award-winning Nashville-based TV Horror Host (aka writer Larry Underwood) explores the films of the merchant of menace, Vincent Price, in chronological order from first to last, approaching them from a scholarly perspective, offering commentary, review and criticism.
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