Among the Living (1941 film)

Among the Living
Among the Living
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stuart Heisler
Screenplay by	Garrett Fort; Lester Cole;
Story by	Brian Marlow; Lester Cole;
Produced by	Sol C. Siegel
Starring	Albert Dekker; Susan Hayward; Harry Carey; Frances Farmer;
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	Everett Douglas
Music by	Gerard Carbonara
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 12, 1941 (New York City);
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Among the Living is a 1941 film noir directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey and Frances Farmer.^[1]^[2] The film is a mix of social drama, horror film, and suspense thriller.

Premise[]

Albert Dekker plays twins, John and Paul. Paul supposedly died when he was 10, but actually went insane and was kept in a secret room in his parents' mansion.

Cast[]

Albert Dekker as John Raden / Paul Raden
Susan Hayward as Millie Pickens
Harry Carey as Dr. Ben Saunders
Frances Farmer as Elaine Raden
Gordon Jones as Bill Oakley
Jean Phillips as Peggy Nolan
Ernest Whitman as Pompey
Maude Eburne as Mrs. Pickens
Frank M. Thomas as Sheriff
Harlan Briggs as Judge
Archie Twitchell as Tom Reilly
Dorothy Sebastian as Woman in Cafe
William Stack as Minister

Reception[]

Time Out Paris called the film "a gripping piece of Southern Gothic".^[3] Ted Shen of the Chicago Reader wrote, "The cinematography is gloomy and noirish but the psychology is simplistic".^[4]

References[]

^ Among the Living at the American Film Institute Catalog.
^ Silver, Alain (2010). Film Noir: The Encyclopedia. p. 27. ISBN 978-0715638804.
^ "Among the Living". Time Out Paris. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
^ Shen, Ted. "Among the Living". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

External links[]

Among the Living at the American Film Institute Catalog
Among the Living at IMDb
Among the Living at AllMovie
Among the Living at the TCM Movie Database
Among the Living at FilmFanatic
Among the Living film scene on YouTube

[1] Among the Living at the American Film Institute Catalog.

[2] Silver, Alain (2010). Film Noir: The Encyclopedia. p. 27. ISBN 978-0715638804.

[3] "Among the Living". Time Out Paris. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

[4] Shen, Ted. "Among the Living". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

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