The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Daniel Mann
Written by	Richard Murphy (adaptation)
Screenplay by	Gerald Green
Based on	Gerald Green (novel)
Produced by	Fred Kohlmar
Starring	Paul Muni; David Wayne; Betsy Palmer; Luther Adler; Claudia McNeil; Joby Baker
Cinematography	James Wong Howe
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Music by	George Duning
Production; company	Fred Kohlmer Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	October 22, 1959 (New York City); November 10, 1959 (Los Angeles);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,675,000 (US/ Canada)

The Last Angry Man is a 1959 drama film that tells the story of a television producer who profiles the life of a physician. It stars Paul Muni (in his last film appearance), David Wayne, Betsy Palmer, Billy Dee Williams (in his film debut), and Godfrey Cambridge.

The movie was scripted by Richard Murphy from the novel by Gerald Green (who also adapted it), and was directed by Daniel Mann.

The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Paul Muni) and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Carl Anderson, William Kiernan).^[2]

The film was remade in 1974 as an ABC Movie of the Week with Pat Hingle in the lead role.

Plot[]

As the fiercely dedicated general practitioner who tries to help the sick, the poor, and the unfortunate in his decrepit neighborhood, Dr. Sam Abelman is a testy old man who faces life without compromise and Woodrow Thrasher is a troubled television executive fighting to preserve his career.

Cast[]

Paul Muni as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Abelman
David Wayne as Woodrow "Woody" Thrasher
Betsy Palmer as Anna Thrasher
Luther Adler as Dr. Max Vogel
Claudia McNeil as Mrs. Quincy
Joby Baker as Myron Malkin
Joanna Moore as Alice Taggart
Nancy R. Pollock as Sarah Abelman
Billy Dee Williams as Josh Quincy
Robert F. Simon as Lyman Gatting
Dan Tobin as Ben Loomer

Reception[]

Paul S. Cowan of The Harvard Crimson wrote that the film "combines some of the finest motion picture effects with many of the worst."^[3]

Variety wrote that the lead actor "gives a superlative performance."^[4]

References[]

^ "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
^ "The Last Angry Man". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
^ Cowan, Paul S. (1959-10-30). "The Last Angry Man". The Crimson.
^ "The Last Angry Man". Variety. 1958-12-31. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

External links[]

The Last Angry Man at IMDb
The Last Angry Man at Rotten Tomatoes
The Last Angry Man at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.

[NY_Times-2] "The Last Angry Man". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2008-12-23.

[3] Cowan, Paul S. (1959-10-30). "The Last Angry Man". The Crimson.

[4] "The Last Angry Man". Variety. 1958-12-31. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

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