Written by James M. Tate / 3/04/2021 / No comments / british new wave , diana dors , exploitation , fifties , film noir or melodrama , george brent , hammer films , hammer noir , jeffrey hart , marguerite chapman , terence fisher
DIANA DORS TEMPTS THE HAMMER FILMS FILM-NOIR 'MAN BAIT'
year: 1952 cast: Diana Dors, George Brent rating: ***1/2 |
With blonde beauty Diana Dors’ full-full lips, any expression wields a pout. And it's a seductively vicious pout as the story, centering on blackmail at a high-end English bookstore, unfolds...
Dors plays Ruby Bruce, whose stunning appearance alone turns men into jelly. Although her rich boss, with a lucrative insurance policy, is tougher than most...
So Ruby teams with ex-convict con artist Jeffrey Hart to collect the money, and the deliberately slow nature in which the plot pans out is intriguing...
As Jefferey coaches Ruby from the sidelines (at a posh bar), she becomes more and more guilt-ridden (a Noir staple) and desperate, proving Dors, known as the “British Marilyn Monroe,” had more ability to carry a storyline than the American bombshell...
Without her presence, MAN BAIT becomes your typical "wrong man" melodrama; although the talented cast of Brits (including Marguerite Chapman and Raymond Huntley as the manipulative secretary and boss), and a few neat surprises, will keep your interest. Especially the last ten minutes when the antagonist gets really wicked.
Diana Dors in the Hammer Films Film Noir MAN BAIT |
Diana Dors in the Hammer Films Film Noir MAN BAIT |
Diana Dors in Hammer's MAN BAIT with George Brent |
Diana Dors in Hammer's MAN BAIT with Peter Reynolds |
Diana Dors and Marguerite Chapman in Hammer's MAN BAIT |
Peter Reynolds with Diana Dors in MAN BAIT |
Diana Dors in the Hammer Films Film Noir MAN BAIT |
George Brent and Marguerite Chapman in MAN BAIT |
Diana Dors in Hammer's MAN BAIT |
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