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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Film noir Crime films Fiction films Drama |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joseph Losey; Sam Spiegel; Hugo Butler; Dalton Trumbo; Van Heflin; Evelyn Keyes; John Maxwell; Katherine Warren; Emerson Treacy; Madge Blake; Lyn Murray; Arthur C Miller; Paul Weatherwax; Izzy Friedman; Ben Winkler; Hans Wilhelm; Robert Thoeren; United Artists Corporation.; UCLA Film and Television Archive.; Film Noir Foundation.; Stanford Theatre Foundation.; VCI Entertainment (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 1557397120 9781557397126 |
| OCLC Number: | 700950532 |
| Language Note: | In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Notes: | "Mastered from a completely restored 35 mm print c2009 UCLA Film & Television Archive and Film Noir Foundation."--Container. Adapted from an original story by Robert Thoeren and Hans Wilhelm. Originally released as a motion picture in 1951 and distributed by United Artists. The original film was restored by UCLC Film & Television Archive, funded by the Film Noir Foundation and the Stanford Theatre Foundation. Bonus features include: documentary featurette "The cost of living : creating The prowler" with James Ellroy et al; "Masterpiece in the margins" Bertrand Tavernier on The prowler; "On the prowl: restoring The prowler" the Film Noir Foundation and UCLA Film & Television Archive partnership. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Arthur Miller ; editor, Paul Weatherwax ; music composed and conducted by Lyn Murray ; music director, Irving Friedman ; sound, Benny Winkler ; screenplay by Hugo Butler (as a front for blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. cf container). |
| Cast: | Van Heflin (Webb Garwood); Evelyn Keyes (Susan Gilvray); John Maxwell (Bud Crocker); Katharine Warren (Mrs. Crocker); Emerson Treacy (William Gilvray); Madge Blake (Martha Gilvray); Wheaton Chambers (Doctor James); Robert Osterloh (coroner); Sherry Hall (John Gilvray); Louise Lorimer (motel manager); Louise Bates (doctor's wife); Steve Carruthers (Mr. Talbot); Betty Jane Howarth (Mrs. Talbot); Fred Hoose (foreman); Alan Harris (clerk). |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; NTSC, Dolby 2.0 mono.; all regions. |
| Other Titles: | Prowler (Motion picture : 1951) |
| Responsibility: | Horizon Pictures presents ; screenplay by Hugo Butler ; produced by S.P. Eagle ; directed by Joseph Losey. |
Abstract:
A nefarious cop stalks a lonely, repressed Los Angeles housewife and decides to win her by killing her husband.
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