X
- 1947
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 46 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 46 m
Summary A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
Directed By: Delmer Daves
Written By: David Goodis, Delmer Daves
- 1947
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 46 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 46 m
Dark Passage
68
6.6
Where to Watch
Summary A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
Directed By: Delmer Daves
Written By: David Goodis, Delmer Daves
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
68
80% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
68
80% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The third of four films teaming Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, this 1947 feature is a cinema classic. [20 Nov 2009, p.R21]
Dark Passage is usually ranked as the least of the four Bogart-Bacall collaborations, but it's a practically perfect little noir exercise, with Bogart as a prison escapee tracking his wife's killer.
Brilliantly atmospheric San Francisco settings, memorably bizarre supporting performances, a superb use of subjective camera (much more effective than in Lady in the Lake) throughout the entire first third of the film.
Lauren Bacall's charm and Humphrey Bogart's ruggedness count heavily in a strange treatment of a murder story, which if it doesn't withstand scrutiny, does sustain mood and interest.
Indeed, it is in the bizarre contacts of Mr. Bogart with shady characters such as those played by these well-directed actors that Dark Passage achieves tension and drive. Perhaps he should be given more time with them.
The pictures is an almost total drag, though Agnes Moorehead, as the villainess, has a sensational exit through plate-glass windows.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
6.6
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
40% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
6.6
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
40% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.
