Road House (DVD) 1948 film noir, Ida Lupino, MINT, FACTORY SEALED, Ohio seller

Description: Road House (DVD) 1948 NEW, unopened, still SEALED in its original factory shrinkwrap. MINT CONDITION. Item in photos is actual item that will be shipped. Not a bootleg or former rental. Please message us with any questions, we're happy to help! Ida Lupino is a singer working at Richard Widmark's club. When she falls for Cornel Wilde, Widmark goes berserk. Road House has acquired a cult as a prime film noir. Certainly the title location is archetypal, a lounge and bowling alley up toward the Canadian border, and Ida Lupino and Richard Widmark make the most of flavorful roles that would qualify them as exemplary noir denizens even if they hadn't established that elsewhere. He's the second-generation owner of the place who's never been obliged to grow up. She's a somewhat shopworn dame he's brought back from Chicago to play the piano and sing. He--Jefty's the name, by the way--decides to marry her, and is unhinged enough not to realize he needs to ask first. She, meanwhile, has been rubbing Jefty's sobersides right-hand man (Cornel Wilde) the wrong way, and both of them are getting to like it. Fairly psychotic vengeance ensues. This was director Jean Negulesco's first film for Fox, pretty much coinciding with his career peak of Johnny Belinda, a Warner Bros. picture that would bring him an Oscar nomination. Yet Road House is a frustratingly mixed bag. The writing boasts expert three-cushion dialogue--which Lupino delivers deftly--but the script is poorly structured overall. (Screenwriter-producer Edward Chodorov was appropriating material from another crazy-young-fellow movie he'd worked on, MGM's 1942 Rage in Heaven.) Cinematographer Joseph (Laura) LaShelle's lighting and setups are characteristically artful and glossy, but he's obliged to make too many studio "exteriors" look good--a standard cheat in that era, but more irksome than usual because the ostensible location cries out for legitimacy (couldn't they have gone to Lake Arrowhead at least?). Totally on the plus side, however, Ida really does sing and, for the first time in her career, is not dubbed; as Celeste Holm's character notes in admiration and envy, "She does more without a voice than anyone I ever heard." Musical highlights: "One for My Baby" and "Again." Shipping Information FREE SHIPPING! We will mail all orders within 2 business days of payment, via USPS Media Mail, unless otherwise arranged. Your tracking number will be provided, and we will message you when it is mailed. For faster shipping, please pay extra, depending on which service. Please contact us. For international sales, please use eBay's Global Shipping Program. ReturnsCustomer satisfaction is guaranteed! If you are unhappy with your order, please contact us.We will pay for the return shipping, and when we receive the return, we will issue you a full refund. We try our very best to make sure every customer is completely satisfied. If there's a problem, message us! Your satisfaction is our priority! Additional InfoPlease note that 99.9% of our DVD and Blu-ray listings are Region 1/A for playback in North American players. Visit our store! We have many other items also priced to sell! Thank you for your business!

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Location: Cleveland, Ohio

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