The Narrow Margin -1952 // Narrow Margin - 1990

Published: April 22, 2020, 9:50 p.m.

Special mid-season DOUBLE episode!

\n

You are in for an extended treat to pleasure your ear holes today, join us while we discuss two films, the 1952 original film The Narrow Margin and the 1990 remake Narrow Margin. Also stick around as hints are dropped to an amazing gift that Lady Carly bestoweths (is that a word? I dunno, you decide!) unto peasant Jason.

\n


\n

The Narrow Margin - 1952

\n

The Narrow Margin is a 1952 American film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Earl Felton, based on an unpublished story written by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard. The screenplay by Earl Felton was nominated for an Academy Award.[4]

\n

The picture stars Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, and Jacqueline White. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. A police detective plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse aboard a train with mob assassins out to stop a slain gangster's widow before she can testify before a grand jury.

\n


\n

Narrow Margin - 1990

\n

Narrow Margin is a 1990 American crime thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and released by TriStar Pictures, loosely based on the 1952 film noir The Narrow Margin. It tells the story of a Los Angeles deputy district attorney who attempts to keep a murder witness safe from hit men while traveling through the Canadian wilderness aboard a train. The film stars Gene Hackman and Anne Archer.

\n


\n

Support us by subscribing and leaving a review!

\n

https://anchor.fm/speakeasy-noircast

\n

Call us at:

\n

\u202a(818) 643-1441

\n

Facebook:

\n

https://www.facebook.com/speakeasynoircast

\n

Twitter:

\n

https://twitter.com/SpeakEasyNoir

\n

Website:

\n

http://resurrectionfilms.co.uk/home/index.php/speakeasy/