Paradise Alley
1962 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
As studio financing dwindled away for Hugo Haas, his last film as a writer-director-producer has certain autobiographical elements, a cast featuring several film veterans from the silent era, and a storyline containing a metaphoric commentary on Hollywood. When former European film director Agnus (Haas) witnesses bickering in a boarding house, he sets out to prove the innate goodness of people. Casting neighbors and the boarding house tenants in his new film, titled "The Chosen and the Condemned," he succeeds in creating peace, unity and harmony in the neighborhood. However, it's all a deception, since Agnus has no film in his camera. When a studio head learns of the project, he bankrolls a budget that enables Agnus to actually complete the film.
Direction Hugo Haas
Cast Hugo Haas · Don Sullivan · Carol Morris · Marie Windsor · Corinne Griffith · Billy Gilbert · Chester Conklin · Margaret Hamilton · Pat Goldin · William Forrest · William Schallert · Tom Fadden · Jan Englund · Jesslyn Fax · Jane Betts · Anthony Jochim · Clegg Hoyt · Lyn Osborn · Almira Sessions · Cyril Delevanti · Howard Dayton · Duke Mitchell · Tim Johnson · Bob Dennis · Jim Canino · Edward McNally · Alan Foster · Bruce Biggs · Frances Pasco · Leslie A. Pam · Tom Duggan · Irwin Berke
Soundtrack Franz Steininger
Screenplay Hugo Haas
Cinematography Jack MacKenzie
Original title Paradise Alley
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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