Born September 4,
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
Key
Production Country: USA
Key Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Film Noir, Melodrama, Romance
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Collaborators: Joseph
MacDonald (Cinematographer), Roy Webb (Composer), Arthur Franz
(Character Player), Albert S. D'Agostino
(Production Designer), John Paxton (Screenwriter), Adrian Scott (Producer), Frank Bracht (Editor), Joseph Noriega (Editor), E.G.
Marshall (Character Player), Carroll Clark (Production Designer)
"Independent
American director who has tackled a wide range of subjects with
uneven results...He made several provocative early features,
including Hitler's Children (1943), Farewell, My
Lovely (1944), and Crossfire (1947), before being
caught up in the McCarthy witch-hunt investigations. A period of
exile followed. Returning to Hollywood he made a number of
prestigious films which lacked the forthright impact of his
earlier, smaller films." -
(The International Encyclopedia of Film, 1972)
"In the mid-'40s,
Edward Dmytryk made several superior B-movies that mixed
suspense with social comment; but after a clash with the House
UnAmerican Activities Committee, he went into artistic decline,
ironically with more expensive, prestigious projects." - Geoff
Andrew (The Film Handbook, 1989)
"His
early films were mostly routine action and light fare. His first
interesting work was Hitler's Children (1943), an
engrossing anti-fascist drama. Next he directed two exciting
suspense thrillers, Murder, My Sweet and Cornered,
both starring Dick Powell. Dmytryk win respect among film
critics with his 1947 Crossfire, Hollywood's first
serious attempt to deal with the subject of racial
discrimination." - (The
MacMillan International Film Encyclopedia, 1994)
