Cry Vengeance

1954
Approved
1h 22m

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

Martha Hyer and Mark Stevens in Cry Vengeance (1954)

Violent ex-cop Vic Barron comes to Ketchikan, Alaska seeking revenge on an old enemy.Violent ex-cop Vic Barron comes to Ketchikan, Alaska seeking revenge on an old enemy.Violent ex-cop Vic Barron comes to Ketchikan, Alaska seeking revenge on an old enemy.

Director
- Mark Stevens
Writers
- Warren Douglas
- George Bricker
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

685

YOUR RATING

Director
- Mark Stevens
Writers
- Warren Douglas
- George Bricker
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The Ketchikan airline depicted, Ellis Air, was an authentic Ketchikan company, founded by Bob Ellis in 1936. The aircraft shown in the movie is a Grumman G-21 Goose amphibious craft. If you look closely at the bottom of the plane you can see the wheels, which were used for ground landings. Ellis Air merged with Alaska Coastal Airlines in 1962, and this concern was itself taken over by Alaska Airlines in 1968.

Goofs
Though Mark Stevens' character is named Vic Barron, his pinky ring clearly has his real initials, "MS."

Connections
Referenced in Real Time with Bill Maher: Quentin Tarantino/Max Brooks/Dan Carlin (2021)

User reviews24

Review

Featured review

6/10

LATE FILM-NOIR RECYCLES THE GOOD AND INCLUDES SOME OF THE DILUTION ELEMENTS

By 1954 the Elements of Film-Noir were Diluted to the Point of Virtually Killing the Genre. At Least the Purity that Made it Remarkable and Different than the Standard Crime Stuff.

Beginning about 1950 the Genre was Intruded Upon with more "Friendly" Considerations as a Bid to Please the more Conservative Elements Taking Hold in Society and "Big-Brother" Authority.

In Mark Stevens Crime Thriller it can be Witnessed by the Location (Alaska) and the Heavy Plot Laden Little Girl.

These Things can Turn Noir into a more Pedestrian Film as the Defining Tropes Gave Way to other More Easily Digested Stories by Increasing Suburbanite Family and the Enormous amount of Kids in Everyone's Life.

The Film Contains some Fine Outdoor Cinematography and some Brutal Scenes, but Overall these are Counterpointed Quickly with a Softer Touch.

The Cast is Competent with Skip Homeier Stealing the Show as a Platinum Blonde Junkie that may put You in Mind of Lee Marvin's Psycho in Fritz Lang's "The Big Heat".

In Fact the Film is often Mentioned as a Low Budget Version of the Aforementioned Classic. Overall it's Worth a Watch.

But it's Sad to Watch Film-Noir Fade Away.