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The Dark Past: Directed by Rudolph Maté. With William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb, Adele Jergens. An escaped psychopathic killer who takes the family and neighbors of police psychologist hostage reveals a recurring nightmare to the doctor.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
- Rudolph Maté
- 1949-04-25
The Dark Past is a 1948 American film noir psychological thriller film starring William Holden, Nina Foch, and Lee J. Cobb. Directed by Rudolph Maté, the Columbia Pictures release is a remake of Blind Alley (1939), also released by Columbia, and based on a play by American dramatist James Warwick.
The Dark Past. Taken hostage along with his family and friends, psychologist Andrew Collins (Lee J. Cobb) is held by the murderous fugitive Al Walker (William Holden) and...
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- William Holden
- Rudolph Maté
- Crime, Drama
The Dark Past, based on the play Blind Alley (which was previously adapted for the 1939 film of the same name), arrived in 1948, a few years after Hollywood's love affair with psychoanalysis first bloomed.
- Rudolph Maté, Milton Feldman
- William Holden
An escaped psychopathic killer who takes the family and neighbors of police psychologist hostage reveals a recurring nightmare to the doctor. When a detective scoffs at his suggestion that an 18-year-old criminal be referred for psychiatric examination Dr. Andrew Collins, the police psychiatrist, tells him the story of his encounter with Al Walker.
The Dark Past is directed by Rudolph Maté and adapted by Malvin Wald, Oscar Saul, Philip MacDonald, Michael Blankfort and Albert Duffy from the play Blind Alley written by James Warwick. It stars William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb, Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne and Lois Maxwell.
