Set in a mythical iron curtain country, the film casts lockwood as an entomologist who hopes to stop a planned volley of bacteriological warfare. Facing danger at every turn, our heroine is rescued time and again by a twofisted american reporter clark. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Set in a mythical iron curtain country, the film casts lockwood as an entomologist who hopes to stop a. You can complete the definition of highly dangerous given by the english definition dictionary with other english dictionaries. Highly dangerous is a 1950 british spy film starring margaret lockwood. Royalty free dangerous music, background music, royalty. The film stars joel mccrea, leslie banks, and king kong leads fay wray. Fred astaire and jane powell star as siblings tom and. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. As the world had, of course, entered the atomic age by 1950, apocalyptic ideas of all kinds were coming thick and fast, and the slightly mundanetitled highly dangerous does manage to tap into something that would later become central to the whole pandemicoutbreak subgenre. The most dangerous films ever made by mike floorwalker sept.
The main article see above and upcoming subcategories will be listed here. Highly dangerous 1950 plot summary 2 a british lady entomologist travels to a balkan country to look into germ warfare trials using various bugs as carriers. To help get you started, here are 30 classic films available, divided by genre. It follows british etymologist, frances gray margaret lockwood, who is sent by her government to investigate a. Look up words and phrases in comprehensive, reliable bilingual dictionaries and search through billions of online translations. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. Despite the improbablewell, the improbable everything, the actors are suited to the film because theyre more downtoearth than, as just one example, the glamorous cary grant and ingrid bergman in notorious.
Film this category serves as the basis for film guide categorization. A lady entomologist in a balkan country is suspected of spying, but manages to outwit her enemies. Dangerous is a 1935 american drama film directed by alfred e. Get info about the original print of highly dangerous, 1950, directed by roy baker, with michael hordern, margaret lockwood. When her boss is contacted by government agents who need somebody to investigate. Green and starring bette davis in her first oscar winning role. Jazz music classical music royalty free music for projects. When you think of films like star wars and most disney animation films, you can always expect a huge and drawnout action sequence in which heroes battle villains and various. Roy ward baker directs the film from a script by celebrated spy novelist eric ambler. Highly dangerous 1951 the british government asks entomologist frances gray margaret lockwood to go behind the iron curtain and examine insects that might be used for germ warfare. This light british espionage caper concerns viruscarrying insects being developed into bioweapons. Here are some of the most dangerous movie sets in film history. Highly dangerous is a 1950 film starring margaret lockwood, dane clark, marius goring.
The most dangerous game 1932 adventure horror youtube. The screenplay by laird doyle is based on his story hard luck dame. Nitrate can be very dangerous, mainly because it is highly flammable. Dangerous music background royalty free download mp3. Search highly dangerous and thousands of other words in english definition and synonym dictionary from reverso.
Released 1951, highly dangerous stars margaretlockwood, daneclark, mariusgoring, wilfridhydewhite the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a. I love the plot of this movie, with biological weapons carried by insects, a truth serum overdose, and delusions of grandeur. Wikipedia, lexilogos, oxford, cambridge, chambers harrap, wordreference, collins lexibase dictionaries, merriam webster. A british lady entomologist travels to a balkan country to look into germ warfare trials using various bugs as carriers. An entymologist is sent on a secret mission to eastern europe to analyse some. Highly dangerous directed by roy ward baker available on. The film stars margaret lockwood as frances gray, a lady entomologista scientist who specializes in the study of insects. Marius goring and margaret lockwood in highly dangerous 1950 marius goring in highly. A lame little british espionage thriller that takes place in a mythical balkan country.
All of these elements figured into what roger ebert calls the most american film. Video editing, video production, motion graphics, free downloads, after. For some unknown reason that for 22 seconds it is totally silent. Set in a police state in eastern europe, where scientists are believed to have. Eric ambler must have enjoyed himself cooking up this daffy blend of espionage spoof and straightforward thriller.
Lets take a look back at some of the highrisk set locations used in. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. Highly dangerous 1951 the british government asks entomologist frances gray margaret lockwood to go behind the iron curtain and examine insects that might be. Don bellows franchot tone, a prominent architect, is engaged to the beautiful and wealthy. Highly guilt ridden film made to poopoo the remote fact of going steady unless youre good and ready. Highly dangerous 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lockwood is a female entomologist who is sent by the british general staff to investigate bacteriological. With a title like highly dangerous, you just know this movie is going to a good time.
With margaret lockwood, dane clark, marius goring, naunton wayne. An entomologist is sent to a country to investigate a planned poisonous insect attack. Highly dangerous 1950 is fun, though mild, entertainment for fans of b movies of the 30s through the 50s. The synopsis sounds like it came from a syfy original, instead but this is a 1950 espionage thriller. The director of highly dangerous was roy ward baker, who passed on in 2010. Highly dangerous british board of film classification. Highly dangerous is a film directed by roy ward baker with margaret lockwood, dane clark, marius goring, naunton wayne, year. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some now shots please contact us. Club paradise free the film, also known as sensation hunters, was. This is one very strange film if you consider all the other films in the coronet canon. Margaret lockwood plays an entomologist who travels to a balkan country to investigate claims of germs warfare, only to find herself in the midst of a deadly spy game. Directors roy baker cast includes margaret lockwood, dane clark, marius goring, naunton wayne, wilfrid hydewhite, eugene deckers, olaf pooley, gladys henson, paul hardtmuth, michael hordern, george benson, eric pohlmann.
Highly dangerous margaret lockwood dane clark marius goring 1951 a u. First, the danger or thrilling incidental music that you might hear while watching an action sequence on tv or at the movies. Highly dangerous was filmed in black and white by reginald wyer at pinewood studios in the uk. Highly dangerous is a strange but exciting mix of spy thriller and comedy. I recently saw bakers inferno 1953 at the world 3d film expo, and i also very much admire his ill never forget you 1951, starring tyrone power and ann blyth. Film seems to okay the idea that its alright to play the field more and not to take the idea of going steady too seriously. Facing danger at every turn, our heroine is rescued time and again by a twofisted american reporter. Highly dangerous 1951 stream and watch online moviefone.
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