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The List of Adrian Messenger (Universal Vault Series) (1963)
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| Starring: | George C. Scott, Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook, Gladys Cooper, Herbert Marshall, John Merivale, Marcel Dalio, Bernard Archard, Tony Huston, Ronald Long |
| Director: | John Huston |
| Genre: | Drama, Crime, Mystery/Thriller |
| Year: | 1963 |
| Studio: | Universal Studios |
| Length: | 99 minutes |
| Released: | January 11, 2010 |
| Rating: | NR |
| Format: | DVD |
| Misc: | Widescreen, NTSC, Black & White |
| Language: | English(Original Language) |
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SYNOPSIS:Superstars Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum and Frank Sinatra headline the witty thriller The List of Adrian Messenger directed by Academy Award winner John Huston.
A retired officer (George C. Scott) must uncover the identity of a mass murderer who is killing off the potential heirs to a family fortune. The only clues are the names on the list of murdered heir Adrian Messenger. The tension builds as the final evil unfolds during a suspense-filled fox hunt. Let the chase begin!
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There are 1 reviews for this movie |
  | Jeff | | A very peculiar mystery with a very peculiar gimmick--some of the top stars of the day--Mitchum, Sinatra, Lancaster, Curtis--make brief guest appearances, but disguised by elaborate make-up of varying effectiveness. The trick is to guess who's who. It has no bearing on the mystery, just a stunt. Kirk Douglas also wears varying disguises, but this is part of the mystery and he's easier to identify. The odd thing is that there are more disguises than just latex and false teeth--several of the voices are disguised as well. Paul Frees's voice is all over the place, filling in many of Jacques Roux's lines (frequently and clumsily inserted in the midst of Roux's own voice) and subbing for several others, including Sinatra. Even George Scott's voice is disguised--someone told him he could do an English accent. They lied. The flick is filled with Yanks trying to play Brits and not doing very well against the likes of Dana Wynter and Herbert Marshall. Entertaining nonetheless and clever. But if you are an animal rights activist, beware: Huston was into fox-hunting at the time and had a lot of it written into the script (he even does a brief Hitchcock). Like the masks, the flick survives anyway. The best line: "Evil does exist. Evil is." |
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