A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover who sees through her act and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her. Two fishermen pick up a psychotic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over. Drama
At the 35:25 mark, listeners can hear a sequence that Herrmann reused in 1957 as the well-known opening theme to the television series Roland Kato, Interview with Virginia Majewski, Newsletter of the Viola d'amore Society of America, Volume 19, Number 2, 1995. It's here, amongst the wintry landscapes, that he is brought into contact with Mary Malden (Lupino). 25 of 27 people found this review helpful. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 1994 Ending Speech! Certificate: Passed A serial killer has been killing beautiful women in New York and the new owner of a media company offers a high ranking job to the first of his senior executives who can get the earliest scoops on the case. With Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper. Who after finally snapping the patience of his superiors is sent to Westham in the rural north to aid a murder case there. On her way back to the house, Wilson confronts her and, as she is explaining to him that her brother is too frightened right then to be dealt with, Danny flees the cellar. Mary arrives, having walked from her home after hearing the gunshot.
The two men chase him up a rugged mountainside where Danny loses his footing and falls to his death. Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case. Directed by Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino. A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for On Dangerous Ground [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Bernard Herrmann on AllMusic - 2003 - Bernard Herrmann jumped from working at CBS radio…
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport. Because aging boxer Bill Thompson always lost his past fights, his corrupt manager, without telling Thompson, takes bribes from a betting gangster, to ensure Thompson's pre-arranged dive-loss in the next match. Action Initially, they do not locate the murderer but find Mary Malden (Mary knows that Danny is hiding in the storm cellar; she tries to make him understand that there is a man, Wilson, who is a friend to them and that he will take Danny away to be helped. Hard, withdrawn city cop Jim Wilson roughs up one too many suspects and is sent upstate to help investigate the murder of a young girl in the winter countryside. A fight ensues between the two men; Brent's gun goes off and Danny escapes. Herrmann was so impressed with viola d'amorist Virginia Majewski's performance that he wanted her credited in the film. In the film's opening credits, Bernard Herrmann's credit reads, "Music by Bernard Herrmann — Viola d'Amour played by Virginia Majewski."
And Mary herself is blind. Later, she and Wilson walk back to her house where they have an intimate conversation. There he meets Mary Malden, whom he finds attractive and independent.
It languished on the shelf for almost two years, was partly re-shot and was certainly changed from Nicholas Ray’s original continuity, with an entirely different ending. On Dangerous Ground is directed by Nicholas Ray and stars Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan & Ward Bond.
On Dangerous Ground is a 1951 film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and produced by John Houseman.The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides based on the novel Mad with Much Heart, by Gerald Butler.The drama features Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, and others.
Talk about couples goals! Then, Brent bursts in.