Dead on Arrival – Frank, a self-employed accountant, is in a relationship with his assistant Paula. For a week he goes to San Francisco, where he ends up in a bar after an evening of partying and having drinks with a mysterious stranger.
Dead on Arrival (1949)
Director: Rudolph Maté
Writers: Russell Rouse(story and screenplay), Clarence Greene(story and screenplay)
Stars: Edmond O’Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler
Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Country: United States
Language: English
Also Known As: D.O.A.
Release Date: 23 December 1949 (USA)
Duration: 80 min
Filming Location: Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, California, USA
Storyline:
Small-town accountant Frank Bigelow goes to San Francisco for a week’s fun prior to settling down with fiancée Paula. After a night on the town, he wakes up with more than just a hangover; doctors tell him he’s been given a “luminous toxin” with no antidote and has, at most, a week to live! Not knowing who did it or why, Bigelow embarks on a frantic odyssey to find his own murderer.
Reviews:
“One of the best film noir flicks of all-time (along with The Killers). DO NOT CONFUSE THIS WITH THE REMAKE!! The film stars our unattractive hero, O’Brien, as the man who has been poisoned and is told he has only 24 hours to live. He has no idea who did it and spends almost the entire film tracking down the dirty rat that done him in. It’s amazing how many wonderful noir films O’Brien appeared in over the years.
The pacing is good, acting top-rate and very noir-ish, and it manages to pull so much out of a very simple plot with minimal sets. In other words, it gives a fantastic “bang for the buck” and modern filmmakers would really benefit from learning a lesson or two from DOA.
I just checked the IMDb Top 50 Film Noir films and for some odd reason this film is not listed. How is this possible?” -Written by MartinHafer on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) D.O.A.
Australia D.O.A.
Austria Opfer der Unterwelt
Brazil Com as Horas Contadas
Canada (English title) D.O.A.
Canada (French title) D.O.A.
Denmark Død ved ankomsten
Finland (Swedish title) Död vid sin ankomst
Finland Kuollut saapuessaan
France Mort à l’arrivée
France (alternative title) Bon pour la morgue
Greece (transliterated title) Skotosa ton dolofono mou
Greece (reissue title) Kynigontas ton dolofono mou
Greece Κυνηγώντας το δολοφόνο μου
Hungary Holtan érkezett
Italy Due ore ancora
Japan (Japanese title) 都会の牙（1950）
Mexico Con las horas contadas
Poland Zmarły w chwili przybycia
Portugal Com as Horas Contadas
Romania Decedat la sosire
Soviet Union (Russian title) Мёртв по прибытии
Spain Con las horas contadas
Sweden Lysande gift
Turkey (Turkish title) Katilini Arayan Adam
UK D.O.A.
USA (informal alternative title) Dead on Arrival
USA D.O.A.
West Germany Opfer der Unterwelt
World-wide (English title) (informal title) Dead on Arrival
Yugoslavia (Serbian title) (literal title) Smrt dolazi
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