Its full of parts that would trickle down to other heist movies like the killing all the way down to heat. Armored car robbery 1950 letterboxd your life in film. Film noir misdaad film geregisseerd door richard fleischer. An important first expression of the heist film genre held at bay by the crumbling hays codewhich had long prohibited overly detailed depictions of criminal acts armored car robbery came out. This is nice short film noir with a really good criminal and pretty a decent femme fatale. Armored car robbery 1950 directed by richard fleischer. After the crooks overwhelm the surprised guards and break into the truck, benny notifies the police. Fleischer, a master of film noir b movies at rko early in his career, and stars noir veterans charles mcgraw, adele jergens and william talman. An important first expression of the heist film genre held at bay by the crumbling hays codewhich had long prohibited overly detailed depictions of criminal acts armored car robbery came out the same year as john hustons seminal. Armored car robbery 1950 was directed by richard o. Fleischer enjoyed further success with the narrow margin 1952, one of the best noirs of its. Armored car robbery film by fleischer 1950 britannica.
I guess i had no reason for expecting so much, but i always thought it looked like such a cool little film. The golden age of televisionthis episode, originally from season 1 of the anthology series tv readers digest, was first broadcast by. This gives the film a nice dark edge that fits the material well and although it lacks flair, the straightshooting approach works well. The ultimate bmovie caper, helmed by the late, great friend of the american cinematheque, richard fleischer the narrow margin. On the day of the robbery, foster pretends to be fixing a jalopy next to the parked armored truck and, on purvus cue, causes the car to backfire and blow black smoke at the truck s guards.
Empire state is a 20 american crime drama film based on a true story, centered on two childhood friends who rob an armored car depository, and the nypd officer who stands in their way. Armored car robbery the narrow margin harvard film archive. I say little film because its only 67 minutes long. The toughest mug in noir, charles mcgraw, plays the prototypical l. Masterminds tries to adapt a crazy truestory into a much crazier film. Good caper film starring mcgraw as a cop out to get revenge on a gang that killed his buddy during an armored car holdup. It tells the story of a wellplanned robbery of cash from an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. Dark city armored car robbery american cinematheque. With columbus short, matt dillon, laurence fishburne, jean reno. Armored car robbery is just one in a series of violent crime dramas directed with crisp efficiency by richard fleischer during his early years at rko. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Armored car robbery is a heist movie, a subgenre of crimebased films. In armored car robbery 1950, two police lieutenants charles mcgraw and james flavin play catandmouse with a clever thief planning a massive heist. Crime in the streets 1956 paints a dark portrait of gang violence.
The great brinks robbery was the biggest armed robbery in u. Potamitis, after spending nine years in jail, decided to make a movie about his life and the robbery to show that people make mistakes and they pay for them. Toronto film society presented armored car robbery 1950 on sunday, october 6, 2019 in a double bill with the asphalt jungle as part of the season 72 sunday afternoon film buffs series, programme 1 production company. There were no reported injuries in wednesdays heist in greenwood village. Richard fleischer, who directed the narrow margin 1952, another short and fastmoving crime story.
Armored car robbery is a 1950 american film noir directed by richard fleischer and starring charles mcgraw, adele jergens, and william talman. Armored car robbery is a weak title to a solid heist picture with a few hints of film noir. It follows the cops and the robbers equally and does a great job in doing so. The robbery was committed by loomis vault supervisor david scott ghantt, his married girlfriend kelly campbell, steven eugene chambers, his wife michelle chambers, michael gobbies, and four other coconspirators. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Masterminds is a 2016 american comedy film based on the october 1997 loomis fargo robbery in north carolina. As a far as heist films go, its not the best, but for completeists its a must. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.
A guard at an armored car company in the southern u. The gang of 11 that stole the money after two years. Rent armored car robbery crime in the streets 1950 on. Fleischers minimalist noir exercise armored car robbery stars william talman as the chief crook and charles mcgraw as the detective dogging his trail. Armored car robbery skips along at a brisk 68 minutes and gives you everything you need and nothing you dont. The movie has been called the quintessential lowbudget heist melodrama. May 2018 the doting boyfriend who robbed armored cars. Charles mcgraw heads the cast as cordell, a tough cop out to run down a gang that robbed an armored car and killed his policeman buddy. Armored car robbery also has the distinction of being one of the first of the heist movies, a subgenre of the crime. Earl fenton, gerald drayson adams, based on a story by robert angus, robert leeds. The list contains the best, new and most relevant armored truck movies ordered by relevance.
The list contains the best, new and most relevant armored car movies ordered by relevance. Theres the four tough guys pulling the heist, two tough cops going after them, and the floozie who is married to one of the robbers. The great armored car robbery tv1955 crime noir youtube. The film is set in the grey world of noir where the criminals are hard but the cops seem to be driven by bitterness and revenge just as much as a desire to do the right thing. Directed by dito montiel and starring liam hemsworth, emma roberts and dwayne johnson, the film was released straight to dvd and bluray on september 3, 20. Armored car robbery is een amerikaanse film noir uit 1950 van richard fleischer. Crime in the streets armored car robbery films imdb. An fbi criminal investigation ultimately resulted in the arrest and conviction of eight people directl. The gang is led by talman, who masterminds a meticulously planned scheme. The film tells the story of a wellplanned robbery of an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. Crime in the streets armored car robbery films menu. Dave purvis takes pride in being unknown to the law, though famed among fellow crooks as a planner he plots a holdup in meticulous detail. Armored car robbery is a film directed by richard fleischer with charles mcgraw, adele jergens, william talman, douglas fowley, year.
Met charles mcgraw, adele jergens en william talman. Directed by richard fleischer sound by frank sarver and clem portman. It happened in 1950 at the brinks armored car depot in bostons north end. Armored car robbery official trailer good caper film starring mcgraw as a cop out to get revenge on a gang that killed his buddy during an armored car holdup. The doting boyfriend who robbed armored cars texas monthly. Beginning in 2015, houston was plagued by a series of brutal armored car robberies that bewildered fbi agents for nearly two years. Directed by jared hess and written by chris bowman, hubbel palmer and emily spivey, the film stars zach galifianakis, owen wilson, kristen wiig, kate mckinnon, leslie jones and jason sudeikis.
This explains why after the armored car robbery, neil is pissed at waingro for shooting the first guard, forcing him to shoot the second guard and cheritto to shoot the third guard. Armored car robbery is an unimaginative title to a pretty good heist movie. Most popular armored car robbery movies and tv shows imdb. The robbery itself is no wellhoned machine, its strictly smash and grab. This robbery was the secondlargest cash robbery on u. Charles mcgraw, adele jergens, william talman, douglas fowley, steve brodie, don mcguire, don haggerty. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting and suspense films and tv shows about with armored car, crimes, crime, heist, dishonesty, chase, chases and races, rivalry, vengeance and revenge plots mostly in thriller, crime and action genres shot in usa. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, rough and suspense films and tv shows about with armored truck, murder, heist, crimes, betrayal, violence, chase, death, security guard and gunfight plots mostly in crime, drama and thriller genres shot in usa. It tells the story of a wellplanned robbery of cash from an. The heist drama armored car robbery 1950 is considered a leading example of film noir. Armored car robbery 1950 was a bit of a disappointment. Its also got a lot of elements that would seemingly influence everything from the killing to heat.