Gary cooper plays hooker, a rootless man of few words. Unfortunately, the amazon prime streaming version butchers that. Garden of evil 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A trio of american adventurers marooned in rural mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from apaches. Twilight times bluray of garden of evil is an excellent presentation of a film thats been on the savant please please bluray list since the format was first launched. The group arrives at a remote area the indians call the garden of evil, where they find haywards husband, marlowe, who has a broken leg and. Mar 10, 2014 main title garden of evil ost 1954 artist various artists. Garden of evil 1954 with gary cooper classic film freak. Garden of evil 1954 traveling through mexico, three american gunslingers hooker gary cooper, fiske richard widmark and daly cameron mitchell are approached by the beautiful leah. Garden of evil gary cooper susan hayward 1954 vintage movie poster. Garden of evil 1954 letterboxd social film discovery. Fox western classics rawhide the gunfighter garden of evil. Garden of evil is a 1954 american technicolor western film directed by henry hathaway, about three somewhat disreputable 19thcentury soldiers of fortune, played by gary cooper as an exlawman, richard widmark as a gambler, and cameron mitchell as a bounty hunter, who are randomly hired by a woman, portrayed by susan hayward, to rescue her husband hugh marlowe. While the movie may lack a bit of action in its focusing on the personalities and interpersonal dynamics between its.
When garden of evil was released in 1954, i got to see the movie at the carolina theater, which is located in spartanburg, sc. Henry hathaway made so many and such a variety of films, that when he did something outstanding like this western, people were kind of anesthetized and did not. During the escape, haywards husband hugh marlowe is killed by the indians, as is mitchell. And sometimes, as with the 1954 western, garden of evil, it didnt.
Video trailer after her partner mysteriously disappears, detective kelly jones is lead to a nursery that seems to hold many secrets. In garden of evil jorge stahl made a decent job with showing closeups, as well as good lighting that added a lot of suspense and weight to the heavy scenes. Garden of evil is a sprawling western from twentieth century fox in 1954. Garden of evil 1954 nr 07091954 us western 1h 40m user score. The dvd cover does not indicate the dvd aspect ratio but does state that the film is 16x9 enhanced. Garden of evil has debut at the roxy apache, at mayfair, stars lancaster. This disc is definitely not 16x9 enhanced as the film is presented in a 4x3 frame at approximately 1. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. As far as story goes, it is rather straightforward and simple, but this again works in the film s advantage, keeping things plain is.
Midnight in the garden of good and evil is a 1997 american crime drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood and starring john cusack and kevin spacey. There seems to be a spanish bluray with the film presented correctly as 2. Garden of evil 1954 western starring gary cooper, full movie, english full free western movies duration. Garden of evil 1954 is a terrific midrange hollywood western of the fifties thats all the more remarkable for the fact that it wasnt remarkable when it came out as film scholar julie kirgo points out in her liner notes accompanying this bluray release, at the time of garden of evils release twentiethcentury fox and other studios were cranking these kinds of. I recommend this film and to see three film professionals who rarely if ever gave anything but superb performances the peerless gary cooper, and the under appreciated richard widmark but most of all ms.
Fox western classics rawhide the gunfighter garden of. The film is a welldone character piece, concentrating on the relationships of the characters as well as on on the evil influence of gold. Gary cooper, susan hayward, richard widmark, hugh marlowe and cameron mitchell three fortunehunters heading for the californian gold rush find themselves stranded in a mexican port. Garden of evil is an update of sorts of the classic treasure of the sierra madre, only without nearly as good a script. Henry hathaways garden of evil easily matches it while also providing breathtaking mexican location shooting and a firstrate star cast. The group arrives at the mines locationthe garden of evil, so named.
Gary cooper, richard widmark and cameron mitchell portray three somewhat disreputable 19thcentury soldiers of fortune, en route to california to prospect for gold. The group arrives at the mines locationthe garden of evil, so named because the indians regard it as the domain of evil spirits. With gary cooper, susan hayward, richard widmark, hugh marlowe. Visually its a stunning motion picture with a rousing score by bernard herrmann this was the only western for which he composed a score in his entire illustrious career. Garden of evil 1954 traveling through mexico, three american gunslingers hooker gary cooper, fiske richard widmark and daly cameron mitchell. Garden of evil gary cooper susan hayward richard widmark 1954 a woman susan hayward hires an exsheriff gary cooper, a card shark richard widmark and a killer to take her to her husband, trapped in a gold m.
Garden of evil is a 1954 american technicolor western film directed by henry hathaway, about three somewhat disreputable 19thcentury soldiers of fortune. 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. The screenplay by john lee hancock was based on john berendts 1994 book of the same name and follows the story of an antiques dealer on trial for the murder of a male prostitute. As far as story goes, it is rather straightforward and simple, but this again works in the film s advantage, keeping things plain is the way to go. Isolated score track audio commentary with film and music historians john morgan, nick redman, steven c. Garden of evil 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. That theater had the gigantic widescreen, which made it a real pleasure to watch movies of that variety back then. We were told long ago that the film s surviving printing elements are in rocky shape, and. Garden of evil dvd 1954 shop the best classic films. Feb 19, 2011 video trailer after her partner mysteriously disappears, detective kelly jones is lead to a nursery that seems to hold many secrets. Garden of evil 1954 gary cooper from the reel cowboys of.
Get info about the original print of garden of evil, 1954, directed by henry hathaway, with gary cooper, susan hayward, richard widmark. Garden of evil not rated 1h 40min action, adventure, drama 4 october 1954 sweden a trio of american adventurers marooned in rural mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband trapped in a cave in apache territory. Jan 25, 2014 garden of evil 1954 western starring gary cooper, full movie, english full free western movies duration. May 23, 2016 nicholas rays johnny guitar wasnt the only noteworthy psychological western of 1954. Something big western movie in full length, english, classic cowboy film free full westerns duration. At least, garden of evil looks good, that is if youre not watching the version thats shown on amazon prime. Gary cooper stars in garden of evil 1954 favorite of the month gary cooper stars alongside richard widmark and susan hayward in the western drama, garden of evil, filmed on location in mexico, a real treat for those in the movie theatre who would have seen the film in cinemascope. And the mispresentation is a shame because this is a film worth seeing. Garden of evil was a cinemascope production originally presented in an aspect ratio of 2. One of the best lines is when cooper says to hayward referring to her husband, that what. Three american soldiers of fortune gary cooper, richard widmark, and cameron mitchell are headed to south america to find treasure when. Garden of evil 1954 tt00470 a trio of american adventurers marooned in rural mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from apaches. Garden of evil 1954 western starring gary cooper, full.
Oct 05, 2010 garden of evil was a cinemascope production originally presented in an aspect ratio of 2. Jack recalls his days in vaudeville and early years in radio. Read the full synopsis of garden of evil, 1954, directed by henry hathaway, with gary cooper, susan hayward, richard widmark, at turner classic movies. An excellent look at a generally underrated film glasspainted backdrops and all. Gary cooper teaches cameron mitchell a lesson, in the 1954 western garden of evil.
Directed by henry hathaway, it was shot on location in mexico, in technicolor and cinemascope. A trio of american adventurers marooned in rural mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband trapped in a cave in apache territory. Midnight in the garden of good and evil film wikipedia. Financial analysis of garden of evil 1954 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The cast does, the garden of evil, a satire of the adventure film set in mexico. Jul 02, 2011 gary cooper teaches cameron mitchell a lesson, in the 1954 western garden of evil. Garden of evil 1954 cast and crew traveling through mexico, three american gunslingers hooker gary cooper, fiske richard widmark and daly cameron mitchell are approached by the. We were told long ago that the film s surviving printing elements are in rocky shape, and fox has seemingly worked miracles on the transfer. The movie was shot on location in mexico in some rugged volcanic territory, and the cinematography by milton krasner is superb. Main title garden of evil ost 1954 artist various artists. But in happy fact, the whole package delivers the goods. Gary cooper, richard widmark and cameron mitchell portray three. Garden of evil 1954 cast and crew traveling through mexico, three american gunslingers hooker gary cooper, fiske richard widmark and daly cameron mitchell.
One of these three newtodvd westerns is a universally esteemed classic, well worth the price of the set. Visually its a stunning motion picture with a rousing score by bernard herrmann this was the only western for which he composed a score in his entire illustrious car. Garden evil 1954 us insert original movie poster linen backed gary cooper0 results. Garden of evil 1954 nr 0709 1954 us western 1h 40m user score. While the movie may lack a bit of action in its focusing on the personalities and interpersonal dynamics between. Overview of garden of evil, 1954, directed by henry hathaway, with gary cooper, susan hayward, richard widmark, at turner classic movies. But for a youngster of eight yearsold, i was in awe.