Buried Alive (1939 film)

Buried Alive
Directed byVictor Halperin
Screenplay byGeorge Bricker[1]
Story byWilliam A. Ullman Jr.[1]
Produced byBen N. Judell[1]
CinematographyJack Greenhalgh[1]
Edited byHolbrook Todd[1]
Production
company
Producers Pictures Corp.[1]
Distributed byProducers Pictures Corp.
Release date
  • 6 November 1939 (1939-11-06)
Running time
62 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]

Buried Alive is a 1939 film directed by Victor Halperin.

Plot

Production

After finishing Torture Ship, director Victor Halperin started production on his next film Buried Alive.[2] The film began shooting in the first half of October 1939 for Producer's Pictures Corporation.[2]

Actor Clem Wilenchick (aka Crane Whitley) was scheduled to play the character of Manning, but as the shooting began he was replaced by Wheeler Oakman.[2] The Call Bureau Cast Service initially mentioned that Archie Twitchell would portray Carson, and was replaced by Dave O'Brien.[2]

Release

Buried Alive was distributed theatrically by Producers Pictures Corp. on November 6, 1939.[1]

Reception

The Film Daily found the film "falls short of being a convincing drama. It will probably be okay as program material in the smalle nabe houses" but found Halperin's direction merely "O.K."[2] Variety declared the film "Inferior all the way, particularly in its direction and playing, outside of Beverly Roberts".[2]

A critic from The New York Post declared the film "so bad it seems almost like a new experience. Judging from the quality of most of the acting and direction, I should guess that it was a quickie film originally scheduled for six days' shooting but shortened to four" and concluded that "Buried Alive heads the January mustn't list."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Buried Alive (1939)". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Rhodes 2006, p. 240.

Sources

  • Rhodes, Gary D. (2006). White Zombie: Anatomy of a Horror Film. McFarland. ISBN 0786427620.