![]() ![]() He appears in all his 30 features from his first American film Rebecca onwards. He made cameo appearances in 39 of his 52 surviving major films (his second film The Mountain Eagle is lost). Otherwise, of course, the film belongs to Hitchcock, who makes his customary appearance in in the before and after pictures a slimming ad for imaginary drug Reduco Obesity Slayer on a newspaper passing by the lifeboat (‘that’s my favourite role and I must admit I had an awful time thinking it up’). However, Slezak, Bendix and Cronyn find some space to shine, too. This is an excellent showcase for an over-large personality that rarely worked as well as this in the movies. But, acting-wise, the film belongs to Bankhead. Henry Hull, John Hodiak, Canada Lee, William Bendix, Mary Anderson, Heather Angel and Hume Cronyn are also the other notables in the small cast. Hitchcock knows he’s got to pull the rabbit out the hat and is inspired to come up with the kind virtuoso direction that not only makes it work but also makes it memorable. This wartime ‘ship of fools’ story is boosted by excellent playing from the seemingly eccentrically assorted cast of notables, especially Tallulah Bankhead as Connie Porter, a fashion writer desperately clinging to her typewriter and jewellery. He seems a pretty good candidate for tipping overboard. They include an international journalist, a rich businessman, the radio operator, a nurse, a steward, a sailor and a communist-sympathising engineer.Īdding to their desperate problems, a man they pull out of the water turns out to be the Nazi captain (Walter Slezak) of the U-boat, prompting much soul searching. The small handful of survivors gathers together in a lifeboat to seek to set sail for survival and safety. In the Atlantic during World War Two, a German U-boat engages a passenger ship in a battle and shoots it out of the sea. ![]() Thus inspired, he somehow manages to stir up his customary suspense and tension, and turn a talk-propelled, issue-led and character-driven drama into a proper thriller too. LIFEBOAT CAST MOVIEOf course Tallulah Bankhead dominated the whole film.’Īlfred Hitchcock’s 1944 self-imposed challenge in limiting himself to making a movie with a tiny group of people and restricting himself to a single miniscule setting of a tiny boat proves a remarkable success. Emily Jones and Andrew Neusch were named to the Honorable Mention All Star Cast for their roles, respectively, as Ismay’s wife Florence and father, Thomas Ismay.Ĭast and crew are, bottom - left to right, Josiah Brown and Adrian Wyble kneeling - left to right, Emery McCown, Theatre Director Sheryl Oliver, Andrew Neusch and Ben Pulliam standing - left to right, Shelby Simpson, Jayci Stokes, Makenzie Langham, Emily Jones, Grayson Davis, Dax Ammons, Makenna Reynolds, Keslea Ford, Carter Neil, Emma Tow, Ethan Shadid, David Neusch, Griffin Fields and Josh Prather.Lifeboat **** (1944, Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak) – Classic Movie Review 273Īlfred Hitchcock said of Lifeboat (1944): ‘I never let that camera get outside the lifeboat. PHS Junior Carter Neil portrays Ismay and was named to the Bi-District All Star Cast for his portrayal. As the Titanic sank, Ismay made the decision to save himself rather than go down with the ship. “The Last Lifeboat” is the story of the life of Bruce Ismay, the man who built the RMS Titanic. As of press time, performance times have not been determined. ![]() The Area competition is set for Saturday, April 6, at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. Also advancing to the Area round are West Texas High School and Wheeler High School. Panhandle High School One Act Play cast and crew has advanced again to Area competition with their performance of “The Last Lifeboat Dramatis Personae” by Luke Yankee, Dramatist Play Service, during the Bi-District competition last Thursday, March 21, at West Texas High School. PHS OAP “The Last Lifeboat” advances to Area Competition 4 years ago ![]()
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