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The Bloody Brood is a 1959 Canadian thriller film directed by Julian Roffman.
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| Directed by | Julian Roffman |
| Written by | Anne Howard Bailey (story) Ben Kerner (writer) Elwood Ullman (writer) |
| Produced by | Julian Roffman (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Eugen Schüfftan |
| Edited by | Robert Johnson |
| Music by | Harry Freedman |
Production companies | Meridian Studios Julian Roffman Productions |
| Distributed by | Key Films (1959, Canada) Allied Artists Pictures (1960, United States) |
Release date | October 1959 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Premise
A man begins to investigate on his own the death of his brother, who died from eating a hamburger laced with ground glass. With the police case stalled because of ineptness, the man's own investigation leads him toward a beatnik hang-out frequented by Nico (Peter Falk), a shady character who supplies drugs to the patrons and philosophizes about the ills of the world.
Cast
- Jack Betts as Cliff
- Barbara Lord as Ellie
- Peter Falk as Nico
- Robert Christie as Detective McLeod
- Ron Hartmann as Francis
- Anne Collins as A Model
- Bill Bryden as Studs
- George Sperdakos as Ricky
- Ron Taylor as Dave
- Michael Zenon as Weasel
- William R. Kowalchuk as Roy
- Sammy Sales as Louis
- Kenneth Wickes as Paul the Poet
- Carol Starkman as Blonde Neighbor
- Rolf Colstan as Stephanex
Production
The production interiors were lensed at the Community Theatre, on Woodbine Avenue, in Toronto, a cinema that had been earlier retrofitted for use as a TV studio after 1955.[1][2][3][4] Ralph Foster and Julian Roffman founded Meridian Studios in 1954.[5][6][7]
Reception
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Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film two out of four stars, calling it "[A] laughable, thoroughly cynical depiction of the Beat Generation."[8]
References
- "Community Theatre in Toronto, CA". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Toronto's old Community Theatre on Woodbine Avenue". Historic Toronto. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Bloody Brood (1959)". KQEK. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Reel Beach: Director Sidney J. Furie, the Community Theatre on Woodbine, Meridian Films and Peter Falk". Beach Metro Community News. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Archive-Broadcaster-Canada/60s/60/BCC-1960-01-21.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- "Sidney Furie and A Dangerous Age". Torontoist. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Community Theatre". TorontoJourney416. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- Leonard Maltin; Spencer Green; Rob Edelman (January 2010). Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. Plume. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-452-29577-3.
External links
- The Bloody Brood at IMDb
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