The Scarf is a 1951 American drama, suspense, crime, psychological, thriller film noir directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, James Barton, and Emlyn Williams.[1] The screenplay concerns a man who escapes from an insane asylum and tries to convince a crusty hermit, a drifting saloon singer, and himself that he is not a murderer.

The Scarf
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ewald André Dupont
Screenplay by	Ewald André Dupont
Story by	Isadore Goldsmith E.A. Rolfe
Produced by	Isadore Goldsmith
Starring	John Ireland Mercedes McCambridge James Barton Emlyn Williams
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Joseph Gluck
Music by	Herschel Burke Gilbert
Production company	Gloria Productions Inc.
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	April 6, 1951 (1951-04-06) (United States)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

John Ireland stars as John Barrington, an escapee from an institution for the criminally insane. Actually, Barrington is not insane, but the victim of a plot orchestrated by a clever murderer. The only person who believes Barrington's story is Ezra Thompson (James Barton) a turkey farmer who hides him from the authorities. Then a singing waitress named Cash-and-Carry Connie (Mercedes McCambridge) unwittingly provides the clue that will prove Barrington's innocence. Emlyn Williams co-stars as a psychiatrist.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Film critic Bosley Crowther panned the film, "For a picture so heavily loaded with lengthy and tedious talk, talk, talk, The Scarf, the new tenant at the Park Avenue, has depressingly little to say. As a matter of fact, it expresses, in several thousand words of dialogue—and in a running-time that amounts to just four minutes short of an hour and a half—perhaps the least measure of intelligence or dramatic continuity that you are likely to find in any picture, current or recent, that takes itself seriously."[2]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Scarf (1951 film).

• The Scarf at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Scarf at IMDb
• The Scarf at AllMovie
• The Scarf at the TCM Movie Database
• The Scarf is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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[ru] Шарф (фильм)