Buried Alive | |
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Directed by | Victor Halperin |
Screenplay by | George Bricker [1] |
Story by | William A. Ullman Jr. [1] |
Produced by | Ben N. Judell [1] |
Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh [1] |
Edited by | Holbrook Todd [1] |
Production company | Producers Pictures Corp.
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Distributed by | Producers Pictures Corp. |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes [1] |
Country | United States [1] |
Buried Alive is a 1939 film directed by Victor Halperin.
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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]
Buried Alive was distributed theatrically by Producers Pictures Corp. on November 6, 1939. [1]
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]
Buried Alive | |
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Directed by | Victor Halperin |
Screenplay by | George Bricker [1] |
Story by | William A. Ullman Jr. [1] |
Produced by | Ben N. Judell [1] |
Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh [1] |
Edited by | Holbrook Todd [1] |
Production company | Producers Pictures Corp.
[1] |
Distributed by | Producers Pictures Corp. |
Release date |
|
Running time | 62 minutes [1] |
Country | United States [1] |
Buried Alive is a 1939 film directed by Victor Halperin.
![]() | This article needs a
plot summary. (January 2024) |
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]
Buried Alive was distributed theatrically by Producers Pictures Corp. on November 6, 1939. [1]
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]