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''Dark Passage'' is a 1947 FilmNoir directed by Creator/DelmerDaves, based on the 1946 novel of the same name by David Goodis.
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''Dark Passage'' is a 1947 FilmNoir directed by Creator/DelmerDaves, based on the [[Literature/DarkPassage 1946 novel of the same name name]] by David Goodis.
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''Dark Passage'' is a 1947 FilmNoir directed by Creator/DelmerDaves, based on a novel by David Goodis.
The plot follows Vincent Parry (Creator/HumphreyBogart), falsely convicted of murdering his wife, as he escapes prison and sets out to clear his name. He is aided in this effort by Irene Jansen (Creator/LaurenBacall), who picks up Vincent by the side of the road as he was making his escape and chooses to help him in further endeavours because his case is exactly like her father's, although unlike Vincent, her father died in prison. In order to avoid being recognised by the police, who have a massive dragnet out for him, Parry changes his facial features with the aid of a plastic surgeon and a friendly cab driver.
The original novel was part of a lawsuit involving David Goodis and the creators of ''Series/TheFugitive'', which Goodis alleged shamelessly ripped off the plot of his novel. The litigation dragged on for years, finally reaching a settlement after Goodis and his brother (the executor of his estate) were both dead and the case became merely a nuisance suit.
''Dark Passage'' is a 1947 FilmNoir directed by Creator/DelmerDaves, based on a novel by David Goodis.
The plot follows Vincent Parry (Creator/HumphreyBogart), falsely convicted of murdering his wife, as he escapes prison and sets out to clear his name. He is aided in this effort by Irene Jansen (Creator/LaurenBacall), who picks up Vincent by the side of the road as he was making his escape and chooses to help him in further endeavours because his case is exactly like her father's, although unlike Vincent, her father died in prison. In order to avoid being recognised by the police, who have a massive dragnet out for him, Parry changes his facial features with the aid of a plastic surgeon and a friendly cab driver.
The original novel was part of a lawsuit involving David Goodis and the creators of ''Series/TheFugitive'', which Goodis alleged shamelessly ripped off the plot of his novel. The litigation dragged on for years, finally reaching a settlement after Goodis and his brother (the executor of his estate) were both dead and the case became merely a nuisance suit.
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''Dark Passage'' is a 1947 FilmNoir directed by Creator/DelmerDaves, based on
The plot follows Vincent Parry (Creator/HumphreyBogart), falsely convicted of murdering his wife, as he escapes prison and sets out to clear his name. He is aided in this effort by Irene Jansen (Creator/LaurenBacall), who picks up
In order to avoid being
The original novel was part of a lawsuit involving David Goodis and the creators of ''Series/TheFugitive'', which Goodis alleged to have shamelessly ripped off the plot of his novel. The litigation dragged on for years, finally reaching a settlement after Goodis and his brother (the executor of his estate) were both dead and the case became merely a nuisance suit.
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* CassandraTruth: When Madge demands to know who was there with Irene when she came to the door the day before, Irene tells her it was Vincent, but Bob think she's kidding and says so to Madge. Irene even points out the trope to Vincent after Madge and Bob leave.
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* BoulderBludgeon: The film opens with the wrongfully accused Vincent Parry escaping from prison and getting a lift from a passing motorist, Baker. When Baker realizes who his passenger is, Vincent punches him out of the car, knocks him unconscious, then desperately grabs a rock to kill him with. But before he can become a murderer for real, Irene (the one person who knows Vincent is innocent) shows up and persuades him not to go through with it.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When Baker first realizes who Vincent Parry really is, Vincent knocks him unconscious then grabs a rock to kill him with. Irene shows up just in time to dissuade Vincent from becoming a murderer for real. But sparing Baker allows him to become a thorn in Vincent's side later, attempting to blackmail both Vincent and Irene.
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* TheFaceless: The entire first act is done from Vincent's POV and we're not shown his face. Then he has plastic surgery, and when the bandages come off we see it's now Humphrey Bogart.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Baker, the crook who blackmails Parry, tries to offer him advice on living on the lam (advice which Parry puts to good use) but Parry realizes very quickly that Baker wants to continue extorting Irene even after the initial payment and he's a scumbag.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Baker, the crook who blackmails Parry, tries to offer him advice on living on the lam (advice which Parry puts to good use) but Parry realizes very quickly that Baker wants to continue extorting Irene even after the initial payment and he's a scumbag.
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* DreamSequence: When Vincent gets drugged to knock him out for his plastic surgery, the audience is treated to a trippy sequence of kaleidoscopic faces floating in a black void, repeating dialogue from earlier in the movie.
* TheFaceless:The entire first act is done from Vincent's POV and we're not shown face is hidden for the entire first act--mostly by [[POVCam shooting from his face. POV]], but also with a few scenes where he's off-screen entirely or his face is hidden by shadows. Then he has plastic surgery, and when the bandages come off we see it's now Humphrey Bogart.
Bogart. (His pre-surgery face is shown, but only in a newspaper photograph.)
* FauxAffablyEvil: Baker, the crook who blackmails Parry, tries to offer him advice on living on the lam (advice which Parry puts to good use) but Parry realizes very quickly thatBaker Baker's a scumbag who wants to continue extorting Irene even after the initial payment and he's a scumbag. payment.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Baker, the crook who blackmails Parry, tries to offer him advice on living on the lam (advice which Parry puts to good use) but Parry realizes very quickly that
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* CantGetAwayWithNothin: Parry can't get far without getting accused, with incriminating evidence moreover, of multiple murders despite being innocent of all of them.
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* CantGetAwayWithNothin: CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Parry can't get far without getting accused, with incriminating evidence moreover, of multiple murders despite being innocent of all of them.
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* BandagedFace: Vincent wears bandages after his surgery until his face heals.
* TheFaceless: The entire first act is done from Vincent's POV and we're not shown his face. Then he has plastic surgery, and when the bandages come off we see it's now Humphrey Bogart.
* KnightInSourArmor: Vincent and with good reason. Par for the course when played by Bogie.
* MagicPlasticSurgery:
** Averted. Vinent escapes prison and has [[BackAlleyDoctor back-alley plastic surgery]] so the authorities won't recognize him while he tries to [[ClearMyName prove his innocence]]. We don't actually see his face until after the bandages come off because the whole "before" portion of the movie is [[POVCam shot from his point of view]].
** The reason for this is that Bogart plays the same character both before and after the surgery, but he did not in fact undergo plastic surgery in real life; the character cannot be shown in his "before" appearance because the "after" appearance is that of a man who [[MarqueeAlterEgo looks just like Bogart]]! Arguably a case of extended ActorAllusion.
** In point of fact, we ''do'' get to see the "before" version of the character via a newspaper photograph. In another trope aversion, he actually does look a little like Bogey, only heavier-set and with a moustache.
** Averted. Vinent escapes prison and has [[BackAlleyDoctor back-alley plastic surgery]] so the authorities won't recognize him while he tries to [[ClearMyName prove his innocence]]. We don't actually see his face until after the bandages come off because the whole "before" portion of the movie is [[POVCam shot from his point of view]].
** The reason for this is that Bogart plays the same character both before and after the surgery, but he did not in fact undergo plastic surgery in real life; the character cannot be shown in his "before" appearance because the "after" appearance is that of a man who [[MarqueeAlterEgo looks just like Bogart]]! Arguably a case of extended ActorAllusion.
** In point of fact, we ''do'' get to see the "before" version of the character via a newspaper photograph. In another trope aversion, he actually does look a little like Bogey, only heavier-set and with a moustache.
* OnceForYesTwiceForNo: Vincent Parry has just gotten a face-lift from plastic surgeon Dr. Walter Coley. After the operation, Parry's face is bandaged and the doctor tells him not to move his mouth until he is completely healed:
-->"Now...I'm going to ask you some questions. If the answer is 'yes', just blink."
-->"Now...I'm going to ask you some questions. If the answer is 'yes', just blink."
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* RunForTheBorder / TropicalEpilogue: The finale.film ends with Vincent and Irene reuniting in Peru.
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* CantGetAwayWithNothin: Parry can't get far without getting accused, with incriminating evidence moreover, of multiple murders despite being innocent of all of them.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Baker, the crook who blackmails Parry, tries to offer him advice on living on the lam (advice which Parry puts to good use) but Parry realizes very quickly that Baker wants to continue extorting Irene even after the initial payment and he's a scumbag.
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The plot follows Vincent Parry (HumphreyBogart), falsely convicted of murdering his wife, as he escapes prison and sets out to clear his name. He is aided in this effort by Irene Jansen (LaurenBacall), who picks up Vincent by the side of the road as he was making his escape and chooses to help him in further endeavours because his case is exactly like her father's, although unlike Vincent, her father died in prison. In order to avoid being recognised by the police, who have a massive dragnet out for him, Parry changes his facial features with the aid of a plastic surgeon and a friendly cab driver.
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The plot follows Vincent Parry (HumphreyBogart), (Creator/HumphreyBogart), falsely convicted of murdering his wife, as he escapes prison and sets out to clear his name. He is aided in this effort by Irene Jansen (LaurenBacall), (Creator/LaurenBacall), who picks up Vincent by the side of the road as he was making his escape and chooses to help him in further endeavours because his case is exactly like her father's, although unlike Vincent, her father died in prison. In order to avoid being recognised by the police, who have a massive dragnet out for him, Parry changes his facial features with the aid of a plastic surgeon and a friendly cab driver.
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* BackAlleyDoctor: The plastic surgeon.surgeon, who insists that he is not this, but is in fact highly competent and capable, although he is a bit creepy.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: The film runs on a series of them (not that it's necessarily a bad thing). For example:
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* ClearMyName
ClearMyName: Vincent Parry's goal, which unusually for a Hollywood film of its time, fails. Vincent has to go into hiding because he's never able to get the evidence to clear his name.
* ContrivedCoincidence: The film runs on a series of them (not that it's necessarily a badthing).thing since it adds to the claustrophobic feel of the film). For example:
* ContrivedCoincidence: The film runs on a series of them (not that it's necessarily a bad
** The guy who offers Vincent a ride out of San Quentin happens to be a criminal with a huge grudge.
** The coffee shop Vincent arrives late in the evening just happens to have an off-duty cop.
* CosmicPlaything: Vincent Parry is one of the biggest in films noir, his attempt to clear his name leads him into bizarre coincidences and Kafkaesque reversals at every turn.
** The coffee shop Vincent arrives late in the evening just happens to have an off-duty cop.
* CosmicPlaything: Vincent Parry is one of the biggest in films noir, his attempt to clear his name leads him into bizarre coincidences and Kafkaesque reversals at every turn.
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TropicalEpilogue: The finale.
* UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco: The setting for the bulk of the story. One of the first Hollywood features to shoot on location in the city and not use CaliforniaDoubling.
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* UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco: The setting for the bulk of the story. One of the first Hollywood features to shoot on location in the city and not use CaliforniaDoubling.
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* MarqueeAlterEgo: For the first act, the protagonist is played by Bogart (via voiceover) but the character looks like someone entirely different (we only see his picture in the paper), Then he gets MagicPlasticSurgery in order to look like Humphrey Bogart for TheReveal and he stays that way for the rest of the film.
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* MarqueeAlterEgo: For the first act, the protagonist is played by Bogart (via voiceover) via voiceover but the character looks like someone entirely different (we only see his picture in the paper), paper). Then he gets MagicPlasticSurgery in order to look like Humphrey Bogart for TheReveal and he stays that way for the rest of the film.
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* ThoseTwoActors: The third Bogart-Bacall film.
