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==Production==
Lubin bought the rights to the story in August 1949 for his own company. Several parties were intoerested in the story. The rights holders liked the job Lubin did on ''Two Sinners'' based on the story of a friend of theirs. Lubin hoped to make the film in October 1949 from a script by Dorothy Reid and [[Glenn Ford]] starring.<ref>Super Oscar Winners Likely to Join Forces; Latin Gains Star Rating
Lubin bought the rights to the story in August 1949 for his own company. Several parties were intoerested in the story. The rights holders liked the job Lubin did on ''Two Sinners'' based on the story of a friend of theirs. Lubin hoped to make the film in October 1949 from a script by Dorothy Reid and [[Glenn Ford]] starring.<ref>Super Oscar Winners Likely to Join Forces; Latin Gains Star Rating
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Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 1949: B7</ref> Several people were interested in film rights to the story. The rights' holders sold it to Lubin because they liked the job Lubin did on a story by Warwick Deeping, ''[[Two Sinners]]''. The film at one stage was called ''Rebound''<ref>Marmont Future Newly Assured; Two Directors Win Ace Assignments. Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times. 24 January 1955, page B9.</ref> and ''Deadlock''.
Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 1949: B7</ref> However the film was not made for several more years.

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Several people were interested in film rights to the story. The rights' holders sold it to Lubin because they liked the job Lubin did on a story by Warwick Deeping, ''[[Two Sinners]]''. The film at one stage was called ''Rebound''<ref>Marmont Future Newly Assured; Two Directors Win Ace Assignments. Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times. 24 January 1955, page B9.</ref> and ''Deadlock''.
The film took a number of years to be financed. In October 1953 Lubin, who had just made ''Star of India'' in England, said he planned to shoot it in that country as ''The Interrupted'' with [[Glynis Johns]] starring.<ref>Lancaster Limping, but Production Plans Spurt; Glynis Will 'Interrupt'
Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times (27 Oct 1953: B9. </ref>

Eventually it was made with Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons.


Arthur Lubin enjoyed making the film. "Mike [Frankovich] was a very nice person to work for," he recalled. "I had problems with the leading man, Stewart Granger, who hated me. He didn't like anything. He would go to Frankovich and say 'Mike, if Lubin doesn't stop annoying me I'm going to be sick tomorrow.' But miraculously the picture turned out to be a good one."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/justmakingmovies00davi#page/184/mode/1up|title=Just Making Movies: Company Directors on the Studio System|page=184|first=Roland L.|last=Davis|publisher=University of Press Mississippi|year=2005}}</ref>
Arthur Lubin enjoyed making the film. "Mike [Frankovich] was a very nice person to work for," he recalled. "I had problems with the leading man, Stewart Granger, who hated me. He didn't like anything. He would go to Frankovich and say 'Mike, if Lubin doesn't stop annoying me I'm going to be sick tomorrow.' But miraculously the picture turned out to be a good one."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/justmakingmovies00davi#page/184/mode/1up|title=Just Making Movies: Company Directors on the Studio System|page=184|first=Roland L.|last=Davis|publisher=University of Press Mississippi|year=2005}}</ref>

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Footsteps in the Fog
Directed byArthur Lubin
Written byW. W. Jacobs (short story)
Lenore J. Coffee
Dorothy Davenport
Arthur Pierson
Produced byM. J. Frankovich
Maxwell Setton
StarringStewart Granger
Jean Simmons
CinematographyChristopher Challis
Edited byAlan Osbiston
Music byBenjamin Frankel
Production
company
Frankovich Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 1955 (1955-06)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office552,430 admissions (France)[1]

Footsteps in the Fog is a 1955 British Technicolor film noir crime film starring Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons, with a screenplay co-written by Lenore Coffee and Dorothy Davenport, and released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on the short story "The Interruption" by W. W. Jacobs.[2]

It was shot at Shepperton Studios, with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Shingleton.

Plot

After poisoning his wife, the master of the house Stephen Lowry (Stewart Granger) is blackmailed by his Cockney maid Lily Watkins (Jean Simmons), who demands promotion. As she steadily takes the place of his dead wife, he again attempts murder. While attempting to murder Lily, by following someone who looked like her through the fog, he mistakenly kills Constable Burke's wife and gets chased by an angry mob, which he evades. Lily returns home and Stephen learns of his mistake. Some local bar goers saw him murder Mrs Burke and Stephen is put on trial, but their claims are dismissed after it is revealed they drink a lot and Lily lies to provide an alibi.

Stephen now wishes to remarry and decides to finally rid himself of the maid. He feigns illness and sends the maid to fetch the doctor. She says she will return urgently with the doctor within five minutes. He calculates this will be enough time for him to frame the maid by drinking the poison that he used to kill his own wife and planting it and his wife's jewelry in the maid's room.

Lily is, however, detained by the police as a "tell-all" letter she has written to her sister, to safeguard herself after the master's failed plot to kill her, surfaces.

The master's plan does not work as Lily returns too late and the doctor declares it is too late to save him. Lily pieces together the situation realising that Stephen never loved her, then is arrested by police at the scene.

Cast

Production

Lubin bought the rights to the story in August 1949 for his own company. Several parties were intoerested in the story. The rights holders liked the job Lubin did on Two Sinners based on the story of a friend of theirs. Lubin hoped to make the film in October 1949 from a script by Dorothy Reid and Glenn Ford starring.[3] Several people were interested in film rights to the story. The rights' holders sold it to Lubin because they liked the job Lubin did on a story by Warwick Deeping, Two Sinners. The film at one stage was called Rebound[4] and Deadlock.

The film took a number of years to be financed. In October 1953 Lubin, who had just made Star of India in England, said he planned to shoot it in that country as The Interrupted with Glynis Johns starring.[5]

Eventually it was made with Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons.

Arthur Lubin enjoyed making the film. "Mike [Frankovich] was a very nice person to work for," he recalled. "I had problems with the leading man, Stewart Granger, who hated me. He didn't like anything. He would go to Frankovich and say 'Mike, if Lubin doesn't stop annoying me I'm going to be sick tomorrow.' But miraculously the picture turned out to be a good one."[6]

The film was the second in a four picture slate from Frankovich's Film Locations. The first was Fire Over Africa. The third was to be Ghosts of Drury Lane directed by Lubin. The fourth was to be Matador starring and directed by Jose Ferrer.[7] The third and fourth films were not made.

Reception

Gene Blottner said the movie is a "good Gothic noir" with both Simmons and Grainger "believably playing vile characters."[8]

References

  1. ^ Box office information for Stewart Granger films in France at Box Office Story
  2. ^ "Footsteps in the Fog – Screenplay Info". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ Super Oscar Winners Likely to Join Forces; Latin Gains Star Rating Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 1949: B7
  4. ^ Marmont Future Newly Assured; Two Directors Win Ace Assignments. Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times. 24 January 1955, page B9.
  5. ^ Lancaster Limping, but Production Plans Spurt; Glynis Will 'Interrupt' Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times (27 Oct 1953: B9.
  6. ^ Davis, Roland L. (2005). Just Making Movies: Company Directors on the Studio System. University of Press Mississippi. p. 184.
  7. ^ Gilbert, George (2 February 1955). "Arthur Lubin's Credo on Directing". Variety. p. 22.
  8. ^ Gene Blottner, Columbia Noir. McFarland, 2015, p. 82. https://books.google.com/books?id=l9B7BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=footsteps+in+the+fog+movie+review&source=bl&ots=y6u1JSWh3C&sig=z_WjEv2pI8oAH6JA4Pck2v2IpA8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt8-Pu69LXAhVP1mMKHRY4DPI4KBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=footsteps%20in%20the%20fog%20movie%20review&f=false

See also

External links

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