Review of I Died a Thousand Times (1955) by Bill B — 27 Jan 2013
Certainly not a great crime film, but I've always liked this remake of "High Sierra." It's mostly Jack Palance's performance in the Bogart role as "Mad Dog" Roy Earl that I love.
The supporting cast is merely passable, with the exception of Lee Marvin as one of the young punks. You do also get to see Perry Lopez, Dennis Hopper and Dub Taylor in tiny bit parts, but they're not there long enough to really make a difference.
But Shelley Winters is the one star in this film, who I've always been baffled by how many staring roles she got. She seems like the old Hollywood equivalent of Juliette Lewis, giving oddball performances where I'm never sure if she's giving a great performance that was the intention of the filmmakers or if she's just going off on her own doing something totally bizarre.
In any case, I've always like the crime elements of this film and Palance's tough performance, even if the film is somewhat undone by distracting and unnecessary melodrama involving a young girl with a club foot and Palance and Winter's relationship.
This review of I Died a Thousand Times (1955) was written by Bill B on 27 Jan 2013.
I Died a Thousand Times has generally received mixed reviews.
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