Alan Arkin was a memorable villain as Harry Roat in 1967's "Wait Until Dark." Arkin's funny, sexy, and oh yeah, a sociopath & killer. Audrey Hepburn is sweet Susy Hendrix, a blind woman who's received a drug-filled dol,l and Arkin wants his dolly back! This Hitchcock-like thriller is by the writer of "Dial M For Murder." My look at "Dark" here...
Alan Arkin's Twisted Villain in "Wait Until Dark!" 1967
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| by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 2, 2023 11:08 AM |
Here's an interview with Arkin by Bob Costas, discussing his early films like "Russians!" and "Dark."
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 2, 2023 1:45 AM |
The pastor of our church showed this film to us one year at our annual end-of-school "lockdown." He found the room's reaction to the "jump" scene rather hilarious.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 2, 2023 1:48 AM |
I liked the HBO version with Katherine Ross and Stacy Keach.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 2, 2023 1:54 AM |
Poor Lee Remick having to do eight shows a week...w/Robert Duvall.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 2, 2023 2:00 AM |
I remember seeing "Wait Until Dark" in its original theatrical run when I was in high school. The theaters amped up the tension by turning out ALL the lights in the theater during the scariest scene. Almost 60 years later, I still have vivid memories of it.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | July 2, 2023 4:18 AM |
I remember reading that theaters would dim all the theater lights during the big fright scene... could you imagine that happening today? And I would have loved to seen Duvall and Remick on stage in this play...
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 2, 2023 11:08 AM |