13 West Street

1962 film August 2026 December 2023 13 West Street 13 West Street .jpg Film poster Philip Leacock William BloomAlan Ladd Bernard C. SchoenfeldRobert Presnell Jr. The Tiger Among Us (1957) by Leigh Brackett Alan LaddRod Steiger George Duning Charles Lawton Jr. Al Clark Black and white Ladd Enterprises Columbia Pictures 1962 6 6 80 minutes United States English 13 West Street is a 1962 American neo-noir crime film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Alan Ladd and Rod Steiger: Ladd's own production company produced the film.Richard Harland Smith, "13 West Street", Turner Classic Movies accessed January 12, 2013 It is based on the 1957 novel The Tiger Among Us by Leigh Brackett, who called the film "very, very dull."July 1975 May 30, 2015 Brackett Leigh Tony Macklin http://www.loa.org/sciencefiction/biographies/brackett_av.jsp Leigh Brackett — An Audio Interview https://web.archive.org/web/20150328091122/http://www.loa.org/sciencefiction/biographies/brackett_av.jsp March 28, 2015 dead 55m Plot After rocket scientist Walt Sherrill's car runs out of gas on a deserted city street, he is assaulted and viciously beaten up by the occupants of a speeding car, a group of well-dressed young men. Sherill becomes frustrated when the police, including investigating officer Sergeant Koleski, seem slow to act and too busy to find the culprits, so Sherill pursues them himself. The quest becomes an obsession for Sherrill, threatening his job and marriage. He purchases a gun and shoots tin cans as targets. His wife Tracey becomes afraid of what Sherrill is becoming and what the gang might do to him. One of the gang members throws a ball bearing ball through the Sherrills' window as a threat. One night, Sherill spots a convertible that resembles one belonging to his assailants and tails it at high speed. The driver is a frightened teenage girl who calls the police, and Sherill spends an uncomfortable night in jail before Koleski has him released. Sherill hires Finney, a private investigator, whose work leads him to Chuck Landry, the gang's leader. Sherill's nonstop search for revenge causes one member of the gang to commit suicide. Finney tails Landry at high speed on a winding road but his car plunges down a ravine and he is killed. Landry then goes to Sherill's home, where he menaces Tracey and plans to shoot Sherill when he returns home. Landry escapes from the police but Sherill takes his address from his abandoned car and is waiting there when Landry arrives. Sherrill beats him savagely with his cane. On the verge of killing him by drowning in the Landry family's swimming pool, Sherill finally relents, handing Landry to Koleski to be placed under arrest. Cast Alan Ladd as Walt Sherill Rod Steiger as Detective Sergeant Koleski Michael Callan as Chuck Landry Dolores Dorn as Tracey Sherill Kenneth MacKenna as Paul Logan Margaret Hayes as Mrs. Landry Stanley Adams as Finney Chris Robinson as Everett Bush Jeanne Cooper as Mrs. Quinn Arnold Merritt as Bill Mark Slade as Tommy Henry Beckman as Detective Joe Bradford Clegg Hoyt as Noddy Production Leigh Brackett's novel The Tiger Among Us was originally published in 1957.Report on Criminals at Large ANTHONY BOUCHER January 13, 1957 BR11 New York Times Film rights were purchased by producer Charles Schnee, who had just left MGM and signed a deal with Columbia Pictures. He hired John Michael Hayes to write the script.Henreid Will Direct 'Take Five From Five' Teen-age Scourge Due Schallert, Edwin Los Angeles Times October 4, 1957 A9 John Wayne was announced as a possible star.Bromfield Seeks Desi Arnaz as Star; Wills Livens 'Hell Bent Kid' Schallert, Edwin October 14, 1957 Los Angeles Times C11 It was then reported that Valentine Davies was working on the script, which had been retitled Fear No Evil.FILM EVENTS: Anna Lee in Hudson Film Play August 23, 1958 Los Angeles Times 12 Production plans were delayed when Schnee announced his departure from Columbia, frustrated with the studio's inability to advance any of his films to the development stage because of "almost insurmountable casting difficulties."WALD, NEGULESCO TO TEAM ON FILM: Director and Producer Will Make 'Best of Everything' -- Schnee Settles Pact THOMAS M. PRYOR January 30, 1959 New York Times 33 The project stayed with Columbia and was assigned to producer Boris Kaplan. Roger Presnell wrote a version of the script.ALAN LADD FILM NAMES DIRECTOR: Robert Webb Is Signed for 'Guns of Timberland' -- Columbia Adds Writers March 24, 1959 New York Times 45 Philip Leacock was given the job as director and Alan Ladd and Rod Steiger were cast in the leads.'Critic's Choice' Film to Star Hank Fonda Hopper, Hedda Chicago Daily Tribune March 15, 1961 b5 Contract played Michael Callan played a key role.6 April 2025 6 April 2025 Filmink https://www.filmink.com.au/not-quite-movie-stars-michael-callan/ Stephen Vagg Not Quite Movie Stars: Michael Callan The title The Tiger Among Us was changed to avoid the possible misconception among audiences that it was a jungle film. The new title was 13 East Street, but Ladd requested a change in the title's direction. He said: "The story concerned a teen-age gang from Los Angeles' east side, but I suggested locale be switched to the swank purlieu of Bel-Air. I have nothing against Bel-Air but I want to show that juvenile delinquency can breed in exclusive areas, too."Scott John L. 1961-11-19 Marriage at First Sight Los Angeles Times 22, Calendar section Ladd also asked for the number of gang members to be increased from three to six, saying: "You can't have a hero fighting just three kids."Carroll Harrison 1961-05-30 Behind the Scenes in Hollywood Morristown Gazette-Mail Morristown, Tennessee 4 Filming began in April 1961.Hopper Hedda 1961-03-15 Leslie Caron Set for 'L-Shaped Room' Los Angeles Times 7, Part IV Reception In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Howard Thompson wrote: "The first half of '13 West Street' is pretty darn good. It's convincing and diverting to watch Alan Ladd as the determined victim and, especially, Rod Steiger as an eagle-eyed detective, try to find five young boys who for no reason nearly beat Mr. Ladd to death. ... Why did they nearly kill Mr. Ladd? Don't ask us. The picture is more concerned with the hero's almost paranoic obsession to get them. It maintains a man shouldn't take the law into his own hands and then whips up a hot melodramatic lather to prove it."Thompson Howard 1962-06-17 Alan Ladd and Rod Steiger Starring in '13 West Street' The New York Times 31 Reviewer Cyrus Durgin of The Boston Globe wrote: "This sort of story perhaps can be told better in the larger form of the novel, but screenwriters Schoenfeld and Presnell, and director Leacock have done a respectable job with it. To be sure, the conventions of the violence film, including a chase that kills a private investigator, are duly observed, for the film is leveled to a large, mass audience. I must say you experience a certain low satisfaction when Chuck gets his."Durgin Cyrus 1962-05-17 '13 West Street' Film of Delinquent Violence The Boston Globe 21 See also List of American films of 1962 List of hood films References External links 0055718 Trailer at TCMDB 92925 Category:1962 films Category:1962 crime drama films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American crime drama films Category:Columbia Pictures films Category:1962 English-language films Category:Films scored by George Duning Category:American films about revenge Category:Films based on American novels Category:Films directed by Philip Leacock Category:American vigilante films Category:American neo-noir films Category:1962 American films Category:English-language crime drama films