#robert siodmak

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D. W. Griffith's ‘The Sands of Dee’ in The Spiral Staircase | 1946 | dir. Robert Siodmak

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Elsa Lanchester as Mrs. Oates in The Spiral Staircase (1946)

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Son of Dracula ~ Robert Siodmak ~ 1943

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THE KILLERS (1946) dir. Robert Siodmak

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Yvonne De Carlo and Burt Lancaster for Robert Siodmak’s thrilling noir, CRISS CROSS (1949)

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Burt lancaster and Ava Gardner during the making of The Killers (Les tueurs) directed by Robert Siodmak, 1946.

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Robert Siodmak - The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)

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The Killers (1946), dir. Robert Siodmak

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Ella Raines-John Abbott "Almas borrascosas" (Time out of mind) 1947, de Robert Siodmak.

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Cobra Woman is a 1944 American South Seas adventure film from Universal Pictures, directed by Robert Siodmak that stars Maria Montez, Jon Hall, and Sabu. Shot in Technicolor, this film is typical of Montez's career at Universal, and, although mostly forgotten today by the general public, is venerated by film buffs as a camp classic for its legendary phallic snake-dance and Montez's words: "Geev me that Cobra jewl (sic)".

Avant-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger has called it his favorite film. Film critic Leonard Maltin gave the film three stars out of four and called it a camp classic.

Plot (it may contain spoilers)

The beautiful Tollea is abducted and taken to Cobra Island, where she discovers that the Queen is her grandmother. Hava warns the angered Ramu not to go after Tollea, but he sets sail for the forbidden island, with his young friend Kado accompanying him as a stowaway.

A panther attacks Ramu, who is saved by a dart from Kado's deadly blowgun. They continue the search for Tollea, unaware that the high priestess of the island is Naja, her twin sister. The queen has ordered Tollea to be forcibly returned to Cobra Island only so she can displace her evil sister.

Ramu mistakenly becomes involved with Naja, who falls in love with him. Kado is captured and tortured by the brutal Martok, but refuses to reveal Ramu's whereabouts. Martok proceeds to murder the Queen.

When they finally meet, Naja attempts to kill her sister with a spear, but plunges to her own death instead. The evil Martok insists that Tollea perform a forbidden cobra dance, whereupon the island's volcano begins to violently erupt. It ceases when Martok is killed by Hava. When Ramu is about to return home, Tollea asks him to remain by her side and help her rule Cobra Island.

Cast

Maria Montez as Tollea/Naja

Jon Hall as Ramu

Sabu as Kado

Edgar Barrier as Martok

Mary Nash as the Queen

Lois Collier as Veeda

Samuel S. Hinds as Father Paul

Moroni Olsen as MacDonald

Lon Chaney Jr. as Hava (billed as Lon Chaney)

Production

Universal announced the film in June 1942 starring Montez, Hall, and Sabu, even before shooting had begun on their production of Arabian Nights. It was meant to follow that film but was pre-empted by White Savage.

Filming took place in May 1943.

Siodmak later called the film "silly but fun... Montez was a great personality and completely believed in her roles: if she was playing a princess you had to treat her like one all through lunch but if she was a slave girl you could kick her around anyhow and she wouldn't object: Method Acting before its time you might say."

It was first released the 19th April 1944.

Photos come from wikipedia, IMDB, Amazon, Iber Libro, Trailers from Hell & moviestore

Last photo has been shared by @74paris who recieved it from the Culture and Historical Heritage Service from Cabildo of La Palma. This very last photo was displayed at Maria's exibit celebrating her 100th birthday.

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Menschen am Sonntag (Rochus Gliese, Curt Siodmak, Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer & Fred Zinnemann, 1930).

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The Spiral Staircase | 1946 | dir. Robert Siodmak

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Dorothy McGuire as Helen in The Spiral Staircase (1946) - dir. Robert Siodmak

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The Spirial Stairecase ~ Robert Siodmak ~ 1946

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Ava Gardner with director Robert Siodmak on the set of The Killers, 1946

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Burt Lancaster made his film debut #OnThisDay in 1946 with the world premiere of Robert Siodmak’s TENSE! TAUT! TERRFIFIC! masterpiece THE KILLERS in New York City. This also launched the career of Ava Gardner with her stunning, sultry Kitty Collins. And the always great Edmond O’Brien.