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I, The Jury (1953 Film)
''I, the Jury'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film based on the 1947 novel '' I, the Jury'' by Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane (; March 9, 1918July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have .... It was directed by Harry Essex, produced by Victor Saville's company, Parklane Pictures and released through United Artists. The film is notable for being the first one based on a Mike Hammer (character), Mike Hammer novel. Biff Elliot stars as Hammer. It was filmed in 3D film, 3-D and was available with stereophonic sound. The story begins with Mike Hammer (character), Mike Hammer on the vengeance trail when Jack, a friend, is murdered. Hammer sets out to find the killer, working his way through an increasingly large pile of suspects (and corpses). Plot Shortly before Christmas in New York City, one-armed insuran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Essex
Harry Essex (November 29, 1910 – February 6, 1997) was an American screenwriter and director in feature films and television. Born and raised in New York City, his career spanned more than fifty years. Career After graduating from St John's University in 1936, he did welfare work by day, while writing for the theatre by night. Among Essex's first jobs were stints on the New York City newspapers ''New York Daily Mirror'' and the ''Brooklyn Eagle'', short stories for ''Collier's'' and ''The Saturday Evening Post'' as well as work in a ''Broadway theatre, Broadway'' play titled ''Something for Nothing (play), Something for Nothing'' (which Essex later called "a resounding failure"). Writing for the movies was uppermost in Essex's mind throughout the period (and he did co-write the original story for Universal's ''Man Made Monster'' (1941)), but "the big break" never came, and World War II intervened as he was called into the draft, serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Five o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |