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El insaciable

Título original: Ruthless
  • 1948
  • Approved
  • 1h 44min
CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
6.8/10
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Sydney Greenstreet, Lucille Bremer, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn, Zachary Scott, and Martha Vickers in El insaciable (1948)
Film NoirDramaRomance

Agrega una trama en tu idiomaA poor boy who saved a rich girl from drowning is adopted by her family, but he grows into a ruthless, money-hungry businessman who would step on others to get to the top of the social ladde... Leer todoA poor boy who saved a rich girl from drowning is adopted by her family, but he grows into a ruthless, money-hungry businessman who would step on others to get to the top of the social ladder.A poor boy who saved a rich girl from drowning is adopted by her family, but he grows into a ruthless, money-hungry businessman who would step on others to get to the top of the social ladder.

  • Dirección
    • Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Guionistas
    • Dayton Stoddart
    • S.K. Lauren
    • Gordon Kahn
  • Elenco
    • Zachary Scott
    • Louis Hayward
    • Diana Lynn
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  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
    6.8/10
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    TU CALIFICACIÓN
    • Dirección
      • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Guionistas
      • Dayton Stoddart
      • S.K. Lauren
      • Gordon Kahn
    • Elenco
      • Zachary Scott
      • Louis Hayward
      • Diana Lynn
    • 38Opiniones de los usuarios
    • 34Opiniones de los críticos
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    Zachary Scott
    Zachary Scott
    • Horace Woodruff Vendig
    Louis Hayward
    Louis Hayward
    • Vic Lambdin
    Diana Lynn
    Diana Lynn
    • Martha Burnside…
    Sydney Greenstreet
    Sydney Greenstreet
    • Buck Mansfield
    Lucille Bremer
    Lucille Bremer
    • Christa Mansfield
    Martha Vickers
    Martha Vickers
    • Susan Duane
    Edith Barrett
    Edith Barrett
    • Mrs. Burnside
    Dennis Hoey
    Dennis Hoey
    • Mr. Burnside
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Pete Vendig
    Joyce Arling
    Joyce Arling
    • Kate Vendig
    Charles Evans
    Charles Evans
    • Bruce McDonald
    Robert J. Anderson
    Robert J. Anderson
    • Horace Vendig as Child
    • (as Bob Anderson)
    Arthur Stone
    • Vic Lambdin as Child
    Ann Carter
    Ann Carter
    • Martha Burnside as Child
    Edna Holland
    Edna Holland
    • Libby Sims
    Frederick Worlock
    Frederick Worlock
    • J. Norton Sims
    • (as Fred Worlock)
    John Good
    • Bradford Duane
    Claire Carleton
    Claire Carleton
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    • Dirección
      • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Guionistas
      • Dayton Stoddart
      • S.K. Lauren
      • Gordon Kahn
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    Opiniones de usuarios38

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    8RanchoTuVu

    from Bobby Anderson to Zachary Scott

    Apparently a brief exchange between the adolescent boy (Bobby Anderson) and his father (Raymond Burr) in which the father tells him that opportunity only comes around once, is the reason why Anderson morphs into the social climbing and ruthless business tycoon played by Zachary Scott. It hardly seems like enough of an influence to change a nice kid into a prototypical (and stereotypical) greedy capitalist millionaire. Though it's difficult to establish a connection between the two, Scott makes a believable social climber, and the story has a pretty good trajectory from his adolescence through dark mansions and well furnished offices with New York skyline views, to a finale gala event where Scott is organizing a philanthropy to unload some of his millions and ease his conscience. Ulmer doles out the action in bits and pieces, but delivers a pretty memorable ending.
    7museumofdave

    Wall Street Noir: Sidney Greenstreet Must Be Obeyed!

    I call this Wall Street Noir as a way of simple classification, but it's a odd film from Britain's Eagle Lion, directed by the usually "B" director of Bluebeard and Detour, this dark film detailing the rise to financial power of a man who lacks ethics, certainly mirroring many of the financial scandals surrounding us today. Director Edgar G. Ulmer had considerable talent, and here is given a literate script, a popular leading man in Zachary Scott, and lots of outstanding support, namely Sidney Greenstreet, Diana Lynn, Martha Vickers, and in a small,unrecognizable role Raymond Burr. Its a talky film with rich visuals, and it is a sad truth, not to be a crybaby about it, but most available DVDs appear to be made from bad VHS copies taken from a television print. The copies one finds today runs only 86 minutes, while the original film, richer and deeper in motivation, is 104. Apparently the streaming versions are much better--and lets hope the DVD Gods read the various reviews and provide the print this film deserves; I have a suspicion the ratings would ramp up with enthusiasm!
    youroldpaljim

    O.K. rise and fall drama.

    RUTHLESS seems to be Edgar G. Ulmers attempt to film a story similar to CITIZEN KANE. Like CITIZEN KANE, RUTHLESS is the story of the rise and fall of man from a humble background who rises to the top, destroying several people along the way, only to end up having his past catch up with him at the end. RUTHLESS also has CITIZEN KANE's flashback structure and both characters come from quaint small towns. Unlike Charles Kane, Horace Wooddruff Vendig is a far more ruthless character and- unlike Charles Kane- evokes little sympathy. He destroys his first love, first by stealing her from his best friend, then dumping her for another woman when he meets another girl whose family can provide him with better connections to move the economic ladder. The women he uses, with the exception of his first love Martha, evoke little sympathy. In a way they are just as ruthless as Vendig. The women are solely attracted to him by his power and wealth, and when they are discarded, the viewer can't help feel they had it coming. Don't complain when you play with vipers and then get bitten would be my advice to these women.

    RUTHLESS doesn't quite deserve the praise some viewers have recently heaped upon it. The pacing is sometimes off and the film is a bit overlong. The cast is good, with Sydney Greenstreet giving as usual (if at times over the top) attention grabbing performance. Director Ulmer handles the direction with confidence and style. Overall, RUTHLESS is a not bad imitation of a much better film, but when viewing it, the viewer can't help think something is lacking.
    8claudio_carvalho

    Merciless and Selfish Ambition

    While in a philanthropic meeting promoted by the millionaire Horace Woodruff Vendig (Zachary Scott), the guest Vic Lambdin (Louis Hayward) tells the history of the beginning and end of his friendship with the host to his date Mallory Flagg (Diana Lynn). When they are boys, Horace is a poor boy from a dysfunctional family and Vic's best friend that saves the wealthy girl Martha Burnside from drowning in a river. Horace is adopted by the rich Burnside family and later sent to Havard and gets engaged to Martha, for whom Vic has a crush. When the ambitious Horace meets the wealthier Susan Duane (Martha Vickers) that belongs to a more influent family, he calls off his engagement with Martha and moves to New York with Susan continuing his social raise. Later he meets the shark Buck Mansfield (Sydney Greenstreet) and seduces his young wife Christa (Lucille Bremer) to profit in business, leading to tragic consequences.

    I was zapping the cable TV this raining Sunday morning in Rio and I found this rare film-noir by chance, which has never been released on VHS or DVD in Brazil. Edgar G. Ulmer made a magnificent movie with a timeless plot of merciless ambition of a poor and selfish boy that wishes to climb financially and socially using and disposing wealthy women and friendships. The screenplay uses flashback to perfectly develop the lead character and his acquaintances, supported by awesome black and white cinematography and camera work. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "O Insaciável" ("The Insatiable")

    Note: On 23 Aug 2019 I saw this film again.
    SanDiego

    A+ Drama. What a treat, if you can find it.

    Excellent drama about a poor boy who is adopted by a rich family after saving their daughter from drowning. Given all the benefits of wealth and society, he uses the people who care about him and give him his breaks, especially the women he meets. Zachery Scott is chilling in his mentally perverse portrayal of a tycoon that is more in league with Norman Bates than William Randall Hurst. Diana Lynn (the Sandra Bullock of her day) is wonderful as the woman he had saved as a girl and who's heart he would break in his rise to success. There is a twist in the plot mid-way that will be a treat to Lynn fans, though I would have liked to seen more of her in the second half. The entire cast is compelling and the soundtrack is appropriately eerie. Very rare to find this on VHS or TV, so if you find it anywhere, get it, rent it, buy it, tape it, watch it.

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      Buck Mansfield quotes twice from the Bible. The first occasion is when he is being pursued by his creditors and he reads from Proverbs 31:10 -12 and 21 (...Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies....). The second instance is when he speaks to the bartender at Vendig's function and the quote is from Obadiah 1: 2-4 (...Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down ...).
    • Citas

      Mrs. Burnside: [to unhappy young Horace] Be brave. Be a man.

      Horace Vendig as Child: I don't want to be a man. Never! I wish there weren't any men in the whole world.

    • Conexiones
      Referenced in Let's Go to the Movies (1949)

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 27 de octubre de 1948 (México)
    • País de origen
      • Estados Unidos
    • Idioma
      • Inglés
    • También se conoce como
      • Ruthless
    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, Estados Unidos
    • Productora
      • Arthur S. Lyons Productions
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    • Tiempo de ejecución
      1 hora 44 minutos
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Relación de aspecto
      • 1.37 : 1

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