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A lovesick artist trades his paintbrush for boxing gloves to chase a femme fatale into the mob's lair.
TMDB
50
IMDb
64
Rotten Tomatoes
33
Audience Score
36
Google
90

Whiplash (1948)

Pulpy noirObsessive romancePunch-drunk love

Overview

Drama

An artist follows a woman from California to New York, where he boxes for her mobster husband.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Dane Clark's simmering obsession and Eve Arden's wisecracks.

Cinematography

Noir shadows that swallow ambition whole.

Best for:Solo: Late night with whiskey, pretending you're in 1948.·Rewatch: Catch the desperation in Zachary Scott's eyes again.
Heads up:Violence: Boxing brutality and implied mob roughness.
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Director

Lewis Seiler

ReleasedDec 24, 1948
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Warner Bros. Pictures

Top Cast

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

Michael Gordon, aka Mike Angelo

Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith

Laurie Durant

Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott

Rex Durant

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Chris Sherwood

Jeffrey Lynn

Jeffrey Lynn

Dr. Arnold Vincent

S.Z. Sakall

S.Z. Sakall

Sam

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Terrance O'Leary

Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

Costello

Ransom M. Sherman

Ransom M. Sherman

Tex Sanders (as Ransom Sherman)

Freddie Steele

Freddie Steele

Duke Carney (as Fred Steele)

Don McGuire

Don McGuire

Markus

Jimmie Dodd

Jimmie Dodd

Pianist at Sam's Cafe

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Prospective Tenant

John Harmon

John Harmon

Kid Magee

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The working title was 'The Man She Loved'—way too soft for this bitter tale.

Cultural

Eve Arden's sarcastic sidekick schtick here nearly typecast her for life as 'the funny friend.'

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