Word: spiral
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...best of the numerous small touches in the film which jog the memory with their sharp exactness are contributed by Sam Levene, in the role of a police lieutenant, and by Siodmak. Although his previous efforts--"The Spiral Staircase," among others--have been outstanding. Siodmak has never been more successful in evoking the atmosphere and "feel" of a particular place, be it the unending bleakness of West Philadelphia, or the strident shrillness of a chromium-and-glass bar. His only mistake is unbelievably bad. In the otherwise excellent payroll robbery scene, the presence of palm trees in the background make...
...nature. He plans for everything, from freeing "the housewife from her daily servitude" to the Assembly's "Hall of Lost Footsteps" (lobby) to his favorite project: a world museum, shaped like a pyramid. "One can go up on foot outside following the roof arranged as a road, the spiral mounting to the top. ... I have never been considered a great romanticist. However, I can well imagine two opponents of Assembly or Council room starting the road leading to the top . . . they discuss and argue . . . they are unyielding, irreconcilable . . . they know no common denominator. . . . But now they...
...voyage would have to start at exactly the right moment, so that Venus would be on hand to meet the space ship. If the timing was wrong, the space ship would miss Venus, spiral toward the sun, and circle around it forever...
...toward Mars. To reach Mars, the space ship would take off in the same direction as the earth's motion. Its increased speed (8 plus 18½ equals 26½ miles per sec.) would make it spiral outward toward the rendezvous...
...Most of The Dark Mirror's high surface polish can be attributed to 1) oldtime Satevepost Fictioneer Nunnally Johnson, who produced and wrote the screenplay, and 2) Director Robert Siodmak, who makes a fairly regular habit of getting his name associated with slick first-rate thrillers (The Spiral Staircase, The Killers...