By Lee Pfeiffer
The Warner Archive has showcased another "B" movie and rescued it from relative obscurity with the release of "Lady Scarface". The 1941 movie is an Rko "Poverty Row" production with a low budget (i.e. there are almost no exterior shots) and abbreviated running time of only 66 minutes. The titular character is never referred to as such in the film. She's simply called Slade and she's a mysterious Chicago gangster who the police have been searching for under the assumption their prey is a man. Slade does bear a scar on her cheek but it would appear this was added simply to enable the producers to capitalize on the "Scarface" moniker in order to tie the film in with Paul Muni's classic gangster flick. Slade appears in the opening scene in which she and her gang rob a businessman and loot his safe. She ends up shooting him in cold blood.
The Warner Archive has showcased another "B" movie and rescued it from relative obscurity with the release of "Lady Scarface". The 1941 movie is an Rko "Poverty Row" production with a low budget (i.e. there are almost no exterior shots) and abbreviated running time of only 66 minutes. The titular character is never referred to as such in the film. She's simply called Slade and she's a mysterious Chicago gangster who the police have been searching for under the assumption their prey is a man. Slade does bear a scar on her cheek but it would appear this was added simply to enable the producers to capitalize on the "Scarface" moniker in order to tie the film in with Paul Muni's classic gangster flick. Slade appears in the opening scene in which she and her gang rob a businessman and loot his safe. She ends up shooting him in cold blood.
- 7/30/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
I can't help but feel like Double Fine has truly found its home in the downloadable format. Games like "Costume Quest" and "Stacking" were a bit of a departure from previous full-retail attempts like "Brutal Legend," but they're no less imaginative and well-produced. While "Costume Quest" and "Stacking" appealed more to casual players – cutesy role-playing and puzzles, respectively – "Trenched" manages to bring a bit of a mash-up to the table. The end result is a title that should appeal to almost any core gamer.
The Basics
The "alternate history" idea is nothing new to video games, but "Trenched" gets points for re-imagining an era often neglected by digital media: World War I. The game takes place shortly after the war, as a large portion of the population have been wiped out by a radio signal known as The Broadcast. Two veterans, Frank Woodruff (your in-game commander) and Vladimir Farnsworth (the evil villain), survive the Broadcast,...
The Basics
The "alternate history" idea is nothing new to video games, but "Trenched" gets points for re-imagining an era often neglected by digital media: World War I. The game takes place shortly after the war, as a large portion of the population have been wiped out by a radio signal known as The Broadcast. Two veterans, Frank Woodruff (your in-game commander) and Vladimir Farnsworth (the evil villain), survive the Broadcast,...
- 6/27/2011
- by Matt Clark
- MTV Multiplayer
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