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Black Tuesday poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.4 / 100
1954·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 20m

BLACK TUESDAY

“The most ruthless Robinson of all time!”

Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.

Above the Line
Hugo Fregonese·DirectorSydney Boehm·ScreenplaySydney Boehm·StoryStanley Cortez·Director of PhotographyPaul Dunlap·Original Music ComposerRobert Golden·Editor
Cast
Edward G. Robinson·Vincent CanelliJean Parker·Hatti CombestPeter Graves·Peter ManningMilburn Stone·Father SlocumWarren Stevens·Joey StewartSylvia Findley·Ellen NorrisJack Kelly·Frank CarsonHal Baylor·Lou MehrtensJames Bell·John NorrisVic Perrin·Dr. Hart
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 2
Hugo Fregonese·DirectorSam Wurtzel·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Sydney Boehm·ScreenplaySydney Boehm·Story
Camera· 1
Stanley Cortez·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Robert Golden·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Paul Dunlap·Original Music ComposerTom Lambert·Sound
Art & Design· 3
Hilyard M. Brown·Art DirectionAlfred E. Spencer·Set DecorationGustaf Norin·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Robert Goldstein·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Jerry Bryan·Dialogue Coach
By the Numbers
71.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Black Tuesday's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#1A0080
#E0E0E0
Mood
Tense, Dramatic, Urgent
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A movie poster with a dominant yellow background features a large, stylized illustration of a man's head and upper torso in the upper center, holding a revolver”

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Key Elements
RevolverCarCart
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
8/10
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