A Cool Sound from Hell
| A Cool Sound from Hell | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Written by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Produced by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Starring | Anthony Ray Alan Crofoot |
| Cinematography | Herbert S. Alpert |
| Edited by | David Nicholson |
| Music by | Phil Nimmons |
Production company | Caribou Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $85,000[1] |
A Cool Sound from Hell is a 1959 Canadian crime drama film written, produced and directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Anthony Ray.[2]
Plot summary
[edit]A young man becomes disillusioned with the beatnik crowd he hangs with when they become involved with drugs.
Cast
[edit]- Anthony Ray as Charlie
- Alan Crofoot as Milt
- Mel Benstock as Leo
- George Carron as Jerry
- Madeline Kronby as Debbie
- Albert D'Annibale as Tenor Sax Man
- Walter Massey as Pilot
- Gurston I. Rosenfeld as Doc
- Don Owen as Poet (uncredited)
Production
[edit]The film was shot entirely in Toronto.[3] This film was the first job of the director Don Owen; Furie hired him as his assistant director.
The soundtrack was provided by jazz great Phil Nimmons.
Release
[edit]For various reasons, A Cool Sound from Hell was released theatrically only in England, and never screened in North America.[3][4] Furie sold the UK rights for £60,000 and the film made a profit.[5] The film was later thought to have been lost, but was eventually located in the British Film Institute archives[6] and finally had its North American premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[7]
Shortly after making this film, Furie left for England where his career took off in 1961 with The Young Ones, starring Cliff Richard.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Canadian-made Films". Variety. March 24, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2019 – via Archive.org.
- ↑ Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film, ed. Wyndham Wise, University of Toronto Press, 2001, p. 83
- 1 2 Kremer, Daniel (2014-06-23). "Cool Sounds from the Vault: A Cinematic Detective Story". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ "Historicist: Sidney Furie and A Dangerous Age". Torontoist, April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Kremer, Daniel. Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films. The University Press of Kentucky, 2015. pp30-31
- ↑ "Cool Sounds from the Vault: A Cinematic Detective Story". Filmmaker, June 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Critic's Notebook: Toronto, Telluride and Venice Film Fests Promise Riches After Cruel Summer". The Hollywood Reporter, August 29, 2016.
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