Writer-Actor-Director Hugo Haas, Another Euro-Emigre that Found Opportunities in "The Land of the Free", and with Hard-Work and Talented Determination Discovered a Niche in 30's Hollywood.
As a Frequent Supporting-Comedian in Many Movies.
But Haas, had an Innate Creative Force to do More with HIs Gifts.
He Started a Long Up-Hill Climb in the "Hollywood System", to Make Films of His Own Choosing.
It Could be Analogized, and has, that His "Battle" in the Brutal Cut-Throat, Meat-Grinding "War" with the Studio-System to Get Successfully and Artistically Respected Film to the Public.
Was Similar, to 2 other Iconic Film-Makers, From the Bottom-to-the-Top.
Edward D. Wood Jr......and......Orson Welles
In Fact, Before and After HIs Struggles, He was Often Put-Down and Criticized as "The "Foreign Ed Wood".
Dismissed by Almost Everyone as a "Poverty Row" Dispenser of Low-Brow, Lurid, and Tasteless Exploitation. A Smut-Peddler.
The Cleansing of Time, as More Accurate "Truths" Surface, with Hind-Sight and Objectivity. Hass has Gained a Cult-Following for His Trashy but "Bottom-Life", Entertaining Movies.
"Pickup" is a Prime Example of What Hugo Hass was able to Accomplish. It Falls, Firmly and Solidly in the Film-Noir Lexicon. No Easy Feat.
Despite the Film-Noir Genre, Sometimes being an Open-Door Pretension for Anyone Wanting to Add a Phony "Prestige", or just to Make-Money off the Movie Marketing Magnet ("Film-Noir").
The Pushy Link and Inclusion into the Unique and Glorious Genre.
It's Become so Bad that Almost any Black & White Movie Made in the 40's and 50's, that isn't a Comedy or a Musical, has the Label "Brazened" Next to the Title.
This is the "Raw-Deal", in the B-Sub-Category, with the Only Beat that is Slightly Non-Pure-Noir is the Last 1 Minute of Happiness by way of "Man's Best Friend"
Hugo Haas had "Help" with Regards to "Pickup" and its New Respect and Discovery as a "Hidden-Gem" within Film-Noir Circles, and its Massive Movie Consuming Fan-Base.
That would be the 5'9", Blonde Bombshell with ATTITUDE, Beverly Michaels.
A "Fellow Traveler", with Haas, in the World of B-Movie-Making. That's where She Lurked and Made Her "Mark".
So it was Like a Synchronicity. Each Using Their "Gifts" to Infuse this No-Budget, Nasty Little Film into the Consciousness of Connoisseurs of Off-Beat-Bottom-of-the- Bill, Drive-In, Grind-House "Respectability".
She, along with the Writer-Director Haas, who also Stars with Beverly and Bring Their Characters to the Screen with Undeniable Attraction.
Playing the Stock Noir Antagonist-Protagonist with a Classic Fit into this Tawdry Tale of Life on the Dark-Fringes.
Beverly Michaels was Not a Gifted Actress, but She Made Up for it with Her Model Good-Looks,Unbridled Sex-Appeal and an Unstoppable Femme-Fatale Formula.
That of a Dominating Dame, Unscrupulous, and Willing to Stop at Nothing, Including Sex-for Favors and Manipulation, and, Yes, even Murder.
This is a Must-See for Anyone with the Slightest Interest in Low-Budget Movies, Film-Noir, or Pop-Culture and its Primitive-Side.
Note...Since its spontaneous and simply unpredictable explosion of a new-art-form in the early to mid-40's, film-noir has had a difficult history in terms of "Definitive" Definitions and just what is and what is NOT..."Film-Noir". If you are at all interested in diving into the "Rabbit-Hole" of this fascinating film genre...go without hesitation to the works of "Eddie Muller" who is so informative and active in studying Film-Noir that fans have Crowned Eddie Muller..."The Czar of Noir"...just do a search and the "Rabbit Hole" will open like a "Black puddle forming at your feet, and you can just like "Marlowe" after being drugged... "Dive right In".
As a Frequent Supporting-Comedian in Many Movies.
But Haas, had an Innate Creative Force to do More with HIs Gifts.
He Started a Long Up-Hill Climb in the "Hollywood System", to Make Films of His Own Choosing.
It Could be Analogized, and has, that His "Battle" in the Brutal Cut-Throat, Meat-Grinding "War" with the Studio-System to Get Successfully and Artistically Respected Film to the Public.
Was Similar, to 2 other Iconic Film-Makers, From the Bottom-to-the-Top.
Edward D. Wood Jr......and......Orson Welles
In Fact, Before and After HIs Struggles, He was Often Put-Down and Criticized as "The "Foreign Ed Wood".
Dismissed by Almost Everyone as a "Poverty Row" Dispenser of Low-Brow, Lurid, and Tasteless Exploitation. A Smut-Peddler.
The Cleansing of Time, as More Accurate "Truths" Surface, with Hind-Sight and Objectivity. Hass has Gained a Cult-Following for His Trashy but "Bottom-Life", Entertaining Movies.
"Pickup" is a Prime Example of What Hugo Hass was able to Accomplish. It Falls, Firmly and Solidly in the Film-Noir Lexicon. No Easy Feat.
Despite the Film-Noir Genre, Sometimes being an Open-Door Pretension for Anyone Wanting to Add a Phony "Prestige", or just to Make-Money off the Movie Marketing Magnet ("Film-Noir").
The Pushy Link and Inclusion into the Unique and Glorious Genre.
It's Become so Bad that Almost any Black & White Movie Made in the 40's and 50's, that isn't a Comedy or a Musical, has the Label "Brazened" Next to the Title.
This is the "Raw-Deal", in the B-Sub-Category, with the Only Beat that is Slightly Non-Pure-Noir is the Last 1 Minute of Happiness by way of "Man's Best Friend"
Hugo Haas had "Help" with Regards to "Pickup" and its New Respect and Discovery as a "Hidden-Gem" within Film-Noir Circles, and its Massive Movie Consuming Fan-Base.
That would be the 5'9", Blonde Bombshell with ATTITUDE, Beverly Michaels.
A "Fellow Traveler", with Haas, in the World of B-Movie-Making. That's where She Lurked and Made Her "Mark".
So it was Like a Synchronicity. Each Using Their "Gifts" to Infuse this No-Budget, Nasty Little Film into the Consciousness of Connoisseurs of Off-Beat-Bottom-of-the- Bill, Drive-In, Grind-House "Respectability".
She, along with the Writer-Director Haas, who also Stars with Beverly and Bring Their Characters to the Screen with Undeniable Attraction.
Playing the Stock Noir Antagonist-Protagonist with a Classic Fit into this Tawdry Tale of Life on the Dark-Fringes.
Beverly Michaels was Not a Gifted Actress, but She Made Up for it with Her Model Good-Looks,Unbridled Sex-Appeal and an Unstoppable Femme-Fatale Formula.
That of a Dominating Dame, Unscrupulous, and Willing to Stop at Nothing, Including Sex-for Favors and Manipulation, and, Yes, even Murder.
This is a Must-See for Anyone with the Slightest Interest in Low-Budget Movies, Film-Noir, or Pop-Culture and its Primitive-Side.
Note...Since its spontaneous and simply unpredictable explosion of a new-art-form in the early to mid-40's, film-noir has had a difficult history in terms of "Definitive" Definitions and just what is and what is NOT..."Film-Noir". If you are at all interested in diving into the "Rabbit-Hole" of this fascinating film genre...go without hesitation to the works of "Eddie Muller" who is so informative and active in studying Film-Noir that fans have Crowned Eddie Muller..."The Czar of Noir"...just do a search and the "Rabbit Hole" will open like a "Black puddle forming at your feet, and you can just like "Marlowe" after being drugged... "Dive right In".