Appointment with Danger Wikipedia. Appointment with Danger is a 1. American crimefilm noir directed by Lewis Allen and written by Richard L. Breen and Warren Duff. The drama features Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart, among others. SynopsiseditAl Goddard Alan Ladd is a U. S. Postal Inspector of the United States Postal Inspection Service. He is assigned to locate and arrest two men who have allegedly murdered a U. Watch 1,150 quality movies online. Includes classics, indies, film noir, documentaries showcasing the talent of our greatest actors, actresses and directors. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet IMDb Mobile site. S. Postal Inspector. Goddard must find a witness, an attractive young nun named Sister Augustine Phyllis Calvert. He later poses as a corrupt inspector, and gains the confidence of the killers honcho Boettiger Paul Stewart, who has worked out a plan to steal one million dollars that is being transported by the U. S. Postal Service. Once they discover the deception, the villains take Goddard and Sister Augustine prisoner. This leads to a shoot out in an industrial district. BackgroundeditThe film was announced in July 1. Postal Inspector. It was always envisioned as a vehicle for Alan Ladd. Ardel Wray and Robert L. Richards wrote the script and the film was meant to follow Chicago Deadline. However production was pushed back to allow Ladd to make Captain Carey, U. S. A. The movies title was changed to Dead Letter. William Keighley was originally announced as director, but then he was replaced by Lewis Allen. Phyllis Calvert was signed in April 1. According to Calvert the studio did not think she would accept the part, as she had turned down several films before. They spent another six weeks rewriting the script. Filming started on 1. June. 9 The title was changed again to United States Mail. The film features both Jack Webb and Harry Morgan as villains. Both would later work on the Dragnet television show as fictional police detectives for the Los Angeles Police Department. One of the co writers of the script, Richard L. Breen had previously worked with Webb on the radio series Pat Novak for Hire, and would write at least three scripts for Dragnet, including the 1. TV moviepilot for the revival series in which Morgan joined the cast as Detective Bill Gannon. ReceptioneditThe film was not released in the USA until 1. Appointment with Danger. It was released in the UK almost a year earlier. The movie was nominated for the Edgar for best mystery film of the year from the Mystery Writers of America, but lost to Five Fingers. Critical responseeditBosley Crowther, film critic for The New York Times, liked the film, especially the screenplay which Alan Ladd took full advantage of. Our film critics on blockbusters, independents and everything in between. He wrote, Its fairly obvious that its all familiar stuff to our hero, for he evinces as much emotion over these muscular goings on as a postal clerk counting air mail stamps. But he is fortunate in having a vehicle, which is basically a cops and robbers tale, tautly written by scenarists Richard Breen and Warren Duff, who also have injected humor in the modern idiom into their dialogue. Film Noir Download The Sword In The Stone ' title='Film Noir Download The Sword In The Stone ' />And he is fortunate too in having the support of principals who handle these lines and roles as to the manner born. As a result, Appointment With Danger lives up to its title as Ladd, checking on the murder of another postal inspector in Gary, Ind., finds a visiting nun who saw the criminals. The staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review, writing, Ladd is right at home as the tightlipped, tough inspector assigned to the case. There is a neat contrasting byplay in the nun character done by Phyllis Calvert as co star, which adds an offbeat note to the meller plot. ReferenceseditNEW FILMS IN LONDON Our Film Critic. The Manchester Guardian 1. Manchester UK 0. Apr 1. The Top Box Office Hits of 1. Variety, January 2, 1. Roberts Busy Perusing New Novel by Wolfert Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 1. Current File Los Angeles, Calif 1. July 1. 94. 8 2. SCHARY RETURNING TO METRO STUDIOS Likely to Be Executive Producer Second to Louis B. Mayer RKO Leaders in Meeting By THOMAS M. PRYORSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES. New York Times 1. Current file New York, N. Y 1. 4 July 1. 94. 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New Screen Team Chicago Daily Tribune 1. Chicago, Ill 1. 2 Mar 1. G2. SANDERS TO PLAY ANDROCLES ROLE Actor Will Take Part of Roman Emperor in Screen Version of Shaws Classic Story Of Local Origin By THOMAS F. BRADY Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. New York Times 1. Current file New York, N. Y 0. 6 Feb 1. 95. Ladds Picture Nominated for Mystery Award Chicago Daily Tribune 1. Chicago, Ill 2. 5 Nov 1. Crowther, Bosley. The New York Times, film review, May 1. Last accessed December 2. Variety. Film review, May 1. Last accessed December 2. External linksedit.