The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) FILM NOIR

Stars: Sally Parr, Patrick Waltz, Walter Reed
Writer/Director: Paul Sloane
A young man is wrongly convicted and sentenced to be executed. Reporters covering the execution relate the story, each from his own perspective.

[@johanneslundie]

A rather unknown gem !! Great film, suspenseful, sincere acting, and totally wrth watching. Go for it !!

[@kathyh4804]

This is a gem of a movie! It has it all, drama, suspense and lots of emotions Oh how I wish they still made mo it’s like this today with substance and leave you feeling good, not dark and depressed The youth today would have turned out allot different if THIS were the movies being produced today! Thank you for uploading this great picture

[@DavidRice111]

Movies such as this can't make money in today's spiritually rotting world. Too few of us left to want them.

[@dianal.clausen8118]

WOW in everyway, acting, casting, camera, music, storyline, EVERYTHING was excellent. Thank you for this film. Don't know how I missed it before. Thank you.

[@malcolmcoyle8165]

It's not easy to explain why I think this movie is one of the best I have ever seen. It may be that there is no over-inflated egos...no over-acting. ..no showmanship. Not a big budget film...yet so,so powerful

[@PizzaFLIX]

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[@rogerjenkinson7979]

@@PizzaFLIX Thanks for another great film experience. They rarely make films this good today. Thanks for keeping them alive for us and future generations to discover. I was schooled C of E and gradually became an atheist. But maybe, just maybe...

[@SuperIliad]

The Sun Sets at Dawn, released 1 November 1950 (USA). Sally Parr, The Girl; Patrick Waltz (as Philip Shawn) as Bill - the Boy; Walter Reed, The Chaplain; Lee Frederick (as Lee Fredericks) as Blackie; Houseley Stevenson (as Housley Stevenson) as Pops; Howard St. John, The Warden; Louise Lorimer, The Warden's Wife; Raymond Bramley as Jim - Deputy Warden; Charles Meredith, Reporter, AP; Jack Reynolds as Ed - Reporter, EP; King Donovan, Reporter, National News Service; Charles Arnt, Reporter, Globe Express; Sam Edwards, Reporter, Herald; Percy Helton, Reporter, Feature Syndicate; Perry Ivins (as Perry Ivans), Reporter, Forty-Six; Baynes Barron, Prison Trustee; Morgan Brown, Medical Examiner; Paul Bryar. Truck Driver; Cliff Clark, Executioner; Kernan Cripps, Short Order Cook; Dick Curtis, Guard; Mike Donovan, Prison Guard; Paul Kruger, Prison Guard; Frank Marlowe, Truck Driver; William 'Bill' Phillips, Electrician; Joey Ray, Prison Trustee; Mickey Simpson, Prison Guard; Max Wagner, Prison Guard; George Wallace, Prison Guard.

[@SuperIliad]

A magnificent story, a cast of noted and superb performers, well-delineated characters, and a timeless message of Divine providence.

[@malcolmcoyle8165]

This is up there with the best of them, in my opinion. Low budget, doesn't necessarily mean low quality.

[@donsarde]

What beautiful English the Americans spoke in that era. People were so elegant then!

[@alphonsozorro7952]

Sure, women were prettier and feminine, with often an exquisite voice. Now most US females look like sows and sound like a computer, when they speak. Even a non-American can notice that. American accent from the 30's to 60's was the most pleasant to hear, compared to the standard British accent of the London area; never mind those horrible English regional dialects and their awful accents.

[@billwilliamson9842]

it was before the forced "urbanization culture" which dumbed everyone down instantly.

[@Meatcity-sf8fm]

@@billwilliamson9842 urbanization had nothing to go with it I’m 70. Born raised in urban Chicago. It’s cultural diversity becoming the norm . That messed up our language.

[@billwilliamson9842]

@@Meatcity-sf8fm 70 and you didn't pay attention as you lived, what a shame.

[@nedludd7622]

"dumbed everyone down instantly" so that must include you.

[@nedludd7622]

"Two years in the army pounding a typewriter." He was lucky. My older brother got drafted at the time of Vietnam. After training camp he told me he was asked what he could do. He said he knew how to type. They told him they could use that and he was sent to Korea where he typed reports for two years. He loved it. A lucky break.

[@melvina628]

This movie keeps you on the edge of your seat.

[@yung4evr]

Class film with class acting. Far superior to today's trash.

[@dellasimmons966]

That priest remembered everything the prisoner said to him . The priest sounded as if the guy was talking to her directly. 😌

[@sarahrich6926]

They don't make movies like this anymore. The highlight statement in this film was when the Padre told the inmate"He listened, He always listens!"

[@TheUncommon78]

problem I want to see the movie please

[@edmundasmarglenn4984]

Amen and Amen.....

[@genevatorres317]

Amen God is always there for you

[@fargeeks]

The men you see in these old movies are real men that a lady wants

[@malcolmcoyle8165]

I cannot understand why I haven't seen the two young people in this great movie in anything else. They were fantastic

[@DavidRice111]

The creds say they were "introduced" in this film, that's why.

[@walton1791]

@@DavidRice111 I meant after this film

[@DavidRice111]

@@walton1791 Still- neither of them had 'saleable' talent: she has only twp films to her credit, and he can't even be found (under that name) on google.

[@ritasodipo4061]

Thank you so much for these timeless movies 🎥😊

[@mindyvaughn8217]

Such a great movie. Thank you for sharing this with us 💖

[@doteaters]

He always listens. But He puts you through agonizing mental torture first.

[@sheriecooper4260]

Everything is absolutely perfect and absorbing. Thanks for this pizza flics you are the most reliable for quality.

[@CissyBrazil]

This movie had me in tears. Beautifully acted. 😢

[@NorthernSoulIsMyWorld]

Most viewers won't even bother to watch a movie if it doesn't include well-known actors, makes me want to watch the movie all the more! As pointed out in a comment below, it's a huge loss that we don't get to see these actors in more movies, although some of the support actors are familiar faces, appearing in numerous support roles,

[@rhondae8222]

A very heart-felt and touching thriller.Thanks!

[@barbarafischbach8480]

A really good one! HE does listen!

[@dabdella1460]

I WON'T forget this riviting movie anytime soon Very powerful story

[@isabelmcdonald2855]

Hi Pizza Fix, just found this little treasure don't knowhow I missed it, thank you

[@deborahleone4351]

A surprisingly good film! TYSM!🙏💜🙋

[@richardburriesci7723]

THIS MOVIE PROVES TO BE THE BEST REASON TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY BECAUSE IF ONE INNOCENT PERSON GETS EXECUTED BY THE STATE THEN THE STATE IS GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER!

[@sophieseeker929]

THANKS PIZZAFLIX! Thats a real tearjerker You do come up up with some good ones ! Dec. 2019

[@michaelbrodsky1221]

Excellent--unforgettable, really. Thank you.

[@patriciahaskins1956]

This was so good! They had me going right up until the end. I didn't think the kid would be found innocent in.time. The electricity failed twice? So did my heart! Good story and great.acting! Thanks for posting this! 🌈🌈🌈

[@larrywhited3070]

This is 3 years too late, but for anyone else who might read this, out of courtesy for others who might first glance through the comments before watching the movie it is always best not to give away the ending for movies of powerful suspense. You ruin it for those who have yet to watch the movie. If you have such a comment to make, precede it with words, "Spoiler Alert."

[@joycepatrick]

This is the best by far movie I have ever seen and compares to something I would write or have wrote, his girlfriend is truly what's making the movie stands out because I felt the same way when my first love and sons Daddy went to jail, he died in prison from colon cancer. I love this movie ❤️

[@rafaelramirez1507]

God bless you Joyce 🙏

[@brucegibbins3792]

I enjoyed watching this movie - a film very much of its time certainly in style. Several stories within the main film that came together in a fine and satifactory ending.

[@deby5983]

What a wonderful crime/true love story. Thanks for the upload (as I grab another tissue :) )

[@jamiconroy7841]

Wow!! What a movie!! Loved it!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@uriahbburnside4335]

Very inspiring. Thank you for posting.

[@eddancer1381]

Great movie and they sure don't make them like this one anymore. Thanks for the upload Pizza Flix Ed

[@e.scotttaylor2982]

The suspense and drama were great and it was quite noir!!

[@normanbrown9225]

I just love to see old movies the artistic qualities is incredible and most of them is almost as old as I am. 😆

[@malcolmcoyle8165]

God is listening I've certainly been praying hard enough this year (2020)

[@jimclark6256]

Moron

[@josephking5411]

@@jimclark6256 Who's a moron?

[@silverjinglebobspur1]

That was intense. What a way, for things to have turned out.

[@d.d.soprano2207]

Lots of great character actors from this period.

[@hattiecarpenter5782]

What a good movie. Acting was superb. Held u till the end. Got to your enter soul. Wholesome. They don't write them like they use to.

[@easystreet1888]

I wonder if any younger people like films like this. I like them but I'm not younger person.

[@jackiemarini3203]

I don't know if this is young but im 39 and i love them 😷💙✌️🇺🇸🙏Be safe

[@malcolmcoyle8165]

This is a gem. The best movie I have seen in a long, long time

[@sammath26]

This was an excellent film.

[@leonorebaulch6251]

Don't think you could get a movie more "noir" than this.....what gritty talk and characters!

[@chalice3571]

Great movie, thanks for sharing! Much to learn ...

[@Robbi496]

This is an exercise in how much the human mind can stand before it comes unglued!

[@shaun5944]

Thank you PF, great film 🎥🎬👍🇬🇧

[@zipiwolsner4985]

A good story but not unusual and somewhat slow. There is a religious message and it's clear: God helps the innocent and the honest. Thanks for the upload!

[@ritaturner368]

OMGosh, based on true events. Had me holding my breath, hasn’t happened for a while. A must watch little film.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Well, it happens more often than you think. You just have to be looking for stories about it. Not all wrongful convictions get press, even ones that get overturned. Other times, a judge acknowledges problems, but insists that the previous ruling will hold. Our system has flaws and many men get life wrongfully. As for the death penalty, I don't know how common it is for a man to be wrongfully hanged. Sometimes a poor reputation and bad decision makes juries believe that a person who is not guilty really is.

[@fredrickmarsiello4395]

This is more "Melodrama" than "Film Noir". A good movie nevertheless.

[@garrysekelli6776]

MY theory is that its called noir because old timey films were black and White

[@carolswarbrick1722]

All those who would be found guilty,..but were innocent, God will make it up to them in next life if not this. Great film . 🇬🇧

[@DeborahDillardIAMShaz]

I really enjoyed this! Thank you!

[@jankirchhofer5624]

Good drama acting and good music score.

[@nishantsigdel1841]

Have to admit, right at first I felt it was just going to be another sappy film. In fact I quit watching the movie. A few days later I came across it again and decide to give it "one" more try. Glad I did, the ending was worth the slowest of the beginning...

[@DAUGHTEROFBABYLON]

They sure left us hanging.. What a good Movie, Thanks PizzaFix,,, God Bless You!! There's another good story under my picture, It's a true story too...

[@footfault]

I can't understand why so many people deride the poverty row crews and casts. OK, besides Charles Arnt, the rest of the cast in this one were not that well known. But they were excellent actors, giving super performances in this movie. Some of the best, most original movies made in Hollywood are 1930s B movies. By the time the 1940s rolled around, so many cliches and formula plots (and sloppy acting) had already set in. Technically, this isn't a film noir, because it hasn't got the required noir ending of complete, devastating hopelessness, but that's a small point.

[@bobsaturday4273]

NOW THIS IS WHAT YA CALL A MOVIE ! WOW ! Thanx Pizza !

[@GoldandAppel]

Loved the chair testing scene!

[@michekids]

Thank you, this was great

[@eddiea1213]

Hollywood can't make a movie like this anymore. Too bad...

[@debrafreeman3212]

Excellant! I was having anxiety watching this movie. I have to buy it on Amazon. All I can say is WOW!

[@genevatorres317]

Love these old movies ❤️

[@sheristewart3940]

"God IS listening. God always listens." Thanks for uploading this extremely poignant picture.

[@nedludd7622]

That is the problem. If it exists, it just listens and never does anything.

[@sheristewart3940]

@@nedludd7622 You have to believe. Your word, "if," expresses doubt. "For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall NOT DOUBT in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses (Mark 11:23-26, KJV)."

[@nedludd7622]

@@sheristewart3940 The Bible is mythological nonsense.

[@scottmckay9535]

And a new method of keyboarding is born---typing with handcuffs on. Amazing!!

[@benjaminfreyman4273]

Roller coaster. Very emotional film

[@sunillazar4997]

WISH, MY SINCERE PRAYERS TOO GET 'ANSWERED '.

[@juanrock339]

thanks for this film. :)

[@snookslayer4559]

On the night of a man's execution (initially botched and delayed), the real murderer kills someone near the prison, gets captured and is taken to the warden's office where he confesses - saving the condemned man's life.?. Good acting and production and all... but the story is ridiculous.

[@davidcarlson2152]

I don't think I would have ended the film with a shot of the priest, with all the innocent people who've been fried through the years.

[@ioriedwards7554]

"just in time.They found out just in time. Till then his time was running low"

[@leonorebaulch6251]

Pizzaflix...this is a great find....don't know. How you do it but thankyou!

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you!

[@dorisrobinson4775]

He Always Listen Amen Amen!!!! Fantastic Indeed!!!!

[@nameskhar1510]

Dig it ... THEY CAN'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THESE ANYMORE.

[@billiewilson5197]

Really good movie 🎬🎥🎬👏🏾🙋🏽

[@johnbuchinsky3193]

Good movie, thanks for allowing me to see it. (a little bit of I Want to Live starring Susan Hayward). Very entertaining.

[@gildamarlowe5110]

Hayward 's film is a standout

[@todosmiros8119]

"some of us always have to sit in the bleachers..." aint it the truth

[@donsarde]

Does anyone know if the real story was ever published ?

[@lorrainephillips7250]

johan day: I've been trying to find that out myself. Unfortunately the only thing I've come across is, 'This film is based on a similar true case of an innocent boy framed for murder'. That's no help is it, sorry. I hope that someone can discover some more information about it. God bless you.

[@TomLohre49]

Excellent in every way.

[@53gallery]

An age when movies did not dumb down to viewers. It is a myth that the condemned dine heartily the night before the execution; in fact some weeks before their appointment with death they cease eating.

[@GoldandAppel]

Wow!

[@markrubin9449]

Percy Helton steals the movie. First rate. Needs a remake with Leo Gorcey as the boy.

[@scottmckay9535]

Leo Gorcey died in 1969

[@lilytyler7851]

Geez , My grand-dad used to talk about the Bowery Boys and Gorcey.

[@dannydougin3925]

Interesting story... but in true Hollywood fashion- odd.... the executioner would *not* have his hand on the switch before everything is connected, which he would check... to do so would put the prison guards at risk for electrocution should he slip..... typical Hollywood.

[@ozdavemcgee2079]

Huge cells..quite luxurious

[@DarioAntonio626]

When the 3 cops were wrestling with Ferrucco in the restaurant, couldn't one of them punch him a couple of times? Really? They just kept on struggling for the longest.

[@jenisbetzke6228]

What can they possibly do? They had to stick to the script...

[@alphonsozorro7952]

In real fight no one lasts as long as in movie scripts, punching or not. One fist hit to your face, and you are out. But Hollywood is meant to be entertaining, not realistic.

[@loniedavis1167]

VERY GOOD FILM !

[@vin.handle]

Icy cold performance as the killer by Lee Frederick. Looked a cross between Fred MacMurray and Dick Powell.

[@juliemitchell3794]

Reality: No one believes the one person who "knows". Status quo wins out every time.

[@craig4867]

Sometimes prayers do get answered!

[@johnallen2771]

An interesting premise for a movie. A man waiting his execution and thinking about meeting his maker. I won't share the ending because it's a twist in the story. Although there were times when I was wondering when they were ever going to actually execute the man. That part dragged a little. But it's a good film noir and interesting story line.

[@TheWriterWalker]

Nicely done.

[@johnmitchelljr]

Thank you.

[@Kim-mz8co]

Interesting story, scene set-ups, acting, and editing. Sh#t. The main character couldn't look more like my dad did at that age if my dad played the character himself; it wasn't until the end of the movie that I caught that the character's name was "Bill"--same as my father. Kinda freaky. Interesting movie, though!

[@sandrakenslow9540]

Wow.

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX

[@DavidRice111]

That "Blackie" character in the cafe @36:30, would'a made a great Dillinger~ looks just like him!

[@dellasimmons966]

You right ! A dead ringer...

[@honortruth5227]

When buses ran on schedule.

[@angel22893]

I believed he was innocent - but did Parrot really do it do you think? Or did he just say that cos he liked the girl?

[@kaila62kaila]

Iʻm loving this!

[@blodwyndavies6395]

Love a Happy ending.

[@patrooney2283]

What a great movie!!!

[@Ken-ej6sc]

😊 29:13 "I can't talk to the dead." "Too bad; I've often wondered what they'd say." We know what the prophets would say. Their last words are recorded in The Bible and The Book of Mormon - Another Testament of Jesus Christ. ❤