New Orleans After Dark (1958)
* 1/2 (out of 4)
A woman is brutally murdered and soon afterwards another is. Two cops get involved to try and track down the murderers and soon they discover a drug racket.
NEW ORLEANS AFTER DARK is an extremely low-budget movie that doesn't have too much going for it. I don't think it's fair to call this a "B" movie because the budget, look and style of the picture is more along the lines of a "C" or "D" movie. The movie appears to have been shot silent and the narration, sound effects and vocal work added in much later. The film has an very cheap feel to it and in all honesty it just doesn't work on any level.
The biggest problem with this film is that there's simply nothing overly interesting going on. The film starts off with a pretty bloody murder, which has a bit more blood than you'd typically see but after this it's all by-the-numbers. None of the criminals are entertaining and I'd argue that the detectives are even less entertaining. There's certainly no drama or tension to be had and everything just has a very cheap look and feel to it.
* 1/2 (out of 4)
A woman is brutally murdered and soon afterwards another is. Two cops get involved to try and track down the murderers and soon they discover a drug racket.
NEW ORLEANS AFTER DARK is an extremely low-budget movie that doesn't have too much going for it. I don't think it's fair to call this a "B" movie because the budget, look and style of the picture is more along the lines of a "C" or "D" movie. The movie appears to have been shot silent and the narration, sound effects and vocal work added in much later. The film has an very cheap feel to it and in all honesty it just doesn't work on any level.
The biggest problem with this film is that there's simply nothing overly interesting going on. The film starts off with a pretty bloody murder, which has a bit more blood than you'd typically see but after this it's all by-the-numbers. None of the criminals are entertaining and I'd argue that the detectives are even less entertaining. There's certainly no drama or tension to be had and everything just has a very cheap look and feel to it.