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The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) was a Crime - Mystery Film directed by John Huston and produced by Edward Lewis.

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The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)

By Beatrice on Dec 1, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The List of Adrian Messenger Directed by John Huston Written by Anthony Veiller from a story by Philip MacDonald 1963/USA Joel Productions First viewing/YouTube John Huston makes a wildly improbable mystery fun. Adrian Messenger asks his friend retired MI-5 officer Anthony Gethryn (George C. Sc... Read full article

George Brougham in The List of Adrian Messenger ( 1963 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 14, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

The devil in disguise. That is the only phrase that can be used to describe George Brougham, portrayed with admirable ferociousness by Kirk Douglas in John Huston's overlooked dark thriller The List of Adrian Messenger ( 1963 ). He is the most vile of villains for he has no conscience to reprimand h... Read full article

George Brougham in The List of Adrian Messenger ( 1963 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 14, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

The devil in disguise. That is the only phrase that can be used to describe George Brougham, portrayed with admirable ferociousness by Kirk Douglas in John Huston's overlooked dark thriller The List of Adrian Messenger ( 1963 ). He is the most vile of villains for he has no conscience to reprimand h... Read full article

George Brougham in The List of Adrian Messenger ( 1963 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 14, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

The devil in disguise. That is the only phrase that can be used to describe George Brougham, portrayed with admirable ferociousness by Kirk Douglas in John Huston's overlooked dark thriller The List of Adrian Messenger ( 1963 ). He is the most vile of villains for he has no conscience to reprimand h... Read full article

George Brougham in The List of Adrian Messenger ( 1963 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 14, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

The devil in disguise. That is the only phrase that can be used to describe George Brougham, portrayed with admirable ferociousness by Kirk Douglas in John Huston's overlooked dark thriller The List of Adrian Messenger ( 1963 ). He is the most vile of villains for he has no conscience to reprimand h... Read full article

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According to some reports, Frank Sinatra's heavily disguised cameo appearance in film was actually the work of facially similar actor Dave Willock; Sinatra only appeared at end of the film in unmasking sequence where he peeled off makeup.
Actor Jan Merlin reportedly played several of the alleged star cameos in the movie (including Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum); according to Merlin, the big-name actors never appeared in the film proper and only shot close-ups for an epilogue peeling off their heavy make-up. Merlin used his experiences as the basis of a thinly-veiled novel about the filming of the movie titled 'Shooting Montezuma'.
Elizabeth Taylor was also offered a disguised cameo (as a grizzled sailor named Chesty) but declined the role after she realized how intense and painful the makeup would be.
Fourth of seven films that Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster made together.
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