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| Title: THE MARKED ONE Year: 1963 Rating: *** |
Obscure British actor William Lucas gained niche fame as the father from the 1970's BLACK BEAUTY, no longer the Bogart-looking tough guy from a string of early-1960's b-crimes as leading bad guys (THE BREAK), sketchy middlemen (PAYROLL) or criminals in-between (CALCULATED RISK, BREAKOUT)...
And THE MARKED ONE also leans to that midpoint... an ex convict who, with a divorced wife, young daughter, dotting landlady (Laurie Leigh) and a factory job, is threatened by enigmatic goons to retrieve forgery plates that he might or might not have, providing more mystery to the character than his dire circumstance...
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From THE MARKED ONE
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His daughter's threatened for an anticipated kidnapping; and when it finally happens Lucas's Don Mason's rushed through the usual neo noir cadence of asking questions: from woodwork goons including David Gregory as a goading punk and photographer Brian Nissan, whose model girlfriend is THE GIRLS HUNTERS ingenue Kim Tracy...
But it's our subtle hero's wife played by always-dependable, sophisticated-lovely Zena Walker who not only steals the show but has the most to gain or lose including her daughter, her job, and the man she's born to retrieve: if only their relationship were tested more intensely, overall making THE MARKED ONES more an idea than movie.
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| David Gregory in THE MARKED ONES with Lyn Abbott |
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| David Gregory in THE MARKED ONES with Lyn Abbott |
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| William Lucas and Kim Tracy in THE MARKED ONE |
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| William Lucas and Zena Walkter in THE MARKED ONES |
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| William Lucas in THE MARKED ONES |
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| William Lucas and Zena Walkter in THE MARKED ONES |
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Zena Walkter in THE MARKED ONES with David Gregory
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Zena Walkter in THE MARKED ONES with Candy Pibworth
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| William Lucas and Zena Walkter in THE MARKED ONES |
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| William Lucas in THE MARKED ONES |
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| William Lucas and Zena Walkter in THE MARKED ONES |
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| William Lucas and Patrick Jordan in THE MARKED ONE |
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| William Lucas and Zena Walker in THE MARKED ONE |
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| William Lucas in THE MARKED ONE |
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Laurie Leigh in THE MARKED ONE
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| KIM TRACY in THE MARKED ONE |
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| KIM TRACY in THE MARKED ONE |
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| KIM TRACY in THE MARKED ONE with Brian Nissen |
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| William Lucas and Edward Ogden in THE MARKED ONE |
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| William Lucas in THE MARKED ONE |
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