Edge of Doom Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

An unusually morbid film from producer Samuel Goldwyn, Edge of Doom stars Farley Granger as a sensitive young man trapped in an impoverished slum existence. Granger becomes unhinged when his beloved mother dies, and when an unfeeling elderly priest refuses to provide the woman with a lavish funeral, Granger savagely kills the priest. The boy's subsequent moody behavior is chalked down to grief over his mother, but a younger and more compassionate priest (Dana Andrews) suspects something is amiss. In as gentle a fashion as possible, the priest persuades Granger to confess to the crime and seek divine forgiveness. Joan Evans, a Goldwyn contractee for whom "big things" were predicted, plays the totally forgettable love interest for the tortured Granger. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Robert Keith, Mala Powers
Theatrical Release Date:
12/26/2004
Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Run Time:
99 min.
Production Co.:
RKO Radio Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Company
Director(s):
Mark Robson
Genre(s):
Drama
Themes:
Down on Their Luck, Redemption, Crisis of Conscience
Tone:
Cathartic, Earnest, Ominous, Somber, Tense
Keywords:
Catholicism, Christianity, boy, business, church, conflict, craziness, criminal, crucifix, crush, death, desperation, detective, elderly, forgiveness, funeral, grief, identification, investigator, killing, man, mental-illness, mother, murder, neighbor, parish, police, poverty, priest, rage, religion, religious-leader, skull, slums, society, struggle, suicide, suspect, suspicion, witness, youth
Language:
English
Status:

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