The Scarf

1951
A
1h 33m

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Mercedes McCambridge in The Scarf (1951)

A man believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one who actually killed her using the scarf she was wearing.A man believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one who actually killed her using the scarf she was wearing.A man believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one who actually killed her using the scarf she was wearing.

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6.7/10

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Awards
- 2 wins total

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John Ireland

John Howard Barrington

Mercedes McCambridge

Connie Carter

James Barton

Ezra Thompson

Emlyn Williams

Dr. David Dunbar

Lloyd Gough

Dr. Gordon

Basil Ruysdael

Cyrus Barrington

David Bauer

Level Louie
(as David Wolfe)

Iris Adrian

Floozy
(uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Barfly
(uncredited)

Barry Brooks

Hospital Prison Guard
(uncredited)

Sue Casey

Miss Dean
(uncredited)

King Donovan

Piano Player
(uncredited)

John Frederick

Deputy
(uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Floozy's Boyfriend
(uncredited)

Frank Jaquet

Town Sheriff
(uncredited)

Frank Jenks

Tom
(uncredited)

Chubby Johnson

Feed Store Manager
(uncredited)

Tom Kennedy

Asylum Inmate
(uncredited)

Director
- Ewald André Dupont
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8/10

Silly pseudo intellectual debate but a good movie

Unfortunately being a psychiatrist myself kind of ruined this movie content wise (the first part where insanity is debated--shows only people who know absolutely nothing of mental illness). But maybe that was the point as John Ireland hadn't a trace of mental illness--just some sort of PTSD and amnesia.

The British Doctor as the paranoid schizophrenic was a stupid cartoon version but much closer the mark and what most B audiences would view as mental illness (fortunately this idiotic denouement only lasts for about the last 5 minutes of the movie.)

John Ireland is very handsome and the movie clips right along...the other two actors--the philosopher turkey farmer especially and the barmaid are very sympathetic characters as well.

It is very competently filmed and worth a watch. Leagues above the average B movie. Ignore the actual content of philosophy. I once heard that a good educated British accent reading a phone directory sounds intellectual to the average American; this is the same sort of effect you have in this film...just enjoy the flow of the movie and imagine deep things are being said.

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Trivia
Level Louie's Bar is apparently in the 500 block of South Main Street, as the Gayety Theatre @ 523 South Main is directly across the street, thanks to a rear projection visible in several shots. The names of Randolph Scott and Don Ameche appear on the marquee; it was the Gayety's policy of listing the players rather than the titles of the films, on their readerboard.

Goofs
When Ezra tells the Sheriff and others that his turkeys were disturbed about two hours beforehand, it would be expected that they would investigate to try and find tracks where Barrington had been and to see what direction he had taken away from the farm. Instead they just say good night and leave.

Quotes
Ezra Thompson: Before a bullet, all men are equal, like in the Constitution.

Connections
References The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

Soundtracks
Summer Rains
Music and lyrics by Sammy John DeFazio, Charles Milton Daniels (as Charles Milton Daniel) and Gilbert Hugh Hall
Performed by Mercedes McCambridge (uncredited)
[Connie sings the song several times at Level Louie's]