www.noiroftheweek.com The 1953 3D survival adventure film Inferno is probably not the first movie you think of when you hear the term "film noir." It's a brightly-lit color film about a man trying to survive in the desert after being left for dead by his young va-va-voom wife and double-crossing business partner. Donald Whitley Carson III sits behind a rock. The desert sun continues to burn his skin. But that's not what he's thinking about now. He's got his six-shooter propped against a stick. A small, scraggly rabbit is in his sights. Carson forgets about his revenge plans. Now it's ab…
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Inferno
Overview
When selfish and arrogant millionaire Donald Carson fractures his leg during a desert vacation, his wife, Geraldine, leaves with their friend Joseph Duncan to supposedly get help. However, the two of them are really lovers who are leaving Carson to die in the heat. Slowly, Carson realizes he is on his own and vows revenge on the traitorous couple. Having had a privileged life, Carson must now use his wits to stay alive.
Release date
12/08/1953
Votes
44
Popularity
1.4
Robert Ryan
Donald Whitley Carson III
Rhonda Fleming
Geraldine Carson
William Lundigan
Joseph Duncan
Larry Keating
Dave Emory
Henry Hull
Sam Elby
Carl Betz
Lt. Mike Platt
Robert Burton
Sheriff
Barbara Pepper
Waitress (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Mason (uncredited)
Robert Adler
Ken - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Deputy Fred Parks (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad
(uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Adrienne Marden
Emory's Secretary (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Police Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)
Dan White
Lee - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Original Soundtrack
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The Loved and Lost
Far from Home
Hell's Highway
Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge
Karakum, 45° in the Shadow
The Immortal
Alone in the Dark
Steel Dawn
Love Wants Us Dead
Turnbuckle
7 Days to Survive Alone on a Deserted Island
A Trip to the Desert
Khartoum
The Recce
Sea of Sand
Against the Ice
Someone's Daughter
Van Diemen's Land
Dark Country
Seven Days in May