The Capture

Director: John Sturges

Overview

Virtually ignored at the time of its release, Capture has built up a small but enthusiastic following since its lapse into public domain. American oil man Lew Ayres kills a coworker whom he suspects of robbery. Thinking it over, Ayres wonders whether or not the man was innocent. He seeks out his victim's widow, played by Teresa Wright. They fall in love and marry, which does nothing to soothe Ayres' guilty conscience. When he discovers who was actually behind the robbery, Ayres goes after the real culprit, who is accidentally killed before justice can be done. Falsely accused of murder, Ayres now fully understands the untenable position of the man he'd killed so long before. The Capture was produced by Niven Busch, the then-husband of Teresa Wright.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/05/2018
UPC:	0889290423375
Original Release:	0000
Language:	English
Sales rank:	53,478

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Teresa Wright	Ellen Yevlin Vanner
Lew Ayres	Lin Vanner / Lindley Brown
Victor Jory	Father Gomez
Jacqueline White	Luana Gomez
Jimmy Hunt	Mike Tevlin
Barry Kelley	Earl C. Mahoney
Duncan Renaldo	Carlos
William Bakewell	Tobin
Milton Parsons	Thin Man
Frank Matts	Juan
Felipe Turich	Cpl. Juan Valdez
Edwin Rand	Sam Tevlin

Technical Credits

Niven Busch

Producer

Editorial Reviews

The Capture is a treat for viewers looking for an intriguing drama that they haven't seen time and time again. Relatively obscure, thanks to its financial failure when first released, Capture is a lean, crisply directed thriller that plays with interesting questions or morality, innocence and guilt. Playing at times like a Western, at other times like a mystery, and at others like a romance, Capture perhaps tries a little too hard to be all three types and thus becomes slightly unfocused; but most viewers will be adequately rewarded by its assets and forgive it for being perhaps a little overly ambitious in trying to bridge these genres. Certainly there will be no complaints about its cast, with an appropriately guilty Lew Ayres and a typically luminous Teresa Wright leading the way and the always dependable Victor Jory and a solid Jacqueline White and Jimmy Hunt providing support. Niven Busch's screenplay is well constructed, setting up its situations with a sure hand, utilizing the flashback structure most effectively, and raising moral issues in a manner than both supports the story and adds depth to the characters. John Sturges' direction is spot-on, and there's fine cinematography from Edward J. Conjager that adds to the atmosphere and tension. Thos seeking something a little off the beaten path should keep an eye out for Capture.