Lee Marvin as Vince Stone

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Lee Marvin as Vince Stone refers to Marvin’s memorable portrayal of a sadistic, hot-headed mob enforcer in the classic 1953 film noir "The Big Heat."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictionalCharacterPortrayal
filmRole
antagonistOf Dave Bannion NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Big Heat NERFINISHED
associatedWithCrimeBoss Mike Lagana NERFINISHED
basedOn The Big Heat (novel) NERFINISHED
blackAndWhiteFilm true
characterName Vince Stone NERFINISHED
characterTrait hot-headed
sadistic
cinematographyBy Charles Lang NERFINISHED
coStarsInclude Glenn Ford NERFINISHED
Gloria Grahame NERFINISHED
Jocelyn Brando NERFINISHED
countryOfFilm United States NERFINISHED
criticalReception widely regarded as one of Lee Marvin’s breakout roles
directorOfFilm Fritz Lang NERFINISHED
editedBy Gene Havlick NERFINISHED
eraDepicted early 1950s
filmGenre crime film
film noir
filmMusicBy Henry Vars NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1953
filmStudioDistributor Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED
influencedPerceptionOfActor established Lee Marvin’s screen persona as a tough heavy
languageOfFilm English
legacy often cited in discussions of screen violence in film noir
remembered for the scalding coffee disfigurement scene
medium feature film
narrativeFunction primary henchman antagonist
notableScene throws hot coffee in Debby Marsh’s face
novelAuthor William P. McGivern NERFINISHED
occupationInStory mob enforcer
partOfGenreTradition classic Hollywood film noir
performanceStyle intense
menacing
portrayalEra classic studio era Hollywood
portrayedBy Lee Marvin NERFINISHED
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
releaseFormat theatrical film
roleType supporting role
screenwriterOfFilm Sydney Boehm NERFINISHED
setIn unnamed American city
victimInNotableScene Debby Marsh NERFINISHED
victimPortrayedBy Gloria Grahame NERFINISHED
violenceAgainstWomenTheme central to character’s depiction
violenceLevel notoriously brutal

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The Big Heat starring Lee Marvin as Vince Stone