Wall of Noise

1963
Approved
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

294

YOUR RATING

Ty Hardin and Suzanne Pleshette in Wall of Noise (1963)

Workplace Drama Drama Romance

Joel Tarrant is an ambitious horse trainer working at the Hollywood Race Track. He works for the coarse Matt Rubio, whose wife Laura expresses a special interest in Joel's social life.Joel Tarrant is an ambitious horse trainer working at the Hollywood Race Track. He works for the coarse Matt Rubio, whose wife Laura expresses a special interest in Joel's social life.Joel Tarrant is an ambitious horse trainer working at the Hollywood Race Track. He works for the coarse Matt Rubio, whose wife Laura expresses a special interest in Joel's social life.

Director
- Richard Wilson
Writers
- Daniel Michael Stein
- Joseph Landon
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

294

YOUR RATING

Director
- Richard Wilson
Writers
- Daniel Michael Stein
- Joseph Landon
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This movie was the first winner of Photoplay's Front-Cover Award for showcasing new talent.

Goofs
When Joel fights with the man sent to fire him, he pushes the guy through a wooden railing and it can be seen where the board has been pre-cut. In subsequent shots, the ends of the board are more splintered. Also, one end of the board appears to be attached to the post by a hinge.

Quotes
Bud Kelsey: [to Ann] You know what gets me? With all those curves, you're such a square broad.

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Review

Featured review

4/10

Hardin's one-not performance doesn't help this one very much.

Ty Hardin stars as a horse trainer in "Wall of Noise" and I'm not sure if it's his fault or the director's, but his performance was strictly one-note. In other words, instead of acting like a real life person, he was more a cartoonish character...always and inexplicably angry. It's not very good and of all the things in this movie, that performance stands out the most.

The story is about Joel (Hardin), a trainer who has an excellent eye for horses. However, he's also poor and beholden to rich folks, such as the crude and spiteful Matt Rubio (Ralph Meeker). Despite, or perhaps because of this, Joel soon begins an affair with Matt's wife, Laura (Suzanne Pleshette). But no matter how much he cares for her, Joel is mostly concerned with two things in his life...horses and being a total grouch.

As I said above, Hardin's performance was a serious detriminent to an otherwise average film. He just seemed angry for no reason throughout the movie...and it really made for a second-rate film because of it.