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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instanceOf fictionalCharacterPortrayal
filmRole
antagonistOf Dave Bannion
appearsIn The Big Heat
associatedWithCrimeBoss Mike Lagana
basedOn The Big Heat (novel)
linked to: The Big Heat
blackAndWhiteFilm true
characterName Vince Stone
characterTrait hot-headed
sadistic
cinematographyBy Charles Lang
coStarsInclude Glenn Ford
Gloria Grahame
Jocelyn Brando
countryOfFilm United States
criticalReception widely regarded as one of Lee Marvin’s breakout roles
directorOfFilm Fritz Lang
editedBy Gene Havlick
eraDepicted early 1950s
filmGenre crime film
film noir
filmMusicBy Henry Vars
filmReleaseYear 1953
filmStudioDistributor Columbia Pictures
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
occupationInStory mob enforcer
partOfGenreTradition classic Hollywood film noir
performanceStyle intense
menacing
portrayalEra classic studio era Hollywood
portrayedBy Lee Marvin
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
releaseFormat theatrical film
roleType supporting role
screenwriterOfFilm Sydney Boehm
setIn unnamed American city
victimInNotableScene Debby Marsh
victimPortrayedBy Gloria Grahame
violenceAgainstWomenTheme central to character’s depiction
violenceLevel notoriously brutal

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The Big Heat starring Lee Marvin as Vince Stone