@peacenow42 i agree with both of you. some modern movies are ok, but the majority are trash or narrative-pushing. there are some lous oldies that are filthy and narrative pushing as well, but a lot less i guess. either way - i love a great movie. im just starting this one. :) Hope you all have a wonderful day!!!
@@Lamont-Cranston "there are some lousy oldies that are filthy and narrative pushing as well, but a lot less i guess." --- I'm not sure of narrative pushing, but filth? That could be found before the Haye's Code started in Mid 1934.
I like the people who enjoy these old movies. They relate to a healthier set of values and appreciate a character and style that's missing in today's culture. At least some of it is preserved on film to remind us of how it was and give us some hopeful possibilities for the future.
Many times those values were forced upon filmakers by folks that wanted a certain image in films whether it was true or not. Unless of course you were in a minority as they got no such protection from slanted views of them. So becareful in thinking that any movie is based on reality.
That's a great analysis, only these films, most of them, don't include other races. No Blacks in War Movies, 1 Japanese in a War Movie on the American side. No blacks in Scifi or Westerns. The only time Blacks were in some of these movies, were if they were singers, musicians, prostitutes, or playing wide eyed idiots or yes'um maids. Usually the camera blurred them out, didn't show their faces while they talked, & if they talked, it was the "aw shucks" moronic voice. Clearly in reality, there were at the time highly educated, articulate, & intelligent well dressed Black People, Singers, Actors and Actresses. Oh, I forgot, the Indigenous Indians were not depicted in a fair light as well. So, although I have a healthy & appreciative view of the past, I am very disappointed in how Blacks, Asians, Indians & Muslims were cast (or lack of), in these great Black & White Movies.
I am in love with old films. I cannot say I have run across a bad one even when the storylines are similar. A great film to watch on a gloomy Saturday morning. Thank you for posting this classic! ❤
I love the clothes that people wore back in the 40's. Style was the norm. My mother said, "if you didn't have a pair of black and white shoes, you weren't nothing!"
This was a really sweet movie! The kind of movie that restores your faith in mankind but makes you long for better times... if only things could be like this in real life.
The "Green Lights" in the title refer to traditional green lanterns in front of New York Police stations. The tradition goes back to New Amsterdam days when watchmen carried green lamps on poles.
And police stations still do that, including in my small town. Seen in many Naked City TV police show episodes are the beautiful green lamp fixtures on the Art Deco styled Midtown North precinct house. If you are in NYC, its worth a look, located on W 54th, just west of 8th avenue.
Very good movie!!!!! This one is kind of "THE FRONT PAGE meets film noir" - and, for me, it works. Excellent writing, acting, and directing throughout. Thank you very much for sharing this little gem with us!!!!!
Very enjoyable with a good cast, even with the shifts between mystery and comedy. Thanks for posting. That line from the guy whose wife "stole" their own car was hilarious. Charles Russell, who played Templeton, is in a very good film noir called Inner Sanctum that's on RU-vid. I highly recommend it, he's very good as a man on the run and he's paired with the gorgeous Mary Beth Hughes.
"Sir, your wife cannot be charged with stealing your car, that's community property .". "I know that, Lieutenant-----but she took it out of the community!". (Too funny, you're right).
Very good, nice twist at the end. Having just watched three or four film noir, I think this is the only one where the acting improves and is only "corny" in a way that adds to our perceptions of the era and its culture: "Why, you dirty rat". "Hey fella, get yer mitts off-a-me". "She's quite a dame, ain't she" and all that sort of talk!
Arrrg, I can't remember the title. Research the Kirk Douglas films done (I think it was Lee grant's first film appearance.) Made in 1952 ( think). Same venue type. It was a shift in a precinct house. Excellent movie.
Haven't seen this in a while! Good to see tonight. :-) Thank you for uploading and I love your channel. I love these old black and white movies. Unlike many others, I think colorizing films took something very good away from them.
eyeOOsee Most artists prefer to look at things in black and white first because it's easier to study the shade of what they want to create . Colors complicate this visual process.
I think 80% of all movies in color would be more compelling in black and white. The sharp contrasts between light and shadow rivet the eye more strongly than most color does.
I stopped, but some of these movies make me almost reach for one. I don’t have any, though, and the guy at the store is being supportive, and encouraging me to keep going. I’m at 3 months nicotine free. 🎉
Very good movie overall. SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT!!!!! For some reason, I got real angry when the doctors corruption was slowly exposed. King Solomon said there is nothing new under the sun. So I wouldn't be surprised. It's not surprise, just righteous indignation and disgust. I had to vent that. Thank you for reading😃. Nice happy ending !🙏
Just stumbled upon this and what a delight to see John Ireland early in his career! This was second or third film, I believe. He gave us so much pleasure over so many years.
All the fine suits, hats and costumes! That's one of the reasons I love "noir" films. Was this typical or is it still typical for U.S. authorities that officers wear best suits and hats?
That's quite a magnificent hair-hat combination on Miss Bradley when she's brought into the station. Not a girl who lies down in the daytime, anyway. Or does much of anything.
I haven't watch tv for at least 10 years, watching old movies on the internet. Two of my favorites are eh44returns & dubjax, I believe both are located in Great Britain. I am an American.
Awesome movie with lots of cops in it with plenty of drama and mystery and I was born in 1946. Years ago when I was a teenage we went to drive in movies and we saw 2 movies not that us boys cared about because we were making out with our girlfriends ( smile ) but it was true. On a scale 1 to 10 I give this movie a big 10. Thanks for the upload timeless classic movies. Ed
@Cynthia Chatman Actually, this was only John Ireland's second movie role. His movie debut was as Private Windy Craven in the 1945 film A WALK IN THE SUN. He was almost 32 years old when BEHIND GREEN LIGHTS was made. An ironic thing about this movie is that its director, Otto Brower, who directed mostly "B" features, while also working as Second Unit Director on a number of "A" features, died of a heart attack at the age of only 50 on 25 January 1946 - just 3 weeks before this film's release date (15 February 1946).
This film shows how really far Hollywood could go on an average budget with the real professional around at that time. The standout is Carole Landis she both an average background woman but she had that other worldly beauty; look at a still at say, 10:31 or better 19:24!!! That's when there were women in films, and in the world...She lated did I understand some foreign films and Broadway...prior to her tragic end....
In her short life she was married 5 times. Her untimely death was determined to be suicide, although her Family did not agree with this determination. So sad, for one who was so young, talented and had a healthy view of life.
Yeah, ask her out for breakfast, Lieutenant. She's only 20 years younger than you, the beautiful daughter of a rich and powerful local politician, with the dress and manner of a Hollywood starlet. Those were better times.
Haven't seen movie yet,cause I read the comments first sometime😏...just listening to the music and knowing it's a old black and white movie . ...you just know🤣🤣🤣🤣it's gonna be real good🤗🤗🤗
Great little flick. Comedy, drama, murder and mystery. How they pulled it off, the combo. Highly watchable. Great characters. I remember the doctor, Don Beddoes, from 1950s TV. The Lieutenant, Wm Gargan: could see more of him. Great face.
Carol Landis was so beautiful but committed suicide while she was so young. So tragic and hard to understand, she even wrote her mother a letter apologizing for what she was about to do
I consider it a failure of my parenting that I could not entice my son to watch a B&W movie. He was perfectly reasonable in all other aspects and he was a fan of good movie making but I couldn't even get him to watch "Young Frankenstein" because it wasn't in color. The dear boy has left us, so I never had much opportunity to correct this foible of his and I regret it. Such an appreciation for a good story and I could not get him to watch the absolute MASTERS in cinematic storytelling. This will bother me 'til the day I am no longer here that I could not open the eyes of an open-minded, art-appreciating son to the true artistry of these old films.
@@wendybutler1681, Mine’s the same, but it might be saturation from his aunt and her b&w movie fixation, or it might be part of his color blindness. I’ve let it go. I’m also mourning his lack of taste in music, but his sister has worse taste in music. They are good people, though.
I watch these old movies from when the press had more power and it makes me wonder how many truly innocent people went to prison for crimes they didn't commit, or even worse, got the death penalty.
She took her life foolishly, because she was a Producers mistress. He had a wife. Carole got pregnant. He ordered an abortion. She said no. And so she ended the controversy, by taking her own life, as well as the unborn. At that time, her career would have been over, and the Producer would keep his wife. End of story.
She was not a producer's mistress but the mistress of actor Rex Harrison who was married to another woman and subsequently dumped Miss Landis. She then committed suicide. That is the story.
Love the handsome outfits the ladies wore in those days, and the hairdos were very hot and sexy,,,,,,WOW ! Now they wear tennis shoes, flip flops, sweatshirts and pants and their hair looks like it hasn't seen shampoo in a month.....it's a sad state of fashion and self pride.
I COMPLETELY agree with you. Our society has lost all class...even the way they spoke. Thus is why I LOVE watching old films. Let's not forget the cars...oh the cars.
I think that only the rich and the actresses could afford. And even now only the rich can have the best of the best. Others go for tennis shoes and sweatshirts and etc...
I don't think you have to be rich in order to represent yourself with class and good taste. I know many rich people who posses very little taste in clothing or personality and otherwise.
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