Cathy O’Donnell played in Ben Hur as Charleston Heston’s little sister. To me that was one of the greatest movies ever made. I really liked this movie too. Tom Drake played in Meet Me In St. Louis. He played the boy next door. He was Judy Garland’s love interest. Dane Clark was a great actor. He has the gift of acting and makes the characters believable. Some actors are born with that gift and he’s one of them.
Cathy O'Donnell, 26 years old here, made her screen debut in the 1946 blockbuster "The Best Years of Our Lives" (won seven Oscars including Best Picture) three years before this. That really propelled her career and she had roles in other classics, mostly noir, such as "They Live By Night" and "Detective Story" as well as many roles in television productions, the last of which was on "Bonanza" in the episode "The Lila Conrad Story" in 1964. Sadly, she died from cancer six years later at the age of 46.
Thanks for this movie. I loved the way there were different stories interacting. The 'murderer' was trying to protect a friend and get back with his wife, and the police were just going about their business by the book. A nice change from other film noir. And I love film noir! But his was different, and that was cool :)
@@DmPmRr1959 'Sweetface' in 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,' but he shined, and squealed like a pig long before Ned Beatty, when Ralph Meeker put his hand into a vice grip using a desk drawer in the 1955 Robert Aldrich gem, "Kiss Me Deadly." Probably lots more, but these stuck.
I thought for a while that Tom Drake was related to Charles Drake (of 'Harvey' fame). But not according to IMDB, haha. In the previous movie 'Gambler and the Lady', Dane Clark also starred, this time surviving the gunfight at the end, haha.
Lou the Cop was Jeff Corey acting teacher of the following: Robert Blake, James Coburn, Richard Chamberlain, James Dean, Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Michael Forest, James Hong, Luana Anders, Sally Kellerman, Shirley Knight, Bruce Lee,[8]Penny Marshall, Jack Nicholson, Roger Corman, Darrell M. Smith, Diane Varsi, Sharon Tate, Rita Moreno, Leonard Nimoy, Sally Forrest, Anthony Perkins, Rob Reiner, Robert Towne, Barbra Streisand, and Robin Williams.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Enjoy looking👀 at automobiles/women's clothing/appliances of that era-!!!🤗 realistically portrayed citizens/criminals/law enforcement officials. Roll over play dead scenes/no gory stuff-!!!😉. Remember the character actor portraying the liquor store clerk. 2nd time viewing this presentation.
This is the first movie I've ever seen Kathy O'Donnell outside of the "Best Years of Our Lives." She seems 'too nice.' I'm sorry but I can't see guys fighting over her.
@@DmPmRr1959 Yes! That's what made her so darn interesting. That layer of questionable repute beneath the undeniable vulnerability. A guy could get good and mixed up with the likes of her.
Hollywood hunk Percy Helton was quite the prolific actor. In lots of movies & TV shows. That voice was known to drive the ladies wild with desire ! And with that hot bod....no wonder he was known as the Romeo of Rodeo Drive !
GREAT film, what an era...what a suit farm....Percy Helton is the best archtype in the buisness...in this, he's the liquor store clerk...but what un-nessesary drama, dude just should have kept going alone...yeeiicchh....never trust silly broads.
All right ! I haven't seen this movie in years!. I used to watch this movie with dad on the all night movies. Dad used to make a midnight snack of bologna and cheese sandwiches , barbeque potato chips and Hires Root Beer. This movie used to come on Channel 11 , KTTV , Los Angeles on the all night movies. "Go see Cal , Go see Cal , Go see Cal"! If you're a native Southern Californian of the Baby Boomer generation , you'll know what I mean!
@@shawnmalone9711 There was a guy that used to present horror/sci-fi movies on (I think) Friday night. The cheesy 1950's ones. And he'd interrupt the movie with his comments about "Look at those rocks - they're styrofoam!" and stuff like that, cracked us up! The movies were bad but the guy was great...do you know who I'm referring to?
@@acehandler1530 Hmmmmm... I think so... If it was the late 1960s , early 1970s it was probably Sinister Seymour. He had a show on Fridays and Saturday nights. Seymour Presents was on KHJ , Channel 9 , Los Angeles. He made campy comments about the turkeys he was showing. He used to tell viewers Why waste your time watching these awful movies. You would be better off going on a date or bowling. He went to KTLA , Channel 5 , Los Angeles in the mid 1970s and it was called " Monster Rally." Seymour died of stomach cancer in 1975. Google Sinister Seymour , Larry Vincent. There are articles about Seymour on line. Go to RU-vid and Google Sinister Seymour. There isn't any footage of him but people taped parts of the show on tape.
@@shawnmalone9711 Yes! That's the guy, I remember him telling the viewing audience to quit watching this crap like you said. I was at Whittier College at the time, 1971/72.
Mr22thou Thank goodness. Suits are so uncomfortable. I used to wear them to work, in the '80s, with hose and heels. Never again, not even to church! Lol
I LOOOVE these old movies. And, often times the comments are so interesting. I adore the clothing, the tailored suits, the furs, how men wore suits, hats, and overcoats. It just brings back my youth.
Why don't men wear hats anymore with their suits? Those hats (fedora?) were fantastically flattering and protected the head from weather, sun etc. I read that JFK went hatless and that started the fashion trend. He was probably proud of his thick hair! But it was a net fashion loss.
@@lupesizeer2508 That's very glamourous! I've got to admire you. The only jacket I wear when reading in bed, is a hoody. Definitely not glamourous, but it keeps me warm, and cosy on cold Canadian winter nights.
@@jubalcalif9100 You comment: "He (Dane Clark) was no Huntz Hall"??? Like Huntz Hall from The Bowery Boys, was on par with the great star of stage and screen, Sir Lawrence Olivier.
She was in Ben Hur, she played Tirzah, Charlton Heston's sister in the movie. She and her mother caught Leprosy from having been wrongly jailed in a dungeon during Roman occupation of Jerusalem, her brother Judas Ben Hur's faith in Christ cured her.
Great story big thing was they didn't have to blow up a heap of cars and building s to make a good movie like today's thank you for this enjoyable movie ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Kept wondering why the title until I realized how completely Dane Clark had fooled me. Good movie. Cathy O'Donnell was quite convincing in conveying her predicament.
Indeed they do look like a perfect pair. However, that just proves what a good actor Tom Drake really was. Especially, since I read that he was a "deeply closeted gay guy."
Great for me the way things are going I'm going stick to all the old films. I don't think I'm missing anything. I think they depict the human condition far better than today. great stories and no need for loads of explosive action. They have a quality in the actors bring to the screen that compels the spectator and makes the spectator think . brilliant
They wore suits and coats all the time because there were very limited clothing options and clothes were expensive. My grandfather wore one suit his entire adulthood.
@@gardensenglishandbeauty They (men) did not wear suits all the time. They had more casual cotton shirts, and trousers that they wore, and denim dungarees (blue jeans) for after work, and weekends, and chores around the house, and if they worked in a factory. However, if they were going downtown, or to the movies, or a nightclub, it seems that whatever their social class, or income they always wore suits. As for women, they never wore pants except for leisure, always skirts and blouses, and dresses, and both sexes always wore a hat.
Nice little noir ! Thanks for uploading the whole movie for us to enjoy. Good script & cast. Love these "B" crime pictures from the late 40s & early 50s. Virginia's nosy neighbor (Phoebe) was played by veteran character actress Kathryn Card, who played Lucy's ditzy mother (Mrs. McGillicuddy) on the classic 50s sitcom "I Love Lucy".
Absolute classic... These old noir American crime movies are far more enjoyable than modern movies with all their ridiculous special effects... And WOW MOWING THE LAWN FULLY BOOTED AND SUITED..... CRAZY MAN 😂👍
The "Phoebe" and "Mr. Gillis" supporting characters are thoroughly unbelievable. Cathy O'Donnell, a superior actress, isn't given anything to work with here, generic timid mouse. Fake, fake, fake police work. Very poorly written script.
No search warrant, and Donovan searched her house twice. And how did she know where her ex was holing up when she said it was a wrong number when he called her. Lots of holes here.
I really hate to think there are shy, timid, mousy women like that, but there are. First of all, I would have nipped it in the bud, at the grocery, with that cop. Then to let him in her house. There is such a thing as being too nice. I know this is just a movie, lol, and the scenes are acted out I just got kind of angry at how she was letting that cop, run over her I had to let some steam out. Had been me he would still be alive, at the grocery, and not in my home. Just Arevaderchi.
Exactly!! I was looking for someone to make this particular comment. That scene with him pawing all over her and couldn't take a hint that she didn't want to be bother, just made me furious😡😡. She should have never opened her door in the first place. I wish she could've handled herself way better in telling him more assertively to kick rocks at the grocery store!😒
@@NoirFan84 Van Helflin was adorable he played a great character in the western 🤠 Shane with Alan Ladd. Van also played a cool character in the movie 🎥 The Love Of Martha Ivers with Barbara Stanwyck and my heart💓throb Kirk Douglas 🙂 March 18,2021
Great movie! although the title kinda gives things away. I was upset they didn't put a bucket down to save the carpet. Nice fluid camera work; fine set piece ending. The implied but not seen kiss at the end helped to hold back on the sentimentality - a fantastic touch!
Inflation!! How times have changed since 1951! The garage attendant can't offer change from a twenty dollar bill! Doh! Next time I mow my front lawn, I'll wear my suit.
Dear Escapees ..do not act like a Dumbo and "Go Up" be it a water tank, a factory's top ledge, a skyscraper's top floor, a Tower of any kind, a super tall construction crane, or the roof of any building! Nothing good can come of it - you WILL be either caught or killed .... THINK! NOT a bright move!
@Rich Sheehy No, actually. Nobody at the Bureau feels guilty . They did not have LHO " under surveillance " at the time of the hit. His wife and others associated with couple, yes. The precise truth is that this was because LHO was employed by the FBI as an informant to " infiltrate undercover and report back" on the activities of the Planners of the attempted hit on JFK. Jecwas on their payroll up yo and including the day of the assassination. His intel saved JFK from imminent danger in Chicago on an earlier trip . It did not save JFK in Dallas primarily because our Bureau's then Director purposely chose not to inform the secret service nor any law enforcement in Dallas of the danger the President would be in upon arriving in that city.
"He (Detective McCloy) only had one thing on his mind, a skirt." Well, any woman who wasn't a total lush, would run the other way. If not immediately when she saw him, as soon as he opened his big mouth. That guy was a menace!
Where? The other crane, then climb down. One of the cops says all exits are blocked, so there's only one way to go: UP. Totally makes sense. Modern ears sometimes need cleaning.
The old days fill up the tank how much I owe you $3.93 or was that $2.93 although I can remember even in my lifetime my lifetime in 1972 we would drive all night long into dollars in gas fifty cents a gallon back then what a time it was even though money was tighter back then still things were cheap gas was reasonable
Dane Clark extremely. Underrated actor. Always enjoyed him as a kid watching late night old movies while babysitting. A staple in my formative years. Thank you for the wonderful memories. They bring back a time when things were more gentle and naive. Love watching them again.
Dammit this movie! I was hoping he wasn't crooked and was really trying to get back together with her and was trying to help his friend. Many of these old movies show the audience who's crooked but the people involved with them don't know what they're up to. At the beginning he seems honest. Great picture but sad that he wanted her dead to save himself.
Maybe the mercy was faster. My uncle had a 49 Mercury. Looked like it was lost at the factory. You talk about armour plated. I took it for a drive without his permission ran over a couple of guardrail stopped to checkout the damage there was none. Was 16 and thought my life was over if my uncle had caught me. That car was fast and built like a Sherman tank. Impressed the hell out of me. Smile.
At 29:30, bus driver Gillis says he could recognize his passenger, "as plain as the Liberty Head on a dime". Oops! The dime had an artist's likeness of Mercury until January 1946 when it was replaced by an image of FDR, founder of The March of Dimes.
Well I don't know about that. Plenty of unsolved crimes over the years. For instance, the Hooterville police once reported their toilet was stolen. Turns out they had nothing to go on.....
I saw Ms. O'Donnell for the first time in 1958 "Terror on the Haunted House" along with Gerald Mohr. She came across as a gentle person. For her short career, she made some impressive movies. At 24 years old, she married 47 year old Robert Wyler the elder brother of director William Wyler on April 11, 1948. She died on her 22nd wedding anniversary April 11, 1970 of cancer related cerebral hemmorrhage following a long illness. Her husband died 9 months later. The couple had no children. Happy viewing from Las Vegas, NV April 05, 2019
1958, (I was born December 20th, in Chicago) ...and then there's Las Vegas, I lived there 17 years. Raised my son there. I had a truly classic life there, common in one sense and uncommon in another, a true local. I literally could write a book. An executive in Corporate America, traveled frequently with my job, and my then husband, a local celebrity (remains so) and was managed by Sinatra's people. Good people, many good friends and truly real friends (the closest have passed on, but remain part of who I am) It will always be a special (space and time). Warmest regards and most positive energies to you.
Dane Clark Born: Bernard Zanville, February 26, 1912, Brooklyn, New York City Died: September 11, 1998, 86, Santa Monica, California Alma mater: Cornell University, St. John's University School of Law
Funny Trivia: If SNL from the 80's & 90's (their best era) did a skit on this movie, Who looks like & would play Police Sgt. Ed Donovan (Tom Drake) ? My answer: Kevin Hartman 🤪🤡🤪
Yes one must admire the ability of Dane Clark...but this story? I found myself disliking all the characters.. The screen writers must have been stoned.
Bobby D was a true Star and literally the talent that could have been the only true challenge to Sinatra. I was good friends with Bobby's Conductor, "Bob Rosario", the most genuine of indviduals. Ya have good taste.
Thats Tom Drake, probably best known as Judy Garlands boyfriend in Meet Me in St. Louis. He obviously had some good roles, but never became a star and had to support himself as a car salesman.
@@pa3997 That's true. He made few major feature films in the 50s & 60s. His 70s feature films were mostly low budget movies. He did appear as a guest star on many TV series over the years. Sadly, he passed away from lung cancer in 1982 at the age of only 64. I always thought he had a really great voice. Would have done very well during the Golden Age of Radio.
