Let me tell you about this really chaotic B movie
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- DARK MOUNTAIN (1944), is a really chaotic adventure/love/crime movie that totally goes off the rails for its finale.
I recently discovered this one while (once again) staying up way too late instead of sleeping. It's a B-film produced by Paramount Pictures that has no idea what tone to settle on. It's a bit comedy, it's a bit romance, and a lot of crime.
Starring Robert Lowery, Ellen Drew, Regis Toomey and Eddie Quillen and directed by William Berke, DARK MOUNTAIN is a VERY low budget offering, but it is also very entertaining with an ending that can only be described as bonkers.
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Please let me know if you found this one to be as chaotic as I did. 😂😂😂 You can watch DARK MOUNTAIN here➡ ruclips.net/video/HAO8XO8gDPM/видео.html or here ➡archive.org/details/Dark_Mountain_1944
Chaotic is an apt descriptor. It's truly all over the place.
Oh yeah - So bad, it's good! :)
Just like Luckies, so fully packed. And Elisha Cook Jr. to boot!
Oh boy, Regis Toomey! And Elisha Cook, Jr. - wowee!
It's a fun one and Toomey is such a heel!
@@CinemaCities1978 Have you ever seen "The Doughgirls" (1944)? It's a wartime screwball comedy in which Toomey plays a confused FBI agent. And it's got Ann Sheridan in it as well!
BONUS: Robert Lowery is the very first live-action Batman.
Thanks for the comment I stated superman but in the back of my mind batman was there. I do believe old episodes of the batman serials are on the tube somewhere
Actually, he was the second. Lewis Wilson played Batman in the first serial from 1943.
@@robbush6822 My bad. You are correct
Regis Toomey cast against type! Eddie Quillan! Elisha Cook, Jr.! I'm THERE!
It's so chaotic but a lot of fun.
That was a fun, chaotic movie. And there were so many "that guy" character actors in it.
I also discovered this accidentally. It was so all over the place that I couldn't stop watching it. It actually did hold my attention, not sure why.
I think because it's tone was all over the place I never knew where it was going so I had to watch until the end.
@@CinemaCities1978 Yes, you just had to know its final destination. Also, it's not a bad little movie. I thought the actors did very well with the material they had to work with.
"Best friends and forest rangers", lol. That's a coded sleeper fact. Did I see Elisha Cook Jr. briefly there? Love your videos, great work.
Yes! Cook has a brief appearance.
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Awww, thank you! 😊
I've never even heard of this one. That's saying a lot. It's too bad nobody has gotten around to restoring these.
This really is a great channel, and I appreciate learning about interesting movies from the past from an interesting person from the present.
Thank you so much! That's a very lovely thing to say.
It was very chaotic to say the least. That said, I enjoyed the crazy ride!
I feel the same way! 😂
"If you don't ask too many questions..." haha! This should be the tagline for just about every B movie. I haven't seen this one so I'll be adding it to my watchlist.
This one you just have to roll with because it's totally illogical and silly but it IS fun.
20K is well on its way! Proud of you, ma'am! 👏👏👏
I always love your coverage of B-movies. I always appreciate you providing links (when you can) to watch as well.
"Girl, you didn't ask questions?" took me out! I can't believe all this happens in 56 minutes, though. Adding to the watchlist! 😎😂😁
Thank you!!!! 20,000 is wild! You were here when I hit 300!
Dark Mountain is 56 minutes of chaos and crazy. But for real, everyone in this movie should've asked A LOT more questions 😂
I'll be adding it to my watchlist too!
"One ticket for Dark Mountain, please!" 😄
It's a wild trip 😂😂😂 The ending is totally bonkers but it just works 😂
Thanks for the video and preview. You've sold me...... this one is definitely going on my Watch list. I will try to see it soon, then get back to you on what level my "Chaotic B-movie meter" has pegged out at.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
@@CinemaCities1978 I finally got around to watching it today. I didn't find it chaotic so much as being one of those quickie, cheapie B-movies that they used to crank out by the thousands back in the day. As such, it had that unmistakable B-movie stamp affixed to it. These were obviously designed to be quickly shot and distributed to theaters without delay. Little or no time was spent on post-completion editing or re-shooting scenes.Some of the comedic relief was a little awkward, but it's probably what your average movie-goer back then expected to see. The totally unlikely, improbable plot was the thing that bugged me the most. That being said, it was a quick, fun watch. Plus, a walk down memory lane. How many people today are familiar with radio tubes, cork-tip cigarettes, Sugar Stamps, or Woodie Wagon autos? Anyway, thanks for the upload.
This sounds like a fanfic for Casablanca
"Editing is for suckers" - William Berke (probably)
Thanks for another great B-movie review and for sharing a link - I'm gonna watch it right now! 😊
Circling back after having watched it. It was entertaining for what it was and was tonally inconsistent as pointed out, but what struck me most was that in a movie with a 56 minute runtime, they were able to shoehorn in a more or less real time game of solitaire checkers and a lesson on how to cook eggs. 😂😂
This comment made me spit out my coffee 😂😂😂 That's so true!
Wow. It's insane. Thanks for the recommendation. Elisha Cook had already been in Maltese Falcon, I Wake Up Screaming and Phantom Lady. Then this. I guess a contract is a contract and if you wanna get paid...
What a movie! What chaos. What an ending. You unearth amazing and entertaining movies. Regis Toomey in an uncharacteristic role. All great fun.
It's so chaotic, but still a lot of fun! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
“…if anything goes wrong…” “I know, Don. You can always count on me.” The bored petulance of her delivery should rate at least a yellow flag. But then, they can think a little slowly in the forest.
Robert Lowery also played the handsome manservant to a wealthy neighbor of George and Dorothy Baxter on Hazel, starring Shirley Booth. Hazel and Rosie both had a crush on him but all he wanted was for each to cook for him and darn his socks.
Got one for you. Scandal Sheet. Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed '52 film pretty damn good. 👍 noir.
That's a good one. I like Donna Reed's character and anything with Rosemary DeCamp and Broderick Crawford in it deserves a watch. But, I wish it starred someone other than John Derek.
@@CinemaCities1978 saw something else I wanted to give you a heads up on, but got sidetracked. It will come to me. 👍🎥
I think I remember a Rush Street dive in Chicago in the early '60s, The Tender Trap, [I think]. It was the home of the Regis Toomey Fan Club. I was a grade school kid and walked past it everyday on the way to or from Cathedral School. Being a minor, I was never inside. But we neighborhood kids thought a fan club for a washed-out B movie actor was a good gag.
I have seen ''Dark Mountain'' in the last 5 years. Toomey ain't so bad an actor, at that.
I would've loved to attend a meeting of that club 😂
@@CinemaCities1978 Yeah, what was passe then, is ''Hep'' now after ~60 years. Toomey was a trooper. He kept plugging away in TV spots and film cameos til '87 -- about 4 years before he passed. IMDb lists 272 projects he was involved with. I guess I've been an auxiliary Regis Toomey fan since the age of 10. His best angle was in Film Noir. He packed a sixgun alot, either as a heavy henchman or the sherrif, or a snub nose sixgun as a G-man or gangster. His first screen credit was in 1929.
Can you review high school hellcats 😂😂 love that movie! Old school juvenile delinquents 😂
well, I know what I'm watching tonight! Thanks for the suggestion!
Thanks for the tips on these old noir films. I enjoyed Club Paradise.
With Dark Mountain, it’s chaotic, the tone shifts are jumbled and it felt cheap. I could only watch bits of it.
But keep your recommendations coming!
I ❤ this channel.
thank you!!!!
🤗Ahhh "B" movies ; bizarre , bewildering , believable (😲? situations do happen , some of them became story spring boards for small productions) , rarely boring , bountiful with veteran performers /wanna be performers / later to become famous performers.., occasionally brought us some social issue content , blended genres at times such as this film 🤔making it a grindhouse subgenre? Brevity in running time ! 🍿🍿🍿🍿.
Great job as always! I actually caught this on on Paramount + the night before you posted. Yes a bit chaotic, but certainly entertaining. Thanks, keep up the good work !
56 minutes of nihilistic madness that sounds like a strong recommendation to me. That cast of Robert Lowery who I believed was superman at some stage and Regis twomey a wonderful character actor in 100s of b movies over the years
It's a fun one. Just don't ask too many questions. . . 😂
Robert Lowery played Batman in one of the serials: Batman and Robin. He did appear in one episode of Adventures of Superman though, from 1956, an episode entitled "The Deadly Rock".
I'm fairly sure Elisha Cook Jr wasn't in every movie ever made, it just seems like he was.
That was a pretty fun mixture of genres, especially when you consider the ending was (spoiler space)
straight out of a Rin Tin Tin movie (not Lassie, she would never attack a guy). Weirdly satisfying to know the dog was there for a story reason.
I'm glad you thought it was fun. I did too. Now that you mention it, I do see the Rin Tin Tin of it all. 😂
Robert Lowery is retail Dana Andrews.
Definitely chaotic-but in a good way!😀 I didn't buy Regis Toomey as the gangster. I've seen him in too many well-meaning sidekick or earnest cop roles for him to be believeable as the ruthless killer. And that ending with the world's fastest dog.😂
The ending is so bonkers that you can't help but love it because of the sheer audacity the writer had to reach for such madness.
Yeah, Regis Toomey is too much like the dad/banker/accountant type to play a ruthless gangster.
Wow - haven't heard of this one, which looks like it's landed in Public Domain. Sounds like an interesting ride (to say the least), will have to check it out!
It's definitely an interesting ride! 😂
😅 Why didn’t Kay invite him to the wedding if he’s such a good friend?!?
They were only good friends in his mind 😂
Kind of bland(except for the very beginning and the very end). A little bit too talky as well, Regis Toomey got what he deserved. An okay way to kill an hour. Robert Lowery gets bonus points for punching out the chief to save the horses at the beginning.
I saw this movie about 2 months ago. It really is, um, a different, movie. I DID enjoy it though. I think the comedy bits are the most disconcerting....but would it be as good without them?
I think it needs the comedy. Without it, it would take itself too seriously.
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Steve was so nice in Meet John Doe🫢
He was!!!! In Dark Mountain he’s a total heel (and a killer!)
But he was a soda jerk.
As I have said many times I just love how much you love it. I think the making of B pictures is the underbelly of Hollywood and it shows how the talent of just working people made entertainment, which is much more revealing of what it takes to make a motion picture, as opposed to the high budget films which get most of our attention. What I like about these B pictures is that these were likely shown in the little theaters throughout the United States, places where big films maybe didn't get shown so much. Maybe drivein theaters? So the folks in Podunk had these little films to enjoy. I recognize some of the faces in this particular movie and I just like the idea that I'm seeing a glimpse into small time film making. These Hollywood actors and production people and they just made the most out of what they had. I think the people at Paramount realized this and for the most part, just provided work, because that's really what these people wanted to do. It was a place to learn and many probably went on to TV production. They didn't need to do a big picture, they just wanted to act, produce and make a movie. I think that you, as the host of your channel, respond subconciously to the personal touch that is found in these small b-movies. The humanity of them is just there, regardless of the film quality, production values, scripts or editing. You know they were just working and doing their best and working at scale. I bet these films provided a regular profit 100% of the time. B films were big for B audiences... they paid the price of a ticket.
B movies were the training ground for almost everyone in that era. Also, you are 100% right about the profit. Over at Paramount, Pine-Thomas never made a film that lost money. Their motto was something like, "we don't make million dollar pictures, we make pictures that make a million dollars."
So far apart from the print it seems watchable. Regis Toomey gets a starring role? Hoohah!
I've seen Robert Lowery before but the dame...? Elisha Cook... I'm in. As far as chaotic I'll have to get back to you. It seems that many 40s flicks have a mixture of elements, and of course the requisite "cheap laughs". His Kind of Woman has many of the same I would say, as a quick example. But I'll definitely look at it.
Good to see Regis Toomey in this. He's one of my favorite character actors and had a really long career in film from 1929's Alibi onwards. I think I first saw him in Other Men's Women, 1931, starring another great favorite of mine, Grant Withers (Cagney also makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in this one). Will definitely check Dark Mountain out after watching your review. Recently discovered your channel and very pleased I did. You are clearly a fellow movie buff and know whereof you speak!