I love how it was just everyday normal for men to dress like that no matter where they were going or the occasion. The fashions were amazing back then, at least in movies, not sure if actual people dressed like that all the time.
They really DID ! Look at some of the earliest rare film footage of big cities like New York City or London even as far back as 1900; and observe how everyone dressed ! Really makes people today look like slobs !
Absolutely... A man would own perhaps two suits and wear one a few days... But would look sharp everyday.. let's not forget that with the two suits he have a least six shirt's,.
No I'm sure they did not. They wore their suits alot but it was 44' and they relaxed back then too.however women always wore dresses tho and almost always sewed their own.-sandy-
What an awesome movie! I loved everything. From the story to the acting, to the clothes, music, and the cars! This was made even before I was born. "They" just don't make them like this anymore! Thanks so much for bringing it to us! 🌈🌈🌈
Lionel Atwill was a very distinguished Actor in Hollywood having starred with many of the greats from Hollywood's Golden Era including Marlene Dietrich in "Blonde Venus" the last film directed for Dietrich and Atwill by Josef von Sternberg, one of the most accomplished Directors in Hollywood. Lionel Atwill's accomplishments and various film roles for many years put him in a special category for Actors during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Always liked Douglas Fowley (Dr Bradford) A great character actor able to adapt himself to whatever role he was handed. Starred in many throwaway Sam Katzman serials, 'B' westerns but also some big winners like "Battleground" and "The High And The Mighty". Miss him...
And the 'eye witnesses' from the street who saw everything--didn't see Mary run across the room... An interesting movie despite all things considered.....
Very good film and as usual Jean Parker gave a great performance. Loved the way they had the story told by the criminologist so we were able to follow along with ease. Jean's teen age sister was a Hoot~!!! Thanks for all these timeless classics.
that was good. it got me mad and frustrated, and disgusted, and I was really holding my breath to see if they saved her in time. gee, that shoddy investigation and railroading wouldn't happen today with our forensics and technology would it!!!!
I can't believe all the people in their 60s and 70s you think that these costumes are real life. People went into the movies for escape and until the mid-50s didn't go to see people with torn t-shirts. Brando of course changed all of that. If you have yours to live in the future to look at stop thinking that this stuff is for real there are all costumes. The actress is not really wear her street clothes on camera _ I work on films today it's wardrobe hair makeup Mrs Mazel land.
The 1st time I watched this, 9 or 10 yrs ago, I realized there was only one thing wrong with it. Because Cy Kendall played the detective, he shouldn't have been in the room with Finch and the reporters. Except for that, this one of director Steve Sekeley's is a top-notch film noir.
I love this movie. Lionel Atwill always commands stage front! However Douglass Fowley as a doctor simply does not work for me. He was always a bad guy and did many memorable other roles but never respectable ones. But they made it work, may God bless them all!
Also, could you find "No Down Payment" with Joanne Woodward, Cameron Mitchell & Tony Randall, made in 1957?? These are two movies I'd kill to see again!!
Apparently the director, Steve Sekeley, made a certain error that could've easily gone unnoticed. There wasn't any reason for the detective, (Cy Kendall), to be in any of the scenes where Charles Finch (Lionel Atwill) re-tells the case. Why? Because Cy Kendall played the detective who wanted Finch to stay out of it.
You could drive a truck through the plot holes....but I enjoyed watching...the sister sure didn’t seem to care about saving Mary, much more concerned for herself.
I WONDERED WHY I LIKED THIS FLIK SO MUCH. ANOTHER FACTOR: THE MUSIC SCORE. MS GREY DID A MOST WONDERFUL JOB. LISTEN TO IT MORE CLOSELY. PARDON CAPS, VISION PROBLEMS.
In drama, executions are always looked at as if the condemned were dear sweet people who've stumbled into grave misfortune, Fate's most vulnerable, sad, practically angelic victims. And sometimes in real life, too. In real life, it nauseates me. In movies it just gets in the way of the rest of the show. Like Suzi being almost too dippy to worry about, and that glove reappearing on the lady's hand after she'd dialed the phone with her glove off.
Everybody is all movies, nearly, guzzle liquor like it's so delicious-tasting a person simply craves it constantly. Drink, drink, drink. I've never see anything remotely like it in real life, even in bars and at keg parties.
This mat be picky--but when her sister was dialing the governor, she dialed with her bare hand, but when she had the phone near her ear, she wore a glove. Now did she dial then replace the glove to hold the phone to her ear?
So the doc pocketed the key with a foreign fingerprint, which matched the foreign fingerprint on the murder weapon? The doctor KEPT exculpatory evidence?! Good lord. With friends like these...
SEE IF THEY DO THIS TODAY WITH THESE KIDS KILLING WHO EVER THEY PLEASE...THEY WILL STOP IT REAL FAST ..IF NOT THE TIME IS COMING WE THE PEOPLE WILL TAKE IT IN OUR HANDS AND STOP THESE SENSELESS KILLING ..
Unfortunately, the "lady" in the death house is not my ex-wife, the Anti-Christ. This movie deserves a remake with Leo Gorcey in the Lionel Atwill part (directed by Ed Wood, of course)
Wow somebody has been smoking too much and tripping. What a wacky storyline . An Executioner for the dept. of corrections who meets a beautiful doll who happens to have been set on fire.....researching cellular biology following electrocution....OMG. the author deserved a special award for this one.
@@tomdooley4226 I decided the original story probably appeared in some pulp fiction magazines that were popular in those years. They were cheap and readable and usually available in many locations. one place an aspiring author could sell stories to earn money. Movie studios borrowed storylines that were in print and considered them for possible film noir b pictures.
Was a nice film, but this doesn’t fall under the noir category. More of a suspense mystery film. The ending was neither Bittersweet, ambiguous, sad, or a “karma” ending. Also Bradford and Mary didn’t quite fall under the noir characters tropes…well in the flashback it looked like they were heading that, but was subverted.
The unmistakable perfume of noir-thrillers of the 40ies...when directors still made true PICTURES.....and actors knew how to ACT...Nowadays movies are 1000 % woke,sick crapola !! 🤪
what a misconceived, botched, dreary little movie, its turgid scenes full of listless dialogue, badly stitched together via countless flashbacks into a convoluted story, disconnected from recognizable human behavior or accepted legal procedure. I did sit through the entire 56 minutes. I can't say why, except Lionel Atwill's voice has a way of pinning me down until he's through. he made this turkey because he needed the money. fair enough. and I saw it for free.
Films today are more realistic, I think. Yet, why is Mary so immaculately made up in the film--especially her hair and lipstick. Guess it was the film date.
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I love how it was just everyday normal for men to dress like that no matter where they were going or the occasion. The fashions were amazing back then, at least in movies, not sure if actual people dressed like that all the time.
They really DID ! Look at some of the earliest rare film footage of big cities like New York City or London even as far back as 1900; and observe how everyone dressed ! Really makes people today look like slobs !
Absolutely... A man would own perhaps two suits and wear one a few days... But would look sharp everyday.. let's not forget that with the two suits he have a least six shirt's,.
No I'm sure they did not. They wore their suits alot but it was 44' and they relaxed back then too.however women always wore dresses tho and almost always sewed their own.-sandy-
In the better parts of the cities. Or, if you lived out in the countryside, you dressed as well as you could when you went to town.
Old movies show how folks dressed. Street scenes for decades showed well dressed men & women. Started getting sloppy in the 60's 🙁
What an awesome movie! I loved everything. From the story to the acting, to the clothes, music, and the cars! This was made even before I was born. "They" just don't make them like this anymore! Thanks so much for bringing it to us! 🌈🌈🌈
another good old classic. the sound quality seems a lot better than many modern movies, too.
Splendid little film. Small but capable cast pulls it off well. Nice piece of cinema.
Thank You once again for another great selection by TCM
I grew up watching these movies in the 1940's. Back in the days of the double feature.
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Me too
Those 1940s clothes and hats were to die for (no pun intended)
OMG I was on the edge of my seat!!! This film was fantastic!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Lionel Atwill was a very distinguished Actor in Hollywood having starred with many of the greats from Hollywood's Golden Era including Marlene Dietrich in "Blonde Venus" the last film directed for Dietrich and Atwill by Josef von Sternberg, one of the most accomplished Directors in Hollywood. Lionel Atwill's accomplishments and various film roles for many years put him in a special category for Actors during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
"When I had friends, they called me Brad."...PRICELESS!!!
REAL GOOD MOVIE. CANT BEAT THESE OLD FILMS.
Yes I can.
Always liked Douglas Fowley (Dr Bradford) A great character actor able to adapt himself to whatever role he was handed. Starred in many throwaway Sam Katzman serials, 'B' westerns but also some big winners like "Battleground" and "The High And The Mighty". Miss him...
Enjoyable hour watching an interesting and entertaining old b/w film. Thanks! 😊
This is a really good movie! Suzzy was a little over the top I may say. Excellent acting by all.
I'm not so sure Suzi was any less real than most of the infuriating teenagers in movies and TV.
For my money, these "B" films from the 40s are every bit as good and enjoyable as any "A List" movie. Very much so
And the 'eye witnesses' from the street who saw everything--didn't see Mary run across the room... An interesting movie despite all things considered.....
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Absolutely wonderful !!!
Loved it right to the Very END😅😊
Great Movie! I give it 5 stars.
I really love to watch Jean Parker. So beautiful and such a great lady!
we saw this remark
And.....?
Christine Dunn who is "we"?
+Lily Blekicki I love Jean Parker too !!
What remark?
Very good film and as usual Jean Parker gave a great performance. Loved the way they had the story told by the criminologist so we were able to follow along with ease. Jean's teen age sister was a Hoot~!!! Thanks for all these timeless classics.
Love this classic movies, this one keep me in suspense!!!!
Susie is like today’s youth! Selfish and self centered. They would sell their mother’s soul for a dime!
Great movie!
Excellent film...
So enjoyable !
Watching here in Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸 November 2nd 2024 this was a really good classic film ❤ i really enjoyed it ❤
I love these old movies. This one is very entertaining.
that was good. it got me mad and frustrated, and disgusted, and I was really holding my breath to see if they saved her in time. gee, that shoddy investigation and railroading wouldn't happen today with our forensics and technology would it!!!!
There have been many black men rotting in jail that have been subsequently cleared
I can't believe all the people in their 60s and 70s you think that these costumes are real life. People went into the movies for escape and until the mid-50s didn't go to see people with torn t-shirts. Brando of course changed all of that. If you have yours to live in the future to look at stop thinking that this stuff is for real there are all costumes. The actress is not really wear her street clothes on camera _ I work on films today it's wardrobe hair makeup Mrs Mazel land.
The 1st time I watched this, 9 or 10 yrs ago, I realized there was only one thing wrong with it.
Because Cy Kendall played the detective, he shouldn't have been in the room with Finch and
the reporters. Except for that, this one of director Steve Sekeley's is a top-notch film noir.
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The last line in this movie reminds me to ask TCM if they could find a film called "You never can tell" made in 1951 with Dick Powell.
FrankiesFancy I have that movie on VHS,,,, It was about a Army dog,lol, It won a million dollars!, it was a wonderful comedy, crime drama,,,,,,,
They ran it at least once a while back.
Thank you.
I love this movie. Lionel Atwill always commands stage front! However Douglass Fowley as a doctor simply does not work for me. He was always a bad guy and did many memorable other roles but never respectable ones. But they made it work, may God bless them all!
+Frank Hodges I agree. They might as well have gotten Marc Lawrence!
I see/saw Fowley in war films all the time.
You clearly have a grasp on these things, Frank Hodges, so thank you for saying MOVIE instead of FILM. ;^)
needed Perry Mason
Also, could you find "No Down Payment" with Joanne Woodward, Cameron Mitchell & Tony Randall, made in 1957?? These are two movies I'd kill to see again!!
I saw that movie recently. Tony Randall was great. I think it was on youtube.
I love Good old movies
Pretty stupid how resistant her sister was to save her life!!! That was a terrible character in this movie.
they searched the room and yet on the upturned rug, they didn't see the key that was in plain sight? Some search!
VERY EXCELLENT MOVIE!!! Good plot and very good actors and a happy ending!!!
"Who'd expect a woman to be that logical"? LMAO
Thanks for the ad-free upload.
Apparently the director, Steve Sekeley, made a certain error that could've easily gone unnoticed.
There wasn't any reason for the detective, (Cy Kendall), to be in any of the scenes where Charles
Finch (Lionel Atwill) re-tells the case. Why? Because Cy Kendall played the detective who wanted
Finch to stay out of it.
greatest movies thirties forties fifties sixties I watch nothing else
What an odd ball flick. I liked it. Thanks!
You could drive a truck through the plot holes....but I enjoyed watching...the sister sure didn’t seem to care about saving Mary, much more concerned for herself.
I WONDERED WHY I LIKED THIS FLIK SO MUCH. ANOTHER FACTOR: THE MUSIC SCORE. MS GREY DID A MOST WONDERFUL JOB. LISTEN TO IT MORE CLOSELY. PARDON CAPS, VISION PROBLEMS.
In drama, executions are always looked at as if the condemned were dear sweet people who've stumbled into grave misfortune, Fate's most vulnerable, sad, practically angelic victims. And sometimes in real life, too. In real life, it nauseates me. In movies it just gets in the way of the rest of the show. Like Suzi being almost too dippy to worry about, and that glove reappearing on the lady's hand after she'd dialed the phone with her glove off.
Those guys seem to drink a lot. ..
Everybody is all movies, nearly, guzzle liquor like it's so delicious-tasting a person simply craves it constantly. Drink, drink, drink. I've never see anything remotely like it in real life, even in bars and at keg parties.
She needed Perry Mason !!!!
Nice movie,...
This mat be picky--but when her sister was dialing the governor, she dialed with her bare hand, but when she had the phone near her ear, she wore a glove. Now did she dial then replace the glove to hold the phone to her ear?
Nice pick-up
Christine Dunn the bare hand was the police dispatcher. Fitch told the sister the cop would help her make the call
One great movie!
A good one - thanks
Bravo, excellent
Very good movie 🎬
Great film, I enjoyed it. Some quirks here and there. . @7:00 the doorbell buzzes and she opens it but the doors swings outward into the hallway.
I hate to see a beautiful dame go to the chair, especially if she's innocent.
Well, yeah. It's always bad when someone who is innocent is executed. 😢
they had innocents back then , who ignored innocent until proven and went innocent until thought guilty
“How did you know that was a car key, it couldn’t been a house key”. “Oh I don’t know; I just supposed”! WHAT?.. Who wrote this anyway?
I genuinely love old movies, but this one is sadly unbearable.
This movie was made before actors were discovered.
So the doc pocketed the key with a foreign fingerprint, which matched the foreign fingerprint on the murder weapon? The doctor KEPT exculpatory evidence?! Good lord. With friends like these...
SEE IF THEY DO THIS TODAY WITH THESE KIDS KILLING WHO EVER THEY PLEASE...THEY WILL STOP IT REAL FAST ..IF NOT THE TIME IS COMING WE THE PEOPLE WILL TAKE IT IN OUR HANDS AND STOP THESE SENSELESS KILLING ..
Love this Movie
Unfortunately, the "lady" in the death house is not my ex-wife, the Anti-Christ. This movie deserves a remake with Leo Gorcey in the Lionel Atwill part (directed by Ed Wood, of course)
+Mark Rubin Leo would be awesome..I love his work...
A Happy Ending.
How many ads do we have to listen to and watch before it starts ? This I'd ridiculous, worse than cable TV.
@cosmicVox13 For some reason I do ! Maybe you have paid for RUclips subscription and get no ads.
Good movie ♡♡♡♡☆☆☆☆☆
Lionel A. NOT A VILLAIN !!!!???? 🤬😡🤔✔️
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I really enjoy that movie I'm glad we had the last laugh
Is this the weakest inciting incident ever? She won't marry him because his an executioner? Does she love him at all? :-)
Wow somebody has been smoking too much and tripping. What a wacky storyline . An Executioner for the dept. of corrections who meets a beautiful doll who happens to have been set on fire.....researching cellular biology following electrocution....OMG. the author deserved a special award for this one.
I wrote it 😊
@@tomdooley4226 I decided the original story probably appeared in some pulp fiction magazines that were popular in those years. They were cheap and readable and usually available in many locations. one place an aspiring author could sell stories to earn money. Movie studios borrowed storylines that were in print and considered them for possible film noir b pictures.
@@markr.devereux3385 You're right and I confess, I didn't really write it. 😪
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Was a nice film, but this doesn’t fall under the noir category. More of a suspense mystery film. The ending was neither Bittersweet, ambiguous, sad, or a “karma” ending. Also Bradford and Mary didn’t quite fall under the noir characters tropes…well in the flashback it looked like they were heading that, but was subverted.
If that wasn't noir then I don't know what is
Not bad at all...
Weren't the cars stylish in those days
This film is from 1944, the year I was born. I didn't care for it then & I still don't now.
Cranky old man much?
I was gestating in my mom's womb in 1944.
Good movie
if it was up to the sister, Mary would be dead
I am TOM LOGAN.
a little sister about as selfish and useless as my own. didnt think it possible.
Try to do something for her before it is too late those narcissts don't get better with time I know from experience.
Good Film, badly chopped in parts but other wise okay!
Exactly now we have flashbacks that are.edited better. The best thing was Bob at the end come to think of it he looks like my old beau.
Clint eastwood did a version of this
I didn’t get the movie. 😢
Brad wants to plow Mary till next July !!
the thing i take away from this are the Denver Sandwiches...the rest is average at best.
I downloaded this
so what? want a cookie?
Pat on the head and a smile would have been civil.
not seen this one yet
not too bad, not too good.
the marcia mae jones/suzy character is poorly written, acted and storylined.
saw Marcia May on TV in the story written by Lillian Hellman-- she was terrific
The unmistakable perfume of noir-thrillers of the 40ies...when directors still made true PICTURES.....and actors knew how to ACT...Nowadays movies are 1000 % woke,sick crapola !! 🤪
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what a misconceived, botched, dreary little movie, its turgid scenes full of listless dialogue, badly stitched together via countless flashbacks into a convoluted story, disconnected from recognizable human behavior or accepted legal procedure. I did sit through the entire 56 minutes. I can't say why, except Lionel Atwill's voice has a way of pinning me down until he's through. he made this turkey because he needed the money. fair enough. and I saw it for free.
Melodrama. Not film noir.
Whoever made up Jean parker should never have been selected to do so; Parker's lips looked ridiculous.
+Christine Dunn beuty is ever fleeting.
+Christine Dunn beuty is ever fleeting.
+Christine Dunn beuty is ever fleeting.
+Christine Dunn it's just a damn movie.....
So, Wroblewski, what does that have to do with Dunn's critique ? Even make-up is part of a film--or else there would be no make-up people.
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Booooring
Films today are more realistic, I think. Yet, why is Mary so immaculately made up in the film--especially her hair and lipstick. Guess it was the film date.
cgi and films are more real today?
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Films were an escape from times that were tougher than today.
I'm suddenly tickled at the pervasive use of "film" instead of just saying movie, here, and all over the RUclips MOVIE channels. But especially here!
@@reddawncomming5889 with you, movies today do little for me! Love the 40's and 50's
I really love to watch Jean Parker. So beautiful and such a great lady!