♦B-Movie Classics♦ '12 HOURS TO KILL' (1960) Nico Minardos, Barbara Eden, Grant Richards
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- Опубликовано: 16 дек 2022
- 1960 • Approved • 1h 23m • 2 April 1960 (USA)
Based on the Saturday Evening Post serial "Set Up For Murder" by Richard Stern, 12 Hours to Kill traces the problems of a young Greek national (Nico Minardos) who, after ogling a murder, is ushered off into the relative "safety" of suburban obscurity by the police, unaware that he is being double-crossed by a crooked gendarme. 
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The most lovely Barbara Eden. And she's still with us!
Yep
She was a beautiful woman
I think, she had a nose job though..she looked slightly different...
.lucy ball..😄
@@kathleenking47 yup, good catch..."Lucy Ball", I wonder why that name? Was it a nod or just a coincidence?
And, I don't think Barbara Eden had a 'nose job', because she looked the same a few years earlier on an episode of "Father Knows Best".
@@theswordoftruth-dn9yc marilyn monroe had one..IMO I think, they may have made her nose slightly turned up
@@theswordoftruth-dn9yc Her name was Lucy Hall
I am so addicted to these old movies! Handsome Greek actor here.
I love watching black and white movies on a rainy or winter day or night, nothing like it! ❤
I agree!
I agree, however it doesn't rain much here in sunny California so I watch the films late at night.
Yeah
It's very refreshing to watch a movie that isn't about drugs. I find I watch the movies my dad grew up watching they put a lot more work and effort into some of these vintage movies then today's movies manufactured on computers.
I so agree with you!!!
Totally!
I’m 72. My dad would have been 92. I loved my dad’s movies too. He served as a Marine in Korea. I served as a Corpsman with the Marines (Vietnam). My dad and I both disliked drug movies. We greatly disliked war movies too.
This was a good part for her to play. Her forth credited film, and was married to Michael Ansara until 1974. She had not gotten out of the bottle on the beach, by Major Nelson, until 1965. And was Miss San Fransisco in 1951, what a babe...
My father was a construction engineer with an American company working in Saudi Arabia from 1979-1985. I lived there from 2nd to 8th grade. The Greek man worked for ARAMCO!!!
Atmospheric and suspenseful old movie. Thank you for sharing, really enjoyable ☺️
Thank you very much!
Barbara Eden is such a natural beauty and she has a very special soul. Even today she still has that same sweet nature....
📢 I LOVE BARBARA EDEN...
📢 WE ALL LOVE BARBARA EDEN !!!
I was lucky enough to see the scene on the train being filmed at 20th Century Fox studio in Summer of 1960. Same day had lunch at commissary sitting 10 feet away from Juliet Prowse. Also that day saw Julie Newmar filming a dance number for a TV show called Tales of the South Pacific (I think) starring Gardner Mackay. All that in one day, pretty cool for a 16 year old kid
That is great! I bet at 16 y.o. Barbara Eden left a lasting impression:)
Are you sure it was the summer of 1960 and not a month or 2 later in 1959? I'm asking because this film looks like as if it has been sponsored by Chrysler Corporation and they are using mostly 59 models, just the killers car is a 1960 Dodge.
@@bigblockjalopy Yes, my father had just been transferred from Conn to Calif in 1960 and were given a tour of the movie studios. Until I came across this video I didn't know what movie I was watching her filming but when I saw it was from 60, then saw the scene in the train, I knew this was it. She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen, almost like it was she was from another planet. Juliet Prowse was really hot, too and kept laughing at me cuz I was just sitting there in the commissary, staring at her. All in all, a great day
@@mikeforney354 Ok, thank you. Weird, since all the cars in that movie are from Chrysler Corporation, including Barbara Edens little Simca convertible. One would think this has been sponsored by Chrysler, like so many other movies during that time. It makes no sense using only one 1960 model but a couple of 59s and that shortly before the 61s came out, in September of 1960.
@@bigblockjalopy it makes sense for the cars to be a year older than the movie if the budget is tight, and that would be one of the least important things to add or take away from a script/movie overall...the producer probably got the best deal from Chrysler to use their cars for the time period of '59-'60, but don't forget, they may have shot some scenes out of sequence as well....the parts of the movie where the cars are pictured may have been done before the other scenes, and the movie gets wrapped up in '60...not a big deal for a major car manufacturer getting their cars some good publicity in a movie and tv shows. When you watch some of the fav tv shows from the '50's even to the '70's you will see actually the same model cars just different colors in scenes... even on "Leave It To Beaver", watch for the same cars in scenes where they need more than a few cars. "My Three Sons" was sponsored by Chevrolet, so that's pretty much all you see, are Chevys, except when Mike or Robbie get a "beater" of a car as their first car, same as with Wally....so I guess both of your memories are accurate and very observant!
Mike, was you on a Grayline tour?
I know they had a 20th Century-Fox studio tour for a brief time back then... I worked at the studio off/on for 35 years (1980-2015). I was their studio historian for most of that time, in addition to other studio jobs. Back then (prior to Century City) they had a 260 acre sprawling studio lot with numerous sets, lakes and land berms, plus their studio lots in HOLLYWOOD.
You really were lucky enough to see it in its prime!
Very good film, much better than the crap that comes out of Hollywood today!
TOTALLY agree.
Can't agree, I'm 70 now, so I've seen a few decades & there's good & bad in all eras. I think the gratuitous swearing now is over the top & is done so the film gets an 18+ rated for prime time on tv & now the 'C' word is being said sadly. I'm a ex soldier & that word was only said in extremis.
@@Zombai-wi4ce 1300 films, really? According to Statista, only 449 feature length films were released in 2022! As for merit, that is a subjective assessment . We each have our own standards.
There's nothing like a black and white movie. Men in sharp suits. Women screaming and fainting every five minutes. Can't beat it.
No sex too .
😂🤣😂
Haha! So true. Good clean movies though.
Building on contrast builds tension, encourages engagement. Lost art.
@@Lifelongloseryou dont like it, even jesus liked it😂😂😂
Another great movie I’ve never seen before. I love these black-and-white movies. Thank you for posting this.
Glad you enjoyed it
We're in the same boat , these b&w films are great 👍
@@rafaelramirez1507 Yes they are. I love the class they had and the way men and women dressed in those days too.
Cool flick. Eddie Cahn sure knew how to make these tight crime thrillers as well as sci-fi & horror thriller too. Nico Minardos looks like a Greek Peter Lawford. And Barbara is boss! Ted & Gavin together and 10 years later found much fame & success on "The Mary Tyler Moore" show. Thanks for posting these rare gems.
I thought the same - that he looks like Peter Lawford. 😊
Mystery, intrigue, and character development, without excessive violence. Great lil' film!
Sums it up nicely.
You apparently sneezed and missed that groovy drive-by shooting in the first few minutes. Not much violence in that, eh?
Apparently you missed the word "excessive"
prior to violence in my comment.
((hugs)) 🌼@@Whitegorillaboy
Great little film. Barbara Eden makes it worth watching. Thanks for the show!
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm not sure I would have made it all the way through without Miss Eden's next appearance to keep me going. Thanks. New to me. Dec. 18, 2022.
@@warrenwilson4818 Watching today, 12/20.
I don't think I've ever seen Barbara Eden in a dramatic role....wow...what a great versatile actress...
sadly she ted knight AND gavin got pidgeion holed into dumb characters on tv a few years later all were much more serious than those tv shows led us to believe..ive gavin in a bunch of noir films quite a range i can say that about all three to be honest
@@kenaldrich7279 yeah when I saw Murray slapping our beloved Jeannie around my blood was boiling.....
47:44 TED KNIGHT in one of his dramatic roles
Unlike TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
and the MTM show
@@alpha-omega2362 you know, barbara eden played on Dallas with larry hagman🤔
One of My parents favorite shows.
When I saw JR, with barbara eden, and making her get an abortion
I refused to watch Dallas EVER AGAIN
I don't know how she got "conned" on that role. 🤨😟
I've always liked them as
Jeannie and Tony
@@kathleenking47 I never watched Dallas in the first place , never knew about her being on that...
Sounds like my day.
“ 12 hours to. Kill.” What a great movie. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Four years before this picture Barbara Eden had starred in a short-lived television sitcom: "How to Marry a Millionaire". One of her co-stars was the sweet Merry Anders, who would go on to participate in dozens of films like this one becoming a sort of cult actress of "B" movies. (some could be considered "C" movies). Poor Merry, she was never able to escape this destiny. Barbara had to wait a few years to have her big break as Geanie but her talent didn´t go unnoticed and she had a great career. She´s an excellent singer too.
As for Nico Minardos, in 1955 he divorced his first wife, Deborah Minardos, who subsequently married Tyrone Power and became his widow just a few months later.
Nothing vital in these comments but who cares?
Actually that divorce etc. took place about 2 years before this film. According to Wikipedia
I care, thats interesting.
😮 tyvm🕊♥️
I remember seeing Barbara in an episode of Andy Griffith,I think it was called The Manicurist…..I’m sure a cpl years after this movie
Thank you for that input. Some interesting tidbits. Thanks again.
I think this B-Movie is under-rated;
a well crafted story that keeps you spellbound.
The horn honks for 10 minutes, gun shots, open windows, and the guy says, "Can't you stop that noise?" 😂
A surprisingly great film. Much better than some reviews. Tense throughout the movie.
Yes it is!
Grand Central Station never looks so glamorous as it does when it's shot in Black & White; another cool Film Noir I hadn't seen.
And demolished criminally in 1963.
@@kirbywaite1586 Actually that crime was committed against the old Penn Station; some New York developers are trying to rectify that wrong with an expansive Penn Station reconstruction project; it's quite impressive.
@@mustafajackson9430 oh you're right! Thanks for correcting me. That's fascinating news. I hadn't heard anything about that.
It;s Grand Central Terminal.
@@Jeff-uj8xi You are correct, thank you for the reminder.
Great movie, shared it to a friend who likes film noir.
So good to see Ted Knight, the policeman at the desk, and Gavin MacLeod, Johnny, in this riveting film that is so exciting to watch. Knight and MacLeod would go on to work together on the Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s.
Thank you for posting this classic! ❤
All well and good but you hav'nt said a word about whether the movie is good, watchable or plain avoidable.
On second reading you did mention that it is a classic and worth a❤️.
I can now go on to watch this movie without any doubts that i'm wasting my time.
1:57 It’s interesting to see that Gavin McLeod and Ted Knight worked in this movie, together, years before the Mary Tyler Moore show.
so, Jeannie meets the Mary Tyler Moore show......
@@alpha-omega2362 on the love boat
I’m halfway thru the movie, and I still can’t find Ted Knight in it. Maybe I won’t recognize him being much younger.
@@lt7378 He was Police Sgt Denton
@@lt7378 idk , I kind of found him pretty fast , he had this kind of wiseguy sort of face, but great actor nonetheless 👍
Most beautiful, best figure in the history of TV Barbara Eden
Great movie. I'm not much for gangster movies these days but this was something else, edge of your seat all the way. I love Barbara Eden, she's so beautiful and really a great actor. Wierd seeing Gavin McCloud so young, he makes a great bad guy here. Thanks so much, I loved it!
Barbara IS an ACTRESS
Not ACTOR
its like... a woman is SINGLE until shes MARRIED
dating, or shacking up, you'd still SINGLE
I agree Darren , good movie and the cast was great 👍
I enjoyed this movie, Barbra Eden is so beautiful 😍😍
Glad you enjoyed it
no self respecting hit man would slap and beat Barbra Eden. Tony Soprano would burn him at the stake after circumcising his nuts.
Funny how the neighbor could hear the car horn but couldn’t hear “Lucy” scream as she was getting beaten, and not 3 bullets fired🤭😮🧐love the B movies with great actors, who went on to gr8 things, and how character actors were always working too❣️Thank you for uploading a classic gem💎gotta love the captain of that small town too-reminds me of my dad!
…..quite… and where all those 8,000. Citizens of Dentan? We didn’t see but 2 or three. The Druggist had zero business. Who was it that that neighborhood slept through that car horn, and gun shots, and old sirens?
Her screams were very little. Not much sound to them.
I was “so” happy when that neighbor stuck his head out of the window and said, turn off the dang horn. I will never forget that horn... about as annoying as the sirens in “Silent Hill” movie.
The Dodge Seneca was a ugly car with an annoying horn .
The actors , the people of that erA was so Classy...They took pride in how they dressed, Talked ect. What happened to America today... Just a thought.
Okay, one issue. If you lived in a small town and owned a store and did not remember Barbara Eden coming in, you got problems. :)
I also never saw a drug store in my small hometown that was open at ten o'clock at night back in the fifties/sixties.
Really great movie! Loved seeing this ❤️ one! Loved seeing Barbara Eden ❤️!
NEVER seen this movie before. THIS was EXCELLENT and GOOD. I liked the Good Characters, and the Local Top Cop was awesome. Good Script. This was Just Right.
Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it
I enjoyed it. Had to fast-forward through some of the slow parts but to see Jeannie, Captain Stubing, and Ted Baxter made it worthwhile.
Glad you enjoyed it!
A real treat, a solid B+ among so many other B- movies from late in the film noir era.
Thank you for the great movie.
❤
Thanks for watching!
That so called "Small Town Hick" Cpt. showed his wisdom and smarts beyond Mr. big city cop's expectations!
And, Living in a small town myself, I love it when one of our very bright but "sleepy-looking" characters does that to someone who thinks they are a big shot. I truly enjoyed that portion as well. That City Cop thought he was so far above everyone else... LOL!
@@anombrerose6311 Being from a small town (Varanasi, India) myself, I share the feelings of both of you guys.
❤
Can't stand those kinda cops..all talk.
Really enjoyed this move. Always great to see Barbara Eden!
Glad you enjoyed it
well, when I saw Barbara Eden was in this, I just had to watch it.....
MeeeToooo!
Ditto!!!
@@stephanieszady9826 well, you kind of look like her, so that's understandable.....
@@alpha-omega2362
This lady looks nothing like her.
I'm with you guys !!!
I was born the year this was made, times have changed so much and so little.
How true!
Finally, one where the characters don't exasperate me with their stupidity. I've seen too many of those in a row. This was a nail biter 🤨I chewed off the few that had a chance to grow😢 Ha, this was a good one.
The lieutenant is trying out his best Lee J. Cobb imitation. It's not too bad and the Greek is a surprisingly good actor.
yeah, he reminds me of a cross between Sammy Leo Jacoby (Lee J. Cobb) in mannerism and Walter Matthow (Matthau) in appearance.
Why would a Greek be a surprisingly good actor?
Ned... someone is reading too much into what you said and looking for an argument. 🤣
Loved the Greek, And not because he was good looking, but He was very Real in his character and in his concerns, also very natural in the way he carried himself. I don't think I've seen him before. I'd watched several movies in a row, and in some of them, there were men who just literally only "walked through" their paces. All I wondered about one of them is why he bothered to accept that particular role.
@@anombrerose6311 Well put.
Those were beautiful times people were human not like now staring into their phones never affected by their surroundings more like robots.
Along with being a good movie, it has three actors who ended up in legendary sitcoms. Not just Barbara Eden, but Gavin MacLeod and Ted Knight. Although every time I see Ted Knight, I expect him to break into his Ted Baxter or Judge Smales routine.
The old cop at the end has the wisdom of solomon
An excellent B movie. Thank you.
Very enjoyable viewing. Thanks for posting.
Brilliant characterizations!
GREAT MOVIE, VERY ENTERTAINING, SOMETHING OF ITS KIND, YOU DON'T SEE MUCH OF THESE DAYS. THANK YOU ROB W.
Never seen this film before, really enjoyed it. Nico Minardos is really gorgeous ! I like the wise Denton police captain and it's nice to see Barbara Eden.
Holy Jeez! Looked Nico Minardos up on Wikipedia... it says he was involved in the Iran/Contra mess in the 80s!! In the 50s he lived with Marilyn Monroe and Juliet Prowse!
Very interesting life! :)
Sometimes you can find surprises in Wikipedia's biographies! :) :)
thanks for uploading this film. I really enjoyed it .
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for sharing this with us!!
My pleasure!!
31:59 I think it's a bomb; let's open it and see! 😂
Don Collier ("Outlaws", "The HIgh Chapparal" "Bonanza") played officer Andy in one scene. Always a welcome presence.
Ted Knight played the desk Sargent.
He just passed away last year. We also lost the angelic Linda Crystal recently, Don's co-star in H.C.
Sorry, CRISTAL.
Collier is The guy you recognize from all the tv westerns but most don't know his name as he usually had small or uncredited roles
Absolutely!
This flick had a lot of potential but found almost none of it. Eden's always great and it was interesting to see McCloud as a gangster. But here the cars are the stars: '59 DeSoto, '60 Dodge, and Eden's classic Carmin ragtop. Brilliant!
Good suspenseful movie, good pace and it holds up today.
Good cast, especially when you think about
Where certain actors landed in the fame department.
Think of The Mary Tyler Moore show meets I dream of Jeannie.
I love watching these old flicks just to see who I recognize. And their very young faces.
Denton, New York.... Oh, what a glorious town. All the businesses are open all might.... Even though we have not seen one single person anywhere.... except for our core cast members. Even the town's police chief -- is pulling in an all-nighter shift, how noble of him. Cinematography, image sharpness, dialog audio quality is top-notch. The screenplay -- not so much. But, this is what a "B-movie" is all about.
Note: Only the first couple of minutes/credits are in Cinemascope format: the rest is cropped.
Barbara Eden - one of the most beautiful women on the planet
That is an understatement
She was the perfect genie in “I Dream of Jeannie.” That was great casting. She has an innocence about her with great beauty.
A great entertaining film. It has everything. Mystery, violence and love.
Fantastic. Thankyou.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for posting this! Its a treat to see so many recognizable actors. 🌼🌼🌼
Thanks for watching!
Not a 'bad' little movie, it just goes to show you it's all down to a good script and big names of well-known actors and technical gadgetry (as in most American films since 1960's) don't exactly 'make' a decent film! This one kept the 'pace' and tension throughout; there was that on-going action and inter-action between the actors, most of whom are relatively unknown.
Another funny thing is that Gavin Mcleod and Ted Knight both ended up on The Mary Tyler Show.
Great movie. 'B' movies back then top our modern so-called greats, any day. lol
I love the pocket square switcheroo @13:20. Tight budget!
1960. Kennedy just moved into the Whitehouse and The Andy Griffith show was just starting its first season. Barbara Eden was in season 2, in an episode called "The manicurist"An excellent show in which she gives an unforgettable performance as a girl off the bus from the big city, there to try her hand at becoming partners with Floyd the barber. a genuine riot.
I agree...one of my favorite episodes
Excellent movie!
Good movie. Well worth the watch. Thank you.
Well made film. Nice and unusual story well acted. Fully enjoyed it while sitting on the edge of my sofa.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great movie. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome!
I thought I saw everything that Barbara Eden was in, but this was just great. She was wonderful in it. She was a fine actress, really shining in this film. Well worth watching. She will always be Genie to me, but certainly held the screen here.
Gavin Macleod and Ted Knight, my favorite rivals on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", both deceased along with ALL other major characters on the MTM show. R.I.P., ALL you guys.
Ted Knight was in Psycho. Unbilled, no lines. Blink and you miss him.
THANK god
For old Hollywood movies
Great film even with RUclips cutting in ads every 90 seconds. Wish I didn't have to mute and ignore all ads but I can't help it. Eden is a doll. She made it worth skipping the ads.
so many ads
Get an ad blocker for your browser. Problem solved.
@@johnnyx9892 I could but I shouldn't have to. Sometimes I forget RUclips is owned by Google. I like Google but hate RUclips. So if they only make 50 billion instead of a projected 70 billion they go nuts and jack up the price on everything and bludgeon viewers with ads that only get muted anyway just to make a few extra billion. I'd never buy anything from a RUclips ad even if I needed it. Corporate greed is just annoying. I settle for RUclips and their ads cutting in every 2 minutes only if something I really want to see is on no other platform. Usually it is available
AdBlockPlus, free, requests a donation about once a year, which I gladly do. I never see an ad.
It's a good movie ...these movies created a murder theme for other movie makers even till today
Ted Baxter and Murray Slaughter are in the same movie. Hilarious.😄
Murray really wanted to kill Ted, but the writers weren't having it.
Doing very dramatic parts 😂
Leslie Nielsen, may have got his new changes, from Ted Baxter
He played bad guys in noir
Barbara had such a beautiful happy expressional face it would drag you into happiness every time for me. I don't get the beautiful woman of today who disfigures themselves with body implants tattoos and body piercing.... What is driving this stupidity
You answered your question: stupidity.
Liberalism and stupidity.
Tattoos are RUINING WOMEN
I've talked many OUT of them
Including my 20 something dsughter
Body dysmorphia is getting out if control, though
@@kathleenking47 Well done..I am on old but growing up the only people that had tattoos were men serving in the merchant navy or navy that was the culture....I wouldn't mind guessing that men of the navy are now outnumbered by women.with tattoos in general....😁🤣
"I'm not going to tell you again... They are skin illustrationsss"
Barbara Eden had a distinctive and pleasant voice!
Among other things. See her in The Interns.
The NEW Interns, sorry.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Good film 🎥 thank you Rob 👍
Instead of hotel rooms for witnesses, there should be a "hotel" wing within the police department bldg itself to protect a witness.
That's a good idea.
Thanks for the upload !!
Barbara Eden was such a petite little thing back in 1960. She looked more voluptuous in '68 when she was the genie. Good elementary plot with an excellent ending. The big New York City police captain was brought down by the quiet one horse town captain. Good movie.
This was an EXCELLENT film!!!
Thank-You so much!!
Thanks for watching!
Thx Rob W. 👍🇺🇸👍
I loved this movie. I wasn't going to give it a chance but glad that I did. Ms. Eden is fantastic. She shimmers.
Glad you liked it!
Omg she’s just so freaking awesome 🤩🤩🤩❤️
I am a film noir devotee, but I hadn't seen this one before!! I totally love Barbara Eden not only from the "I Dream of Jeannie" era, but she was in quite a few earlier movies before she got the Jeannie gig, n she is always great to watch!!! So , this film was fun and interesting n typical film noir formula of twists n unusual turns of plot that I enjoy!!! Thanks for posting. Excellent ending as well!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very entertaining movie.
Thanks
Am I the only one who has the I dream of Jeannie theme song stuck in his head from watching this?
I watch a whole lot of old MOVIES.THIS IS A GOOD ONE WITH PEOPLE THAT WERE STARS BACK THEN.
It was the captains idea to send the witness to Denton, not the Lts!
What luck this man has. He happens to meet the lovely and sexy Barbra Eden. She has her own sports car and large detached house. I should be so lucky!
That old police captain is a regular king Solomon !
great comparison
Good film. Thank you for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it
I recognized Ted Knight right away. AKA Ted Baxter of the Mary Tyler Moore Show. He is young so I had to go back to the credits to confirm as I didn't notice it at first. He is the desk Sargent in Denton. And easily Love Boat Captain Stubing, Gavin MacCloed.
Murray Slaughter,
I had a crush for Barbara Eden. She never loved me back. So I remained single. Case of unrequited love. Forever broke my heart. I wished I could at least met her. Same story with Elizabeth Montgomery.
You have to pick one, I'll take the other. Otherwise, it's just greed😅
barbara was one of those women that i found it difficult to take my eyes off her face long enough to check out the rest of her . fortunately i'm fairly strong willed .
Check her out in the episode titled The Manicurist from 1962 on the Andy Griffith Show. She was repairing a run on her stocking and her skirt was several inches above her knee and her foot nearly went off her shoe. I think this was one of the first erotic episodes of a TV series at that time. I was a boy at that and when I became a teen and saw it on a reun inthe 1970s I was aroused.
@@luislaplume8261 uh, to much information.....but I guess the question is did you know at that time why you were?
@@alpha-omega2362 Because by that time in 1985 I was already an adult.
@@luislaplume8261 I know that scene, I'm 53 and I'm still aroused :) Barbara Eden was the hottest actress of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Interesting ending....all things considered. Barbara Eden and the Desoto stole the show though.
Barbara Eden for sure but for me it was the 60 Dart 4 d ht. But you can't beat the drivetrain in that 59 Desoto!