Create Your Own Noir Nightmare

[ken123]

Murder on the 33rd Degree
A Universal Film
Producers:David Shine & Roy Cohn
Director:John Frankenheimer
Screenplay:Sterling Silliphant & Rod Serling
Directory of Photography:Franz Planer
Music:Miklos Rosza
Costumes:Edith Head
Makeup:Ben Nye
Film Editor:Ferris Webster
Dialoge Director:Thom Conroy
Running Time:111 minutes Released November 22, 1965

Film Summary: A young American President is assassinated in a large size Southern U.S. city located on the 33rd degree north longitutide.
Cast:
Paul Newman...................................John Feeney Kelly - U.S President
Anne Bancroft................................. Mrs. Abigail Kelly - The Presidents wife
John Dehner.................................... Lyman Burkhart Jackson - American Vice - President ( called " Uncle Cornporn " behind his back)
Angela Lansbury ...............................Judith " Lady Bug " Jackson - The Vice Presidnts wife (Called " Iron Butterfly " by her detractors )
Berry Kroeger....................................John Edward Hoseman - Director American Internal Security Agency ( Foe of Mr. Kelly and all things that smell of liberalism )
Ed Begley.........................................Wallace G. Corley - Governor of unnamed U.S.Southern State ( Doesnt like " pointy headed liberals " )
John Houseman................................. Allen Welsh - Ex Director of American External Security Bureau ( Retired by request of Mr. Kelly )
Timothy Carey................................... Osgood H. Lee - Alleged killer of Mr. Kelly
George Grizzard .................................Robert Fitzmaurice Kelly - U.S. Attorney General & bother of President Kelly
John Hoyt.......................................... Lewis Fulton - Rightwing radio commentator
Edward Andrews...................................Senator Gary Boldwater - Conservative U.S. Senator
Lee Tracey ........................................ David Dwight - Former U.S .President
Cliff Robertson.................................... Russell Rigson - For U.S. Vice - President under Mr.Dwight
Lief Erickson....................................... General Kurtis LaJune - Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mort Mills.......................................... Col. Arthur McVanDenburgh - Aide to Major LaJune
Ann Doran ......................................... Mrs. Linda Eveland - Secretary to Mr. Kelly
Royal Dano...........................................I. Merriman Strange - U.S Secretary of Defense
Carl Benton Reid....................................Chancellor Atitchenson - Former U.S. Secretary of State - Advisor to the Pesident - Not to be trusted
Martin Balsam........................................Peter Clevenger - Presidential Press Secretary
Kevin McCarthy......................................Kenny McMillian - Presidential aid
Uncredited:Gwen Verdon, Kasey Rogers(aka Laura Elliot ), Barbara Nichols, Ed Asner, Geoge Tobias,Virginia Greg, Leslie Parrish,
Lenoard Stone, Howard Smith,Pat Hingle,Virginia Grey,Ossie Davis,Charles Lane, Iris Adrian,Chick Chandler,Ruby Dee,Frank Ferguson,Lawrence Dobkin, ( narrator ) Jay Adler, Ollan Soule.Al Freman,Jr.

[CineMaven]

Ken, I've just skimmed your posts. But even from that I see the depth and breadth of your knowledge of classic film noir characters, casts, and crew. Astounding. Truly! I'm a filmmaker...we oughta talk. Maybe my next project can be a small film noir film noir made from one of your ideas.

Truly inspiring, Sir.

Sincerely,

CineMaven.

[ken123]

Ken, I've just skimmed your posts. But even from that I see the depth and breadth of your knowledge of classic film noir characters, casts, and crew. Astounding. Truly! I'm a filmmaker...we oughta talk. Maybe my next project can be a small film noir film noir made from one of your ideas.

Truly inspiring, Sir.

Sincerely,

CineMaven.

CineMaven,
Thanks alot, maybe we can talk after Christmas. My head is spinning, not that I have a swelled head already !
Noir and John Ford films are my favorite topics, aside from politics, politics with a definite leftward tilt.
Sincerely,
ken123

[ken123]

A Purposeful Life ( aka Montana Under the Stars )
An RKO Picture
Producer:Edmund Granger
Director:Jacques Tourneur
Screenplay:Borden Chase
Director of Photography:Russell Harlan - Who replaced Nicholas Musuraca
Musical Score:George Duning & Roy Webb
Art Direction:Albert D' Agostino & Jack Okey
Set Decorations:Darrell Silvera
Costumes:Rennie
Running time:99 minutes Released November 14, 1947
Two strangers ride into the Montana town of Medicine City and find a town torn by racial strife and a cattle baron who is the King of the town. The time 1889.
Cast:
Robert Mitchum....................Jim Conway - One of the strangers
Alan Hale............................Jasper " Boots " O' Toole - Jims good buddy
Anne Jefferys.......................Margaret " Maggie " McCormick - She grows to like Jim
Rhonda Fleming.....................Atlanta Jones - Dancehall gal, she likes Jim too
Morris Ankrum.......................Michael " Big Mike " McCormick - Father of Maggie and cattle baron of the county
Dean Jagger..........................Pete Evans - Sheriff of Medicine City & tool of Big Mike
Steve Brodie..........................Bob Billings - Chief ranch hand of the McCormick spread Likes to use his muscle
James Mulligan.......................Jesse Donner - Another ranch hand, also a muscle man
Marc Lawrence........................Arousa- Medicine man - Marc Lawrence as a medicine man is NOT stolen from deMilles The Unconqured
William Conrad........................Al -Bartender at the High Sky Saloon
Phil VanZandt.........................." Dutchie " Houteman - Owner of the High Sky Saloon, in actuality a front for Big Mike
Francis Ford............................Salty - Town drunk
Anthony Caruso.........................Chief Red Arrow
Carmen Morales.........................Bird in the Night - Red Arrows wife
Ruth Roman..............................Delia - Chorus girl
Uncredited:Jay Silverheels, Ann Doran, Donald Kerr,Miguel Iclan, Harry Hayden, Richard Hageman,Thomas Gomez, Richard Martin
- so many spelling errors that had to be fixed

[ken123]

The Case of Phantom Floozie
A Warner Bros Motion Picture
A Hal Wallis Production
Director:William Wellman
Screenplay:Ben Hecht - Adopted for the Earle Stanley Gardner novel The Case of the Missing Moll
Directer of Photography:Sol Polito
Art Director:Jack Okey
Running time 77 minutes Released January 6, 1935
Film Summary:Perry Mason is on the case when a dame takes off with a millionaires swag and the millionaire winds up in morgue.
Cast:
Warren William..............Perry Mason - Los Angeles lawyer, as portrayed by Williams Mr Mason is always ethical
Joan Blondell.................Della Street -Secretary to Mr. Mason. Doesnt take lip from anyone, including Perry
Ann Dvorak...................Princess Dinah St.Clair. Aka Trixie Laverne, aka Maise Sinclair, aka Joan O'Leary, aka Joan McKim
Edward McWade.............. Walter O' Malley -Los Angels D.A. - hey the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn and Sir Walter had no connection with dem Bums
Eugene Pallette............... Lt. Alvin McCoy - L.A.Police Detective of the homocide squad. Dumb, but arrogant
Lionel Atwill...................Dr. Emmanual Chisman - L.A. county Coroner. Loves female bodies.
Paul Harvey...................Thomas Beckham - Millionaire businessman and patron of the opposite sex.
Allison Skipworth.............Mrs Olga Beckham - Wife of Thomas Beckham. Now you see why Mr.Beckham spends most of his nights away frrom home.
Conrad Nagel..................Harrison Gladstone - A busness partner of Mr. Beckham. Oily !
Allen Jenkins..................Alan Carmichael - L.A. cop. Who is dumber Al or Alvin ?
Lucian Littlefield.............Mr. Peabody Jones - Stange man who walks the streets at night
Jack Larue....................Jamieson - The Beckhams chauffer. He also carries a gun and has eyes for the ladies.
Teresa Harris..................Teresa - The Beckhams maid
Eric Blore.......................Eric - The Beckhams butler
Willie Fung.....................Willie - the Beckhams gardner
Harold Huber...................Max " Maxie " Gold - Princess St.Clairs " boyfriend ". OMG
The princess is the major suspect in Mr. Beckhams death, but other suspects are a possibility.

[CineMaven]

CineMaven,
Thanks alot, maybe we can talk after Christmas. My head is spinning, not that I have a swelled head already! Noir and John Ford films are my favorite topics, aside from politics, politics with a definite leftward tilt.

Sincerely,
ken123

Sure thing Ken. Just a chat. One thing though...I'm not political at all but left's the place to be.