Posted on 05/08/2021 7:40:04 PM PDT by ETL
“Nick Bianco is caught during a botched jewellery heist. The prosecution offer him a more lenient sentence if he squeals on his accomplices but he doesn’t roll over on them. Three years into the sentence an event changes his mind.”
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039536/
Nick Bianco (Victor Mature), Nettie Cavallo (Coleen Gray)
Attorney Earl Howser (Taylor Holmes)
Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark)
Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo (Brian Donlevy)
Sgt. William Cullen (Karl Malden)
_____________________________________
KISS OF DEATH (1947), starring Victor Mature, Richard Widmark and Coleen Gray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_OltmAEqg
_______________________________________________
“Kiss of Death is considered a significant example of film noir, and is also notable for giving Widmark a breakout role in his screen debut.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_of_Death_(1947_film)
KISS OF DEATH (1947), starring Victor Mature, Richard Widmark and Coleen Gray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_OltmAEqg
Still one of the best of the “bad guys” after 70 years +
https://archive.org/details/kissofdeath1947
Stream or download.
I saw it for the first time only about 3 or 4 years ago. Must have watched it 10-15 times since.
That lower photo shows a late 60s Ford.
That photo is of the ‘Crazy Joe’ Gallo killing in 1972. He was shot and killed while dining at Umberto’s on Mulberry Street in Manhattan’s Little Italy.
Thanks.
You can download it from YouTube too.
“A staunch conservative Republican, [Coleen] Gray was an honorary member of the National Federation of Republican Women along with Cyd Charisse, Rhonda Fleming, and Laraine Day.”
The Movie needs a remake, the Tommy Udo role should go to Mario Cuomo.
Thanks.
Used to need an app to download youtube vids.
Haven’t tried lately. Some good stuff there.
Yes, I meant through an app.
I don’t know any other way.
Cuomo's corrupt, but he's anything but a tough guy. He's a wuss. The kind of Italian who would get picked on by other Italians.
https://archive.org/details/@westernsky?sort=-week
All the Thin Man movies if you’re interested.
And lots of film noir came on archive recently.
I ran across Richard Widmark shooting an episode of the TV series Madigan in 1972 somewhere in the 80s on the West Side. He was about a block away and it suddenly dawned on me who he was, very distinctive look about him.
They were preparing a shot to be filmed on the street. Cameras were setup near a “pimpmobile”. This took maybe an hour, but I stood there to watch what was going to happen. Widmark stood at a distance waiting and smoking. Finally, they filmed the scene with him talking to someone in the car.
Later I made certain to watch the episode on TV. The scene which took an hour to setup and film lasted maybe 10 seconds on screen. Just damn.
I have to admit I’m impressed with the ability to recognize a car’s identity based on a portion of the headlight. That to me is the equivalent of playing “Name That Tune” and being able to name the tune in one note.
Black and White movies are racist.
I’m impressed with the ability to recognize a car’s identity based on a portion of the headlight. --chajin
Below is a wider view of the scene, showing more of the car...
It appears to be either a 1969 or 1970 Ford Custom. Neither '68 or '71 matched.
1969-70 Ford GALAXIE Custom
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.