Regis Toomey was a real find for me. I watched "Other Men's Women" and wanted to see more of him. I love to see him by surprise. Throw in Jan Sterling and I'll watch all night. They both appear in "The High and the Mighty" (1954) a film that started my facination for Jan Sterling. The intro for that movie states that it was "Introducing Jan Sterling" even though I'm sure I've seen her in earlier productions including this one, also 1954 and "Ace in the Hole" (1951). Good actors.
29:23, 41:59, 46:49, 49:35 ~ Stunningly beautiful and dripping with sexuality and always gave brilliant performances. Jan Sterling was hands down my favorite blondie from the 50s.
Merrill's Revenge: A great noir-crime thriller. Such a great cast of character actors. Regis Toomey (Guys & Dolls), Emile Meyer (countless westerns), James Westerfield (on the Waterfront, Hang 'em High), Chubby Johnson, Chuck Conners (The Rifleman), Claude Akins. But it doesn't take a genius to recognize Merrill's role is almost a mirror image of his wonderful performance in 12 O'Clock High where he got kicked out of his job, replaced by Gregory Peck. In Human Jungle he replaces Westerfield. Leading up to Merrill's promotion and in the immediate aftermath dialogue is almost identical to 12 O'Clock High. The film could be a case study in personality types and leadership styles.
Thank you for a fine police movie. I must say, though, that the police captain got off lightly. Bullying tactics cost lives and allienate the public. He was an egomaniac.
If you know anything about Los Angeles (or any other big city post World War Two and the cynicism that ran through society) then, you will understand the context of the theme. What makes this gem above par is the "B" cast who perform an "A+" job. Other commenters have nailed the essentials so all I will add is my pet theory of what ended film noir....it was cigarettes!
.....Gary Merrill is one of the most thorough, professional, and totally committed cigarette smokers known to man, back then, or today.....a man has never lived who loved a cigarette as much as him...
Danforth (Gary Merrill) is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, ...
Of the many vintage films that I've watched, I've never heard the script use the term "fags." That really surprised me. I guess in 1954 it was OK with the Hays Code, (1930-1967). Interestingly, it wasn't included with the subtitles/close captions turned on. 37:50
I assumed he was saying "vags" for vagabonds. That makes more sense to me in context. This is a hays code movie, so, as I understand it, just as they wouldn't have cursed, they wouldn't have used slurs either.
The last post questioned is it "NOIR" this movie is freaking FILM NOIR 100% ! the poverty row companies created it probably due to budgets ! the big money Hollywood producers were obsessed all through the 40's to mid 50's, hard core Noir is the hotter the women the higher the body count ! the male gangsters R one step ahead of the G-men but one behind the women always !
Oh wow theres Chet Atkins!! ..love these cool ole movies you learn so much & so entertaining...." In the cooler" slugged her" start singing" hotheads" .......you fracture me" 😂 Such horrible non- morals criminals ...
Oh my gosh what a awesome movie Need these tactics more & more across America at least in Republican cities Police are respectful & probably use ...these tectics need to be in Democratic cities. Great acting ..,& lingo.......🇺🇸
NOIRE rocks not sucks! (And thanks aplenty to our French amis et frères!) ' Did not know your channel even existed! It is impossible that I should ever NOT subscribe, and so now have! Merci beaucoup.
And too, we had then "The Blackboard Jungle" with lots and lots of 'juvenile delinquents' !! We are very lucky that this class of miscreant, wrongly-guided youth exists no longer. Now we have instead the so gentle and very feeling Wokiees, which only desire is to improve things all-round! (And, not to be confused with any Wookies of Star Wars fame -- hairy carping creatures that were tough and blustery, and could tear one's head right off if irritated beyond some point not knowable!) Those type gone-wrong delinquents then lead us directly to "The Beat Generation," which youth and young adults were mostly concerned with the meaning of life, cool music, jiving, chess and coffee, and of course philosophizing. (We're talking here Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsburg.) From those we saw the "Rise of the Beatniks," which species was mostly a fashion taken up by part-time wannabe real Beat types. And from out of those and with all caution and hesitancy as thrown rudely aside, came out Glorious Hippydom, where no bars to LOVE -- LOVE -- LOVE were to be tolerated. Even the depressed gays of that time were technically not to be excluded but, sometimes were kinda, old anti-habits dying hard and all but, generally all worked out rather nicely post that learning curve, for LOVE's Supreme Purpose. Of course there were other classes of semi-types that developed between those early ones, and our own Wokiees of this day but, with those I am not so familiar, and therefor cannot describe nor opine-upon them, only cogitate wonderingly. And THERE you have it -- from the juveniles of odious delinquency -- to our far-improved younger ones of our own day! "History deserves to be remembered."
You gotta ❤ PEROXIDE BLONDES , they generally look great and sing badly . I hold my last wife as an example , looked great , was smart , and could'nt carry a tune if she had a bucket . Gone since 2011 😢 . Only women I ever missed . 😢 R. I. P. 😢 Actually she did a similar routine when I met her . GOOD TIMES !!! 😂😂😂
I see co-actors who went on to be Major Stars . This movie is hitting all the bells & whistles . And please don't get upset with my comments , I'm just having some fun . 😊😊😊
So the boys were vandalizing a semi-racy poster of a stripper . I goggled TASSLE TOSSING TEASERS and ended up looking at CAT TOYS , too funny . 😂😂😂 Are these guys in the group BOYS TO MEN and is the guy's father a CROSS DRESSER ? I know this is a serious movie , but if they keep showing me sight gags I'm not gonna be able to help myself , everone needs a second banana . 😂😂😂 When the blonde came into the room the DETECTIVE put on his glasses , maybe checking for clues , those horizonal lines are gonna strain his eyes . And the gags keep coming .😊😊😊 Somebody stop me ,I'm l laugh'in here 😂😅😊 First critics then sight gags , l'm on a roll but seriously this is a good movie . I' ll try to behave .❤❤❤ And the hits keep coming. No vacancy , they always had room for me . 😂 Old dude gives (CUTE GIRLS ) free jerseys (Tight J erseys) and in the day, those girls were hot . Many a lamp post had a dent that resembled me because I did'nt watch were I was walking. 😮😂😂😂
No matter what it is a good movie stands on it's own . If your name is not SISKEL and/or EBERT pipe down and quit moaning . Critics and opinions are like buttholes , everybody has one and nobody cares . 😢😢😢
He was married to Lucile ball? I guess he was a truly good guy. A lot of guest appearances on game shows. They knew how to enjoy life more after the second world war.
jan sterling,, just cant say enough about the gal. she is a great actress. caged,,womens prison,, the untouchables in the kiss of death girl. i really dig jan.🤍
Regis Toomey was a real find for me. I watched "Other Men's Women" and wanted to see more of him. I love to see him by surprise. Throw in Jan Sterling and I'll watch all night. They both appear in "The High and the Mighty" (1954) a film that started my facination for Jan Sterling. The intro for that movie states that it was "Introducing Jan Sterling" even though I'm sure I've seen her in earlier productions including this one, also 1954 and "Ace in the Hole" (1951). Good actors.
can someone explain me who drop atomic boom on malay jenjarom
Great movie, thru and thru.
53:20
29:23, 41:59, 46:49, 49:35 ~ Stunningly beautiful and dripping with sexuality and always gave brilliant performances. Jan Sterling was hands down my favorite blondie from the 50s.
Merrill's Revenge: A great noir-crime thriller. Such a great cast of character actors. Regis Toomey (Guys & Dolls), Emile Meyer (countless westerns), James Westerfield (on the Waterfront, Hang 'em High), Chubby Johnson, Chuck Conners (The Rifleman), Claude Akins. But it doesn't take a genius to recognize Merrill's role is almost a mirror image of his wonderful performance in 12 O'Clock High where he got kicked out of his job, replaced by Gregory Peck. In Human Jungle he replaces Westerfield. Leading up to Merrill's promotion and in the immediate aftermath dialogue is almost identical to 12 O'Clock High. The film could be a case study in personality types and leadership styles.
Thank you for a fine police movie. I must say, though, that the police captain got off lightly. Bullying tactics cost lives and allienate the public. He was an egomaniac.
Floozies - by Allah, I love that word.
No synopsis in the title heading.
Ah an early film with Claude Akins. 😀😀😀
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Movie great lines like when the captain 0f police says its a war in crime yet people love soldiers yet hate Cops
Is the police chief a younger Uncle Fester...or Grandpa Munster...I always get those two confused?
If you know anything about Los Angeles (or any other big city post World War Two and the cynicism that ran through society) then, you will understand the context of the theme. What makes this gem above par is the "B" cast who perform an "A+" job. Other commenters have nailed the essentials so all I will add is my pet theory of what ended film noir....it was cigarettes!
That is an amazing theory. Wow. Like, they just all died of cancer? This is thought provoking.
.....Gary Merrill is one of the most thorough, professional, and totally committed cigarette smokers known to man, back then, or today.....a man has never lived who loved a cigarette as much as him...
This was a very good movie. Thank you for the upload.
Was the bar man in tvs Voyage to the bottom of the sea?
Excellent movie absolutely great actors
Or don't read the comments ?
Just me, or is Gary Merrill channeling Jack Webb?
Danforth (Gary Merrill) is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, ...
Of the many vintage films that I've watched, I've never heard the script use the term "fags." That really surprised me. I guess in 1954 it was OK with the Hays Code, (1930-1967). Interestingly, it wasn't included with the subtitles/close captions turned on. 37:50
I assumed he was saying "vags" for vagabonds. That makes more sense to me in context. This is a hays code movie, so, as I understand it, just as they wouldn't have cursed, they wouldn't have used slurs either.
The last post questioned is it "NOIR" this movie is freaking FILM NOIR 100% ! the poverty row companies created it probably due to budgets ! the big money Hollywood producers were obsessed all through the 40's to mid 50's, hard core Noir is the hotter the women the higher the body count ! the male gangsters R one step ahead of the G-men but one behind the women always !
Boring
Great movie ! Thanks. Dave
Best wishes, Noir Fan, with the channel and the support. Great start! Beware those enchanted castles. Unless Nat Cole is singing. Mr Classy.
Oh it’s definitely noir. Thanks for sharing it.
Fifties black and white .classic crime flim .🎉
Extremely difficult at times being a Police Officer, then and now
Oh my gosh ' It Ain't Gonna Be You " ....😘🤣haha Beautiful outfits She wears
Oh wow theres Chet Atkins!! ..love these cool ole movies you learn so much & so entertaining...." In the cooler" slugged her" start singing" hotheads" .......you fracture me" 😂 Such horrible non- morals criminals ...
CLAUDE Akins. Chet was the guitar legend.
Oh my gosh what a awesome movie Need these tactics more & more across America at least in Republican cities Police are respectful & probably use ...these tectics need to be in Democratic cities. Great acting ..,& lingo.......🇺🇸
NOIRE rocks not sucks! (And thanks aplenty to our French amis et frères!) ' Did not know your channel even existed! It is impossible that I should ever NOT subscribe, and so now have! Merci beaucoup.
And too, we had then "The Blackboard Jungle" with lots and lots of 'juvenile delinquents' !! We are very lucky that this class of miscreant, wrongly-guided youth exists no longer. Now we have instead the so gentle and very feeling Wokiees, which only desire is to improve things all-round! (And, not to be confused with any Wookies of Star Wars fame -- hairy carping creatures that were tough and blustery, and could tear one's head right off if irritated beyond some point not knowable!) Those type gone-wrong delinquents then lead us directly to "The Beat Generation," which youth and young adults were mostly concerned with the meaning of life, cool music, jiving, chess and coffee, and of course philosophizing. (We're talking here Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsburg.) From those we saw the "Rise of the Beatniks," which species was mostly a fashion taken up by part-time wannabe real Beat types. And from out of those and with all caution and hesitancy as thrown rudely aside, came out Glorious Hippydom, where no bars to LOVE -- LOVE -- LOVE were to be tolerated. Even the depressed gays of that time were technically not to be excluded but, sometimes were kinda, old anti-habits dying hard and all but, generally all worked out rather nicely post that learning curve, for LOVE's Supreme Purpose. Of course there were other classes of semi-types that developed between those early ones, and our own Wokiees of this day but, with those I am not so familiar, and therefor cannot describe nor opine-upon them, only cogitate wonderingly. And THERE you have it -- from the juveniles of odious delinquency -- to our far-improved younger ones of our own day! "History deserves to be remembered."
I love this movie , I'm gonna save it and watch it a buncha times before I cut it loose . 😊😊😊
You gotta ❤ PEROXIDE BLONDES , they generally look great and sing badly . I hold my last wife as an example , looked great , was smart , and could'nt carry a tune if she had a bucket . Gone since 2011 😢 . Only women I ever missed . 😢 R. I. P. 😢 Actually she did a similar routine when I met her . GOOD TIMES !!! 😂😂😂
I see co-actors who went on to be Major Stars . This movie is hitting all the bells & whistles . And please don't get upset with my comments , I'm just having some fun . 😊😊😊
So the boys were vandalizing a semi-racy poster of a stripper . I goggled TASSLE TOSSING TEASERS and ended up looking at CAT TOYS , too funny . 😂😂😂 Are these guys in the group BOYS TO MEN and is the guy's father a CROSS DRESSER ? I know this is a serious movie , but if they keep showing me sight gags I'm not gonna be able to help myself , everone needs a second banana . 😂😂😂 When the blonde came into the room the DETECTIVE put on his glasses , maybe checking for clues , those horizonal lines are gonna strain his eyes . And the gags keep coming .😊😊😊 Somebody stop me ,I'm l laugh'in here 😂😅😊 First critics then sight gags , l'm on a roll but seriously this is a good movie . I' ll try to behave .❤❤❤ And the hits keep coming. No vacancy , they always had room for me . 😂 Old dude gives (CUTE GIRLS ) free jerseys (Tight J erseys) and in the day, those girls were hot . Many a lamp post had a dent that resembled me because I did'nt watch were I was walking. 😮😂😂😂
TO CRITIQUE OR NOT TO CRITIQUE , THAT IS THE QUESTION . HA HA HA LOSERS 😂😂😂 HA HA HA
No matter what it is a good movie stands on it's own . If your name is not SISKEL and/or EBERT pipe down and quit moaning . Critics and opinions are like buttholes , everybody has one and nobody cares . 😢😢😢
Chuck Connors from Branded ..
Back when men were men, dames were dames and Nashes were police cars.
chuck conners , claude aikens,,great cast,,needed a better ending imho, cheers for sharing , robert in italy
He was married to Lucile ball? I guess he was a truly good guy. A lot of guest appearances on game shows. They knew how to enjoy life more after the second world war.
If you mean Gary Merrill... he was married to Bette Davis for a while. Lucille Ball was married to comedian Gary Morton.
Gary Merrill was married to bette Davis for a while.
Glad to have found this beauty, thanks loads for posting.
It takes a tough guy to get the job done. 🤷♂️
jan sterling,, just cant say enough about the gal. she is a great actress. caged,,womens prison,, the untouchables in the kiss of death girl. i really dig jan.🤍
Great movie. Looking forward to your next upload.
Well, this was a fabulous surprise- what a great gem!
Thanks for sharing!