tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post7979511366052043712..comments2023-10-16T10:53:05.110-04:00Comments on Dave's Classic Films: Dial 1119 (1950)Dave the Movie Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706646923615786483noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-8266264149882984872019-01-15T04:18:48.776-05:002019-01-15T04:18:48.776-05:00Those rear projection TVs never caught on when the...Those rear projection TVs never caught on when they were pushing them in the late 40s early 50s. They were too far ahead of their time, but mostly they were too damned expensive for the average guy. I think Conrad's character in the movie says something like, "I'm buying this on an installment plan, $1400 month." Sounds about right. Think what that would be in todays money. The guy running that bar musta been flushed with doe.relcaldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082782007916945956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-73427377448005212402012-05-13T00:04:36.504-04:002012-05-13T00:04:36.504-04:00Dave - so trueDave - so trueThe Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-28895029885144084502012-05-09T07:50:21.914-04:002012-05-09T07:50:21.914-04:00Eve -
It's definitely not on the same level as...Eve -<br />It's definitely not on the same level as "Out Of The Past" (1947) or "Double Indemnity" (1944), but it's not too bad if you find you have an hour or so to kill ...Dave the Movie Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706646923615786483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-84343429593305494212012-05-09T07:44:47.458-04:002012-05-09T07:44:47.458-04:00Jacqueline -
It seems like they were really pushin...Jacqueline -<br />It seems like they were really pushing the big screen TVs back then. I did a post on "Ma and Pa Kettle" a while back and they moved into a modern home with a huge entertainment center complete with big flatscreen TV ...<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.Dave the Movie Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706646923615786483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-28548332040006245472012-05-09T07:41:24.177-04:002012-05-09T07:41:24.177-04:00Kevin -
It's a pretty good film. I keep think...Kevin -<br />It's a pretty good film. I keep thinking to myself how it would have been if Anthony Perkins played the part of Wyckoff. The role would have been right up his alley ... Seemingly calm but disturbed below the surface ...Dave the Movie Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706646923615786483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-43121318766082122422012-05-06T01:26:53.945-04:002012-05-06T01:26:53.945-04:00Dave, I have this noir boxed set - not a bad colle...Dave, I have this noir boxed set - not a bad collection at all, but this seemed one of the weaker entries to me. Was interested in its depiction of the era's bar culture and attitudes toward the "insanity defense," and liked Virginia Field as a barfly - but otherwise it seemed more like a TV drama to me than noir (felt the same about Don Siegel's "Crime in the Streets"). Much preferred Anthony Mann's "Desperate" and Richard Fleischer's "Armored Car Robbery."The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-13446214020096501922012-05-03T20:23:37.536-04:002012-05-03T20:23:37.536-04:00Thanks for your look at this unusual movie. Sound...Thanks for your look at this unusual movie. Sounds great. I'm amazed about that TV, too.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-30026438934945688522012-05-03T15:02:07.865-04:002012-05-03T15:02:07.865-04:00Very glad to read this. I've never seen it and...Very glad to read this. I've never seen it and recently picked up the Film Noir Vol. 5 on sale. Sounds like its a good one.Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-64474934668995241682012-05-01T19:28:42.047-04:002012-05-01T19:28:42.047-04:00Kim -
This film was way deep in the vault ... It&...Kim -<br />This film was way deep in the vault ... It's funny that in the film the bartender (played by William Conrad) is always talking about how the place is "a crumb joint", and calls all the patrons "crumbs". But all that money is spent on the television. I can't tell if he's the owner or just works there !!! LOLDave the Movie Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706646923615786483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-42348914803774126012012-05-01T19:21:50.159-04:002012-05-01T19:21:50.159-04:00Hi Page -
Thanks for stopping by ... The film is ...Hi Page -<br />Thanks for stopping by ... The film is actually available as one of the "8 timeless suspense thrillers" in the Film Noir Classic Collection Volume 5. I always like to remind people to check with their local library when looking for DVD's, it's free!!! ... You can't beat that, especially with the economy the way it is ...Dave the Movie Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706646923615786483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-22411695043214225092012-05-01T12:49:53.738-04:002012-05-01T12:49:53.738-04:00Dave, you've pulled this one way out of the va...Dave, you've pulled this one way out of the vault. What bar in the 1950s would have bought a TV that expensive? Was it product placement? LOLKimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729648144476396641.post-67984959460214158982012-05-01T10:00:26.099-04:002012-05-01T10:00:26.099-04:00Dave,
I've never heard of this film. How did ...Dave, <br />I've never heard of this film. How did you manage to find it? I'd like to see it just to see what Warner Bro's came up with in the 'B' category, Oh, and to see that early high dollar flat screen! Ha Ha<br />I enjoyed this review. <br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.com