Brass Monkey (1948)

Radio personality Carroll Levis becomes involved in a case of theft and murder.

Director:

Thornton Freeland

Writers:

Robert Buckland (additional dialogue), Alec Coppel (screenplay),

Stars:

Carroll Levis, Carole Landis, Herbert Lom

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carroll Levis	...	Himself
Carole Landis	...	Kay Sheldon
Herbert Lom	...	Peter Hobart
Avril Angers	...	Herself
Ernest Thesiger	...	Ryder-Harris
Edward Underdown	...	Max Taylor
Henry Edwards	...	Inspector Miller
Henry Worthington	...	Rodney
Terry-Thomas	...	Himself (as Terry Thomas)
Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson	...	Hutch (as Leslie A. Hutchinson)
Campbell Cotts	...	A.J. Gilroy
Jack McNaughton	...	Porter
Lyn Evans	...	Detective Sergeant Richards
John Salew	...	Captain
Duncan Lewis	...	Steward

Storyline

Radio personality Carroll Levis becomes involved in a case of theft and murder.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lucky Mascot

Company Credits

Production Co:

Diadem Films, Ingram Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Carole Landis

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Connections

Referenced in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000)

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Soundtracks

"I Know Myself Too Well"
by Ross Parker
Sung by Carole Landis (dubbed by unknown)

User Reviews

Carole Landis Memorial

The two previous excellent reviews present a fair, balanced, and accurate view of this movie. It is of interest now primarily as a period piece---actually an English period piece: believe me when I tell you that in 1948 there wasn't one American in 500,000 who had ever heard of Carroll Levis, "England's favorite Canadian." There is, however, a second and far more important reason for this movie's value. It captures the luminous Carole Landis at the height of her beauty (and very shortly before her tragic suicide at 29). If ever there was a movie actress who was not only breathtakingly beautiful and amazingly talented, but also underused, unappreciated, and relegated (for the most part, as here) to roles far beneath her, it was Carole Landis. She lost what could have been her best Hollywood years by her unselfish, indefatigable, tireless entertainment of American troops throughout the world in World War II, surpassing even Bob Hope and Martha Raye in miles traveled and military outposts visited. As above noted, she was in a class by herself for beauty, absolutely nonpareil in face and figure---Betty Grable and Alice Faye were just pretty made-up dolls in comparison. What a shame that, in the end, she ended up in fare such as this.