Easy Living (1949)

Pete Wilson is on top. He is the highest paid professional football player in the league. He has seen other players come and go, but he was MVP last year and the future looks rosy. His wife... See full summary »

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Writers:

Irwin Shaw (story), Charles Schnee (screenplay)

Stars:

Victor Mature, Lucille Ball, Lizabeth Scott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Victor Mature	...	Pete Wilson
Lucille Ball	...	Anne, Lenahan's Secretary
Lizabeth Scott	...	Liza Wilson
Sonny Tufts	...	Tim 'Pappy' McCarr
Lloyd Nolan	...	Lenahan
Paul Stewart	...	Dave Argus
Jack Paar	...	Scoop Spooner
Jeff Donnell	...	Penny McCarr
Art Baker	...	Howard Vollmer
Gordon Jones	...	Bill 'Holly' Holloran
Don Beddoe	...	Jaeger
Richard Erdman	...	Buddy Morgan (as Dick Erdman)
William 'Bill' Phillips	...	Ozzie, the Trainer
Charles Lang	...	Whitey
Kenny Washington	...	Benny

Storyline

Pete Wilson is on top. He is the highest paid professional football player in the league. He has seen other players come and go, but he was MVP last year and the future looks rosy. His wife, Liza, is there for the fame, the money, the good times and does not like those who are washed up. His friend Tim, just retired and accepted a job as head coach at State. But Pete discovers that he has a condition that may end his career and all that he knows is football.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary | interior decorator | american football | new york city | ambition | 

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Taglines:

A story never told before!

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

Interference

Filming Locations:

Wrigley Field - 1060 W. Addison St., Lake View, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Making his film debut is Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, then a first year member of "The Los Angels Rams (portraying a "Backfield" member of "The Chiefs"). He is "called out" by "The Chiefs" Coach Lenahan as "Hirsch". Elroy would later star in his film Bio, "Crazylegs" (1953) and the prison saga, "Unchained" (1955), the film which introduced the classic, "Unchained Melody".

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Connections

Featured in After the Fox (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Easy Living"
Written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
Performed by Audrey Young

User Reviews

Convoluted -- Contextually and Conversationally

It is difficult to determine where this story is set -- period. The sports team in "Easy Living" is the Chiefs, the helmets worn by this teams are those of the Rams, but yet this team (and ultimately, this story) is based in New York City.

Well, the Kansas City Chiefs began as the Dallas Texans and never existed as a franchise in New York City. The St. Louis Rams, and their iconic ram horn helmet design, has only been seen in three markets, Cleveland, Los Angeles and St. Louis. Again, a club that was never in New York City.

It is also more than odd that the main character, a quarterback, wears number 66, not a customary number for a quarterback to wear. But, it is this lack of accurate detailing that reveals a project mired in vagaries.

These type of historical inaccuracies reveal a more deep-seated lack of focus from this film. Despite its promise, Easy Living just lacks any type of focus. The plot slides around seemingly unsure of where it wants to go or needs to go. primarily, the essential points in the plot development are buried behind a lot of pointless distractions...and characters.

This perpetually 'out-of-focus' plot is enhanced by dialog which is trite, and contrived. It seems the writers of this screenplay were hellbent on being melodramatic and vague.

The movie seems to starts somewhere in the middle. Unfortunately, Easy Living runs like a stage play that is missing too many essential scenes, not just the beginning!