According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951)

Director:

Jean Yarbrough

Writers:

Scott Darling (screenplay), Barney Gerard (screenplay),

Stars:

Spring Byington, Anthony Caruso, Brett King

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Spring Byington	...	Mrs. Hoyle
Anthony Caruso	...	Morganti
Brett King	...	Slattery
Tanis Chandler	...	Angela Brown
Stephen Chase	...	Judge Guthrie (as Steohen Chase)
Robert Karnes	...	Rogan
Tristram Coffin	...	Pat Dennison
James Flavin	...	Prosecuting Attorney
Paul Bryar	...	Willie
Charles Williams	...	Charlie
Harry Lauter	...	Gordon Warren
Michael Whalen	...	Rev. Haverford
Leander De Cordova	...	Minister (as Leander de Cordova)
Wilbur Mack	...	Hotel Clerk
Frank Jaquet	...	Watchman

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1951 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Even Ardent Spring Byington Fans Should Avoid This One!

An unbelievably tripe-laden novelette about a retired schoolteacher who reforms some gangsters and discovers her own son amongst their number.True, the last half of the film, with its robbery and trial scenes, picks up a bit, but if anyone's still watching then, I'll be very surprised. Most viewers will be sufficiently irritated by the picture's early scenes to turn it off or walk out. Miss Byington is embarrassingly hammy and the script repulsively corny.

Director Yarbrough brings nothing to the movie but a charmless Poverty Row aura of "B" grade efficiency. And would you believe it all ends up with the pastor of the little church around the corner inviting the gangster to kneel down and say a prayer for his mother!