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Behave Yourself! (1951) -- When a cute Welsh terrier follows Bill Denny home, little does he know that all gangland has its eye on that dog. Who will be bumbling Bill's undoing - the gangsters, the cops, or his suspicious mother-in-law?

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Writers:
George Beck (screenplay)
George Beck (story)
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Release Date:
September 1951 (USA) more
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Tagline:
OH! The things that go ON ... and ON ... and ON!
Plot:
When a cute Welsh terrier follows Bill Denny home, little does he know that all gangland has its eye on that dog. Who will be bumbling Bill's undoing - the gangsters, the cops, or his suspicious mother-in-law? full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Farley Granger ... William Calhoun 'Bill' Denny

Shelley Winters ... Kate Denny
William Demarest ... Officer O'Ryan
Francis L. Sullivan ... Fat Freddy
Margalo Gillmore ... Mother

Lon Chaney Jr. ... Pinky (as Lon Chaney)
Hans Conried ... Gillie the Blade
Elisha Cook Jr. ... Albert Jonas
Glenn Anders ... Pete the Pusher
Allen Jenkins ... Plainclothesman
Sheldon Leonard ... Shortwave Bert
Marvin Kaplan ... Max the Umbrella
Archie ... Himself
Henry Corden ... Numi
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Runtime:
81 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (2003)

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Plot holes: Plot hinges on a small trained dog who is shipped to Los Angeles by crooks, with message that if dog is walked on Wilshire Boulevard, he will lead crooks to their criminal contact. However, Wilshire is one of city's longest streets (16 miles) and instructions don't indicate either what area of this street dog is to be walked or even which side, meaning the dog would conceivably have to be walked 32 miles. more
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Awesome disaster, 6 November 2003
3/10
Author: Erewhon from Los Angeles, California

A terrific supporting cast, plus Shelley Winters could and should have resulted in an outstanding, fast-paced comedy. But Farley Granger can't play comedy -- at least he can't here. George Beck's script is too busy, but that could have been dealt with by an able comedy director. However, Beck himself directed, and that's the element that sinks this mess completely. Everyone screams and overacts; even skilled muggers like William Demarest go off the deep end. It's almost painful to watch.

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