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19 May 1951 (USA) moreTagline:
RADIO'S FAMOUS FAT MAN SOLVES HIS BIGGEST CASE! (original print ad - all caps) morePlot Keywords:
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Media Crossover moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | J. Scott Smart | ... | Brad Runyan |
| Julie London | ... | Pat Boyd |
 | Rock Hudson | ... | Roy Clark |
| Clinton Sundberg | ... | Bill Norton |
| Jayne Meadows | ... | Nurse Jane Adams |
| John Russell | ... | Gene Gordon |
| Jerome Cowan | ... | Det. Lt. Stark |
| Emmett Kelly | ... | Ed Deets |
| Lucille Barkley | ... | Lola Gordon |
| Robert Osterloh | ... | 'Fletch' Fletcher |
 | Harry Lewis | ... | Happy Stevens |
| Teddy Hart | ... | Shifty |
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77 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Filming Locations:
Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Shooting for this film overlapped with shooting on The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), and Emmett Kelly's shots in the de Mille film had to be done when his schedule on "The Fat Man" permitted. moreFAQ
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When I was growing up, pre-television, we used to listen to many radio shows. One of these was The Fat Man, starring J. Scott Smart. This, as with some other radio shows, was made into a movie. The casting of Smart in the title role was good, since he looked the part and the sound was identical to the radio program.
In virtually every radio show, Bradford Runyan is hired to solve a crime; the film carries on the tradition. However, the radio program lasted for only a half hour, and even though there was a "time compression" effect, there was time to do significantly more in the film. As an example, Runyan asks a lady to dance, and when she accepts, he acquits himself well. That could never have worked on the radio program, to be sure.
For those of us who remember the program, there's a lot of nostalgia in the film. For those who never heard the show (such as my wife), it's still okay, but probably not as valued.