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Crime Against Joe (1956)
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21 March 1956 (USA)
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HE WAS ACCUSED OF THE FOULEST ACT A MAN CAN COMMIT! (original print ad - all caps) See more »
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A disreputable Korean War veteran is suspected of murder. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Could also be called "The Shame of Sleepwalking"...
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | John Bromfield | ... | Joe Manning |
 | Julie London | ... | Frances 'Slacks' Bennett |
| Henry Calvin | ... | Red Waller |
| Patricia Blair | ... | Christine 'Christy' Rowen (as Patricia Blake) |
| Joel Ashley | ... | Philip Rowen |
| Robert Keys | ... | Detective Sgt. Hollander (as Robert Keyes) |
| Alika Louis | ... | Irene Crescent |
| John Pickard | ... | Harry Dorn, Bartender |
| Frances Morris | ... | Nora Manning |
| Rhodes Reason | ... | George Niles |
| Mauritz Hugo | ... | Dr. Louis Tatreau, Psychiatrist |
| Joyce Jameson | ... | Gloria Wayne |
| Morgan Jones | ... | Luther Woods |
| James Parnell | ... | Ralph Corey |
| Addison Richards | ... | District Attorney Roy Kasden |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Boyd 'Red' Morgan | ... | High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Lee Sholem | |||
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| Robert C. Dennis | (screenplay) | |
| Decla Dunning | (story) | |
Produced by | |||
| Howard W. Koch | .... | producer | |
| Aubrey Schenck | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Paul Dunlap | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| William Margulies | (photography by) | ||
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| Michael Pozen | (as Mike Pozen) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mary Westmoreland | .... | hair stylist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Paul Wurtzel | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Arden Cripe | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Charles Cooper | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Joe Edmondson | .... | sound mixer | |
| Milton K. Mann | .... | sound editor (as Milton Mann) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Milton Olsen | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Louis DeWitt | .... | photographic effects | |
| Jack Rabin | .... | photographic effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ben Colman | .... | camera operator | |
| Joseph Edesa | .... | lighting technician (as Joe Edesa) | |
| Martin Kashuk | .... | key grip | |
Casting Department | |||
| Nina Vine | .... | casting supervisor | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Angela Alexander | .... | wardrobe | |
| Wesley Jeffries | .... | wardrobe (as Wesley V. Jefferies) | |
Music Department | |||
| Lester Morris | .... | music editor | |
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70 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Shot in five days.See more »
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Continuity: Joe is shown arriving at and leaving Pango Pango club in broad daylight, but the scenes preceding and following this sequence, together forming his drinking binge, take place in the middle of the night. The scene after leaving Pango Pango is revealed to take place at 2am, and it is later said he arrived at Pango Pango at midnight!See more »
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[first lines]
[Joe is painting a picture of a woman in a negligee; he becomes frustrated, and paints a red slash over the painting]
Nora Manning:[his mother, Nora, enters.] Well, it's different...but is it art?
Joe Manning:Art? It's not even fit to hang in a barroom.
Nora Manning:I wish I looked as good...and I did, once.
[looking at the painting more closely.]
Nora Manning:What's wrong with it?
Joe Manning:I don't know, Nora. I don't know! I can see it in my head, but it doesn't come out on the canvas. I want her to have warmth, and humor, and wisdom...and innocence...a girl you'd want to know.
Nora Manning:Have you ever known a girl like that, Joe?
[smiles]
[...]
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[Joe is painting a picture of a woman in a negligee; he becomes frustrated, and paints a red slash over the painting]
Nora Manning:[his mother, Nora, enters.] Well, it's different...but is it art?
Joe Manning:Art? It's not even fit to hang in a barroom.
Nora Manning:I wish I looked as good...and I did, once.
[looking at the painting more closely.]
Nora Manning:What's wrong with it?
Joe Manning:I don't know, Nora. I don't know! I can see it in my head, but it doesn't come out on the canvas. I want her to have warmth, and humor, and wisdom...and innocence...a girl you'd want to know.
Nora Manning:Have you ever known a girl like that, Joe?
[smiles]
[...]
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Looking for a ManSee more »
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Wooden, if amiable and entertaining crime story involving a genial, unemployed painter--still living with Mom--wrongly accused of attacking girls at night. He's temporarily released from police custody after a smitten car-hop comes to his defense, but her alibi doesn't hold up (she lied because she loves him!); the two amateur sleuths then decide to solve this mystery on their own. From Bel-Air Productions, distributed by United Artists, and strictly a second-biller. Still, if the production was minuscule it doesn't always show: there's some good location shooting and photography, particularly at the climax at the high school's indoor swimming pool. In the lead, John Bromfield keeps a cool head and has a nice, un-self-conscious manly swagger that is amusing and natural. Playing his secret sweetheart, Julie London is a bit too mature and refined to be convincing as a drive-in waitress, yet her stoic demeanor proves also to be enjoyable (no girlie business with this lady). The denouement is effective and caught me by surprise, and a weird sub-plot about a society girl under the thumb of her wicked, possessive father is a hoot. Not bad! **1/2 from ****