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I, the Jury

  • 19531953
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 27m
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6.1/10
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I, the Jury (1953)
Dectective Mike Hammer is determined to catch and kill the person who shot his close friend dead, so he follows clues that lead to a beautiful, seductive woman.
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CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
Dectective Mike Hammer is determined to catch and kill the person who shot his close friend dead, so he follows clues that lead to a beautiful, seductive woman.Dectective Mike Hammer is determined to catch and kill the person who shot his close friend dead, so he follows clues that lead to a beautiful, seductive woman.Dectective Mike Hammer is determined to catch and kill the person who shot his close friend dead, so he follows clues that lead to a beautiful, seductive woman.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
519
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    • Harry Essex
    • Mickey Spillane(novel)
    • Harry Essex(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Biff Elliot
    • Preston Foster
    • Peggie Castle
    • Harry Essex
    • Mickey Spillane(novel)
    • Harry Essex(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Biff Elliot
    • Preston Foster
    • Peggie Castle
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    • 23User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Peggie Castle and Biff Elliot in I, the Jury (1953)
    Peggie Castle in I, the Jury (1953)
    Biff Elliot and Dran Hamilton in I, the Jury (1953)
    Elisha Cook Jr. and Biff Elliot in I, the Jury (1953)
    John Qualen in I, the Jury (1953)
    I, the Jury (1953)
    Peggie Castle and Biff Elliot in I, the Jury (1953)
    Mary Anderson and Biff Elliot in I, the Jury (1953)
    Tani Guthrie and Dran Hamilton in I, the Jury (1953)
    Biff Elliot in I, the Jury (1953)
    I, the Jury (1953)
    Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Gil Frye, and Carol Thurston in I, the Jury (1953)

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    Biff Elliot
    Biff Elliot
    • Mike Hammer
    Preston Foster
    Preston Foster
    • Police Captain Pat Chambers
    Peggie Castle
    Peggie Castle
    • Charlotte Manning
    Margaret Sheridan
    Margaret Sheridan
    • Velda
    Alan Reed
    Alan Reed
    • George Kalecki
    Mary Anderson
    Mary Anderson
    • Eileen Vickers
    Tom Powers
    Tom Powers
    • Milt Miller
    Frances Osborne
    Frances Osborne
    • Myrna Devlin
    Bob Cunningham
    • Hal Kines
    • (as Robert Cunningham)
    Tani Guthrie
    Tani Guthrie
    • Esther Bellamy
    • (as Tani Seitz)
    Dran Hamilton
    Dran Hamilton
    • Mary Bellamy
    • (as Dran Seitz)
    Joe Besser
    Joe Besser
    • Pete - Elevator Operator
    Paul Dubov
    Paul Dubov
    • Marty
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Dr. R.H. Vickers
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    • Manuel
    Robert Swanger
    • Jack Williams
    Juan Duval
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (unconfirmed)
    Wally Rose
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (unconfirmed)
      • Harry Essex
      • Mickey Spillane(novel)
      • Harry Essex(written for the screen by)
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    • Trivia
      Originally filmed in 3D; but, by the time it opened, 3D had lost favor among audiences, and many first run engagements, as well as most second run engagements, opted to offer it in the standard 2D version.
    • Goofs
      At Manuel's Spanish-American Bar, Manuel serves Mike Hammer a glass of beer that is at least half head with a foamy dome extending above the top of the glass. With an instant viewing angle change, the head on the beer is no more than an inch tall with its top level with the top of the glass. Again at the original viewing angle the beer has the thick head with the dome above the top of the glass. With yet another angle change, the head is short, not even extending to the top of the glass.
    • Quotes

      Charlotte Manning: Drink, Mr Hammer?

      Mike Hammer: No, I'm not much of a champagne drinker, Doc I...

      Mike Hammer: [she shows him the bottle] Beer! Pat tell you about too?

      Charlotte Manning: No. Jack Williams did. He talked about you quite a lot.

      Mike Hammer: That was while you were treating Myrna, isn't it?

      Charlotte Manning: Captain Chambers was asking about Myrna when he was here. He wanted to know how strong she was mentally, and whether there was any chance of her resorting to her old habits again

      Mike Hammer: There's no chance of that happening, is there Doc?

      Charlotte Manning: Let's say, so far so good

      Mike Hammer: I'll drink to that

      Charlotte Manning: Good

      Mike Hammer: [He hands her a glass] Have some

      Charlotte Manning: I've never been a beer drinker

      Mike Hammer: No? Pleased to introduce you to a new habit

      Charlotte Manning: I'm very pleased to meet it

    • Connections
      Featured in The Witching Hour: I, The Jury (1958)

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    8/10
    So long, baby. Mike Hammer in 3D
    A gun fires through a half-opened door. A one-arm dying man crawls towards the camera while the chair where his prosthetic arm lies moves back unabling him to reach it. In the next scene a man climbs up the stairs to find his army pal shot dead. This is the first Mike Hammer film in 3D and must be seen in 3D to really appreciate its quality. Fortunately there is an exceptionally well restored 3D version that makes of this film a rare noir gem. John Alton photography is breathtaking, especially in the zenithal shots - view from the top of the Bradbury Building (that has appeared in many other films such as D. O. A.) is simply stunning in 3D - and use of shadows. Light contrasts are superb. Although Alton won an oscar for An American in Paris his photography work for black and white movies is powerfully shocking.

    No "tricks" here like a fire torch splashed into the camera eye. Any 3D detractor should watch this movie. Not the usual 3D method of emphasizing certain elements and relegating others was employed but all of them are in relief instead. The opening scene with the firing gun is maybe the only license to that use. The result it is an exciting watching experience that brings the whole set to life by highlighting every single element. 3D experience upgraded.

    As for the cast, Biff Elliot plays decently although wooden a tough, rude and violent Mike Hammer, boxer- type (he had been a boxer himself in his youth). Peggie Castle plays a psychoanalyst and does an excellent femme fatale, Preston Foster has a small but solid role as a police captain and Margaret Sheridan is the ever- efficient Hammer secretary (Perry Mason's Della Street type). Role of the dead man was played by real life single -handed Robert Swanger in his only screen appearance.

    Based on Mickey Spillane's book I, the jury some facts were changed - cocaine traffic to jewelry smuggling, twin sisters' nymphomania and Hammer's final shot from spontaneous to in response to be almost killed.

    Special mention for the 3D-inside-3D view-master type shot surprise gem. This scene only makes the movie worth watching in 3D only and an enjoyable experience for any 3D and view master fan. Do not miss it.
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      • August 14, 1953 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Parklane Pictures Inc.
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Black and White

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