I'm a Fool

Episode aired Nov 14, 1954
TV-GTV-G
30m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

134

YOUR RATING

James Dean in General Electric Theater (1953)

Comedy Drama

A man tells the story of his coming to adulthood when he left home at age 18 and learned the consequences of telling a lie to impress a girl.A man tells the story of his coming to adulthood when he left home at age 18 and learned the consequences of telling a lie to impress a girl.A man tells the story of his coming to adulthood when he left home at age 18 and learned the consequences of telling a lie to impress a girl.

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

134

YOUR RATING

- Don Medford
- Sherwood Anderson(short story)
- Arnold Schulman(adaptation)
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Trivia
This is the first of two appearances James Dean did for "General Electric Theater" His second appearance was in the December 12, 1954 teleplay, "The Dark, Dark Hours", which co-starred future President of the United States, Ronald Reagan and Constance Ford. Ronald Reagan introduced James Dean both times.

Quotes
Burt: You better learn, this boy: You are what you are and they are what they are.
[laughs]
Burt: The look on your face when you seen that girl. Ha! Ha! Ha! You should have seen it boy.
[laughs]
The Boy: Burt. I don't want you to call me boy no more.

Connections
Version of I'm a Fool (1977)

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La fureur de vivre

It's almost eerie to watch a grown-up James Dean tell the story of his drifter character's life .Natalie Wood looks older than a sixteen year old ingenue, the hero's lost love interest ;she considered her partner "a junior Marlon Brando"; the story in itself is not really absorbing ,but this short possesses strong appeal for fans of Dean and Wood who would become legendary in Ray's movie .

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