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General Electric Theater
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I'm a Fool

  • Episode aired Nov 14, 1954
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  • 30m
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6.5/10
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James Dean in General Electric Theater (1953)
ComedyDrama
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
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    • Don Medford
    • Sherwood Anderson(short story)
    • Arnold Schulman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Albert
    • James Dean
    • Natalie Wood
    • Don Medford
    • Sherwood Anderson(short story)
    • Arnold Schulman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Albert
    • James Dean
    • Natalie Wood
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Eddie Albert in General Electric Theater (1953)
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    Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    • Narrator
    James Dean
    James Dean
    • The Boy
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Lucy
    Roy Glenn
    Roy Glenn
    • Burt
    Eve March
    Eve March
    • Mother
    Leon Tyler
    • Wilbur
    Gloria Castillo
    Gloria Castillo
    • Elinor
    Fiona Hale
    • Mildred
    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • Self - Host
      • 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.

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      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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      • November 14, 1954 (United States)
      • English
      • Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • 30 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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