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Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

  • 1948
  • 1h 16m
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5.8/10
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Diana Lynn and Guy Madison in Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
ComedyRomance

A would-be playwright and a young woman escaping from a job at a gas station meet cute and fall in love.A would-be playwright and a young woman escaping from a job at a gas station meet cute and fall in love.A would-be playwright and a young woman escaping from a job at a gas station meet cute and fall in love.

  • Director
    • William Castle
  • Writers
    • Barry Benefield
    • Lewis Meltzer
  • Stars
    • Guy Madison
    • Diana Lynn
    • James Dunn
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    456
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    • Director
      • William Castle
    • Writers
      • Barry Benefield
      • Lewis Meltzer
    • Stars
      • Guy Madison
      • Diana Lynn
      • James Dunn
    • 13User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Guy Madison
    Guy Madison
    • Eddie Tayloe
    Diana Lynn
    Diana Lynn
    • Perry Dunklin
    James Dunn
    James Dunn
    • Mike
    Michael Chekhov
    Michael Chekhov
    • Gaboolian
    Florence Bates
    Florence Bates
    • Mandy
    Lionel Stander
    Lionel Stander
    • Bellhop
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Agent
    Roscoe Karns
    Roscoe Karns
    • Carmody
    Margaret Hamilton
    Margaret Hamilton
    • Ruby Cheever
    Irene Ryan
    Irene Ryan
    • Opal Cheever
    Colin Campbell
    Colin Campbell
    • MacWirther
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Capt. Bjorn
    Moyna MacGill
    Moyna MacGill
    • Pearl Cheever
    • (as Moyna Magill)
    Audie Murphy
    Audie Murphy
    • Copy Boy
    Jean Dean
    • Jean Dean - Water Nymph
    • (unconfirmed)
    Jean Stratton
    • Jean Stratton - Water Nymph
    • (unconfirmed)
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Castle
    • Writers
      • Barry Benefield
      • Lewis Meltzer
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    7ksf-2

    SO many fun stars in here... needed better script

    Bill Frawley(Fred Mertz!) , Irene Ryan(Granny!), Margaret Hamilton(the Wicked Witch!), and Florence Bates, and Roscoe Karns. Gadz! who ISN'T in this film from United Artists ?? Boy meets girl on the road, and they are both running away from their jobs. Eddie (Guy Madison) quits when he finds out he has inherited some money from his dead uncle. Diana Lynn is "Perry", who left town when her brother gets married. They get in a car accident, and the whole plot-line is pretty silly, but you just have to go along with the ride. Liberal use of back drops. Lots of talking. and Lionel Stander is the hotel bell-hop.. he was "Max" in Hart to Hart. Flo Bates (the thief on the subway) was in SO many early films, and worked with just everyone..(LOVED her in Rebecca!) Margaret Hamilton is the prim and proper landord, who rents a room (the stable) to Perry. Picture is pretty good, but sound goes way up and way down, so be ready for CRAZY loud commercials. Bill Frawley (Fred Mertz, three years BEFORE I Love Lucy!) is the big shot agent, who doesn't like Eddie's work. a couple funny scenes, at Coney Island, and again when the ladies play cards. These folks were all masters at vaudeville. SO fun to see all these pros in comedy. the film is so understated... too bad the script is so slow. they all would have been even more amazing with a better script. it does go all over the place. but if you stick around, it's a lot of low key fun. This one was important, just for all the big names in here...
    Michael_Elliott

    Fun Cast Lifts Up Routine Romantic Comedy

    Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)

    ** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Eddie Tayloe (Guy Madison) is working at a Texas newspaper when he inherits some money and decides to head off to New York City to try and become a playwright. On the ride there he meets Perry Dunklin (Diane Lynn) and agrees to give her a lift to the city. Once there they split up but soon they are going to be reunited.

    William Castle, yes, that William Castle, directed this romantic comedy that borrows a few moments from IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, which is pretty remarkable when you think about it. That Capra film was released more than a decade earlier yet it was still being ripped off in 1948. With that being said, TEXAS, BROOKLYN & HEAVEN isn't a masterpiece or even a good movie but it is a pleasant entertainment that is worth watching.

    The film is basically a romantic comedy that works in large part because of its two stars. I wouldn't say that Madison or Lynn gave great performances but both of them are just so cute and charming in the film that you can't help but enjoy watching them and their adventures as their characters slowly get back together. I thought the film did a good job with at least keeping you entertained by the story and Castle managed to keep the film moving at a nice pace and delivering some charm along the way.

    The film is pretty basic in regards to its story as there's certainly nothing here that we haven't seen countless times before. As I said, the two leads are just so charming together that you don't mind going along for the ride. The supporting players include James Dunn, Florence Bates, Margaret Hamilton in a small role and Roscoe Karns in a brief bit. James Dean is said to be in the picture but I wasn't able to spot him.
    4bkoganbing

    Whimsical Film Doesn't Quite Gel

    Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven should by all accounts been a winner with the wonderful cast of character players that inhabit this film in support of young leads Guy Madison and Diana Lynn. But for whatever reason the film both in its quiet humor and some uproarious belly laugh humor just doesn't quite gel.

    Future horror film director William Castle was in charge of this small independent production released by United Artists. Madison is a writer on a Dallas newspaper who's left a legacy of $6000.00 by his grandfather so he decides to go to New York and try his hand at writing a play. Along the way he picks up hitchhiker Diana Lynn and the two go to New York. Finding Manhattan a bit pricey even then, the two wind up staying in Brooklyn. Madison in a small hotel and Lynn with an adopted 'mother' Florence Bates in an apartment which she rents from three spinster sisters, Irene Ryan, Margaret Hamilton, and Moyna McGill.

    Other than those I've mentioned such outstanding players as James Dunn, Jesse White, Clem Bevans, James Burke, Michael Chekhov, William Frawley and Lionel Stander are all here. Audie Murphy makes his screen debut in the beginning of the movie as a copy boy on Madison's paper and his scene is with Madison. That alone should make any devoted old film fan want to see Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven, but for the most part these folks are subdued in their characterizations.

    And like a much better film It Happened In Brooklyn from the year before there is nary a mention of the Brooklyn Dodgers or Ebbetts Field. That's almost sacrilege.

    You might want to look at Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven just to see this fabulous cast. But I think you'll walk away disappointed.
    6praisinghiminkc

    A nice little movie

    Diana Lynn is great as usual a year or so before her role as Irma's best friend in My Friend Irma. She carries the story quite well and it is worth seeing. I agree with another poster that the music is terrible but there isn't much of it and really it's only the music at the beginning that is that bad. It's a cute story and could have been better but still an enjoyable way to spend 76 minutes. It does have some good moments and lots of familiar faces, some you may not be able to put a name to but will recognize from other old movies. I won't go into the whole plot since that has already been covered very nicely but it is well worth your time to watch this. Since it has fallen into Public Domain you can see it at internetarchives.
    6LobotomousMonk

    No Sleep till Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven

    Fits and starts is no way to engage a film spectator. Undivided attention is volunteered and not guaranteed. Clearly with Texas-Brooklyn Castle and the producers forgot these tenets of spectatorship. The long talks in the car had me paying attention to the rear projection in hopes of a bit of action. Although, dry at first these talks later became more interesting through developing the characters aptly. That being said, characterization was ambiguous. I feel that many reviewers of this film will be more forgiving than myself because of how "gosh-darn" cute the couple was. Diana Lynn did play her character very well. If the film story has relevance it is mostly anachronistic in nature. There are plot digressions and long drawn out scenes that do little for forwarding the story. Some mobile framing creeps in, but for the most part Castle is doing nothing special to foster spectator interest. Coney Island makes an appearance again, but unlike in When Strangers Marry there is no creatively edited montage sequence to accompany the fun fair. Margaret Hamilton also makes an appearance but is effectively side-lined rendering her casting value nil. Castle would not make the same mistake when directing her in 13 Ghosts many years later. If you have other things to do, you can either not watch this film, or simply keep it running in the background.

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    • Trivia
      The film marked the second screen appearance for Audie Murphy, who has a bit part as a copy boy. Murphy received $500 for the part and was allowed to keep four shirts that he wore for a promotional ad.
    • Goofs
      Actress Moyna MacGill's name was misspelled "Magill" in the onscreen credits.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Mike: What'll you have?

    • Crazy credits
      Card very near opening: This is Dallas Texas.
    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Audie Murphy: Great American Hero (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven
      Written by Ervin Drake and Jimmy Shirl

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vivir sonando
    • Filming locations
      • General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Robert S. Golden Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 16m(76 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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