cduffynyc
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Such a strange episode, with so many inaccuracies about Brooklyn & New York.
First & foremost, there is NO "Hell's Kitchen" in Brooklyn, never was, never will be. Hells Kitchen is firmly placed on the Westside of Manhattan, just above & bordering Midtown. This is such an obvious error, every New Yorker knows. Brooklyn has its own tough neighborhoods that could have been referred to (like Red Hook), which is also off the river and would have fit equally & accurately well). Hell's Kitchen could have stood on itself, such a famous tough neighborhood. Why the writers would mesh two distinctly different boroughs into one is ridiculous & beyond me.
Second, the "fake" Brooklyn accents by most of the actors is overt & poorly done, in short embarrassing. Third, the tough real Brooklyn gangsters they are trying to emulate have quite the Jewish voice inflections & expressions. Finally, why would the New York mafia - "on the lamb" after being implicated in a murder hit - go "all the way west" to hide out, where they'd stick out like sore thumbs?
Annette Funicello is oddly good in this episode but it simply makes one dream back on the much better black & white episodes with Ward Bond & Robert Horton and a reminder never to move a cowboy western show into New York, unless you're Chester Goode - who can pull off riding a horse in the streets of Manhattan's 27th Precinct (kudo's to Sam McCloud & Dennis Weaver!! - LOL).
First & foremost, there is NO "Hell's Kitchen" in Brooklyn, never was, never will be. Hells Kitchen is firmly placed on the Westside of Manhattan, just above & bordering Midtown. This is such an obvious error, every New Yorker knows. Brooklyn has its own tough neighborhoods that could have been referred to (like Red Hook), which is also off the river and would have fit equally & accurately well). Hell's Kitchen could have stood on itself, such a famous tough neighborhood. Why the writers would mesh two distinctly different boroughs into one is ridiculous & beyond me.
Second, the "fake" Brooklyn accents by most of the actors is overt & poorly done, in short embarrassing. Third, the tough real Brooklyn gangsters they are trying to emulate have quite the Jewish voice inflections & expressions. Finally, why would the New York mafia - "on the lamb" after being implicated in a murder hit - go "all the way west" to hide out, where they'd stick out like sore thumbs?
Annette Funicello is oddly good in this episode but it simply makes one dream back on the much better black & white episodes with Ward Bond & Robert Horton and a reminder never to move a cowboy western show into New York, unless you're Chester Goode - who can pull off riding a horse in the streets of Manhattan's 27th Precinct (kudo's to Sam McCloud & Dennis Weaver!! - LOL).
Just saw this for the 1st time on TCM, no need to give up the plot (others already have - LOL), but this movie is a well kept secret hit! It's good vs evil and how good (Mitchell & Johnson) must turn evil in order to combat its enemy (Garfield). Will they have to abandon all their principles?
Garfield & Lupino are only so good, their characters kind of one dimensional (Albert too), though Lupino's character shows how a woman, driven but wanting to find more in life, can throw away true love for the chance of the wild unknown.
The true friendship of Goodwin (Mitchell) & Johnson (Qualen) is a joy to watch. Indeed this is one of Thomas Mitchell's best roles, and John Qualen is simply marvelous (as he's not shoved into a writer's desk as he is in "His Girl Friday"). His banter with Mitchell, and his banter with his flirtatious boss Caroline Pomponette (wonderfully portrayed by Odette Myrtil) steal the movie at times. Fun seeing Bernard & Leo Gorcey together again in non Bowery Boys roles.
As a noir, law enforcement & the criminal justice system must be present, played well by the stereotypical Inspector (Charles Wilson) and Officer Magrudee - the neighborhood savvy foot cop (Robert Homans - who finally gets a rare credit). Justice & the truth must be unveiled at some point, and this time the law (Magruder) proves that justice has two views, and that the foot cop knows how to handle his neighborhood.
Simply a slow paced yet riveting movie filled with humor & evil mixed in beautifully.
Garfield & Lupino are only so good, their characters kind of one dimensional (Albert too), though Lupino's character shows how a woman, driven but wanting to find more in life, can throw away true love for the chance of the wild unknown.
The true friendship of Goodwin (Mitchell) & Johnson (Qualen) is a joy to watch. Indeed this is one of Thomas Mitchell's best roles, and John Qualen is simply marvelous (as he's not shoved into a writer's desk as he is in "His Girl Friday"). His banter with Mitchell, and his banter with his flirtatious boss Caroline Pomponette (wonderfully portrayed by Odette Myrtil) steal the movie at times. Fun seeing Bernard & Leo Gorcey together again in non Bowery Boys roles.
As a noir, law enforcement & the criminal justice system must be present, played well by the stereotypical Inspector (Charles Wilson) and Officer Magrudee - the neighborhood savvy foot cop (Robert Homans - who finally gets a rare credit). Justice & the truth must be unveiled at some point, and this time the law (Magruder) proves that justice has two views, and that the foot cop knows how to handle his neighborhood.
Simply a slow paced yet riveting movie filled with humor & evil mixed in beautifully.