Based on HEADED FOR A HEARSE, Jonathan Latimer's second great novel featuring hard-drinking detective William Crane. More info on my blog, here: davycrockettsa...
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@deadalready74672 жыл бұрын
What a great movie. 102 minutes of drama, comedy, & cleverly written lines that are well performed. Don’t know if it’s because I’m old or if the old B&W films of yesteryear are so much better than films of today but they sure seem so. TY for sharing a movie I can watch with the whole family that all can enjoy. Many Blessings 🙏🇺🇸💪
@conniewebberhunter Жыл бұрын
Good acting with good script.
@JH-ug8jp Жыл бұрын
I'm not that old, and I can say with all certainty that these films ARE indeed better than the movies of today.
@graemesmith6721 Жыл бұрын
It's not 102 minutes, it's 62 minutes.
@derekblattenberger2878 Жыл бұрын
I'm not old and I can say older movies are 10x better. Most stuff past the 90s = garbage
@graemesmith6721 Жыл бұрын
@@derekblattenberger2878 Most stuff in any era is garbage. There were plenty of lousy movies being made in the 1930s as well. To invoke Theodore Sturgeon's useful rule, 90 percent of everything is crap.
@archnof03 жыл бұрын
Supposedly there were 8 crime club movies made based on the books people subscribed to back in the day. Being a big fan of old time radio, I was immediately curious whether crime club was also done on radio. I've listened to tons of old mysteries but don't recall listening to any called crime club. I checked and there were many made, though none were called the Westland case that I could find. A grateful thank you to the poster
@cynthiamays82703 жыл бұрын
In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club and were granted the right to select four of their yearly published novels to adapt into films. Eleven films were made in the series between 1937 and 1939. The Westland Case / The Black Doll / The Lady in the Morgue / Danger on the Air / The Last Express / The Last Warning / Gambling Ship / Mystery of the White Room / Inside Information / The House of Fear / The Witness Vanishes
@maryroberts9233 Жыл бұрын
@@cynthiamays8270 thank you for the information. Helpful to find more of these classic films. Great movies. Great cast
@1949LA-ARCH Жыл бұрын
@@cynthiamays8270 thank you for the crime club movie list. I will check em’ out today. Love ❤️ these movies, so much better than crap today.
@11froglegs Жыл бұрын
@@cynthiamays8270 thank u I am going to watch them😘
@richardw3470 Жыл бұрын
Preston Foster had a TV series 'Waterfront' I always watched. He was one of the favorites in the b&w movies like Pat O'Brien, Wallace Ford, Paul Muni even, so many others - almost forgotten today. Until the internet came along and people who also like them put them up for our reminiscing enjoyment. Thank you.
@jlthalken4 жыл бұрын
thank you to this person, evanlewis, and everyone else who knows how to post and share great old movies. i don't know how to do it, at all, but i owe the people that upload them, so much. thank god for youtube and free sites. its a lifeline for so many people that you are helping. please pass this message on to any sites ike this that you admire! i consider them heroes of the quarantine, too! love to all!
@patriciaannking86013 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these movies. They have been immensely helpful during the pandemic and this election season. Thank you again.
@DrMoorehen3 жыл бұрын
I agree sir/madam, truly great entertainment!
@vadaharris48553 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this movie! I enjoyed it a lot. I thought Barbara Peppers was great! And I thought the sidekick, Doc, was great, too. Helps to relax and get away from endless Coronavirus and election news!! Lol!!🍁🍁
@11froglegs Жыл бұрын
I totally agree😉
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
Peppers was certainly a Mae West wannabe.😘
@carlozabbia11573 жыл бұрын
I love Barbara Pepper; she steals every scene she's in.
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
Mae West wannabe.😘
@leelarson1075 ай бұрын
@@scarygary-qq1pj Mae West was a Barbara Pepper wannabe.
@keithharvey7230Ай бұрын
Hot stuff.Pepper!
@WilliamHarrison884 жыл бұрын
Featuring Barbara Peppers best Mae West impression.
@maxlinder52623 жыл бұрын
NO....SHES DOING A TOUGH JEAN HARLOW.................
@johnmccormick32543 жыл бұрын
@@maxlinder5262 either way she is a honey - lots of spirit.
@653j5212 жыл бұрын
@@maxlinder5262 With that figure? Harlow wasn't built like West.
@keithharvey7230 Жыл бұрын
That type of woman could ruin my life after a few years together.Where's my time machine?
@graemesmith6721 Жыл бұрын
@@maxlinder5262 No, she's very clearly doing Mae West.
@carolleenkelmann47512 жыл бұрын
What I especially like about these old Films is that they don't shy away from saying their age. So a "Dive" in 1937 terms is somewhere where the Argentina Tango is played. Interesting.
@Kingofgrowers3 жыл бұрын
Awesomeness ! I last heard there were only 3 celluloid 16mm of this left intact. So glad it has been digitized. In the early 60s My father owned several 16mm films. Westland case was my favorite. Thank You So Very Much for this upload !
@kitkatmeowville56014 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable film, thank you very much!
@johnkean68523 жыл бұрын
THIS WAS BRILLIANT - ENTERTAINING RIGHT TO THE LAST FLICKER *Thanx Evan*
@veecee36694 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, now I'm going to watch The Lady in the Morgue!
@auletjohnast036383 жыл бұрын
Vee Cee, I already watch the lady in the mourge before I saw this one.
@johnkean68523 жыл бұрын
@@auletjohnast03638 me 3
@bambinoandmore462 жыл бұрын
Its a great movie
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
@@auletjohnast03638WATCHED
@michealburnettis3 Жыл бұрын
We need more like this Thank you 😂🇮🇪
@johnnyray884 жыл бұрын
Black and white are best movies for mysteries, suspense and horror. Color is best for Musicals, Western and Comedies.
@leelarson1073 жыл бұрын
Well, you know, there IS such a thing as REALITY. And Reality is in color.
@johnmccormick32543 жыл бұрын
@@leelarson107 no, black and white is best when you have to follow a plot - less distraction.
@Outlier9993 жыл бұрын
Color is best for war films 🎥 and science fiction too.
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
"Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip fans should remember when Calvin's dad explained to Calvin that the world really WAS black & white in the old days.🐯
@thomasknight11903 жыл бұрын
Another great movie They don’t make them anymore
@graemesmith6721 Жыл бұрын
Wow, Miss Hogan does a really blatant Mae West impression! I was half-expecting her to say, "Come up and see me sometime."
@gloriajleese83533 жыл бұрын
The storyline is very very good....and the best part is that these characters really really make me laugh. i love these videos...Thank You
@josephlemko30274 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable film. Preston Foster & Barbara Peppers shine.
@tomperrone18462 жыл бұрын
A lot of people commenting on 1930s detective stories are very much aware of the humorous aspects of these films, which seem to counterbalance the "heavier" aspects like discussing how murders occur. But I was thinking, just go forward 10 years from 1937, the year this movie was made, to 1947, and you would be in the midst of the "film noir" era. Think of how this story would be done in that genre.. mostly having dark nighttime scenes, true femme fatales, and somewhat realistic action [ but still wisecracks].. What a difference ten years would have made...
@acehandler15304 жыл бұрын
What? No credit for the toothless Aunt Mary?? Outrageious!!! Great movie, really enjoyed it. Not quite as witty as "The Lady in the Morgue" but Preston Foster is excellent in both, thanks! ❤️
@footfault3 жыл бұрын
Alice Belcher, born in NY, NY in 1880. She had her (silent) film debut in 1919, and appeared in 78 film roles from then through this Westland Case, which was her last. She died in CA in 1939, aged 59. Her roles were almost all uncredited minor roles.
@rhooper112 жыл бұрын
@@footfault Thanks for this information it’s great to know about these past actors!!!!!
@653j5212 жыл бұрын
@@rhooper11 Try IMDB for entire cast lists and bios.
@shirleyhenry52023 жыл бұрын
Amateurs! The mob never misses! So cool! Love these old movies.
@richardw3470 Жыл бұрын
She was infamous long before this. An imitator.
@randyacuna56434 ай бұрын
The opening logo of the global ball was the new universal logo 1936, from the previous logo of the Airplane flying around the world. This is when the studio change ownership and called themselves the new universal.
@user-gw2zu5do2r2 жыл бұрын
Based on my favorite detective novel
@Alan-rh1el3 жыл бұрын
Entertaining and fast moving thriller thanks for posting.
@rjmcallister18882 жыл бұрын
1937, and 'the new Universal'. Standard Capital took over from Carl Laemmle in 1936, after he couldn't make payments. This appears to be an independent production which Universal released. It is quite well-done. Mae West should have sued for copyright infringement.
@srinagardiary-lifeinkashmi57313 жыл бұрын
these and not hitchcock movies are recommended for lifting mood during pandemic lockdowns
@deborahrigby54282 жыл бұрын
Good one thank you💝💖❣️
@jjmboston58323 жыл бұрын
wish they would release a dvd of the 8 films in a package deal.
@ronpearson9984 жыл бұрын
Loved it and the first, hopefully watch the 3rd through comments.
@user-wc7mo9uo9o4 жыл бұрын
This was such a good movie although a mystery but so much humor!
@michealfigueroa63253 жыл бұрын
This one is keeper...great fun
@nazufani4 жыл бұрын
Heard the word 'Upchuck' in this movie & had to find out how old. 1920s prohibition slang. Love black and white. Thank you for the video.
@Robbie_S4 жыл бұрын
Great Club Mystery movie. Thanks.
@Robbi4964 жыл бұрын
They drove Lower Wacker! I do that frequently as a Lyft Driver!
@archnof03 жыл бұрын
I live in Chicago area too and of course recognized all the downtown street names. I guessed they were talking about lower wacker. Curious how much of it was actually filmed here.
@vin.handle3 жыл бұрын
One day they'll come up with a movie where the guy they arrested in the beginning actually did commit the crime.
@IamEvil692 жыл бұрын
there is one but for the life of me I can't remember the title but he's a writer for paper or a magazine that is against the death penalty. I wish I could remember it, it's a good movie
@vin.handle2 жыл бұрын
@@IamEvil69 It is a Bob and Ray script. Ray is hired by his newspaper to find the real killer and to free the innocent man in prison. After spending a boat load of money and traveling around the country for a year interviewing people, he comes back to his boss, the editor, to tell him that the man who was originally arrested, is, in fact, the guilty person.
@yvettem47974 ай бұрын
Great movie some of my favorite characters and a movie I haven’t seen! Whoo Hoo!!🎥
@kathleenmckeithen118 Жыл бұрын
Great old movie! Thank You!!!!
@graemesmith6721 Жыл бұрын
The ending is very contrived. The mere fact that both Manny and Sprague were murdered and someone tried to kill Crane and Doc clearly shows that someone was trying to prevent Crane from proving Westland's innocence, meaning that the real killer was still out there. That would have been sufficient cause for Frazee to ask the governor for a stay of execution.
@janejames9173 Жыл бұрын
Love this movie❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@user-wc7mo9uo9o4 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable, interesting plot.
@bernardkroeger40453 жыл бұрын
38:24 Bank Night was a lottery game franchise in the United States during the Great Depression.
@ronaldclark2624 Жыл бұрын
Corny but Good, thank you! Ron PTL USA
@TSGeorgieGirl2 жыл бұрын
I really like these movies with Bill Crane and his sidekick Doc, I think there's three of them. I've seen Lady in the Morgue, but I haven't been able to find The Last Warning.
@graemesmith6721 Жыл бұрын
Except for Doc's childish reaction of Aunt Mary.
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
Do you mean "Mr. Moto's Last Warning"?🤔
@VictoriaAlfredSmythe4 жыл бұрын
thank you
@bjbell523 жыл бұрын
That Doc character reminds me of Lionel Stander in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
@keithharvey72303 жыл бұрын
Frank Jenks.
@DrMoorehen3 жыл бұрын
Great wee show, thanks
@kathywifall6844 Жыл бұрын
The great Mae West before she became famous. The voice and her actions gave her away.
@srinagardiary-lifeinkashmi57313 жыл бұрын
my feel good movies for corona lockdown
@waderaney74 жыл бұрын
1 HR 37 SEC, a good movie
@Robbi4964 жыл бұрын
Black and White movies are the best, you have to use shading to do what color does now.
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
I heard that in most b&w movies and t.v. shows, the actors sometimes wore green make-up because it made them look more natural. Dunno if that's true.🤢🧟💚
@terrymoore50002 жыл бұрын
😀 very nice movie 🎥🍿👍
@dougkidwell71424 жыл бұрын
Great Mae West imitation.
@veecee36694 жыл бұрын
Doug Kidwell It sure was!
@archnof03 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought too
@marbleman523 жыл бұрын
This was a fun movie. But....the Webley gun that is shown at 50:16 is a revolver and the telegram at 50:34 says a Webley automatic ( which were never made ). Webley made the revolvers shown and made semi-automatic pistols, but never made any fully automatic pistols. I wonder who got it wrong, the original author Latimer, or more likely the Hollywood screen writers? My bet is on Hollywood; they were never very good at details like this.
@thatguyinelnorte3 жыл бұрын
Semiauto pistols were typically called automatics. www.quora.com/Why-is-a-45-calibre-pistol-called-Automatic-and-not-Semi-Automatic-as-it-actually-is
@marbleman523 жыл бұрын
@@thatguyinelnorte Thanks John Bailey, I read the link and learned something today. There were several explanations but I particularly liked the explanation by Luke Blasi:..." Because automatic refers to any rifle or pistol that will automatically load a new cartridge into the chamber after the previous one is fired. Semi-automatic refers to a firearm that completes that action with each trigger pull. Fully automatic refers to the same action but without having to pull the trigger multiple times. An automatic gun can be semi-automatic or fully automatic. So automatic is more of a classification of how the gun operates whereas fully automatic or semi-automatic is more of the exact method." Very educational. I am 69 and I still enjoy learning new stuff....thanks...!!
@jamessnee71712 жыл бұрын
I guess this is the first movie in the "Crime Club" series. I came here because I just watched the second movie, The Black Doll.
@donwilson46182 жыл бұрын
This seems to be the model Elliot Gould based his detective character in the 1973 film The Long Goodbye.
@graemesmith6721 Жыл бұрын
The Long Goodbye was based on a novel by Raymond Chandler, and Gould was playing Chandler's literary detective Philip Marlowe.
@dougrunyon26532 жыл бұрын
Barbara Pepper died while working on Green Acres TV series of the 1960' s.
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
From a coronary in 1969, according to Wiki.🫀
@bambinoandmore462 жыл бұрын
What a great bathroom...massive even compared to today
@kendalson71006 ай бұрын
Loved Agatha. She knew what side her bread was buttered on.
@annepoitrineau56502 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@abhijitmukherjee720 Жыл бұрын
Marvelous story
@johnridgeway6718 Жыл бұрын
That SCREAM. WOW.
@natalya60914 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed.Thanks.🇷🇺
@graemesmith6721 Жыл бұрын
The case against Westland hardly seems solid enough to get a conviction. So the door was locked and he had the only key. So what? Keys can be duplicated. Juries are only supposed to vote to convict if the defendant's guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Could someone have stolen his key, duplicated it, and replaced it? Yes. That's a reasonable doubt. If I'd been on the jury, I would have voted for acquittal.
@maxinejacobson40063 жыл бұрын
I was looking for Aunt Mary’s name too!
@footfault3 жыл бұрын
Alice Belcher. See my reply to "Ace Handler"'s comment today.
@archnof03 жыл бұрын
I think she was in the jury for the 3 stooges short- Disorder in the court
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
@@archnof0Oh, yeah. She gave her phone # to that jurist after he fell into her. "After Five O'Clock". 😄🤣😄🤣😄🤣😄
@stephaniehand5033 жыл бұрын
thanks
@janejames9173 Жыл бұрын
Love, love Preston Foster❤️❤️
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
I knew this was going to be a good movie when I saw that it was approved with certificate #1603.🙄
@rdadal3 жыл бұрын
There is a big mistake in the movie. The clearing witness is named Manny Gratzzi. After he is killed he becomes Manny Grant.
@oshiomowemomodu37242 жыл бұрын
One of the ladies at the table asks: do you think that's Grant?
@soniavadnjal7553 Жыл бұрын
Maybe he had changed his name?
@scarygary-qq1pj7 ай бұрын
Another mistake is that Westland was taken from his cell to be executed, but when the warden wanted him in his office, he was back in his cell with the priest!🙀
@MiqueCapel2 жыл бұрын
clever and entertaining
@11froglegs Жыл бұрын
Who's going to Miami? AUNT MARY ha ha!
@lesizmor90794 жыл бұрын
Very crisp pacing of this movie was helpful, to keep me from gagging on the dopey characterizations. Good story, just loopy direction.
@janejames91732 жыл бұрын
Love Preston Foster❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@Jhangchangbong2 жыл бұрын
고전찬미 감사합니다
@valerieb.williams87734 жыл бұрын
Oh are you saying individuals upload these movies, thought utube did...learn new daily.. lol
@christianmarkbelovedsonsut70983 жыл бұрын
There was another convict being lead out of his cell and shaking Mr. Westlands hand. This looks to be actor Ward Bond.
@marbleman523 жыл бұрын
christianmarkbelovedson Sutto....Yes, it sure is. You see him first in the beginning at 1:57.
@keithharvey72302 жыл бұрын
Well,he would be an actor.
@stephaniehand503 Жыл бұрын
great
@PARIS-FRANCE3 жыл бұрын
JE REGARDE EN CE MOMENT CE FILM SUBLIME MAIS L'IMAGE EST TOTALEMENT NULLE DOMMAGE !..
@archnof03 жыл бұрын
Hélas
@warrenwilson48183 жыл бұрын
Kinda oldish, but I enjoyed it all the same (Nov. 3, 2020) Yes I voted here in Missouri.
@onlopine Жыл бұрын
I wonder who had the idea to name it “the Westland case” when the book is called HEADED FOR A HEARSE!!! 😂 what
@jamiconroy78413 жыл бұрын
Dude sure has a hairy back!!.....especially for 1937!!
@jamiconroy78413 жыл бұрын
...and mornin' Boo-Boo !!
@bambinoandmore462 жыл бұрын
Good looking guy
@maxlinder52623 жыл бұрын
BARABRA PEPPER.....IMATATION OF TOUGH ....JEAN HARLOW ....!!!!!!
@janejames91732 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@dmisso4213 күн бұрын
This is a comedy,, right? Either that or they've assembled a cast of some of the worst (best?) ham actors.