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#123movies #fmovies #putlocker #gomovies #solarmovie #soap2day Watch Full Movie Online Free – Rich Lois Frazer, divorcing her fortune-hunter husband, finds he’s bought a gun. Suspecting he plans to kill her, she calls in her lover, who just happens to be Homicide Lieutenant Ed Cullen. When Ed arrives, the gun gets used…and because of his relationship with Lois, Ed is compelled to compound a felony. The good news: Ed himself is assigned to the case. The bad news: Ed’s hotshot younger brother Andy, a new- minted detective, is also on the case…and anxious to prove himself.
Plot: A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
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True Fast Noir: “Yes, for one thing, a dame.”
The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)

“Yes, for one thing, a dame.”

A fast, curious, edgy crime film that depends on a fabulous, simple twist, which you learn right at the start and keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. The clash of two cops who are brothers begins innocently, and turns and builds in a very believable way, as the details of a murder are revealed. By the end, with a fabulous scene below the Golden Gate Bridge, it’s a chase scene of pure suspense.

Lee J. Cobb (more usually a brilliant secondary character) takes the lead as a cop who does his job with steady weariness, and yet when faced with a woman he loves too much, puts everything in danger. He’s just perfect in his role, right to the last scene when you see him look down the hall with the same feeling he has at the beginning of the film. His kid brother played by the slightly quirky John Dall (“Gun Crazy”) is all virtue, almost to the point of sweet sadness. And the two main women play believable supporting roles (especially Cobb’s love-interest, who is selfish and panicky to just the right degree).

This Jack M. Warner production was released by Fox but by the looks of it, it can’t be quite a full budget feature movie, and because of that it is relentless and edgy, with no time for polish or emotional depth. Cameraman Russell Harlan (“Blackboard Jungle” and much later “To Kill a Mockingbird”) does a brilliant job with great angles and framing. It isn’t elegant, but it’s visually sharp. Throw in a talented but little known director, Felix Feist, and some top shelf editing (by David Weisbart, one of absolute best) and you have just the mix you need for a small film much larger than life.

This is a film noir in the usual sense of style, but also in substance–a lead male who is alienated and casting about for meaning in life, and a lead female who leads him astray.

But in the end, what’s it about? Crime? No. Love? Yes. The only subject that matters.

Cobb: “Do you think I’d throw that away on a sucker play like this?”

Dall: “Yes, for one thing, a dame.”

brothers switch
In San Francisco, wealthy socialite Lois Frazer (Jane Wyatt) hates her husband Howard and finds that he has newly bought a gun. She tells her boyfriend homicide detective Lt. Ed Cullen (Lee J. Cobb). She impulsively shoots Howard dead with his own gun and Ed works to fake a robbery. He further muddies the investigation by joining his brother Andy Cullen (John Dall) on the case.

This is a solid noir although it would be more compelling if Cobb and Dall switched roles. Dall would be better to project fear while Cobb is the more threatening veteran. It’s almost impossible for Cobb to be afraid. There would be more tension if the younger brother is trying to pull one over on the older brother. It is interesting to have the last act in that location although I don’t like the arrest. This is a solid noir.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 21 min (81 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Director Felix E. Feist
Writer Seton I. Miller, Philip MacDonald
Actors Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt, John Dall
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,212 m (8 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm