The Naked Street (1955): The hownos/Allaby viewing session

[hownos]

Friday Sept 20th, 2024 at 7pm Eastern

[hownos]

Cast review:

Anthony Quinn had already won an Oscar and still did this small film noir
Farley Granger known for Strangers on a Train
A very young Anne Bancroft
An uncredited role for Lee Van Cleef. See if I can spot the guy

and Peter Graves

[Allaby]

Looking forward to it!

[Allaby]

Maxwell Shane only directed 5 movies. I have seen one of them, Fear in the Night (1946).

[hownos]

Maxwell Shane only directed 5 movies. I have seen one of them, Fear in the Night (1946).

I have seen Nightmare

[Allaby]

I've seen 9 Farley Granger movies.

[Allaby]

I wonder why it is called The Naked Street? Is there any nudity in it?

[hownos]

I wonder why it is called The Naked Street? Is there any nudity in it?

i highly doubt it:)

[Allaby]

I searched The Naked Street on youtube and one of the results is a playlist with naked people n it! :D

[hownos]

start

[Allaby]

start

Starting now.

[hownos]

at least the hitmen lived

[hownos]

who's playing janet??

[Allaby]

who's playing janet??

Angela Stevens is Janet.

[hownos]

quinn is suppose to be eastern european in this in think

[Allaby]

I've seen 12 Anne Bancroft films.

[hownos]

anne bancroft got better looking as she got older

[hownos]

pregnant and not married in 1955 - not good

[Allaby]

pregnant and not married in 1955 - not good

Yes, quite scandalous.

[hownos]

small liquor stores open late at nite - not in canada

[Allaby]

small liquor stores open late at nite - not in canada

I've never actually been in a liquor store.

[hownos]

character actor whit bissel was one of the lawyers

[Allaby]

character actor whit bissel was one of the lawyers

He was in a lot of films. I've seen him in 22 films.

[Allaby]

Evidently, Farley Granger didn't like this film. He wrote in his autobiography that he thought the movie was "preachy, trite, and pedestrian."

[Allaby]

"Come on punk, you're getting married tomorrow."

[hownos]

"Come on punk, you're getting married tomorrow."

nicky should have stayed in jail

[Allaby]

nicky should have stayed in jail

So you're saying jail is better than marriage? :eek:

[hownos]

So you're saying jail is better than marriage? :eek:

being regal's brother in law :)

[Allaby]

being regal's brother in law :)

Oh okay. Good save. ;)

[Allaby]

I don't know if the narration is really necessary.

[hownos]

very slim for being pregnant

[Allaby]

RIP baby. :(

[hownos]

Phil is everywhere

[hownos]

why doesn't his mother live in a nice house??

[Allaby]

why doesn't his mother live in a nice house??

He must not be a very successful mobster if he can't buy his mother a nice home.

[hownos]

He must not be a very successful mobster if he can't buy his mother a nice home.

he had $10,000 cash earlier

[Allaby]

he had $10,000 cash earlier

He must be a lousy son then.

[hownos]

lee van cleef playing harry

[Allaby]

lee van cleef playing harry

I've seen 11 of his films.

[Allaby]

Those dirty lousy liars!

[hownos]

Those dirty lousy liars!

trust no one in the mob world

[Allaby]

trust no one in the mob world

Good advice.

[Allaby]

For me, Peter Graves is the weakest performance in the film of the main characters.

[hownos]

For me, Peter Graves is the weakest performance in the film of the main characters.

he was in that movie with edward g robinson we watched a few weeks ago??

[Allaby]

he was in that movie with edward g robinson we watched a few weeks ago??

Yes, Black Tuesday. I liked his performance in that one better than this one.

[hownos]

jeanne cooper who went on to a long career in soap operas

[Allaby]

I rate this a 6/10. Good performances from Granger and Quinn, but the story was just alright for me.

[hownos]

I rate this a 6/10. Good performances from Granger and Quinn, but the story was just alright for me.

6/10 is about right.