View Full Version : No Questions Asked (1951) : hownos/Allaby viewing session
The director of this film, Harold F. Kress, won 2 Oscars for best editing for How The West Was Won and The Towering Inferno.
The lead character’s name is Steve. I don’t trust people named Steve.
arlene dahl is mother of lorenzo lamas
This film flopped at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $377,000 (about $4.6M in 2024) according to studio records. It did not even make back its negative cost, let alone expenses for duplication, distribution, and advertising.
(It was probably because the lead character’s name is Steve. No one likes characters named Steve.)
arlene dahl is mother of lorenzo lamas
I’ve seen 2 of her films.
I’ve seen 9 Barry Sullivan films.
13 years age difference between the male and female leads, not unusual for film noir.
The screenwriter, Sidney Sheldon, became a best selling novelist.
They have said the title twice already. I wonder if they will say it again later.
wonder of the girl comes back
george murphy went on to be a senator.
a young richard anderson from the six million dollar man fame.
a picture of his old girlfriend. lol
“Smart girls don’t hang around haunted houses.”
harry is a young danny dayton. showed up in a lot of rv shows in the 60s and 70s
you think they would have met before.
They couldn’t have got away with that line now about Chinese people.
kress directed one other movie and that was it
kress directed one other movie and that was it
He was far more successful as an editor and I think editing suited him more than directing.
The underwater fight scene is the best part of the film.
A bit too happy of an ending for a film noir.
So Ellen's husband killed the cop and stole the jewels? He was suppose ti be rich. Was it his idea or Ellen??
This was fine. Performances were decent, but the story wasn't as exciting as it could have been. A couple good moments with the female impersonator robbery and the underwater fight scene at the end. Not as dark as it should have been though. The ending isn't really noir enough. 6/10 is my rating.
So Ellen's husband killed the cop and stole the jewels? He was suppose ti be rich. Was it his idea or Ellen??
I think it was her idea. She was a bad girl and a gold digger.
A bit too happy of an ending for a film noir.
unclear of he would be charged with anything,
unclear of he would be charged with anything,
Maybe an accessory charge, but probably relatively minor. He gets the girl and gets off pretty easily.
My take
One of those short (80 minutes) and somewhat light film noirs. There were a lot of these made back in the 1950s. This one has a few good scenes and the premise was not that bad - a guy is able to become rich by negotiating the return if stolen goods by the mafia. Would have liked to seen more about the culprits in this movie who are both killed off screen for some reason. 6/10
A young Richard Anderson from The Six Million Dollar Man fame appears in this one.
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