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ACTOR
Broderick CrawfordClaire TrevorVirginia GibsonBill Hayes
DIRECTOR
Roy Del Ruth
SYNOPSICS
Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) is a English movie. Roy Del Ruth has directed this movie. Broderick Crawford,Claire Trevor,Virginia Gibson,Bill Hayes are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1952. Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) is considered one of the best Comedy,Musical movie in India and around the world.
After the repeal of Prohibition, a beer-maker decides to sell beer legally, but no one wants to buy his revolting beer, and he does not want to force sales.
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Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) Reviews
Brod and Claire Shine
Broderick Crawford and Claire Trevor shine in this semi-musical remake of A Slight Case Of Murder, now called Stop, You're Killing Me! Guys and Dolls it ain't, but it's Damon Runyon heart is in the right place. This tale of a beer baron whose wife and daughter are trying to crash high society, and who seem well on their way but for a little problem of a bunch of corpses in their Lake George mansion, is a nice mix of Arsenic and Old Lace-style gallows whimsy and Capone era gangster melodrama. If one has an appetite for either, and especially both, you will be richly rewarded by this one.
Thanks to the seasoned cast a fun romp
Daffy bit of nonsense that benefits from the perfectly matched leads. Big, brawling, braying Broderick Crawford and the divine Claire Trevor at her brassy, sassy height. As a hood and his wife/moll longing to go straight and enter high society for the sake of their daughter the pair tear it up, Broderick with his over the top performance, which is just right for the material and Claire's more shaded but equally well measured work. Joining them in the fun are several distinguished character actors, Ned Glass, Sheldon Leonard, Harry Morgan, Margaret Dupont etc., all doing some variant of their patented shtick and adding to the jolly nature of this black comedy. The only place where this fall short is in the casting of the secondary leads. Neither Bill Hayes, who went on to decades of fame on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives, nor Virginia Gibson make much of an impression against the colorful juggernaut and polished scene stealing of the stars.
not as funny as the original
This is a remake of "A Slight Case of Murder," and suffice it to say that Broderick Crawford is no Edward G. Robinson! The remake, with Crawford as the reformed bootlegger who won't even drink the horrid beer he makes, is funny enough, but be sure to see it first, then the 1938 original. The decline may have something to do with the 50's sensibility's being too far removed from both Prohibition and 1930's screwball comedy.
One of the brightest musicals of the fifties!
For some unknown reason, everyone connected with this film wants to keep the fact that is a musical a secret. At least IMDb tells us that the songs were composed by Carl Sigman (music) and Bob Hilliard (lyrics), although no listing of the singers or even the song titles is provided. IMDb also tells us – in a roundabout way -- that the orchestra was conducted by Ray Heindorf and the dancing choreographed by LeRoy Prinz. None other than Norman Luboff handled "vocal arrangements", while Ray Heindorf, as well as David Buttolph and Howard Jackson handled "music cues". Although this is a first-class musical, the books that allegedly home in on Hollywood's musicals don't bother to even list it, let alone discuss it. No doubt the songs were added because the movie would otherwise seem far too talky and far too stagey for comfort. Also, it was originally intended as a vehicle for Danny Kaye, but Danny and Jack Warner had a row and Danny – who wouldn't take advice from anyone, let alone the head of the studio – tore up his contract and walked out, leaving Jack to pick up the pieces. If this had happened at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Louis B, Mayer would have just said, "To hell with it!" and moved on to something else. But right up until he made My Fair Lady, Jack Warner was never one to let money go to waste. The script was ready, the cast lined up, the sets were built, the costumes fitted, all that was needed was someone to play the lead. But every major star was tied up. Except one. Harry Cohn offered to lend Jack, Broderick Crawford. Desperate, Jack accepted Harry's offer. And as it turned out, Crawford was really excellent in the part and handled the singing and dancing as if to the manner born. The fact that he was obviously no professional actually added to the fun. Anyway, director Roy Del Ruth and his cast of energetic players really enjoy themselves with all the musical treats. The singing is bright and breezy, while the spiritedly staged dance sequences turned out to be the most attractive features of a surprisingly attractive movie that was also glossily photographed and costumed. A top-rate roster of support players made the most of their opportunities – I loved the bit with Margaret Dumont skidding alone the floor! Oddly on first release, although the movie received very enthusiastic reviews, it did not draw the crowds. Naturally, it has rarely been aired on TV. I eagerly await an upcoming Warner DVD.
lots of fun!
What a fun movie! Kind of a precursor of "Some Like it Hot" the movie has a lot of fun with the Runyonesque characters (Runyon wrote the screenplay) and the goofy goings on of a Prohibition beer baron who decides to go legit when Prohibition is repealed. Broderick Crawford is wonderful as the blustering but soft-hearted Remy Marko. The film also has a few nicely placed and very enjoyable musical numbers, and who knew Broderick Crawford could sing so pleasantly (turns out his parents were both opera singers!). The farce is generous and hilarious, with dead bodies cropping up everywhere, and Margaret Dumont putting in a turn as the usual easily offended matron. Joseph Vitale, Sheldon Leonard and Charles Cantor do a great job as Marko's lovable hood sidekicks. Harry Morgan appears but his contribution is limited mostly to climbing over transoms and in and out of windows. The production values are wonderful. All in all a surprisingly wonderful treat.