Awesome! Great! Way more sexy than most movies of the day. Bitter lines from a Mike who is obsessed with finding the killer of his war pal. Great twists. Fatal femmes and femme fatals. All shot at night. Recent noir, such as Sin City and Blade Runner, owe a direct debt Mickey Spillane and the Hammer films, and maybe this one in particular. At least this one is the archetype with all of the elements in harmony.
there is this unforgettable line in one of the books where Mike Hammer states: 'In France all women have spinach under their arms"…..as a kid we found the novels under the mattress of parents of friends and Mike Hammer nearly killed us with laughter
I first heard about Mickey Spillane/Mike Hammer when I read "Marty" in High School. I saw Pictures from The Movie starring Ernest Borgnine. I used to love The Art Design of these Old School Pulp Fiction Novels. More racier and more interesting.
This has become my FAVORITE Mike Hammer film. Biff Elliot is great, like a Neanderthal, but TOTALLY incorruptible, and he actually figured out a plot was that IMPOSSIBLE to follow. Also, Margaret Sheridan ("THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD") has become my favorite Velda.
I dearly wish all 3 Hammer films in the 50s had been done with this same cast.
at about 14mins hammer tells girl psyche actress he doesnt need his head examined…then th actress directs her ehes tlward his pubic region! one suspects she got the part with more than her acting prowess??¿???
The blonde playing Charlotte Manning was the great Peggie Castle. She also had an important role in another film version of a Mickey Spillane novel the following year, "The Long Wait" starring Anthony Quinn as an amnesiac trying to figure out if he really was a murderer, and which of several blondes was trying to help him. "The Long Wait" was not a Mike Hammer story, but the main character asked questions with his fists just like Mike Hammer. Too bad Quinn didn't play Mike Hammer in "I, The Jury". He was made for it. Peggie Castle got shot in a lot of movies. She died young in real life. I wonder if it was lead poisoning.
the guy who played hammer acts and sounds like he's slightly retarded ,his constant screaming is enough to make you want to cry. i could have been a decent movie with a different man playing hammer's part, not corky!!
anyone who is disappointed by this film MUST see Kiss Me Deadly—another Mike Hammer film. BUT IT IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREAT FILM NOIRS AND MOST DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GREATEST 50'S AMERICAN FILMS. (See the newly restored print on youtube. My comment is at the top.)
meeker was great ,a real good film,on the other hand this one is thoroughly enjoyable the supporting cast is great ,the broads and street denizens all come up to par,Blind Tony ,the fighter ,Elijah Cook"i got me a book and library card"Manuels Spanish american bar .I loved the way Xmas was just background noise..Absolutley worth the admission price.No frills,99 cents store.Areal good buy
It's wild that Mickey Spillane's Detective Books sold 225 Million. He had to be a very rich man. His books were selling big in the 1950s. I was really surprised to learn he was an Active Jehovah Witness. I can't much believe he took the Jehovah Witness Religion Serious. Mickey Spillane's Books are interesting to Read. I read many of his Mike Hammer Novels.
love the cartoon voices it's a fun classic flick cast look or sound like any dectictive kinda this or that .if you see these on a regular then you know tough guy hey the guy that was killed was his buddy. he wants to give it to him the same way. but he didn't say it. hammers the og. tough guy slow ham it needs to get rough why you following me
Best thing in the picture is the Franz Waxman score. Too bad about the script, acting & direction. I'm lousy with detective stories but knew who the killer as soon as (s)he appeared.
Holds its own!
Interesting choice of actor for the lead ….. A good watch though … Thanks.
This Hammer is like some crazy recently paroled convict tearing around town looking. He has this crazy look.
3:08–Ha! A smashing bit, what?
She thought that he was a Cave-Man when she evaluated that chicken
3 minutes in I'm hooked!
Awesome! Great! Way more sexy than most movies of the day. Bitter lines from a Mike who is obsessed with finding the killer of his war pal. Great twists. Fatal femmes and femme fatals. All shot at night. Recent noir, such as Sin City and Blade Runner, owe a direct debt Mickey Spillane and the Hammer films, and maybe this one in particular. At least this one is the archetype with all of the elements in harmony.
there is this unforgettable line in one of the books where Mike Hammer states: 'In France all women have spinach under their arms"…..as a kid we found the novels under the mattress of parents of friends and Mike Hammer nearly killed us with laughter
There were many movies made inside the Bradbury building in downtown Los Angeles, I have been there and it is a real creepy place !
I first heard about Mickey Spillane/Mike Hammer when I read "Marty" in High School. I saw Pictures from The Movie starring Ernest Borgnine. I used to love The Art Design of these Old School Pulp Fiction Novels. More racier and more interesting.
The perfect casting for this film would have been John Garfield as Mike Hammer and Barbara Stanwyck as Charlotte Manning. Just imagine….
This has become my FAVORITE Mike Hammer film. Biff Elliot is great, like a Neanderthal, but TOTALLY incorruptible, and he actually figured out a plot was that IMPOSSIBLE to follow. Also, Margaret Sheridan ("THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD") has become my favorite Velda.
I dearly wish all 3 Hammer films in the 50s had been done with this same cast.
at about 14mins hammer tells girl psyche actress he doesnt need his head examined…then th actress directs her ehes tlward his pubic region! one suspects she got the part with more than her acting prowess??¿???
The blonde playing Charlotte Manning was the great Peggie Castle. She also had an important role in another film version of a Mickey Spillane novel the following year, "The Long Wait" starring Anthony Quinn as an amnesiac trying to figure out if he really was a murderer, and which of several blondes was trying to help him. "The Long Wait" was not a Mike Hammer story, but the main character asked questions with his fists just like Mike Hammer. Too bad Quinn didn't play Mike Hammer in "I, The Jury". He was made for it. Peggie Castle got shot in a lot of movies. She died young in real life. I wonder if it was lead poisoning.
Biff lucked into this roll 'coz he was too late for The Bowery Boys.
the guy who played hammer acts and sounds like he's slightly retarded ,his constant screaming is enough to make you want to cry. i could have been a decent movie with a different man playing hammer's part, not corky!!
anyone who is disappointed by this film MUST see Kiss Me Deadly—another Mike Hammer film. BUT IT IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREAT FILM NOIRS AND MOST DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GREATEST 50'S AMERICAN FILMS. (See the newly restored print on youtube. My comment is at the top.)
30/11/2016
Was this directed as a 3-D movie? Was it ever released that way? It's filled with 3-D strategies.
3 min in bad acting,therefore I pass
Those who say Biff Elliott was a bad actor are wrong. Elliott was an acting coach. He had to have known his business.
2016 750 murders in chicago…try and imagine 750 movies about someone who cared and wanted to solve the crime!
Enjoyed the movie. Thanks.
meeker was great ,a real good film,on the other hand this one is thoroughly enjoyable the supporting cast is great ,the broads and street denizens all come up to par,Blind Tony ,the fighter ,Elijah Cook"i got me a book and library card"Manuels Spanish american bar .I loved the way Xmas was just background noise..Absolutley worth the admission price.No frills,99 cents store.Areal good buy
It's wild that Mickey Spillane's Detective Books sold 225 Million. He had to be a very rich man. His books were selling big in the 1950s. I was really surprised to learn he was an Active Jehovah Witness. I can't much believe he took the Jehovah Witness Religion Serious. Mickey Spillane's Books are interesting to Read. I read many of his Mike Hammer Novels.
See Kiss Me Deadly for a hell of a ride
Not my favorite actor in the role of Hammer. He seems off-balance and weak. Mike Hammer was supposed to be tough – laconic and terse.
Biff appeared to be hammered in most scenes.
@ 37:30 the Doctor tells a total stranger all about his daughter's troubles!!!!!
love the cartoon voices it's a fun classic flick cast look or sound like any dectictive kinda this or that .if you see these on a regular then you know tough guy hey the guy that was killed was his buddy. he wants to give it to him the same way. but he didn't say it. hammers the og. tough guy slow ham it needs to get rough why you following me
Joe Besser plays Pete the elevator operator. I sure got freaked out though, hearing The Kid played Uncle Fester.
Best thing in the picture is the Franz Waxman score. Too bad about the script, acting & direction. I'm lousy with detective stories but knew who the killer as soon as (s)he appeared.
Women in those movies had class. No bad language or filth. Not like putane today.
Elevator man was stinky from Abbott and Costello.