KISS OF DEATH (1947) starring Victor Mature, Richard Widmark and Coleen Gray

YouTube ^ | Dec 17, 2020 (date of YouTube posting)

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Gangster Tommy Udo, Richard Widmark's character in the film, was supposedly the inspiration for real-life gangster 'Crazy Joe' Gallo's persona.

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“Kiss of Death is considered a significant example of film noir, and is also notable for giving Widmark a breakout role in his screen debut.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_of_Death_(1947_film)

KISS OF DEATH (1947), starring Victor Mature, Richard Widmark and Coleen Gray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_OltmAEqg

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Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark)

[Hambone 1934]

Still one of the best of the “bad guys” after 70 years +

[mrsmith]

https://archive.org/details/kissofdeath1947
Stream or download.

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Still one of the best of the “bad guys” after 70 years +

I saw it for the first time only about 3 or 4 years ago. Must have watched it 10-15 times since.

[AlaskaErik]

That lower photo shows a late 60s Ford.

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That photo is of the ‘Crazy Joe’ Gallo killing in 1972. He was shot and killed while dining at Umberto’s on Mulberry Street in Manhattan’s Little Italy.

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Thanks.

You can download it from YouTube too.

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“A staunch conservative Republican, [Coleen] Gray was an honorary member of the National Federation of Republican Women along with Cyd Charisse, Rhonda Fleming, and Laraine Day.”

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336531/bio

[Bringbackthedraft]

The Movie needs a remake, the Tommy Udo role should go to Mario Cuomo.

[mrsmith]

Thanks.
Used to need an app to download youtube vids.
Haven’t tried lately. Some good stuff there.

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Yes, I meant through an app.

I don’t know any other way.

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The Movie needs a remake, the Tommy Udo role should go to Mario Cuomo.

Cuomo's corrupt, but he's anything but a tough guy. He's a wuss. The kind of Italian who would get picked on by other Italians.

[mrsmith]

https://archive.org/details/@westernsky?sort=-week
All the Thin Man movies if you’re interested.

And lots of film noir came on archive recently.

[DeFault User]

I ran across Richard Widmark shooting an episode of the TV series Madigan in 1972 somewhere in the 80s on the West Side. He was about a block away and it suddenly dawned on me who he was, very distinctive look about him.

They were preparing a shot to be filmed on the street. Cameras were setup near a “pimpmobile”. This took maybe an hour, but I stood there to watch what was going to happen. Widmark stood at a distance waiting and smoking. Finally, they filmed the scene with him talking to someone in the car.

Later I made certain to watch the episode on TV. The scene which took an hour to setup and film lasted maybe 10 seconds on screen. Just damn.

[chajin]

I have to admit I’m impressed with the ability to recognize a car’s identity based on a portion of the headlight. That to me is the equivalent of playing “Name That Tune” and being able to name the tune in one note.

[_longranger81]

Black and White movies are racist.

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Re: That lower photo shows a late 60s Ford.--AlaskaErik

I’m impressed with the ability to recognize a car’s identity based on a portion of the headlight. --chajin

Below is a wider view of the scene, showing more of the car...

It appears to be either a 1969 or 1970 Ford Custom. Neither '68 or '71 matched.

April, 1972, Mulberry Street, Manhattan, New York

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1969-70 Ford GALAXIE Custom