An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld.An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld.An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld.
Irene Bolton
- Pretty Girl
- (uncredited)
John Close
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting
- Bit Role
- (uncredited)
John Damler
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Linda Danson
- Pretty Girl
- (uncredited)
Diana Dawson
- Pretty Girl
- (uncredited)
Jean Engstrom
- Bit Role
- (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Peggy Maley
- Marge
- (uncredited)
Patrick Miller
- Teller
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
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- TriviaThis movie has a similar story line to the Ernest Hemingway movie The Killers (1946), starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner, which was remade (The Killers (1964)) with Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Angie Dickinson, and Ronald Reagan.
- Goofs(at around 10 mins) Eddie pulls up at Barbara's apartment and parks behind a gray Ford. When Barbara drives off a few minutes later, Eddie's MG is missing, but the Ford is still there.
- Quotes
Marge: Could I peel this onion? I can't stand to see a grown man cry.
Steve Norris: Take it with you, beautiful; drop it into a large martini.
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The Mechanic, The Racer, The Lover and The Avenger
In California, the mechanic Eddie Shannon (Mickey Rooney) is also an excellent racing-car driver that expects someday to save money to race in Europe in Le Mans, Grand Prix and other car races driving a European car. Eddie is a short and shy man that has difficulties to date a woman. When the crooks Steve Norris (Kevin McCarthy) and Harold Baker (Jack Kelly) see the performance of Eddie in a local race, they use Steve´s girlfriend Barbara Mathews (Dianne Foster) to seduce Eddie to convince him to drive the getaway car in a bank heist. What will be Eddie´s attitude?
"Drive a Crooked Road" is a film-noir written by Blake Edwards and directed by Richard Quine. Mickey Rooney performs a dark and sad role that seems to be tailored for him. The femme fatale Dianne Foster is the key element of the story, first seducing Eddie and then triggering his anger leaving him full of hatred. The gloomy conclusion surprises, but fits perfectly to the story. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Os Valentões" ("The Bullies")
"Drive a Crooked Road" is a film-noir written by Blake Edwards and directed by Richard Quine. Mickey Rooney performs a dark and sad role that seems to be tailored for him. The femme fatale Dianne Foster is the key element of the story, first seducing Eddie and then triggering his anger leaving him full of hatred. The gloomy conclusion surprises, but fits perfectly to the story. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Os Valentões" ("The Bullies")
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- Dec 26, 2018
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- Also known as
- Johnny Big Shot
- Filming locations
- 1769 N. Orange Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA(Barbara Mathews apartment)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
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