Baby Face Nelson (1957) Mickey Rooney

George "Babyface" Nelson becomes one of the most important gangsters of 1920s Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone he allies himself with John Dillinger

[@user-tb7nv7hj8k]

Here's to 'The Mick'. He was a professional in every sense of the word and continued to do so throughout his life. Well done, Sir!

[@Living4JC]

I expected Edward G Robinson, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Dan Duryea, Jack Palance to play this role, but Mickey Rooney did a great part - surprised!

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Why are u surprised none of those actors u listed had a babyface duh? Also Mickey is one of the all time greats of course he pulled it off

[@zechariah744]

Bogey passed away in '57 , but Cagney would've been a good choice

[@lamonteharris5256]

Mickey Rooney great actor RIP

[@jimconaty6218]

I had the privilege and pleasure of meeting Mickey Rooney back in 1976 at the Downingtown Inn outside Phila. Was lucky enough to have him treat me to lunch because I did some work for him at his cottage on the golf course. He performed at the dinner theater there and if I remember correctly had a part interest in the resort. Great guy, polite and really down to earth.

[@johntydee6367]

Mickey Rooney was a genius. His talents were effusive. He could pickup any instrument and play it in 30mins like a virtuoso. I'm still trying to find a clip where he plays the banjo and a couple of other instruments as if they were his lifelong attention. His talents were under-rated and under appreciated. But where there is great talent there are also great flaws.

[@redblade8160]

@@johntydee6367 I heard that he also had a talent for slapping Ava Gardner around!

[@berylbattrick1246]

GREAT MOVIE, ALWAYS WITH MICKEY ROONEY, THANK YOU, A PLEASURE TO WATCH.

[@Ourladyrules]

gotta love these old time gangster movies, perfect for a friday night

[@matrox]

Baby face Nelson was 5'4" 135lbs, Mickey was 5'2" so this is a good match up.

[@Doll676]

Yesssssss is is

[@redblade8160]

@matrox. That's a big penis!

[@mikemarley2389]

Mickey Rooney .A true star.

[@paulstark6818]

Wow what a story actors were incredible the mood was such that you feel as though you were there what a high standard of story line you would hard pressed to equal this in any time period thankyou so much for this Gem of a Movie ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@abhijitmukherjee720]

Old is always Gold and this one proved it.

[@cassiusdio6048]

They made me wear a suit when I left prison but no suitcase just a paper bag. 😂

[@rafaelramirez1507]

Any movie directed by Don Siegel is top notch viewing with me .... that and this elite cast of character actors , make this an enjoyable and entertaining flick 👌🏻

[@matrox]

This is 1957, lots of those 1920s and 30s cars were still plentiful to make this movie.

[@Ourladyrules]

love those old sedans 👍

[@edithsymmans3273]

This is a wonderful old movie and Mickey Rooney is a wonderful actor…… he always played these awesome characters……. I just love him….. very special man, loads of talent……. was a life long friend with Judy Garland

[@michaelhewitt258]

Great movie Thanks for posting Mickey Rooney was an extremely talented actor He did comedy and drama He did a lot of work in early television 📺 His talent is sorely missed

[@The911Shaman]

Good thing I downloaded this. One of my favorites of all time. The era also produced Young Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Corman's Machine Gun Kelly, Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960), The Bonnie Parker Story, The Rise and Fall of Leg's Diamond, I remember this watching on the late late show in the 1970's. When The Addams Family went into TV syndication and Carolyn Jones' movies starting cropping up along side King Creole with Elvis.

[@jamesbrooks354]

Great actor. He had a photographic memory. He not only new his lines but everyone else's. Micky and Carolyn seemed to have a genuine rapport with one another in this flick.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

*knew

[@theenforcerbadguy6566]

Mick Rooney performed any kind of film, drama , adventure , comedy.He was one of the best Hollywood Stars. God bless you wherever you be!

[@slimeronio]

I like his porn ,movies, he was only shorten stature.... not in ...wink, wink.

[@ralphhildreth6115]

The actors from that era were from vaudevillian blood...they were versatile

[@kennethprothro4975]

@@slimeronio Kenneth prothro

[@johnbockelie3899]

Mickey Rooney in " It's a mad, Mad , Mad, World". Probably his best movie.

[@johnbockelie3899]

About as classic as that 1967 movie about Bonnie and Clyde.

[@raymondsteen5316]

Character actors like Ted de Corsia, Leo Gordon, Anthony Caruso & Jack Elam were always quite good when it comes to crime drama films.

[@dukromeo]

they were also good on The Rifleman

[@Whatt787]

I remember seeing this movie as a teenager back in the 1970's on TV--I thought Rooney was quite good in this dramatic role--This guy actually did 340 different roles in movies and TV--R.I.P.

[@garywilliams6124]

damn you are old

[@jllrue]

@@garywilliams6124 Damn, you're a little person and a moron!

[@warmflash]

Did you watch this on a UHF Channel in the 1970s?

[@richardmartin2646]

@@warmflash I wouldn't expect a reply that was 8 years ago that make him like 80 or 90 something ,and yes all we had was Airwaves no cable no 8-track just AM radio for the most of us

[@rafaelramirez1507]

@@richardmartin2646 his probably in his middle to late 70s , probably has a different phone or internet

[@DoubleMrE]

When asked whom they thought was the greatest entertainer in Hollywood history, more of the great Hollywood stars named Mickey Rooney than any other person. The reason they all gave was that he could not only do everything, he could do everything well . . . singing, dancing, comedy, romance, drama, whatever. This movie was not his best. But Mickey is still one of the greats anyway.

[@winggullseagull1230]

Great movie ! Mickey Rooney was born to play Baby Face Nelson, when I think of Mickey Rooney I think of Baby Face Nelson. Almost makes me forget about "Boys Town" (1938).... but not quite. 1957 was the year Humphrey Bogart died & had he lived he would've returned to gangster roles...but who knows.

[@peace-yv4qd]

My stepmother saw Baby face Nelson at a fair back in the 30's. I asked her what he looked like and she said " like everyone else".

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Lol

[@unclebob1959]

didn't explain much. she was supposed to say "like a baby!"

[@EVERTONFC.]

Yea ? You better watch it see.

[@gilloera8912]

😆 😆 🤣

[@bazbarrett8103]

Uncle Bob you don't get it do you..that is so obvious, like everyone else is actually very droll.

[@browntroutism]

STILL THE BEST MOVIE ON BABYFACE NELSON. Mickey Rooney was perfect casting.

[@gregwatson8219]

Andy Hardy turns crooked! HA!

[@thankthelord4536]

Mickey Rooney was a talented actor, especially in song and dance. So funny in it's a mad,mad, mad, world.

[@anthonytaylor7928]

His did waaay more than song and dance

[@irisofyma]

*applause* what a great film!!! Mickey and Carolyn work so well together! EPIC EPIC EPIC!!!

[@keithharvey9067]

leo gordon always seemed unstable.

[@fuzzyburnette7161]

Great character actors help film. Hardwicke, Elam, Gordon, Caruso, DeCorsia etc. Siegel's direction as always is right on.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Killed that same year were : May 1934 Bonnie and Clyde. 1934 John Dillinger. 1934 Pretty Boyd Flyod. 1934 Baby Face Nellson.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Worse than Gangsters they were Murderer Gangsters. There was but one sentence permitted by a USA court.

[@mgn5667]

@annamal pete Not big Al....chuckle

[@TheKonga88]

And Lollipop Lenny 🥳🥳🍭🍭🎃

[@j3lny425]

To paraphrase the kid from "JoJo Rabbit" It's not a good time to be a gangster'

[@JDAbelRN]

Not a good year for gangsters.

[@mneighbor11]

Really good Gangster Movie with plenty of well known character actors and lots of Thompson machine guns. Mickey Rooney and Carolyn Jones are so good.

[@dydrmr41]

I did not realize we had mountains here in Illinois. If I did not know better I would almost think this Movie was filmed in Hollywood but I prefer to think the film makers would not insult our intelligence like that.

[@scarletmacaw]

Leo Gordon (Dillinger) served time in San Quentin for armed robbery before becoming an actor, so he had real life experience prior to playing his role in this movie.

[@shawnmalone9711]

He also played the convict Mike Carney in the 1954 movie Riot in Cell Block 11. The director of the movie was afraid of him and the guards at the prison patted Gordon down for weapons every day.

[@jackgrattan1447]

@@shawnmalone9711 Don Siegel directed both this movie and RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11.

[@shawnmalone9711]

@@jackgrattan1447 👌

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

@@jackgrattan1447 He also directed the original "Dirty Harry" film with Clint Eastwood, and (I think) several episodes of "The Golden Girls."

[@geezersinc]

Mickey Rooney was one damn fine actor. Thanks for the upload.

[@thankthelord4536]

I hope you don't mean "fine" like in looks lol.

[@jimredden5899]

if you like mickey rooney, you'll love the movie quicksand. he's great in that one.

[@jamesvickers9476]

Thanks...gonna check it out

[@Bea-Nuh-Luh]

I just downloaded that! I'm not noir fan but man he was so good in that!!!!!

[@butterflyladeda1080]

Yep, a great movie.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Yes...."Quicksand" is a very good low budget noir ! Not only Mickey, but that one also stars the late great Peter Lorre in another sinister role.

[@aspenrebel]

"Quicksand"? ok, looked it up. Don't know if I've seen it before, I'll have to watch it and figure that out. It also stars Jeanne Cagney, James Cagney's sister.

[@TIOMKIN1]

Excellent Film. I saw the movie when it first came out in 1958. I always liked Mickey Rooney's Acting. This film has a great Cast, Story, Director and a plus of a great Van Alexander jazz music score. Thanks for the excellent upload. Out.

[@Gremlins1957]

Wow! I have not seen this film since the sixties, It was good seeing it again. Although I always had a hard time accepting Mickey Rooney as a bad guy, I guess I always think of him as a comic actor in comedies.

[@raymondcancel7011]

Love this movie ,Mikey could play anything!

[@blazer1268]

RIP, Micky. You was the man!

[@johnbockelie3899]

Mickey Rooney even starred on a Twilight Zone episode " Last night of a jockey",

[@jamiehess4211]

Don Siegel! Been looking for this movie for 20 years. I read about it in an Entertainment Weekly article on forgotten/orphaned films that never received a home video release. That was in 1997 or 98. Thanks, KZbin!

[@americanmutt100]

Carolyn Jones and Mickey Rooney!!!what a jem!!!! thank you!!

[@jubalcalif9100]

True ! I can't wait for the upcoming remake with Linda Hunt & Danny DeVito !

[@grettagirl2884]

The Narrator at the beginning of the film sounded like Walter Cronkite!

[@Truth379]

Great old Classic..... Thank you :))

[@redhoode.n.y.6314]

18:50 " you got all of me except my name why dont u take that too" 🔥🔥💓

[@schrankler]

Awesome find...I have to add to my DVD collection. Thank you for posting!!!

[@sandrafraser4759]

Absolute classic, great cast thank you for sharing.

[@clarenceevansjr.4791]

TXqt

[@56cadd]

Caroline Jones in 57..WOW..!

[@clevlandblock]

John Hoyt and Jack Elam @1:04:20 both starred in a classic Twilight Zone, "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up ?" I thought this Mickey Rooney flick vanished forever. I last saw it on tv in the early to mid 60s. Morticia's lookin good in her pre-Adams Family days.

[@noelsatterley2996]

Really good film. Thanks for the upload.

[@danvanlandingham3854]

Somewhere in my early years,I saw this movle.Where,I don't remember.I remember talking to a gal I knew who was a big movie fan like me and I remember telling her about seeing a movie in my early childhood but not remembering the name of it.Elisha Cook,Jr. was in it and in later years became one of my favourite character actors.I remember seeing him in the late '60s in an episde of "Star Trek" where he played an attorney representing Captain KIrk.His best role was as a drummer in a 1944 movie called "Phantom Lady".He is seen taking an extended drum solo.The drumming was done by Buddy RIch.All I remember Carolyn Jones for was her role as "Morticia" in The Addams Family.

[@sr0242]

Dan VanLandingham. Mickey Rooney was on Star Trek the original the original one with James T Kirk and Spock? Mickey Rooney played a a lawyer? Who was Mickey Rooney representative?

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

The other film with Elisa Cook, Jr, that you're thinking of may have been "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), with Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Cook played Wilmer, the henchman of Casper "Fat Man" Gutman, Greenstreet's character.

[@Frank-sr1dz]

Hey thank you very much for putting her collection of these old gangster movies together. I appreciate it and we'll enjoy watching every one of them thank you don't forget the popcorn. ✌️✌️✌️👁️👁️

[@markpettigrew542]

TURN UP THE VOLUME!

[@Twsuf1]

Children over 12 not allowed on swings but it's ok for mickey babyface rooney to use them 😂🤣😅

[@lastmanonearth71]

It's occurred to me over the years, that Mickey Rooney made it his life's ambition to distance himself from all of the "Andy Hardy" and "Judy Garland" films he made when he was much younger. In the 50s and 60s etc. he seemed to always be playing the proverbial "tough guy" , all 5 ft. of him. He in my opinion , seemed to be obsessed with putting as much distance as possible from his early films. Tremendous difference between his early and later films........

[@jamesvickers9476]

...he got older so it makes since he would choose different roles that would reflect his age he couldnt keep on playing the kid role of a Andy Hardy....

[@williamcarrigan1743]

It would be nice to hear 👂 this movie 🎥 with out turning the sound 🔊 all the way up lol

[@chodemcblob3943]

R.I.P. Mickey Rooney 9/23/1920 - 4/6/2014

[@darthsatanus]

heard that they buried poor little Mickey in a matchbox...

[@andreafreeman9424]

A long life just how I want it!!!!

[@superduper3728]

Thought he would live forever. Now he carries through in or on the 'Silver Screen' for another 100 years hopefully we all do in some form or other . 'Hey Mulligan' R.I.P. !

[@eldaddio9100]

Mickey had the Sexiest ALL Woman AVA GARDNER !! EVEN SHE SAID HE WS A HELL OF A MAN !,🤗👍

[@faflamingo2193]

He died when I was a freshman

[@MsFutureguy]

At the beginning of the movie....HOW IN THE WORLD DID THE STEERING WHEEL END UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR !!! Is it a film reversal? I love Mickey Rooney, Truly one of the greats.

[@robertkidd2192]

Arthur Renner happens a lot a because the film can go into a projector either way I’m tipping its been reversed there . Of because it’s a Rolls Royce maybe back then it was a right hand drive ?

[@davagain]

I wondered about that too. According to what I read, early American cars really did have their steering wheels on the right and only later switched over to the left.

[@Gremlins1957]

Even though I think of Mickey Rooney as a comic actor, I feel this role as Babyface Nelson was made for him. He performed it well.

[@bruceprice8882]

Sad feelings are hard to ignore when seeing Mickey Rooney after hearing what his disgustingly greedy family did to him in his final years.

[@jamessmith6162]

Absolutely, I was so pleased with all the positive comments, I didn't want to mention that of his ungrateful children. Truly sad though about them, but, nevertheless we will always respect and love Mickey Rooney 😢❤😂❤😊

[@ericthered760]

I actually sat next to Mickey at the TCM classic film festival in 2012. I wanted to ask him about this film, since it was sort of "out of character" considering most of the roles he played. I didn't think of it at the time - I could kick myself for the omission.

[@linguatonica9782]

I just wanted to watch because I 've been thinking Rooney would be perfect as Nelson since ever I can remember, then I discovered the movie is signed Don Siegel. That signature is like a quality brand logo on something you buy because you know is better than others in the category.Thanks for posting, a pity for the video quality

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

I know what you mean about the video quality. During the first eighteen minutes of the film, there were points where it pixilated, and a few times when it just stopped altogether. The sound quality wasn't too good either. The volume was so low, I could hardly hear the dialogue. I tried listening to it with earbuds, but the sound was still pretty low. They did a lousy job of downloading this movie on KZbin.

[@bullitt7544]

John 'Red' Hamilton was born just a few miles from me. RIP Red

[@gunnyoneshot69]

Baby-Face Mickey, One of the greatest. As for the movie, most of the facts were wrong, but it was still a good movie. Thank you, 'ghostrepublic' for posting. SuperSniperSal USMC Disabled Vet

[@jehanne8610]

Mickey Rooney is my all time favorite actor. Animated yet believable. He was good in everything. Of course when youconsideer my all time favorite actress was Margaret Hamilton, you may want to question me. : ) But she always played in movies you just loved her animated ways too.

[@jettrink7510]

Ain't nothin in the world like a big eyed girl... to you Carolyn Jones

[@merccadoosis8847]

Those eyes of hers were absolutely hypnotic.

[@tedthesailor172]

Good olde tyme vintage gangster movie with a fine supporting cast. I think I actually saw this at the movies back in the day, but can't remember because my old man was such a fan of the genre he took me to see so many. Thanks for sharing...

[@papatutti59]

"It's getting dark, Helen. I can't see you anymore." Baby Face Nelson last words as he laid dying. Time was 7:35 p.m. And He died at 1627 Walnut St., Niles Center, but his body was left at St. Paul's Cemetery.

[@johnbockelie3899]

I like when they squeal those 1930's tires !!.

[@johnscanlon2598]

@@johnbockelie3899 on dirt roads lol

[@thomasfoley8316]

Love the old gangster movies

[@tonyperez7907]

wow!! I'm 57 and the first time i saw this movie.. Mikey was great in the role... Ivonne sexy as always... :)

[@christopherfowler9777]

Gillis (or "Nelson ") had two kids. And he seemed to be more visible than the others he did dirt track racing while still a bank robber, owned a race car, etc. His son turned out to be the Chief Foreman of the water works in Cook County, Chicago.

[@nebur59]

I too haven't seen this movie since the 60's. I was told on the TCM web site that they didn't have this movie in their vault since they only had movies from certain studios. I too also noticed that some scenes were cut, wonder why as this stuff isn't as bad as what's shown today. Mickey Rooney was very talented as another commenter said cause he could sing, dance and act as well anyone in his time, including James Cagney. Just my opinion, haters keep your silly comments to yourself.

[@cat-lw6kq]

Rooney did a great job of acting in a twilight zone episode, but this movie is a bomb.

[@mgn5667]

he married the best looking woman frank sinatra married his ex wife

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

Thank you for the upload but the audio is so low I can't hardly hear it. . .

[@gabrieldjatienza6971]

Nelson was indeed a runt gangster, so Mickey Rooney was just perfect!

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Nice continuity. 40s trucks for 30s time line.

[@markpettigrew542]

In 1956, I was born!

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

One of the first time a toilet was shown on the big screen before Hitchcock pyscho

[@bigron8346]

Thank you for the movies 😊

[@classicalbenz]

Terrific ! I love this movie !

[@stonethugmusic]

❤❤❤❤ HE'S BEST WORK ❤❤❤❤

[@josephm.2856]

Amazing movie Ghost. Thank You.

[@barryboykins8103]

The reason the wheel is on the wrong side is because it was a right hand drive Rolls Royce

[@jamesvickers9476]

Wow...what a genius an obvious conclusion you came up with stating it was a right hand Rolls...that we can all see...the ? is why.. when the movie was made in the U.S...wasnt there any left hand Rolls made at the time in America

[@mothernature251]

Casting Mickey Rooney was there first mistake

[@jubalcalif9100]

The second mistake was putting film in the camera.....

[@abjr2010]

"Tish! You spoke French!" Carolyn Jones .

[@johnbockelie3899]

Call Batman,!!, it's Marsha, Queen of Diamonds!!!. Carolyn Jones.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Ha ! I kept waiting for Mickey to start kissing her arm.... :-)

[@Christheclown28]

Baby Zface Nelson robbed a bank in the town i live in. Theres still bullet holes onthe top of the building. Its now a freakin pawn shop! It was one of his biggest hiests of his career.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

*heists

[@privatebubba8876]

1933 people were wondering where their next meal was coming from.

[@privatebubba8876]

@@FR33PIZZABOY Nobody did.

[@privatebubba8876]

@@FR33PIZZABOY LMAO idiot.

[@None-zc5vg]

A bit like today!

[@anthonycurcio5018]

mickey rooney plays a crazy mafia killer i havn't seen this movie in along time.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

The real "Baby Face" Nelson never worked for the Mafia, although he was, for a short time, an enforcer for Al Capone (who was never considered a Mafia member), who hired him to shake down labor union bosses for "kickbacks" to the Capone mob, but he was soon dropped from their ranks, because all too often, Nelson killed when he should have injured. (It was all the same to him.)

[@JDAbelRN]

Looks like Mickey needed quick cash to pay some alimony. Great for the Late, Late, Late, Show, nonetheless. Had notable character actors.

[@kittyhawk8414]

For those who say the volume is too low. Be advised that you have two volume controls on KZbin videos. One is at the bottom of the video screen. It is generally on the left side of the screen. If you have Windows, you have a volume control on the taskbar to the far right. Turn up both volumes to the level where you can hear the movies with no problems.

[@dukromeo]

the volume is terribly low. thanks for the tutorial tho.

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Clark gable said Rooney was the best actor in Hollywood. Got his autograph at a memorabilia show in n Hollywood in the 90s. He was tiny

[@truthsword8562]

My Father was interviewed by Micky Rooney to be his cook, back in those days.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Did he get the job ? I'm curious as to what Mickey's diet was.....

[@lespoole8527]

I herd he enjoyed steak and eggs, an fried chicken

[@davidlamb4390]

Mickey Rooney is what you call man of the forties

[@MrWcarrara]

I was about 5 or 6 when I saw this when it first came out. Been looking for it for years and I'm amazed to find it right here on KZbin now. I agree FanTastic!! And No it wasn't MR as cousin it. lol

[@georgepawlak6806]

What did you do to this films audio. We can't hear anything except the music and thats hard to hear. Don't you test ever thing before you send it out to share?

[@shawnmalone9711]

This movie is considered a cinema classic in France. It's one of the film noirs which influenced the French New Wave directors of the 1960s.

[@None-zc5vg]

It goes to show that the French cinema experts don't get out much.

[@williamsantangelo]

Thank You for a great movie

[@MaliciousCat]

"Naa, see?! You'll neva' cach me alive, coppers!"

[@johnshifflette1218]

Three letter agencies all went to, that four letter place, HELL 🔥

[@sam65000]

🎬 fabulous movie,📽️ thanks for sharing, loved those fabulous cars and the fabulous music to the soundtrack. some cool actors in the movie 📽️ thanks

[@tbssic1]

Good one,,,, never saw it before,,,,,, thanks.... Mickey and a cast of thousands... Seems only Robert Stack was missing.....

[@johnbockelie3899]

Robert Stack was Elliot Ness, The untouchables.

[@lilasmurray2425]

When the guy grabbed Mickey by lapels and picked him up off bed effortlessly the balance of the movie just seemed comical for Mickey being a tough guy.

[@roge69charger]

raise the volume. TY.

[@rogerioramos1841]

Roger Bono

[@nevilledarman8n21]

Thanks

[@MarkHenstridge]

Mickey Rooney as a bad guy just didn't suit him but I enjoyed the movie so thanks for posting it.