Behind Green Lights (1946) [Film Noir] [Drama] [Mystery]

If you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe: goo.gl/0qDmXe | A car containing a bullet ridden blackmailer's corpse is left in front of the police station. The daughter of a mayoral candidate had visited the blackmailer that day, and is brought in for questioning. A newspaper editor, who does not want that candidate to win, visits Lt. Carson and pressures him to tarnish the daughter's reputation until the election is decided. Carson resists.
The corrupt medical officer takes orders from the editor, and is commanded to get the body out of the police station before anyone else learns that the blackmailer was poisoned before being shot. Some slapstick comedy ensues during attempts to smuggle the body out of the station. After further plot complications, the murderer and his motives are revealed. The mayoral candidate's daughter is cleared of suspicion before her father's chance in the election is ruined.
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Directed by Otto Brower, produced by Robert Bassler, written by Charles G. Booth and Scott Darling, starring Carole Landis as Janet Bradley, William Gargan as Lt. Sam Carson, Don Beddoe as Dr. Yager (Medical Examiner), Richard Crane as Johnny Williams (Reporter), Mary Anderson as Nora Bard, John Ireland as Det. Engelhofer, Charles Russell as Arthur Templeton, Roy Roberts as Max Calvert, Mabel Paige as Flossie, Stanley Prager as Ruzinsky (Milkman) and Charles Tannen as Ames (Reporter).
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Source: "Behind Green Lights" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 17 January 2013. Web. 17 March 2013. en.wikipedia.or....
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Always loved tcm best movies

[@jenisbetzke6228]

Hollywood just loves the number 33....anybody notice how the press room and the PI's apartment both are numbered 303?

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[@michaelwertzy9808]

@@jenisbetzke6228, my apt. #309! Should I head for the hills or wait for "them" to knock?!

[@brigittebeltran6701]

The filth and plotless films produced today cannot hold a candle to these golden classic!! Thank you so much! 👏👏👏

[@Lamont-Cranston]

@peacenow42 i agree with both of you. some modern movies are ok, but the majority are trash or narrative-pushing. there are some lous oldies that are filthy and narrative pushing as well, but a lot less i guess. either way - i love a great movie. im just starting this one. :) Hope you all have a wonderful day!!!

[@101Volts]

@@Lamont-Cranston "there are some lousy oldies that are filthy and narrative pushing as well, but a lot less i guess." --- I'm not sure of narrative pushing, but filth? That could be found before the Haye's Code started in Mid 1934.

[@darkchocotony3391]

Understandable plots in movies and easy to remember melodies in songs are now a lost form of entertainment.

for sure. I hardly watch anything made after 60. like black and white and the B movie people are the best. enjoy this.

[@mariecole5728]

I agree

[@dianabythebeach]

Watched this today....10/8/23. Loved it....took my mind far away from the state of the world's chaos. Fun movie...and I love the classics!

[@spanz21]

That’s exactly why I love watching these old movies

[@illuminatianonymous9420]

I like the people who enjoy these old movies. They relate to a healthier set of values and appreciate a character and style that's missing in today's culture. At least some of it is preserved on film to remind us of how it was and give us some hopeful possibilities for the future.

[@legendlegend4804]

True, but hate seeing how people of color had to be the bafoons.

[@mikeyoung9810]

Many times those values were forced upon filmakers by folks that wanted a certain image in films whether it was true or not. Unless of course you were in a minority as they got no such protection from slanted views of them. So becareful in thinking that any movie is based on reality.

[@Brembelia]

Well said, IA, very well said!

[@robinfranklin8001]

That's a great analysis, only these films, most of them, don't include other races. No Blacks in War Movies, 1 Japanese in a War Movie on the American side. No blacks in Scifi or Westerns. The only time Blacks were in some of these movies, were if they were singers, musicians, prostitutes, or playing wide eyed idiots or yes'um maids. Usually the camera blurred them out, didn't show their faces while they talked, & if they talked, it was the "aw shucks" moronic voice. Clearly in reality, there were at the time highly educated, articulate, & intelligent well dressed Black People, Singers, Actors and Actresses. Oh, I forgot, the Indigenous Indians were not depicted in a fair light as well. So, although I have a healthy & appreciative view of the past, I am very disappointed in how Blacks, Asians, Indians & Muslims were cast (or lack of), in these great Black & White Movies.

[@pujabelgian]

Even though I don't hold out much hope, I agree with you

[@delana2842]

I am in love with old films. I cannot say I have run across a bad one even when the storylines are similar. A great film to watch on a gloomy Saturday morning. Thank you for posting this classic! ❤

[@lisadolan689]

Rainy Saturday night for me. Perfect 🎥🎞️🤩

[@thisisme3238]

Sunny Friday afternoon for me.

[@sandyk5346]

Love them…❤

[@delana2842]

@@lisadolan689, ❤️

[@Jean-rg4sp]

In the middle of a chilly Monday night, instead of getting a good sleep.

[@timatkinson9291]

Good movie. A lot of plot twist. To bad movies are not made like this anymore. Well worth watching!!!!!

[@paistebob3163]

This was a really sweet movie! The kind of movie that restores your faith in mankind but makes you long for better times... if only things could be like this in real life.

[@toreckman8899]

‘Givin you the business’. Classic line. Wally Cleaver used it. ❤️

[@lindaruss3772]

I was gonna say that. I’m a huge fan of LITB!!

[@auntiejen5376]

I just love these old movies!! This one is better than I anticipated and I'm glad I took the time to watch it.

[@charlottewilson3031]

I love the clothes that people wore back in the 40's. Style was the norm. My mother said, "if you didn't have a pair of black and white shoes, you weren't nothing!"

[@AnnaPace-t5v]

I love the dresses of the thirties. Very original.

[@rededwards3479]

I saw this movie years ago. Amazing. They don't make em like this anymore. Well done!

[@paulcaron400]

I can watch this movie over and over. Carol Landis was a beautiful actress.

[@mikegriffin415]

Yes she was, and Mary Anderson was really cute too.

[@JaneFrieman]

Flossie the Flower Lady was quite a character in this flick. She had that flair of expression that out shined all the rest.

[@isotopefeeney]

I think the Doc got framed! Flossie poisoned WeaselGuy 'cuz he stiffed her for $1.75 !!

[@johnnydtractive]

@@isotopefeeney Yep. Flossie said Bard cheated her several times, & she had enough.

[@wildcatherder]

The "Green Lights" in the title refer to traditional green lanterns in front of New York Police stations. The tradition goes back to New Amsterdam days when watchmen carried green lamps on poles.

[@08clickr]

I was wondering about the title,thanks

[@51pogo]

And police stations still do that, including in my small town. Seen in many Naked City TV police show episodes are the beautiful green lamp fixtures on the Art Deco styled Midtown North precinct house. If you are in NYC, its worth a look, located on W 54th, just west of 8th avenue.

[@Carol-D.1324]

I love Fun Facts. Thank you for sharing.

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Cool thank you ❤

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Thanks. Always good to learn something. 🎉🎉

[@ElCid48]

It gets very funny towards the middle of the movie, then it goes back to being serious. I liked it.

[@rogerpaige4132]

Way better than I expected on all counts -- great story, well told, good acting. Recommended. Thanks for uploading!

[@KuznVinny]

This is the kind of movie that makes it worth while watching a movie.

[@vyctoria1]

So enjoyable..yet they were destroying us

[@michaelcollins237]

agree

[@jmccracken1963]

Very good movie!!!!! This one is kind of "THE FRONT PAGE meets film noir" - and, for me, it works. Excellent writing, acting, and directing throughout. Thank you very much for sharing this little gem with us!!!!!

[@melvina628]

This is worth your time. It is a murder mystery with some kooky fun sprinkled in. Good movie.

[@SyvernSycor]

This was a great movie. Carole Landis was beautiful. Every shot of her eyes made me freeze. O,O

[@johnbeckett8028]

Great movie. I like the way the entire plot took place during just one graveyard shift at "some" police station house.

[@nomadpi1]

Arrrg, I can't remember the title. Research the Kirk Douglas films done (I think it was Lee grant's first film appearance.) Made in 1952 ( think). Same venue type. It was a shift in a precinct house. Excellent movie.

[@almanook3005]

@@nomadpi1 Detective Story. Lee Grant received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

[@sandybulla5623]

Someone was giving the police department "the business". Gotta love it!

[@smcfall3]

WOW! A movie I can actually watch - without LOUD ads interrupting all the way through! Thanks KZbin!

[@bigcity2085]

Not a bad movie with a lot of twists...gets comical like Her girl Friday with the closet scene.

[@auletjohnast03638]

Smcfall3, Don't know what you're talking about there were a lot of ads in this movie.

[@spookym123]

@@auletjohnast03638 Ad blockers!

[@lauriewarner4848]

This movie has come up for me to watch a bunch of times… I now ask myself why did it wait? Thanks for posting it.

[@sjr7822]

Love the black and white movie era. Great little movie with clear sound

[@irvoneil]

Very enjoyable with a good cast, even with the shifts between mystery and comedy. Thanks for posting. That line from the guy whose wife "stole" their own car was hilarious. Charles Russell, who played Templeton, is in a very good film noir called Inner Sanctum that's on KZbin. I highly recommend it, he's very good as a man on the run and he's paired with the gorgeous Mary Beth Hughes.

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[@anglophils645]

"Sir, your wife cannot be charged with stealing your car, that's community property .". "I know that, Lieutenant-----but she took it out of the community!". (Too funny, you're right).

[@JotaVA21]

sincerely grateful for posting such a kind of good movies, I enjoyed very much. Regards from Chile

[@miriambryant6975]

Thank you for sharing, You made my day! The movie was perfectly presented.

[@reach4thestars67]

Thank you for uploading this movie.

[@marilynstevenson865]

A thoroughly enjoyable movie! Action, cops, bad guys...twists..very entertaining. No doubt about the 1940's ""noir"" movies. More please!!

[@davidsigalow7349]

A very good film with a lot of good twists. Nicely directed and photographed, and good performances from all concerned.

[@jimblue39]

Ditto. Another great movie, thank you very much for uploading all of these.

[@josephjames259]

I quit smoking until I started watching these old movies.

[@josephjames259]

49jubilee I love the old Fibber McGee radio programs. They just advertised Johnson Wax products:)

[@davidhull1481]

I can relate

[@jessewolf7649]

I started smoking cigars 50 years ago because of these movies. And haven’t stopped. 72 this month.

[@SuziQ.]

I stopped, but some of these movies make me almost reach for one. I don’t have any, though, and the guy at the store is being supportive, and encouraging me to keep going. I’m at 3 months nicotine free. 🎉

[@thisisme3238]

I'm a subscriber and find all your movies good quality, not to mention clean and crisp scenes. Thanks for the upload, great movie.

[@rosasolorio7670]

Excellent movie and actors. Thank you for this most enjoyable movie.

[@golgothapro]

That chase scene with the shadows down the hall @ 58:01 is just awesome !

[@billharden7127]

🤣👍

[@Mr_x_19922]

Very cool how they dressed back in those days, all elegant with hats, and most of them well spoken and educated, even gangsters

[@lisadolan689]

The fashion was stylin up that’s for sure 😎

[@colnlincline3097]

Don’t forget the gloves!

[@rosemaryperez]

Thank you so much for sharing good movies.

[@Gregory_McIntosh]

Just stumbled upon this and what a delight to see John Ireland early in his career! This was second or third film, I believe. He gave us so much pleasure over so many years.

[@michaelcollins237]

The film had many excellent actors but John was not one of them

[@raylenenielsen5943]

I agree. John Ireland was good.

[@almanook3005]

I enjoy it when he plays the bad guy as well. He was very good in westerns like "Red River".

[@SuziQ.]

@@michaelcollins237, He played detective Oppenheimer.

[@melvina628]

Beautiful upload!!! Thank you .

[@avisjohnson6185]

Wow , I always wanted to see a Carol Landis film .This was awesome thank you

[@rosajohnson5212]

This is a well written and portrayed movie. I loved the line "bird seeds!"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelphillip8850]

Great Movie, a little bit of everything, a bit of drama and a bit of comedy

[@bullitt7544]

Another Timeless Classic Stellar Performance. Great movie, I too loved this one. Thank You

[@mimimc8685]

Excellent movie,thanks for an enjoyable late night treat!

[@donnamcclelland3900]

I love how the lieutenant sits in the drivers seat after the body falls out. So much for not contaminating the crime scene, lol!

[@vickiehughes6998]

Timeless think you for the old movies that’s all I like to watch keep them coming 👍🏾

[@malitaus5672]

Very good, nice twist at the end. Having just watched three or four film noir, I think this is the only one where the acting improves and is only "corny" in a way that adds to our perceptions of the era and its culture: "Why, you dirty rat". "Hey fella, get yer mitts off-a-me". "She's quite a dame, ain't she" and all that sort of talk!

[@nomadpi1]

A late response; the "talk" you're stating is courtesy if Damon Runyun.

[@SuziQ.]

@@nomadpi1, How so?

[@The-Portland-Daily-Blink]

Wow! That was great! Clever and even funny. The little old lady stole the show!!

[@eyeOOsee]

Haven't seen this in a while! Good to see tonight. :-) Thank you for uploading and I love your channel. I love these old black and white movies. Unlike many others, I think colorizing films took something very good away from them.

[@illuminatianonymous9420]

eyeOOsee Most artists prefer to look at things in black and white first because it's easier to study the shade of what they want to create . Colors complicate this visual process.

[@stantonhager2290]

I think 80% of all movies in color would be more compelling in black and white. The sharp contrasts between light and shadow rivet the eye more strongly than most color does.

[@beckyjacobsen5867]

Except I always wonder about the glamorous clothes in the black and white movies. What they really looked like. Color,etc

[@guineapig4701]

Carole Landis was so beautiful. Such a tragic ending...

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

WHAT WAS HER TRAGIC ENDING? THIS IS THE 3rd. TIME I SEEN THIS COMMENT.

[@schmittyhanrahan8126]

Too young and oh so beautiful ... Hollywood can be brutal

[@guineapig4701]

@@autumnt.allgood8895 she died of an overdose. She was having an affair with Rex Harrison and he would not leave his wife.

[@danielstanwyck2812]

@@guineapig4701 WRONG See above, way above, for correct answer. all you have to do is look at IMDB and you will know.

[@SuziQ.]

@@danielstanwyck2812, IMDB confirms suicide. Rex Harrison found her body. They were having an affair. She had separated from her husband.

[@lillianaeshoo3242]

I love these classics

[@mjc11a]

Very good movie! Thanks for posting.

[@koyore]

Great movie. Thank you kindly🌹

[@johndowe9251]

Glimpses of a people and a culture long gone.

[@walterweddle7644]

Everyone wore hats. I eventually found some hats like in this movie. They are comfortable and understand their popularity.

[@cl759]

Sweaty scalp, flat hair, flies off in wind, that red stripe on your forehead in heat, extra weight in the rain.. wanna think again??

[@walterweddle7644]

@@cl759 Nah, I'm good. Thanks anyway.

[@INDYOSKARS]

@@cl759 "Always look on the bright side, never on the dark side of things" -John Goye

[@coxcharity]

LOVE IT!!!!! Thank you ever so much! (I also enjoyed the absence of advertisements).

[@skantea]

Deep shades of "His Girl Friday", not as snappy but still filled with the same sharp witted swing and crazy characters.

[@jimmysmith3302]

Great movie and good acting. Thanks for download.

[@rickhinojosa5455]

Very good movie overall. SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT!!!!! For some reason, I got real angry when the doctors corruption was slowly exposed. King Solomon said there is nothing new under the sun. So I wouldn't be surprised. It's not surprise, just righteous indignation and disgust. I had to vent that. Thank you for reading😃. Nice happy ending !🙏

[@velvetbees]

A bunch of characters in this movie have no scruples. It's a perfect noir movie!

[@robinrichter5907]

great flick and storyline!! loved it!!

[@robertsachs18]

Walter Bard’s corpse gets around more than Bernie’s does in Weekend at Bernie’s!

[@patrickryan1515]

Lot of good elements in this. Very enjoyable.

[@XyzXyz-mm9vq]

Thank you for the upload. The film is worth watching and it's a very good quality for a B&W. Thanks again :)

[@XyzXyz-mm9vq]

Anton, I could not agree with you more!!!

[@i_am_a_freespirit]

👍🏻thank you for the movie.

[@flyinspirals]

That's quite a magnificent hair-hat combination on Miss Bradley when she's brought into the station. Not a girl who lies down in the daytime, anyway. Or does much of anything.

[@markantrobus8782]

Great little flick. Comedy, drama, murder and mystery. How they pulled it off, the combo. Highly watchable. Great characters. I remember the doctor, Don Beddoes, from 1950s TV. The Lieutenant, Wm Gargan: could see more of him. Great face.

[@cynthialucasmoore6106]

Always enjoy my black and white movies, and i agree, the values are there! Our grandchildren ought to be watching them too😊

[@wendybutler1681]

I consider it a failure of my parenting that I could not entice my son to watch a B&W movie. He was perfectly reasonable in all other aspects and he was a fan of good movie making but I couldn't even get him to watch "Young Frankenstein" because it wasn't in color. The dear boy has left us, so I never had much opportunity to correct this foible of his and I regret it. Such an appreciation for a good story and I could not get him to watch the absolute MASTERS in cinematic storytelling. This will bother me 'til the day I am no longer here that I could not open the eyes of an open-minded, art-appreciating son to the true artistry of these old films.

[@SuziQ.]

@@wendybutler1681, Mine’s the same, but it might be saturation from his aunt and her b&w movie fixation, or it might be part of his color blindness. I’ve let it go. I’m also mourning his lack of taste in music, but his sister has worse taste in music. They are good people, though.

[@mynamenotimportant7784]

Goodbye Cable television...

[@gxbayes]

+Mynamenotimportant Amen!

[@cathychase663]

agree

[@jazzysophie9943]

Yeap, still to this day. Goodbye, cable TV.

[@johnklar5131]

What is cable television? 😎

[@stevengrotte2987]

I haven't watch tv for at least 10 years, watching old movies on the internet. Two of my favorites are eh44returns & dubjax, I believe both are located in Great Britain. I am an American.

[@paulkitt2376]

Fast paced film noir good production carole Landis wow

[@sharegreats2157]

All the fine suits, hats and costumes! That's one of the reasons I love "noir" films. Was this typical or is it still typical for U.S. authorities that officers wear best suits and hats?

[@henryweaver667]

“Your being swell about this”. ........ I use that expression all the time.

[@sherrihinton8567]

I liked that too

[@cookiesspirit2329]

Richard Crane stole the show, with such ease. Wonderful movie.

[@brendaleverick3655]

I adore black/white movies! So glad they're on KZbin! I love to lie in bed at night and watch them. Bliss!

[@AnnaPace-t5v]

I love the dresses of the thirties. Very original.

[@flyinspirals]

Cop recommends coffee and doughnuts for a good time : )

[@michaelfitzgerald3467]

LOL! ...6 years old and that line is still getting laughs...

[@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk]

This helps me detach from this Bazzaro world. Holy Mackral= 😆

[@cl759]

With jam :-?

[@robertwesley4416]

smart cop. tim hortons

[@hazeleyes1951]

I love these old movies!!

[@nataliehale2312]

Haven't seen movie yet,cause I read the comments first sometime😏...just listening to the music and knowing it's a old black and white movie . ...you just know🤣🤣🤣🤣it's gonna be real good🤗🤗🤗

[@virnamisra1657]

Wonderful WATCH

[@jmccracken1963]

@Cynthia Chatman Actually, this was only John Ireland's second movie role. His movie debut was as Private Windy Craven in the 1945 film A WALK IN THE SUN. He was almost 32 years old when BEHIND GREEN LIGHTS was made. An ironic thing about this movie is that its director, Otto Brower, who directed mostly "B" features, while also working as Second Unit Director on a number of "A" features, died of a heart attack at the age of only 50 on 25 January 1946 - just 3 weeks before this film's release date (15 February 1946).

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

Why is it ironic?

[@browill9]

Great movie. Its been a while since i've seen it. Loved watching it again.

[@RACDANCE123BABY]

Yeah, ask her out for breakfast, Lieutenant. She's only 20 years younger than you, the beautiful daughter of a rich and powerful local politician, with the dress and manner of a Hollywood starlet. Those were better times.

[@giovannilupino5538]

This is the only Screwball Noir I have seen in 60 years of fandom!

[@loisrossi841]

Thank you.

[@burlingtonpark4136]

Fun movie...just right for relaxing in 1946.The acting here is great.

[@TheBdd4]

Thanks, great movie, intriguing , clean interesting.

[@banomateenath5793]

Gotta love Old Flossy

[@rakovegas9901]

Carol Landis was so beautiful but committed suicide while she was so young. So tragic and hard to understand, she even wrote her mother a letter apologizing for what she was about to do

[@gloriaasbury-covington588]

She killed herself over sorry tail Rex Harrison.

[@lilblackduc7312]

A really good movie with some very entertaining moments! Thank you...🇺🇸 😎👍☕

[@carycoller3140]

I watch these old movies from when the press had more power and it makes me wonder how many truly innocent people went to prison for crimes they didn't commit, or even worse, got the death penalty.

[@rosemaryperez]

I had to see this movie again...❤️🌹☘

[@eddancer1381]

Awesome movie with lots of cops in it with plenty of drama and mystery and I was born in 1946. Years ago when I was a teenage we went to drive in movies and we saw 2 movies not that us boys cared about because we were making out with our girlfriends ( smile ) but it was true. On a scale 1 to 10 I give this movie a big 10. Thanks for the upload timeless classic movies. Ed

[@cindys1819]

This film shows how really far Hollywood could go on an average budget with the real professional around at that time. The standout is Carole Landis she both an average background woman but she had that other worldly beauty; look at a still at say, 10:31 or better 19:24!!! That's when there were women in films, and in the world...She lated did I understand some foreign films and Broadway...prior to her tragic end....

[@robinfranklin8001]

In her short life she was married 5 times. Her untimely death was determined to be suicide, although her Family did not agree with this determination. So sad, for one who was so young, talented and had a healthy view of life.

[@chirelle.alanalooney8609]

How much is two bits? That one guy said, "don't forget you owe me two bits!"

[@almanook3005]

It's a quarter of a dollar, or twenty five cents.

[@bolotabr12]

Thank you for posting 👍😎

[@scotthayes4135]

Wish they'd sell a collection of these old mystery movies.

[@blancatirado576]

Great movie thanks for posting

[@susanhollers7935]

It’s hysterical the way the detectives corrupt crime scenes😜

[@TheFourOfNine44]

This was very good, Loved It.

[@sandrasanders706]

Reminds me of Detective Story with Kirk Douglas..