Compulsion (1959) | Classic Movie Full HD | Bradford Dillman, Dean Stockwell, Orson Welles

[@sparkysmom7149]

From the age of 6, DEAN STOCKWELL could keep you glued to the screen with his art of acting. A true actor of the highest rank. Even up until his last film. Rest in peace Dean Stockwell. You were sooo loved.

[@thedogdogification]

Came here again to pay my respects to Dean Stockwell. What a fantastic actor.

[@Hotshotter3000]

I watched this movie because of its relation to the Leopold and Loeb murder of Bobby Franks. I had no idea Dean Stockwell was in this. It was an added bonus as I, too, am a fan of his.

[@michaelburr8780]

A very engaging watchable B&W underrated classic - film made in the late '50s; yet set in the 1920s ia a real noir midnight thriller to please most informed cinematic audiences. Rebellion against staid boring Conformity is a familiar 1950s theme we all are familiar with -- yet here is given a thick dose of real noir originality. Two rather spoilt & very egotistical intellectual philosophy college students ( total show offs ! ) attempt to prove their believed mental superiority over others by actively engaging in a selfish cold - blooded murder of another of their pals on campus ! A just brilliantly drafted plot is superbly modernist timeless in theme emerges from their dastardly & childish plans . First - rate method acting propels the well - scripted story at fast moving pace .... to a diabolically clever conclusion. We must ultimately conclude the we are All to often sometimes driven by our own odd heart - felt desires / strong emotions and these hidden forces & compulsions are to be well controlled and kept in careful check -- if we are to ever successfully reside in a modern & civilised society. A dark psychological ( & relatively strangely modern film ) at its very core; it has a simply great cast and compelling story to match. Classic 50s Noir ; and a beautifully made film. .... 5 Stars !

[@ivanppillay914]

Definitely one of the best pictures I've seen Orson Wells in. He simply towers like a colossus (his physique, aside) above everybody else from the moment he makes his first appearance. Regarding screen presence, his performance here ranks among the best.

[@marycooper8385]

Stupid cops want everyone else to do their work for them how typical

[@bobjolly7795]

Thank you for putting these wonderful movies up....I think I speak for all when I say we really appreciate it

[@paulmcginn5146]

yea, no commercials either. classic. love the lawyer guy is fantastic

[@pathdaly]

What an excellent film. Stockwell, Dillman and Marshall gave great performances; but Welles...understated but overpowering, especially his summing up in the court.

[@FirozeShakir]

Outstanding court room drama great performance by Orson Welles and Dean Stockwell

[@darkb4light06]

Love Dean. Never watched his older works before now, I grew up watching him on Quantum Leap. ThIs is the 3rd movie of his that I have watched today.. May he RIP. 💔

[@Hotshotter3000]

I, too, watched him on Quantum Leap and for many years that was the only show I knew him from. But seeing his other roles show that his performance is always captivating.

[@lynngregory393]

Check out Long Day’s Journey in to Night (1962) if you haven’t seen it.

[@rooseveltnut]

whatch him in the Boy with the Green Hair.

[@usheilan8713]

Wow, that was a much better thought-provoking movie than I thought it would be. Thank you this was a very worthwhile movie to watch.

[@DaarkCloud]

Such a fantastic film. Every shot was done so well.

[@cheyenneasiafoxe292]

what a speech by orson welles--what a master

[@musicalme27]

Rest in peace, Bradford Dillman and Dean Stockwell.

[@nhmooytis7058]

And Orson!

[@greekveteran2715]

Music of the outro in the end of the movie,didn't much the outstanding perfromances,that went through the sky,after Orson Wells appeared!! Some of the best performances I've ever seen!

[@kazyczka]

Just found out about the story of Leopold and Loeb and thought tried this dramatization. Awesome piece of art. Orson allow me to think not about gruesome aspect of the case but how his act as the attorney with orators skills argued for life.

[@tracydavis8982]

BRILLIANT movie, and it sort of reminds me of Alfred Hitchock's (1948) Movie, "Rope," starring James Stewart, Farley Granger, and John Dall, who was also so fantastic in the (1950) Movie, "Gun Crazy." Dean Stockwell, who stars in this movie, was a good looking child star, and a fantastic actor, who grew up to be a very handsome young man, and still a fantastic actor. Dean, was one of the very "few" child stars, who transitioned from child movie star, into an adult movie star, without dabbling in drugs, and getting into trouble with the law!🤗 Dean, worked in the Movie Industry, from the 1940's, right up until around 2016. Dean, was born in (1936), and he is still alive, and I wish him continued good health!☺

[@kendavid891]

Excellent actor Dean Stockwell,funny my parents favorite actors became mine too,today very few can hold a candle to the golden years of the silver screen

[@dfangirl72]

Beautifully said 💓💙I became a dean Stockwell fan through quantum leap .watched married to the mob forgot how many times .I'm rewatching quantum leap through Roku and his films .

[@brettgreene9492]

Compulsion is based on the same murder (and murderers) as featured in Rope, hence the comparison is apt!

[@awshade176]

Exactly, "Rope" was one heck of a movie. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen it. Brilliant. "Compulsion" is a wonderful find . . . my first but not last viewing to be sure . . .

[@awshade176]

@@kendavid891 It is difficult to determine which Stockwell--Guy or Dean--is the better actor cause they both rocked.

[@dougcoplin6070]

Orson Welles fan and this is the first I have seen this movie. Such a subtle performance and now one of my favorites.

[@pattymullin8515]

This is one of my favorite films. Thank you so much for posting this great movie. I will now watch it for about the 20th time!

[@cathyandrews2736]

Can't believe Orson Welles was only 44 when this movie was made. He could do anything!

[@greekveteran2715]

44?! Orson Wells here looks at least 10 to 15 years older,if not more. It could be just me,because you probably are spot on about his age.

[@isabellindlind]

@@greekveteran2715 Yes, I thought he looked older than 44. He certainly could hold an audiences attention. The acting in this movie was exceptional. You'd think they were real characters and not actors delivering rehearsed lines.

[@Firebrand55]

The last 2 minutes.....this powerful message delivered by Welles, in a barely discernible voice.........and those eyes.....riveting

[@anneroy4560]

You cannot go wrong with Orson Welles ... ⭐

[@nhmooytis7058]

Haven’t seen this since I was a kid and caught it on TV. Thanks for posting!

[@petezaria9409]

Once again, another wonderful evening of classic entertainment, thank you. The offerings elsewhere pale by comparison.

[@stevietstevens9384]

One of my favorite old time films of all times...OMG! Thanx!

[@Jeke316]

Stellar performance by Orson Wells! I’m very glad I stumbled into this film. Thank you so much for posting it.

[@debradorfman7940]

Orson, not Orion

[@Jeke316]

Indeed Indeed...a typo. Thank you for catching it.

[@naomivillalobos8031]

My Mother took me to see this movie when I was 8,....it was thought provoking even then

[@paulcaron400]

Dean Stockwell great actor from the thin man series to quantum leap. Excellent cast.

[@romanclay1913]

THE BOY WITH THE GREEN HAIR

[@kailuakidd1512]

Brilliant directing and portrayals. The last line from Welles is a revelation.

[@kailuakidd1512]

@L Cam He's responding to Judd's rejection of God by saying that the hand of God may have dropped those glasses, or if not then Judd will spend a lifetime pondering the question of who did. He saved them from death only to force them to face the reality of their crime behind bars.

[@Imissyoulou]

@@kailuakidd1512 Loeb, never showed any remorse, not withstanding, Bobby, was his second cousin.

[@thisisdharana]

Oh the video & audio quality are crisp! Thank you for uploading !

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Probably the best fictionalized telling of Leopold & Loeb. Great acting. Nice semi-noir look to the film as well. Always thought the actual Leopold & Loeb story would be best told in a mini-series, and I think the fact Meyer Levin, Richard Murphy and Richard Fleisher took creative liberties made this film better than had it tried to be a true biopic.

[@xmaseveeve5259]

It was all fiction.

[@Ptinski]

@@xmaseveeve5259 Are you kidding? This was a landmark case in 1924 with two young men who thought they were above the law, just because of intellect and class privilege. They were convicted because of the public's mood at the time about the murder of a child.. Do your research before making such facile statements.

[@xmaseveeve5259]

@@Ptinski And you believe it?

[@Ptinski]

@@xmaseveeve5259 What's wrong with you, it was such big news you couldn't ignore it! I believe they did something, yes, since they confessed to it in their conceited way.

[@xmaseveeve5259]

@@Ptinski I don't believe any 'big News'.

[@Bob-Horse]

Thank you for posting, brilliant movie with great acting.

[@jsphillip60]

Wonderful movie all the way around. Great picture quality as well!

[@lisasmith6500]

If God didn't drop thoes glasses, ask yourself who did. Love that ending. Don't find movie scripts written so well these days.

[@ivanppillay914]

This film raises interesting questions about theism and atheism. Who are the true believers?

[@lisasmith6500]

@@ivanppillay914 raises the question : why did your partner in crime frame your ass.

[@junacebedo888]

Atheist attorney just showed evidence that God exist

[@lisasmith6500]

@@junacebedo888 I sure don't need no evidence God exists, known it all my life. I got my own evidence.

[@virghammer1]

Yes! THANSK! I personally love it so much when someone NOTICES THE WRITERS! lol 🌷

[@jennygibbons1258]

Similar to Hitchcock’s ‘Rope’ - a study in Narcissistic psychopathy and other unstated repression.

[@simonwoodford8728]

Compusion, Rope, and Swoon (1992) were all based on the same incident and IMHO this did the best job. Rope had some great actors in it but I think Hitch got too caught up in his long take experiment to make his characters engaging or show any of the events that occurred outside of the building whereas Swoon got too caught up in the issue of the homosexual nature of the two key protaginists which the other two left understated. Like "The Third Man" the late arrival of Orson Wells turned what was already a very good movie into something really special and this is the best print I have seen of it.

[@cl759]

@@simonwoodford8728 wow, I found rope all right, thanks 4 the tip will watch swoon maybe if it turns up

[@ivanppillay914]

Yes, Jenny, the morality of capital punishment is also another major thematic concern in this well-crafted film classic.

[@ivanppillay914]

@ITS JUST MY OPINION : Hi, my friend. I see where you are coming from and I understand your vantage point. Thank you for sharing your opinion with me. One of the enduring and time-honoured debates among film critics revolves around: firstly, what the script or screenplay demands of the actor, in conjunction with the expectations of the director and, secondly, the actor's interpretation of the specific role written for him or her. Here, the critic scrutinizes the artistry and skill with which the actor breathes life into the role. There are two distinct issues here: the screenplay AND the actor's performance. There is quite often a very thin line between these two dimensions and it is very easy to blur the boundaries. Critics are often accused of confusing these two elements; and they are subsequently criticized for comparing the proverbial apples with bananas. This remains a grey area in film studies and critical appraisal. Personally, I also found the psychiatric angle disconcerting and unsatisfactory as it militates strongly against my belief system. My criticism is obviously related to the screenplay (based on a novel which has a true story as its source). Had I been around in 1924, I would have been outraged at the verdict in real time. To attempt towards a measure of objectivity, I had to separate myself from my personal belief system in order to appraise the film as a work of art. I too liked not the outcome of the film but I enjoyed Well's interpretation of his role, immensely. In the circumstances, he was obliged to stretch the duration of his defence - in order to strategically break down a hard-as-nails and intransigent judge, jury and executioner. I am reminded of Gregory Peck's, Atticus Finch ("To Kill a Mockingbird," 1964). I doubt that Orson Wells "milked" his defence of his own accord. Those words were put into his mouth, so to speak (pun intended). I thought he acquitted himself brilliantly, according to the dictates of the script that was handed him. Thank you, "It's Just My Opinion" (a most appropriate pseudonym) for offering me the opportunity of sharing some of my thoughts. I really do enjoy a cross-pollination of ideas. Go well and stay safe.

[@jameskoch7190]

Only a true story.

[@gautambanerjee8600]

One of the Best Noir. Excellent Acting ORSON WELLES.

[@marycooper8385]

Still the same today

[@michaelmcdonagh5104]

Richard Fleischer was a fine director who's now getting his due. His Barabbas with Anthony Quinn in the title role is one of the best religious spectacles ever with a superb international cast. His Compulsion was shot by cinematographer William C. Mellor, who photographed the war in Europe with George Stevens, and Mellor won 2 Oscars for his black and white work with him -- A Place in the Sun (1951), and the Diary of Anne Frank. Wonderful cast here with Fox head Alfred Newman's brother Lionel Newman, providing a snappy jazz score. Say what you want about the studio area but when things clicked they really clicked.

[@MindAscension1]

THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY GREAT..AT ONE POINT THE ACTING WAS SO GOOD I THOUGHT I WAS WATCHING A REAL LIFE TRIAL. ..bravo!!!

[@sherrihinton8567]

Thats a true sign of connecting. I love your comment

[@cheyenneasiafoxe292]

A great 50's classic with Orson Welles. master and masterpiece. Slick and so well done, dark, sinister and psychologically challenging. Like a Hitchcock's classic "Rope."

[@masterix6]

Similarities are indeed. Both are great movies. Just for the trial scene I would give Compulsion the edge. Rope was more for the absolute Suspense. Great comment in my opinion!

[@cheyenneasiafoxe292]

@@masterix6 why thank you sugar...

[@johndavidson8450]

A great film, great cast, great direction, there's nothing else to say.

[@williamsnyder5616]

Excellent film, just excellent. Welles was in the film for little over a half-hour, yet his performance is dominant. Stockwell and Dillman perfectly capture the definition of insanity.

[@tarascholfield5887]

Came here to see Dean also. He was handsome.

[@lrn_news9171]

Awesome movie. I never knew this movie existed. Pleasant surprise.

[@sherrihinton8567]

CINEMOI you are the best. I've watched two movies from your videos tonight that I didn't know existed. Bravo

[@CinemoiNorthAmerica]

Glad you like them!

[@virghammer1]

Yes, thanks a TON! 🌷🌷🌷

[@mybabba]

This was supposed to be set in the 20’s, but everyone looks like they stepped out of the 50’s.

[@subhasisghosh66]

Very rarely does an actor come so late into the movie and make so great an impact as Orson Wells did here. The closest that I can think of is Amir Khan in the Hindi movie "Taare Zameen Par", "Like Stars Earth". Highly recommended. Not sure if a subtitled version in English is available. Moving story of a boy on whom everyone has given up on and how an art teacher realises he has dyslexia and helps him uncover his potential.

[@angelaattenbon4788]

Bette Davis in 'Phone Call From A Stranger' has a similar impact. And she comes even later into the film, much later, and the threads of the story come together.

[@luckyfreyalightly6093]

Thank you so much for your efforts. I truly enjoyed watching this gem of a movie. Orson Welles forever! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@RobertoGaspar69]

Somehow it saddens me to think how much the world changed from this era of well educated, well dressed ppl into a world of ppl who barely can read or write, a lot of vulgarity, vanity and this “social media” of posting pics of every stupid meal ....a world of frenetic stress, with incredible high tech but with no soul. 90% of the movies, songs and l would like to add books...but who’s reading? Let alone who’s writing... ? All l can think of now it’s how we become a human mass of brainwashed sheep... that only purpose is to buy the latest piece of junk smart phone or tablet. I know it sounds pessimistic. Maybe I’m too old (51)...or l am too critical. Anyway amazing movie....and it’s a shame this movie doesn’t have the recognition that it deserves....

[@cynthiawhite8868]

Awesome movie too cute clothes to life though that guy reminds me of my cousin who tried to kill me that I survived very very bad narcissistic sociopath

[@donjones481]

Well I think this story just proves the point that appearance is not an indication of what lies within. They both appeared very respectable with smart suits and 'clean cut' appearance but they both harbored psychopathic desires. Someone today who outwardly appears sloven and a bit uneducated may, once you take the time to know them, actually have a heart of gold, with a truly selfless outlook to others. It may be cliché but clothes do not make the man. Nothing to be sad about. What is displayed externally is totally irrelevant as to what lies within.

[@yukyukyuk1335]

You sound like a great guy. Agree 100%.

[@Martin-lp4yg]

fancy suits proves absolutely sod all! nice suit means ur a nice man lol what a load of mince!

[@RishayanPorMexico]

You are not too old or too critical, you are just so right!.....They oligarchs keep telling us that our world keeps advancing with all this technology, when in reality, with each day that passes, we are are taking another step backwards.

[@francoiserichard9797]

Many Many Thanks for your work : you are a Star

[@anupambhattacharjee4458]

Excellent film.

[@larkatmic]

Closeted men in the past were CRAZY!

[@1ireneaustin]

also in 1959 was "Suddenly, Last Summer" also about homosexuality. Right at the time Hollywood was tasked with bringing homosexuality into the mainstream. But first they had to make it seem opulent and exclusive, alluring and in league with the monied class. In other words, make it exciting. It's how they always present subversion.

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@1ireneaustinbeing a murderer or eaten by cannibals is glamorous 😂😂😂

[@virghammer1]

@@nhmooytis7058 Sure is, to us sensationalist hoomanz!

[@angelaattenbon4788]

Lots of comments about similarities to 'Rope'. But more recently this plot appeared in 'Murder By Numbers' with Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling.

[@juanitaallison2199]

Good old movie. Thank you😊

[@ShawnPlusOne]

Rest in paradise Dean ❤️🙏🏾

[@thomasswafford250]

Really well done movie.

[@chrisdavis7019]

Amazing cast giving amazing performances.. thanks so much for putting it up

[@billhowes7937]

I read the book before I saw the movie. Great read

[@davidw.robertson448]

Loeb (Artie Strauss) was murdered in prison on January 28, 1936, age 30, after serving 11 years of his 99 year sentence. Leopold (Judd Steiner) was paroled in March 1958 after serving 33 years of his 99 year sentence. (Wikipedia). Both sought to compensate for their crime with social service for the rest pf their lives.

[@johngalvin6010]

As this was based on the real-life story of Leopold & Loeb, then I think that the sentence they received was correct considering their age. Thanks for sharing.

[@kinggelhardt8365]

Awesome Welles.

[@believerwalkthewalk7280]

This was a true story and I was interested in the fact that being rich didn't matter, they were still criminals who went to prison. It's the one time rich killers were equal to poor killers, and had to face the same punishment.

[@isabelgretchen6272]

I think there were two reason. One, they killed a child, 14 years old. Two, the murdered boy was the son of a wealthy family. This wasn't just white on white crime it was rich on rich crime.

[@lepetitchat123]

I thought this message was clear, I think the only thing that Welles' character was interested in was not to send these boys to the gallows. These rational murderers didn't deserve this treatment.

[@misterbobo8139]

One was killed in prison for attempting to sexually assault an inmate, the other was let out on parole. Even back then, Chicago was a filthy leftist dump.

[@annchovey2089]

Alfre Hitchcock did a movie with Jimmy Stewart called “Rope” that was based on these two men.

[@Les445]

I've seen this before but I thought I'd watch it again and I never knew it was a true story. Thank you

[@snik9853]

What a wonderfully touching movie

[@paulmcginn5146]

oh for goodness sakes. did not even realize. course i love the lawyer dude. he is none other than orson wells. champion all time excellent

[@c.a.savage5689]

So "American Psycho" in the 80s wasn't so shocking (killing for mindless fun and amusement) after all. This, at least, was an excellent film with exceptional acting.

[@rareword]

What a fantastic plea and actor!

[@kaleoy7584]

Stockwell was very attractive back then.

[@bobbygrey6722]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@steveweinstein3222]

YES!

[@TheBee87bee]

They were also lovers.

[@isabellindlind]

Thank you CINEMOI.💓🎭💓

[@candybarney5469]

This is one of the best movies ever! But I love Orson Welles, so I'm partial!

[@MJones-hi9cr]

Thank you.

[@romanclay1913]

Pristine print and Orson Welles as Clarence Darrow.

[@rommelzambrano7799]

Hi, what a classic film, thumbs all the up. greetings from Cali, Colombia.

[@miralong8501]

Leopold and Loeb?

[@brazillady5119]

Yes.

[@ThePlataf]

Same year, same place. Yes.

[@jillgarlick2122]

@cat magic Google it.

[@jameskoch7190]

@cat magic The defendants, true story with embellishments.

[@janicesmith2475]

It says right in the description that it’s based on that case.

[@scootergurl48]

I think it's weird the way these two guys are always together and everybody else is someone beneath them.

[@bobbygrey6722]

That's the way psychopath people behave, no one is smarter than they are. Cheers from Ireland. ☘

[@rdavid7965]

About 20 minutes of the original version was left out, complete scenes dropped.

[@virghammer1]

Wow - thanks for that info.

[@greenbra1n]

Which scenes?

[@Robbi496]

These two actors were KIDS when this movie was made!

[@tomatenpaprika6323]

Unbearable KIDS- too old for roles- never thought there were no younger actors in hollywood

[@darleneharris5157]

Very good movie!!!💞

[@jamesparker40]

Directed by Richard Fleischer(whose Father was responsible for bringing Popeye and Betty Boop to the silver screen and invented many animation firsts for that art form) who had a real knack of directing grim subject matters without ever over sensationalising them. I strongly suggest you check out The Boston Strangler (1968) and his best crime film (IMHO) 10 Rillington Place (1971) (another film of his where spectacles come to prominence) . 10 Rillington Place like Compulsion is very much an anti-capital punishment film and adapted from a book by Ludovic Kennedy. On a different note just for the record Fleischer's surname is pronounced Flesh-ah. So he could be called Dick Flesh-ah... now who needs a good defense lawyer 🤣. Staying with these highly interesting facts Orson Welles father was called Richard Head Welles which would make him Dick Head Welles although I doubt very strongly that the infant Orson ever called him anything else other than Sir or Papa.

[@Ptinski]

~james parker ~ I agree as to 10 Rillington Place, it was done so well and really addressed the state of compulsion in a killer. The fact that both Richard DeSalvo (Boston Strangler) and John Christie (10 Rillington Place) were series killers no one suspected makes for tense drama in these adaptations of true crimes. Richard Fleisher did masterful work!

[@virghammer1]

James: "Dick Head Welles?" That's hilarious. Thx - had somehow never realized that! Have a lurking feeling Welles may have impishly adored that fact, too, eh? 🌷 GO, ORSON!

[@Alexander-tj2dn]

Great film. There is another copy of this film in KZbin where they have cut the titles, and no one seems to bother.

[@cpayne1636]

This movie was based on the true story of the killers, Loeb and Leopold!

[@ciroalb3]

the case was still a very touchy subject when the film came out. Leopold had been paroled the year before, in '58

[@magicbulletdancers]

raw absolutely unforgettable

[@eamestv]

Some 'movies' like books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. (Bacon) This movie is the latter. Brilliant indeed. I had not seen it.

[@mariamassey5468]

BRILLIANT❤❤❤

[@r4h4al]

Quite possibly the best film ever.

[@r4h4al]

@cat magic Not true. People only say that about the very best films like this one.

[@r4h4al]

@cat magic I'm 28.

[@gordonbartlett1921]

Its a good film, but not close to the best ever.

[@soledadnavarrolopez4665]

Hola, buenas tardes. Oigan no pueden subir estas películas con subtítulos o dobladas? Por favor.

[@Ptinski]

~ Soledad ~ Ellos ya tienen subtítulos en ingles, que puedes traducir al español

[@richardmason7840]

This film reminds me of the Rope Jimmy Stewart stared in. Similar plot. Two self proclaimed superior young men decide to commit the prefect crime. Be Blessed

[@margiemurdock6871]

The Rope was filmed in a single, very long shot.

[@inismoonlight4731]

@@margiemurdock6871 True

[@richardmason7840]

@@margiemurdock6871 very cool. Like a play. Be Blessed!

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Both films are based on the same infamous murder.

[@porrickcastlefinn9797]

Quite right, I had also the same movie in mind during the film !

[@MindAscension1]

NOW THIS WAS GOOD

[@tomripsin730]

16:47 Marty Milner's gonna have to toughen up if he ever wants to ride in the Adam 12 squad.

[@nhmooytis7058]

He got his kicks on Route 66.

[@paulmcginn5146]

thank you you tube. love this so much. the lawyer is awesome amazing. love it.

[@stephenwilliams1269]

Bob Jolly speaks my sentiments. Thank You.

[@donwardell4605]

In all the comments no-one mentions that this was a gay duo - acting out an S/M plot In '56 Fox made this and yet 60 odd years later no guts here to say what it's all about!

[@janicesmith2475]

In 1959 it says. I haven’t watched it yet, but your comment has intrigued me enough to give it a goo.

[@janicesmith2475]

After reading the description under the video, I realize I am already familiar with this one. But I’ve never heard that they were gay in any of the other stuff I’ve seen. Where do you get that idea?

[@donwardell4605]

@@janicesmith2475 It's a reworking of the Leopold and Lobe case - check google

[@janicesmith2475]

@@donwardell4605 I’m familiar with the Leopoldo & Loeb case, but only via KZbin. None of them mention that aspect, cuz you know, KZbin. 🙄

[@larkatmic]

Ummm. I think everyone watching knows. You can see the gay innuendo in many scenes. After all it was filmed over 60 years ago. We weren’t visually assaulted they way we are today. Not to mention the actual crime occurred in the early 1920s. They would never have been reported that they were gay, in that they came from money, which protected them.

[@marylougeorge9890]

Excellent!👍👍👍

[@johnvalencia7488]

I was 2 years old when this was first released. Didn't understand it then, but I do now. Better than Star Wars.

[@hookbeak3516]

Orson Welles although a temperamental actor to work with, had such a commanding manner within his monologue, that subconsciously he demanded his fellow actors, camera crew & essentially the audience to just shut up & listen. Its a horrifying true story, but the courtroom scenes are fictional. Levin went to see Leopold in prison, Loeb was already dead.

[@redblade8160]

Hook Beak Orson Welles has a terrible mumbling voice; he should have tried to do something about that in his acting career!

[@juliepeters3716]

@@redblade8160 It never bothered Marlon Brando

[@redblade8160]

@@juliepeters3716 Brando's mumbling voice was terrible and it was made even worse when he played "The Godfather" with his mouth full of cotton wool. The only time Brando had a clear voice is when he played the part as Mr. Christian in "Mutiny on the Bounty".

[@musicalme27]

@@redblade8160 Brando used cotton wool at his audition for "The Godfather". The make-up people created a mouthpiece to alter his face, giving him a bulldog look and changing his speech.

[@redblade8160]

@@musicalme27 I know, trying to understand what Brando is saying with his normal gagged voice is bad enough, but to literally gag his voice even more so by stuffing his mouth with cotton wool is insane! The only time Brando spoke clearly was in the film, "Mutiny on the Bounty", when he played Mr. Christian.

[@susannah1948]

Excellent

[@sissybrooks8588]

Back then it was unheard of. Not so much anymore. What changed?

[@bryanharrison7847]

Excellent adaption of the true crime book,leopold and loeb. Read the movie before you see the book.

[@ricardoleyton4913]

Muy buena pelicula..la e visto como tres veces..esta seria bueno hacer un remake.

[@SocorroPelayo-f1g]

Current law has changed regarding criminal defendants or anyone suspected of a crime. The alleged perp. cannot be paraded around as if he or she is a plaything & cannot be questioned or interviewed by the press or anyone before trial. The Miranda warning greatly improved police practices toward people held in custody. That's not to say that the Miranda warning ended all abuses.

[@stephenmiller3939]

great movie

[@bryanharrison7847]

Took a chance on this freebee. What a pleasant surprise!

[@Robbi496]

This was based on The Case Leopold and Loeb :)

[@nhmooytis7058]

Martin Milner was good in another terrific film, Sweet Smell of Success with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis!

[@virghammer1]

He sure was; agreed!