Danger Zone (1951) Crime/Noir | Hugh Beaumont, Edward Brophy

When you deal with dames, you are in the Danger Zone, as the character of crime detector Dennis O'Brien (Hugh Beaumont) learns in his inaugural mystery-drama. The private eye first cracks a case involving a smuggling ring, then tackles an assignment that involves blackmail, murder and film noir's top bad guy, Tom Neal.
Director: William Berke
Stars: Hugh Beaumont, Edward Brophy, Richard Travis, Virginia Dale, Ralph Sanford
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[@cimerti]

Who knew Hugh Beaumonts best roles are all these great film noirs!

[@tdc1012]

I know huh. The Beavers dad was a great movie actor back in the day. 😂😂

[@mohdhawari6714]

As if the Professor is a Mr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes to Hugh Beaumonts ....

[@sedonasky2803]

@@tdc1012 Theodore wasn't the first beaver Ward Cleaved on a sunny day in June!

[@robertwalker5521]

They're all gone now, except "the Beav"... and he probably has a foot on a banana peel

[@leelarson107]

@@robertwalker5521 I never liked Jerry Mathers. Never.

[@dannywoody5497]

Absolutely incredible witty dialogue from the 50s love these Noir movies

[@elliebellie7816]

"She was warm but she wasn't exactly sending up smoke signals, ya know what I mean"? My new favorite movie line ever!

[@markr.devereux3385]

So many clever lines for a B-Noir❤

[@jdecastilla6545]

She had a fast pulse....

[@kayeninetwo3585]

I'm fourteen minutes into this and loving it! Ward sure led an interesting life before he married June. :D

[@leelarson107]

@happycamper3278 I never liked Jerry Mathers. Ever. Tony Dow was barely tolerable. Barbara Billingsley was charming. Hugh Beaumont was a cool dude. *And I still don't like Jerry Mathers.

[@walte153]

@@leelarson107 Jerry Mathers was ok as "The Beaver" the first season or two... but his acting was horrible as he got older. My kitchen table could deliver his lines better than he did. Tony Dow was good throughout the series.

[@DavidRice111]

"Mr. Cleaver" makes a pretty cool detective! I love Brophy in all his films.

[@1949LA-ARCH]

Edward Brophy is a true gem😊

[@vleldaddio210]

Hugh Beaumont was just Not given areal chance but when given an opportunity came through with Solid Performances 👍👏🙌

[@chrisbotta319]

Beaver!?

[@BAM-jc7uy]

is "daddio" the sames as the flip side of Silouettes by the Rays....as in "Daddy Cool" 🎵lol

[@preciousprecious6358]

He was such a good actor.

[@kingalexander2704]

He was perfect as "Ward Cleaver" so that kinda typecast him.

[@jessewolf7649]

@@kingalexander2704check him out in The Blue Dahlia, 1946 , more than a decade before The Beave!

[@janeevapauck7774]

I’m going to rewatch simply to write down all those corny one-liners. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@jimcrawford3185]

"Yes sir, this town really has some good points" That could put out an eye

[@knighttuttrupriprock9733]

Geez Beave... what could you possibly be talking about?

[@jimcrawford3185]

@@knighttuttrupriprock9733 "Hugh, you were awfully hard on the Beaver last night"

[@a.leemorrisjr.9255]

Points well taken Hugh. Pretty risque back in '50-'51. Klever, if somewhat korny dialogue, also has a hole in the plotline. If they'd seized that pocket pistol sooner instead of just passing it around, they'd of had the murder weapon & wife as the culprit.

[@achord9204]

Great line

[@jimcrawford3185]

@@a.leemorrisjr.9255 Everything seemed a bit rushed

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

25:22 "I'm about to get an idea myself." "Does it hurt?"🤣😂😅😆😄

[@nephewbob7264]

I'm glad Hugh Beaumont gave up the thug life, moved to Mayfield, became an advertising exec, married June and raised 2 wonderful, if sometimes troubling, boys. It just goes to show you if you work hard, you can succeed.

[@desperatelyseekingvirgo5540]

I watched leave it to beaver 😂😂

[@JackF99]

I was always suspicious though that he changed his name to Ward Cleaver but you're right he had a criminal history. That explains it.

[@Hexon66]

As a hard-boiled detective, he makes a good mild-mannered suburban husband and father. Not exactly a Bogart or Cagney, him.

[@leelarson107]

I wouldn't call being the father of 'The Beaver' a measure of 'success'. Fraalf.

[@craigroberts6439]

Yup but as mentioned a couple of times in the show…he was pretty hard on the Beaver a few times.

[@marciakipp3633]

Hugh Beaumont had one of those unique "voices" !....

[@dennisharvey7899]

I have always had great respect for Mr Beaumont. He just seemed to be a downright nice guy!

[@rufust.firefly4890]

A Methodist minister..

[@mr29]

Beaumont makes for a fantastic private eye.

[@389383]

Best moment 25:55 on. Hugh trying to do a slick move with the telephone and failing. Director said looks good to me, no retake!

[@chucksnightmare7674]

@389383--- thanks for pointing that out, I didn't even notice that at all. I like when viewers point out bloopers with the time stamp. Thanks again.

[@big566bunny]

@@chucksnightmare7674😊😊

[@leelarson107]

JUST COULD BE that it was intended that way. O'Brien was noted for making a clumsy move now and then and taking a punch besides.

[@beatlegirls25]

Thank you for posting this film!

[@buffalopatriot]

Edward Brophy as the erudite professor is hilarious and perfectly cast.

[@Old-Time-Fun]

Oh ! Sure enough !

[@A0A4ful]

Why does he remind me of Ernest Borginine...?

[@GrumblingGrognard]

Beaumont was a lay minister in the Methodist Church. During World War II, he was a conscientious objector and served as a medic.

[@JanetElson]

Interesting

[@peter4Flags]

Excellent, thank you.

[@shelleynobleart]

I liked, "made as much of a stir as mother's day in an orphanage."

[@tpe54]

Hugh Beaumont is the only really good actor in this film. Still enjoyed it. Thanks

[@CissyBrazil]

The funny witty quips just keeping coming!

[@immaterialimmaterial5195]

Love the writing/script. Enjoyable noir.

[@moonlightray8493]

A tight script with quick, witty banter and a stoic leading man - exactly how I like my noirs! The only thing that gets me is the pacing... this feels more like two separate TV episodes, rather than a continuous feature-length film.

[@engellenkatu]

one liner noir heaven !

[@eriscarmodossantosdefranca5528]

The waiter lifted the cup to Clean the table and...did not Clean where the cup was😂😂😂

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

👍Thank you 🍿🥤Good movie . 🍫🍬 Nice to see Edward Brophy .

[@barryzeeberg3672]

Happy to see that Dennis O'Brien eventually settled down and married June :)

[@Tom-Travels]

This is the year that I was born. God, how things have changed in my lifetime.

[@leelarson107]

Yes, they've changed, and not for the better. **You can thank Political Correctness and the 'woke' movement for that.

[@janespencer7121]

The one liners in this one hahahaahahaa

[@lisaloo715]

"...I'd have as much chance of makin out as a barefoot boy in a basement full of broken glass." Hahaha!

[@pressureworks]

Ward Cleaver certainly lead an interesting life before meeting June.

[@389383]

She tamed him.

[@machfiver753]

The soulless minions of commerce demand cash on the line... Awesome line.

[@nedludd7622]

The auction scene is "borrowed" from a Sherlock Holmes film "Dressed to Kill".

[@markr.devereux3385]

Yeah the music boxes made by a convict. Haaa....

[@Hexon66]

So, in your world, Conan Doyle invented the auction? 🙄

[@pauldevaney3109]

At 54:17 Sheila says to Vickie, "Sheila, put the gun away." OOOPS!!!!!

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Dennis O'Brien, takes a hit to the noggin like none other.

[@andrewpetersen6116]

The inspiration for the naked gun

[@elizabethcraig5825]

Maybe Ward started out in radio. He has a good voice.😊

[@concert_rat1004]

The man has range. A far cry from Wally and Beaver’s dad!

[@dalestaryk4803]

Dames😂, can't live with them, can't live without them😅😅😅

[@berylbattrick1246]

GOOD MOVIE THANK YOU

[@robt5818]

This is a movie version of Johnny Madero, Pier 23 ( a Jack Webb radio show).

[@Janet-n9k]

That was good. Thank you.

[@TheSprocketVault]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@soniavadnjal7553]

This is great. A laugh a minute.

[@somerandomguy3868]

I'm a long time fan old movies especially film noir, Hough Bomount did as good as anyone could with this script, sadly the police ignoring the obvious and focusing on O'Brien doesn't make sense to me, still a decent movie

[@arieswaters]

Love it love it this is some great stuff

[@RealBigBadJohn]

⭐⭐Baylor School salutes Hugh Beaumont, Class of 1930⭐⭐

[@thomasknight1190]

A Great film very entertaining I enjoyed it very much

[@tomdooley4226]

Hardly noir, but nice print and a good story. Thanks for the upload! 🎦

[@TheSprocketVault]

Thanks for watching!

[@Old-Time-Fun]

We knew from a scene where Ward Cleaver was filling the cigarette lighters (with lighter fluid remember?) that there was a possibility that Beaver's Dad could be a smoker - But here we see him with pipe and cigarette in hand ! However, if you look closely, you never see any smoke coming out of him !

[@GrumblingGrognard]

hmm....I see smoke. @23:00

[@andrewhicks1318]

32:40 more smoke!

[@carmelbrain7399]

50's noir with dated witty chit-chat - great fun

[@GrumblingGrognard]

New thread, YOUR FAVORITE ONE-LINER! mine is below @16:30 "Stop studderin' you'll give your kids a complex."

[@pixels2u]

“My sideline’s trouble.” 😎

[@nickgower8681]

Excellent movie

[@bobbibennett8186]

Great Movie Loved it

[@13699111]

Great film

[@mrtarawa40]

Someone tell me I am wrong... This appears to be two episodes of the radio series "Pat Novak for Hire" ... with Jack Webb as the "Dennis O'Brien". It also had a Genious lush similar to Ed Brophy's character here.

[@TheSprocketVault]

You are correct!

[@maryowen1722]

The one liners kill me!

[@Alan-yn9fk]

Reading the other comments made me stop and think." Am missing something about Hugh Beaumont and his acting skills?" And then the answer came to me, "Not at all". He and Dennis O'Keefe would have made a good pair of bookends.

[@winonamassingill7895]

Jimmy even changed his name to Bud but that didn’t help. His past caught up with him. 😢😢😢😢

[@darrellepickering8433]

He was in a Tim Holt western as the heavy in the early '50s.

[@TeslaTales59]

I think he's wondering... "Where's the beaver?"

[@gordonrobertson3973]

gonna be harder to duck than handful of rice ,,,love these old movies ,,,sooooo corny😆

[@kevin-bp8jn]

This one is full of "wisecracks". 😅🤣😂

[@elliottschertzer876]

Released April 20th,1951

[@elizabethcraig5825]

Thanks Elliott.😊

[@machfiver753]

I saw the other one starring this character called Pier 23 it was good too. Are there any other ones from this series? I'd like to watch them if there is.

[@grimtt]

Roaring City is a third one, with same characters and same 2 main actors.

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Pat Novak for hire

[@aliciarodriguez9176]

They tried anyway...Jack Webb and Raymond Burr and the Irish drunk MUCH better.

[@mickeybitsko1676]

@@aliciarodriguez9176 jock o madigan

[@laurakibben4147]

Almost as good as Horatio Caine's corny opening episode zingers😂😂 (CSI Miami)

[@johnl5316]

These anti-heroes are so oppositional and defiant that we have to confess that they are personality disorders

[@georgestephens2038]

Somebody walks into your office to take out a strange women and you do it really!!!!

[@lindamcdermott2205]

The joker lines in this are pretty funny..an exaggeration of the era.

[@chavruta2000]

so bad it's hilarious

[@pvsmanian1]

Don't accept assignments without knowing its implications.

[@ursulamannix2093]

Poor man's Pat Novak.

[@drbenway4]

Exactly!

[@ronrogers876]

An old potboiler where the pieces all fit. Made on the cheap for a quick buck. Now and again one of them will clean up real nice.

[@andywjackson1135]

Thank you so much,I enjoyed, I fell in love with those beautiful ladies 💞I would love to live in San Francisco 🏄🎬🇺🇲

[@elizabethcraig5825]

You devil Andy!😂

[@andywjackson1135]

Your KOOL thanks 🤸🇺🇲

[@andywjackson1135]

@@elizabethcraig5825 a glamorous lady brings out the Devil in me🍀💞

[@big566bunny]

I would, too - in 1951. Now, not at all.

[@andywjackson1135]

@@big566bunny some things are not the same anymore

[@reds84257]

HUGH BEAUMONT MADE A FEW MOVIES AND ALL OF THEM WERE GREAT,,,DOES ANYONE KNOW HIS LAST ROLE ,,,,,,A DOCTOR ON EMERGENCY...

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

OW!🙉 STOP YELLING!🙀

[@CissyBrazil]

He wears a suit and tie renting boats at the pier? Lol

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

Yep. Welcome to 1951.

[@miket7184]

Pretty cool that back then they didn't have to wade through bums, urine and feces! I also noticed open stores without looters!

[@stephanierodriguez3828]

Just love it to funny

[@knighttuttrupriprock9733]

A bit of a clichefest, but still fun to watch.

[@estelleadamski308]

The 1950's would NOT have recognized San Fran from the 2023. What a HELLHOLE, and the whole state of CA is crumbling w/decay & depravity. The best days of CA is long gone & will never return.

[@389383]

Yeah but at least it's now in color!

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

Yeah, well look who their governor is.

[@ed9763]

Frankly I didn't like it bc I couldn't understand their lip talk. It is like reading an old Mickey Spillane book.

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Nice pitching form for Neal….sooon to be signed by Padres

[@wtjfilms]

Ward Clever UNBELIEVABLE ! Where is the BEV . ?

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

You mean "Beav".🤡🦧

[@lindickison3055]

Bev? Or Beav??

[@lindickison3055]

Bev? Or Beav??

[@pressureworks]

Actually ok, even if it's a Lippert production. The stories would've worked well enough for The Rockford Files.

[@richmcgee434]

Not bad at all, but this feels more like two random TV episodes than a film. Was this some kind of botched pilot for a series that never happened?

[@soniavadnjal7553]

May be, but it's still funny.

[@thomastarwater2989]

Released theatrically by Lippert Pictures.

[@mousemd]

I thought Hugh Beaumont sounded familiar. It took me a few minutes

[@magpietexas9475]

So, what ever happened with the saxophone?

[@soniavadnjal7553]

It didn't matter. It was just a hiding place for stolen jewels.

[@TheGreatAwesome]

Is there a name for these kind of light-hearted detective stories? They're not really noir. Noir is dark, gritty and serious. In these types of detective stories, the hero is never phased by people trying to kill them, or cops trying to send them to the electric chair. They just laugh it off and make wise cracks.

[@edgoswick1271]

Man, he's enjoying that pipe. Almost makes wish you hadn't quit smoking.

[@georgeszilva1223]

The Beav's dad drank his career away!.. so sad...too bad!

[@georgestephens2038]

some of the plots are ridiculous, he gets in trouble by these women you think he would learn his lesson

[@slowcountryboy476]

6 months for shop lifting?? They actually punished thievery!!

[@leelarson107]

He wears that same tie in every 'Dennis O'Brien' movie. Is there some significance to that?

[@jdecastilla6545]

Cheap budget.

[@lindickison3055]

Pulls me like Hoppy pulls the kids...

[@mikedrown2721]

I was born in 1946😊

[@soniavadnjal7553]

And?

[@389383]

@@soniavadnjal7553 Well he was alive at least two weeks ago.

[@markr.devereux3385]

My parents were just getting together in that year. I came along shortly after this crazy noir was released 1952

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

Steve Martin was born a poor black child.

[@evancredeur7498]

Who's the villain again?

[@soniavadnjal7553]

😏 🧐 🤔

[@leelarson107]

Why did O'Brien always walk around without a hat? Men always wore hats until JFK was elected in1960. After that the 'fashion' shifted.

[@lindickison3055]

Loved my dad's Fedora!

[@leelarson107]

@@lindickison3055 Just try to find a good hat today.

[@watchersmith806]

Gee whiz, Eddie, I thought you liked Mr. & Mrs. Cleaver!

[@ronwhitfield8356]

fun romp with a laughable finale. love Hugh!