Madonna of the Desert (1948) Crime film

[@tubespring]

Well written and well acted!

[@tomlovejoy1534]

Yet! another b/w feel good..movie from the past! 🤗

[@Dr.Pepper001]

I just can't get over how in those old movies the crooks were dressed in fancy suits and hats. Today they're called politicians.

[@lancelot1953]

Hi Dwight, and they still dress in fancy suits and hats (or sunglasses)! Ciao, L

[@paulasplace]

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[@lloydhenderson6892]

Hot dang it That was a good one Well put I'd say

[@NoahSpurrier]

But wore the fancy suits better?

[@claudettedelphis6476]

Too funny Dr. Pepper 🌶

[@nancycatania7763]

What a great movie! One of the best I have seen in a long time. Very moving. Thank you for posting!

[@jimsalinassr]

It may be considered a B grade movie, but it gets a great big capital A from me, love these old films.This one was extra special. Thank you. More please

[@hippieking]

Loved this one. So many great films from the late 40s

[@rwolfson1935]

Remarkably well-written low budget picture. Makes you feel good! Thanks for uploading!

[@billybob9961]

Great movie thank you for posting it, so many of these older movies are such a wonderful surprise

[@GROWLEYMOLD]

Wonderful movie ! I really enjoyed this one , thanks for posting .

[@BrokenTrout]

Thanks GROWLEYMOLD.

[@IamP3ngu1n]

"Nick" (Hal Leonard) reminds me of Chazz Palminteri. Thanks for the post !

[@gregorypalmer5403]

Other way around. Chaz is known for his impressions.

[@gregorypalmer5403]

😂

[@TimmysFavs]

Sheldon Leonard was also Nick the bar owner in "It's a wonderful life" Thanks for the upload it was a very enjoyable watch.

[@SuperIliad]

Madonna of the Desert, released 23 February 1948 (USA). Lynne Roberts as Monica Dale; Don 'Red' Barry (as Donald Barry) as Tony French; Don Castle as Joe Salinas; Sheldon Leonard as Nick Julian; Paul Hurst as Pete Connors; Roy Barcroft as Buck Keaton; Paul E. Burns as Hank Davenport; Betty Blythe as Mrs. Brown; Grazia Narciso as Mama Baravelli; Martin Garralaga as Papa Baravelli; Frank Yaconelli as Peppo; Maria Genardi as Mrs. Pasquale; Renee Donatt as Maria Baravelli; Vernon Cansino as Enrico.

[@anonagain]

"That guy could give lessons to an eel" :-) Good movie - thanks @BT!

[@baroqueman1]

A movie with a good moral dimension ; any religious issues were kept low-key and not over-played, nor sentimentalized. Enjoyed this one.

[@tommytwogloves16]

The whole theme is based on Catholicism as seen by Yids.

[@teresawest5602]

​@@tommytwogloves16 huh??????

[@blodwyndavies6395]

Crook with a conscious !!! Loved it. Thanks for the upload.

[@TrustJesusToday]

MOTD is a clever use of camera, film and sixty minutes. It's story telling at its best!

[@MySpace662]

It's nice to go to the desert once in a while, and be entertained.

[@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal]

this is a great movie BT, loved it, thanks for the upload

[@BrokenTrout]

A man of great taste for sure, thanks Richard.

[@gailjarvis2592]

Lovely short film. Inspiring - and it has a plot that didn't meet any of the usual expectations.

[@gordonely6911]

Thanks for the tipoff . I’ll give it a try .

[@artroraback8663]

OSHA might not like this movie but I certainly enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing!

[@BrokenTrout]

Your welcome Art.

[@cynk956]

@@BrokenTrout You're welcome!

[@bodegabreath4258]

Thanks for sharing!

[@teresawoodruff9305]

Thanks again BT, I enjoyed it very much. 😍😍

[@BrokenTrout]

Aw shucks Teresa. that makes me happy.

[@mesube22]

I can't stop smiling ☺ I had a feeling Monica was a swell dame. Trout done it again.

[@teresawoodruff9305]

Hi BT I have my 🍺 can't wait to watch this newbie. Thanks for sharing. 😘😘

[@BrokenTrout]

This is another one I had never seen and it is quite good (if kind of quirky). I think you will like it Teresa.

[@jeremybear573]

I have my 🍺 too! Can I join you in a drink ? I know I'm late to the party! 🥳

[@steplumpkin5432]

LOVE, SHELDON AND LEG'S!!!!!!!! THANKS UPLOADER.

[@78rpmblues]

Madonna of the Desert is an ivory statue embedded with jewels and natural the gangsters are out to steal it. Nick (Sheldon Leonard) enlists his girl Monica (Lynne Roberts) to heist the Madonna for him, but there is more to this little statue than meets the eye. Madonna of the Desert is an entertaining movie with one of Hollywood's most recognizable screen tough guys Sheldon Leonard. The attractive Lynne Roberts plays the tough broad that's out to steal the Madonna. Also in the cast is Don Castle the handsome "B" actor who had a slight resemblance to Clark Gable. Castle died from a drug overdose at the age of 47. If you like film noir you must see Madonna of the Desert.

[@loyalwarrior3053]

PTAblues I'd say Don Castle's resemblance to Clark Gable was quite considerable, not slight.

[@78rpmblues]

And it didn't help Castle's career to look like Gable. Poor guy!

[@quiltgalsews]

Very handsome!

[@quiltgalsews]

He had had a car wreck and it was a medication overdose as opposed to illegal dose use. Makes a difference to me!

[@TimmysFavs]

And me too. It could be construed to be accidental due to the car wreck affecting his memory, and or mind?

[@hiskliff]

excellent choice and better copy, I wish you could ask for subtitles ...

[@BrokenTrout]

Eventually I will probably add them, still trying to figure it out. not sure if I can add them after publication.

[@wrsmith711]

I wonder what a movie theater ticket for a B movie cost in 1948 to see a picture like this?

[@almeggs3247]

Beautiful probably the last good movie with a true moral that has never been repeated!

[@gregorypalmer5403]

Sheldon Leonard and Betty Blythe ? Now THERE'S some crazy lo-budget casting LOL , 😁

[@ninjalightning2631]

Thank you

[@BrokenTrout]

Your welcome yozpay

[@douglasbarton6597]

If no one answers a knock on the door just walk right in

[@berylbattrick1246]

great movie, great story, thank you.

[@darrellepickering8433]

All of these people showing up after that article, I'd be suspicious too. Pete reminds me of me.

[@carlb8378]

I always liked Sheldon Leonard , he does " GANGSTER " so well and that voice is unmistakable. 1948 is my birth year so I am always interested in fashion and autos from that period . Men wore hats and suits and women looked classy, not like todays mess....

[@jiffysquid9]

I hope the Madonna was able to protect Pete and Joe from all the DDT they were spraying around without protection. lol.

[@BrokenTrout]

You made coffee come out of my er, nose. LOL.

[@TheVeek192]

Right. LOL because that's so clearly funny that you have to add your own laugh track.

[@jonbyron38]

My first thought🙄

[@tpe54]

same thoughts..LOL

[@gloriajleese8353]

You mean Semiramis...and she is NO Saint.... i loved your comment B. James

[@magistrumartium]

She was a hard-boiled dame, a tough cookie who went soft over a statuette.

[@BrokenTrout]

Love the comment @Mark T.

[@BrokenTrout]

"That guy was rougher than a stucco bathtub".

[@LTJR.]

@@BrokenTrout tougher than the two-bit steak I had at the greasy spoon up the street...it started beatin' up the coffee, n da poor coffee was too weak to defend itself.

[@frankiewoodhouse2914]

Another rare one Trout. Thx again!

[@BrokenTrout]

Thanks for checking it out Frankie.

[@frankiewoodhouse2914]

I love noir

[@NYC1927]

Sheldon Leonard was awesome at playing these characters! And that SLAP at 49:36......GOT DAYUMMMM!

[@robwilde855]

Yes. That was impressive.

[@deanhendrix4640]

Very enjoyable movie!

[@annaweathers4614]

The lady just came in from digging in the dirt and now she's handling food..WITHOUT EVEN WASHINGHE HANDS! WHOO!

[@robwilde855]

That's the best way to keep one's immune-system in good shape!

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Excellent film thanks

[@Ali-uz8qg]

Such a wonderful film.

[@BrokenTrout]

They don't make them like that anymore... @Ali

[@jonbyron38]

Dang that desert has great forests😏 and those cars can be hotwired in seconds

[@joehovanec1985]

Ya, don't ever trust Sheldon Leonard.

[@timothymacdonnell9079]

This was a good one! Sweet ending!

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

THANK YOU FOR THIS OLD MOVIE I LIKE SHELDON LEONARD AND ROY BARCROFT

[@BrokenTrout]

Glad you liked it RetiredSchoolCook. It is old but so am I (lol) and that Sheldon Leonard is a great character actor.

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

DEAR BROKEN TROUT I AM 69 WE ARE OLD WE ARE GETTING LIKE FINE WINE BETTER EVERT YEAR DON RED BARRY WAS GOOD IN SOME OLD COWBOY MOVIES SORRY ABOUT MISTAKE BETTER EVERY YEAR

[@anthonykelly9585]

You so much Trump's

[@eldaddio9100]

Is it Roy Bankroft who played the Sheriff in Bonaza ?!🤔

[@eldaddio9100]

Guess I was WRONG about the actor Roy Barcroft being Roy Bancroft from Bonanza did not anyone who looked remotely like that character 😂🤔 Thank's for the upload there are always good film noir on your channel 👍

[@smvanwers6300]

I enjoyed this little movie. But it is misnamed: no desert in sight!

[@davidfarley1555]

Were not looking for Water"

[@johnsorenson8735]

These movies are great.

[@jamesmiller4184]

WARNING: for any that might be expecting a "Priscilla of the Desert" sort of scenario, you are going to be disappointed but if not ... DELIGHTED! (Just sayin'.)

[@zdenekberan399]

A

[@cmdev86]

You just have to love Sheldon Leonard.

[@robertwalker5521]

He was funny in "Behave Yourself".....double shooting.

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

No I don't.🙀

[@robertwalker5521]

She walked in the farmhouse for the first time and ...slammed her purse down. The director should have re-shot that thirty seconds.

[@annaweathers4614]

Yes, that is very true. Then they try to figure out where they "picked up that bug?". (Virus or other illness). WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK AFTER USING THE BATHROOM -- Wasn't something someone just pulled out of a hat to have something to do! It applies to when you are at home or a friend or relative's house also. Germs are indiscriminate. You invite them they are happy to come and do their damage!

[@TheArby13]

@Ro Mary Veterinarians have that sign...

[@nanon1982]

Too bad the sewage of modern Hollywood can't make movies with a moral, and with morality within their characters.

[@sandragailgoudelock1531]

Really great engrossing film w/my favorite heavy Sheldon Leonard. A nice tight black white movie w/cute femme fatale.

[@BrokenTrout]

Indeed.

[@quentinlickliter4697]

On my second viewing it is a great script. Sheldon Leonard was a genius bad guy. The music is a bit weak but hey can't have everything.

[@TimmysFavs]

Paul Hurst was also in the "Angel and the badman" playing the role of Frederick Carson.

[@SantiagoBernebeu]

You give a woman one simple job to do and she louses it up royally.....jeez. Nice to see the actor Roy Barcroft up to his old tricks again like he did in those Republic serials, by playing the villain. Was a great watch and thanks for posting.

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Nick the bartender from It's a Wonderful Life

[@boudewynwagener7653]

No swearing ...and those hats never blew off in those open top cars. Guys never broke a sweat wearing suits all the time, even in the hottest of places.

[@Rahatlakhoom]

Dialogue is sharp, terse, pointed. Hat brims drawn down at the front to indicate a note of shadyness. Characterizations give a movie legs like this one.

[@chipsramek3868]

Peddling newspapers in the early 60's... DDT was sprayed all over me and the neighborhoods to kill the Dutch Elm Beetles....the ZION COVER STORY..."LET'S MAKE IT 110".

[@johndeleo563]

I always enjoy seeing Don Castle in movies - Kyle Chandler’s got a similar vibe; Sheldon Leonard makes a great gangster.

[@warrenwilson4818]

Brand new for me. Thanks. Fine little "B" movie.

[@TheVeek192]

B? Because you said so, I guess.

[@robwilde855]

@@TheVeek192 He's only referring to the classification of films, in the days when each cinema programme included two feature-films, the main one, ostensibly better-quality, better-known, probably longer, and more expensive to produce, called the 'A' film, and the second feature called the 'B' film. 'B' films were made as such, to fill that slot. This film is very good, and is also a 'B' film. Some 'B' films are better than some 'A' films, of course.

[@andydaddy2009]

I wanna see the clip on how he climbed up the side of the hill and how long it took..

[@angelmasionett7150]

I love this movie.

[@peterkolovos3079]

Sheldon Leonard, gave up acting to be a producer. He produced the Dick Van Dyke Show and other sitcoms.

[@Super241946]

He produced a series of Sherlock Holmes half hour shows!

[@mickeyray3793]

Of course! I knew I'd seen that name somewhere!!

[@robertwalker5521]

​@@Super241946 No.. That was Sheldon Reynolds...and most of them were shot in Paris

[@robwilde855]

Actually it's very good. Fun, for us sophisticates of the future, and of its time definitely, with easily-identified stock characters, but an unusual plot, well-acted, and in parts quite touching. Very much enjoyed it. Thanks! And - the wallowing in clouds of DDT!!!

[@philipthompson9717]

Is nick the. Nick from it's a wonderful life. The voice sounds familiar to me.

[@girishgangan]

Very touchy movie

[@lydiekelber6469]

Good movie.

[@johnzeszut3170]

After all of this the best place for the statue would be in vault box. Good film.

[@valerieb.williams8773]

Yes the Holy Scripture speaks about being too smart for your own good....

[@adammarkowitz7944]

Very unusual approach to spraying the trees. Half the poison gas goes in their lungs. Perhaps the Madonna protects them?

[@robertmccreary4832]

Great movie saw it twice madonna must have had great powers to have people believe in the statue for good luck but it turns out that peat and Joe believe that the madonna does have healing powers which they believe in the statue of madonna mahalo Broken trout for this great classic movie wouldn't it be great if madonna actually had healing powers that would heal the sick and disabled people in the world Lol

[@BrokenTrout]

I enjoyed the way they combined a basic "gangster" movie and added a little faith to it. Your right about Madonna, the world could sure use the help.

[@edwardkarlson8192]

Does somebody know what they were dusting? Should they be breathing that stuff?

[@BrokenTrout]

"Acme Bug Whacker" NOPE!!! Ah, the good old pre EPA OSHA days

[@edwardkarlson8192]

People weren't very conscious about toxins then. I like the way Sheldon Leonard the heavy belted the dame when she said he was going to get hurt. Those film noir actresses had it tough, constantly getting slapped around or mugged with a forced kiss on their mouth. Great film noir that ended with a shoot-out tying up the loose ends. "I'm the one that's gonna get hurt?" Pow. I played it back because it was so funny.

[@toastyboy628]

Madonna is a genius and a billionaire with a paris and texas oil bankaccounts. bow down to thegreat

[@BrokenTrout]

I did light a candle and throw some chicken bones, I got squat, but I do feel better about myself. Thanks Madonna! Great movie though.

[@jerryw6699]

what model is Nick's big car?

[@tommcfadden5232]

Main character played the bar owner in It’s a Wonderful Life.....

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

His name was Nick in that movie too.

[@raywite6665]

Did a Roman church director make this hokey religodrama.

[@hiskliff]

Qué hermosa película! Bea de Buenos Aires

[@BrokenTrout]

Thanks Bea, it is a beautiful movie.

[@pressureworks]

Back when chicks, I mean women were Dames ! 50 years from now, I'll be forced to resign due to this comment.

[@me2ontube]

How daaare yooouuu 😄

[@patpeters6331]

My dad would get upset if the girls called men guys, always said how would you like it if we called you dames? A man before his times, he believed everyone deserved respect.

[@jennfaire8726]

Broads!

[@robertwalker5521]

​@@patpeters6331 Guys and Gals are a match. Knight and Dame are a match dude & bro are....stupif. Duke & Duchess are a match

[@thomasgansevoort929]

SHELDON LEONARD ALWAYS THE PERFECT BAD GUY, AND ALWAYS GREAT TO WATCH, NOTWITHSTANDING. THIS SIMPLE LITTLE FILM IS WORTH WATCHING FOR THE LITTLE MIRACLE DURING THE WEDDING AND ITS LARGER TRANSFORMATIVE ONE. SOME SMALL SURPRISES THROUGHOUT. BY NO STRETCH A GREAT FILM, I MUST SAY I ENJOYED IT, SOMETIMES THAT SAYS A LOT.

[@lancelot1953]

Hi Thomas, I agree with you. Just in case you may not be aware of it, in "geek computer lingo", capitalizing (upper case) anything usually means that you are "screaming" or raising your voice. It is an "unwritten" convention, Ciao, L

[@thomasgansevoort929]

@@lancelot1953 THANKS, LANCELOT1953. I JUST TYPE IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE ITS EASIER. I GUESS I'LL JUST GO ON SCREAMING. I KEEP HEARING,' IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T WATCH.' TO PARAPHRASE METAPHORICALLY......IF IT'S TOO LOUD, TURN DOWN THE VOLUME. lancelot SUITS YOU PERFECTLY...... I KNOW GOOD MANNERS WHEN I READ THEM! I'M SHOUTING!!!!!

[@lancelot1953]

@@thomasgansevoort929 Hi Thomas, that is fine, sometimes, people do not know and besides, I have a hearing loss so, it did not bother me that much ;-), Ciao, L

[@jayhenderson2683]

Is there any Sheldon Leonard movie where he is not called Nick??? LOL

[@davidcraig9779]

A reverse curse.

[@ninjalightning2631]

That dame is some dish though ;)

[@BrokenTrout]

Hubba, hubba alright.

[@jaysoper3974]

can the madonna save those guys from the pesticides they're spraying all over the trees & themselves?

[@robertbaldwin2281]

What’s a jean?

[@wesleyrodgers886]

One legged demin trousers.

[@deanhendrix4640]

It's a "Jane". Talking about a woman.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Did he do the voice of Snaggle Tooth or some talking animal cartoon?

[@dillardjenkins5118]

Salinas is John Steinbeck's territory, and if he didn't write this it isn't worth my time to watch.

[@ThePiratemachine]

Sheldon Leonard looks a bit like Elvis Presley!

[@johnklar5131]

Legs is a truly stunning woman.

[@myrnagroger132]

Was really good and short. Sheldon (a good Jewish boy) playing his usual role as a gangster made it more interesting.(ls)

[@marywilliams9858]

Did he write books later?

[@rustydevil7192]

Ok Pete is the man. I want to grow up and be like Pete aka snarky.

[@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry]

Bet Nick wishes he'd stuck to bartending in Bedford Falls...

[@j.p.bourget2045]

Yuh okay..Am I the only one who noticed?? She has the Madonna copy in her purse and just, roughly, throws the purse on the table like nothing 'fragile' is inside?? lol..HMMM..Jim just gets out of prison two months ago...has no job...nobody will help him...BUT..He can afford a car....LOL x 2..oh and he can also come up with a gun..from nobody who will help him...lol x 3...

[@robertwalker5521]

Yeah, I immediately began typing when I saw that. Why didn't the director do a half minute re-shoot ? It was so obvious.

[@j.p.bourget2045]

Because they know the vast, majority of people in this world will swallow any BS they are handed...like brainless, sheep...lol I wonder if you ever caught the, perhaps, biggest glitch of all times in the movie Home Alone 1..To date I am the only one who has ever noticed it...I even paused the film while watching with my family to ask if my children or wife noticed the HUGE glitch..They did not. Awaiting your response sir. Enjoy your moments.

[@Fred-mp1vf]

Apparently the writer & producer have never read Exodus 20: 4-6. The film encourages superstition & ldol worship in place of true religion.

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

Religion is one of Satan's most effective weapons. Jesus Christ is not religion. Rather the restored relationship that was lost in the Garden of Eden.

[@hawaiisidecar]

Why do the Mexicans sound like Italians?

[@Heydrich43]

Good movie, but the countryside is nothing like Madera CA.

[@fromthesidelines]

REPUBLIC PICTURES presents.......

[@Jeke316]

She never took a shower! 😱