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@sandywatkins84844 жыл бұрын
I just love Frank Lovejoy's voice. First heard him on the radio in Night Beat.
@nemo227 Жыл бұрын
This was one of my favorite shows when it was broadcast. Lovejoy seemed to play a villain fairly often in early TV and radio shows. I think McGraw was almost the ideal role for him.
@dr51173 жыл бұрын
This was on TV when I was about 4 years old. My troll brother told me his first name was Meat(ball) McGraw, and I believed him, and now 64 years later..........! My brother is now 70 and still a troll. McGraw now has an old/new fan. Thanks so much for the series!
@ladietrich17943 жыл бұрын
Love these two, Totter and Lovejoy!! Your channel rocks!
@NancyDrewe5 жыл бұрын
This is great Noir! Frank Lovejoy is a very solid actor who shines in this genre. Wish I could see the rest of it. Thanks, PF. 🌟
@condeerogers58585 жыл бұрын
The last time I saw an episode of Meet McGraw was in 1958. Thanks for the memories, PizzaFlix.
@badbag96255 жыл бұрын
We old timers have to stick together ! Why , I'm just the type that saved my lunch money in order to buy a ticket for just this kind of story only to be told it would be on TV instead !!!! Money saved!!! Now all I do is follow Pizza Flix and whadyha know my favs are right there ! Appreciate the memories 🍕 Flix ! CARRY OUT. ...&....CARRY ON ! !
@shellysands73425 жыл бұрын
Thank you! More please!
@sharonjohnson17025 жыл бұрын
That was a old school Bitch
@TheKoolbraider5 жыл бұрын
Ellen Corbey's face haunted until I checked: Grandma Walton!!!
@sleepylagoon13104 жыл бұрын
Good Detective Work!
@rickcroucher5 жыл бұрын
This was one of my favorite shows. Thank you for posting.
@MikeMiasuki-vy3xx8 ай бұрын
Some of the very best character actors ever.
@cynthiahawkins23895 жыл бұрын
What a nifty group. Audrey Totter worked for years in tv and film. Ellen Corby after quite a number of movies, would settle in as endearing Grandma Walton. And Paul Picerni was a regular in Eliot Ness's Untouchables, (with Robert Stack). I am loving this Mc Graw series!!
@None-zc5vg4 жыл бұрын
Paul Picerni (d. 2011) lived long enough to have his own Internet site.
@TheViewmaster19715 жыл бұрын
Another great TV series that I wasn't aware of. Thanks PizzaFlix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@yvonnemoore11285 жыл бұрын
Never seen this show before. Thanks for another good video!
@freddiefreihofer77168 ай бұрын
I was 10 when this noir series appeared on TV in 1957. I always watched it! The lonely, noir "One For My Baby" theme was a great standard.
@midwestslotdiva5 жыл бұрын
Lesson learned....DON'T mess with McGraw!! Thanks PizzaFlix,🎥😃 Nothing like noir.
@blacki19585 жыл бұрын
Lovejoy, one of the best voices. Maybe the best voice on OTR, ever.
@ChristopherScottDixon4 жыл бұрын
Certainly one of, also a shout out for Jack Webb, Dick Powell & Agnes Moorhead.
@macmcelroy61652 жыл бұрын
sure but don't forget John Dehner , William Conrad , Dick Beals and many , many others
@WheresHerb2 жыл бұрын
@mac mcelroy Don't forget Bob Bailey of Yours truly Johnny Dollar and Let George do it.
@rickhinojosa54554 жыл бұрын
How many top actors in there?!!😃 SEVEN?!! I never can remember their showbiz names but there was the hotel clerk, the maid, the lead lady, the leiutenant cop, freddie, gus, and Frank lovejoy!! Thanks for the upload!! 🙏
@manuelmaldonadojr25265 жыл бұрын
hey thanks MR. PizzaFLix
@boomerang9055 жыл бұрын
Now this is one series I never thought I'd see again. Frank Lovejoy. Loved that voice! Thanks ☺
@boomerang9055 жыл бұрын
@mm devolange Thanks. Never knew that ☺
@None-zc5vg4 жыл бұрын
Lovejoy was one of those magnetic 'supporting actors', who'se talent stole the show from the top-billed stars in the pictures he appeared in.
@MarkEspinola2 жыл бұрын
Frank Lovejoy was a class act, and did great narration in motion pictures.
@christophersantana58954 жыл бұрын
One of the best channels on KZbin.
@johnhardman35 жыл бұрын
Lovejoy had a great screen presence, esp. when doing those firm-but-compassionate "colonel" parts that he was tailor-made for: he was yet another of the very many U.S. screen-actors who died prematurely.
@NancyDrewe5 жыл бұрын
johnhardman3 It’s a shame. He was a lovely actor. Have you listened to him in Nightbeat? It’s a really good OTR series.
@None-zc5vg4 жыл бұрын
@@NancyDrewe I missed your reply: I'll look up, or listen up, "Nightbeat".Thanks.
@Choc5763 жыл бұрын
Great one-liners!!! About his wallet: "so used to being thin, it wouldn't know how to act with money."
@nancybingham72985 жыл бұрын
loved this show - thanks for posting
@jrperlita115 жыл бұрын
OMG! I love this..
@joeford8605 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, I have never seen it before.
@markhughes79275 жыл бұрын
1:04 and it’s already brilliant!
@actionsub5 жыл бұрын
This would turn into a TV series in the 57-58 TV season on NBC. Strangely, though Four Star produced this piece here, the series would come from Desilu.
@fromthesidelines5 жыл бұрын
Nope. Don Sharpe [Lovejoy's agent] and Warren Lewis produced the series; it was FILMED at Desilu.
@tonyshort1623 Жыл бұрын
Love frank Lovejoy great actor and great voice.
@marb74054 жыл бұрын
Shocking! Grandma Walton a Pickpocket! : 0
@jeannehageman31985 жыл бұрын
Frank Lovejoy was one of my very first movie crushes. I though I'd watched everything he was in....not this one. Thank you for uploading this wonderful tribute to a magnificent actor....Frank Lovejoy!! BTW....I was only 10 yrs old. My crush was between Lovely & Jeff Chandler (Broken Arrow).
@usermikes5 жыл бұрын
"Meet McGraw" use to watch it all the time back in the 1950's . When I was a young lad..
@rafaelramirez1507 Жыл бұрын
So very sad ,Frank died in 1962 of a heart attack in his sleep , he was 48 years young .... R.I.P. Frank Lovejoy 🌟 🙏
@glennw.45705 жыл бұрын
They didn't come any more hard-boiled than, 'McGraw'.......
@robertwalkersr69275 жыл бұрын
57 mui A
@PizzaFLIX5 жыл бұрын
"Meet McGraw" TV series (aka The Adventures of McGraw) was broadcast in 1957, this episode was originally broadcast on 2/25/1954, along with a second "The Long Count" on 3/25/1954.
@rickhinojosa54554 жыл бұрын
@@PizzaFLIX Did they only make two episodes of McGraw?
@tarahdoran3865 жыл бұрын
thank you really enjoy watching these sweet memories:
@winonamassingill7895 Жыл бұрын
Ok 👌Lila, I promise I won’t forget McGraw. He rubbed off on me when I was about 11 or 12 years old. I’m 78 years old now and I still love 💕 Frank Lovejoy as he was in the Meet McGraw tv 📺 series. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@usermikes5 жыл бұрын
I was 10 years old when this show was on back then...I watched it then, and still like it..
@Ripplin5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Love me some Lovejoy. :)
@lisamcmillon37432 жыл бұрын
Intriguing and brings back wonderful memories!
@patriciahaskins19564 жыл бұрын
Interesting! Lila was certainly a conniving woman! Frank Lovejoy, always great, and always nice to see Ellen Corby! But the face I kept being drawn to was Freddie (Paul Picerni). He resembles someone else, but I'm not certain who. Or, perhaps he made many other shows/movies? I think I'll go google him! Thanks! 🌈🌈🌈
@patriciahaskins19564 жыл бұрын
OK, I googled him. No wonder his face was frozen in my mind. 63 movies and 455 television shows?? And now, besides his brother Charles, it seems half his family is involved in show business. It's really also wonderful to find out what a happy marriage he had, and so many children! He accomplished so much even before becoming a star. A brilliant human being! More than worth the time to "google" him! 🌈🌈🌈
@leestamm31872 жыл бұрын
@@patriciahaskins1956 Many of us old geezers also remember Paul Picerni from his role on "The Untouchables."
@zoppie5 жыл бұрын
This is why I don't trust dames.
@Prof.Tarfeather Жыл бұрын
YEP! SMASHINGLY GREAT!
@D4Donna5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, PizzaFlix. Don’t know where you get these but we love them!
@squitzy5 жыл бұрын
The ubiquitous Percy Helton is in this!! Character actor everywhere in the 50's and 60's!
@None-zc5vg4 жыл бұрын
Helton must have been busier in pictures than Lovejoy : look out for his brief appearance in "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955).
@leestamm31872 жыл бұрын
A number of character roles in the late '40s, too.
@RetiredSchoolCook5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU I ENJOYED WATCHING
@jmartell86755 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting! I'm an Audrey TRotter fan! {btw just a little note, it's Trotter, not Totter} I think, very underrated.
@johnnybrighton91564 жыл бұрын
How come you're a "fan", and you don't know that her name is in fact Totter?
@Robbi496 Жыл бұрын
Love the hard boiled "Dashell Hammmet" dialogue
@markJames448810 ай бұрын
Good acting James
@fromthesidelines5 жыл бұрын
Originally telecast on "FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE" on February 25, 1954. This was Don Sharpe and Warren Lewis' first attempt to sell a detective series starring Frank Lovejoy as "McGraw". They finally did- to Procter & Gamble and NBC in the spring of 1957. It lasted a little over a season.
@mikebtrfld17055 жыл бұрын
Film Noir television style.
@samieshoestring63325 жыл бұрын
Love the dialogue. "I had the price". Lol
@ramdomgiltter55903 жыл бұрын
Grandma Walton!!! Ellen Corby....
@terrygillmore51385 жыл бұрын
Thank's for great video.
@kjgammon16582 жыл бұрын
Love Audley Totter! She played a lot of cheap sketchy broads, LOL!
@crabbyappleton43845 жыл бұрын
Was this a series? Looks terrific. I will check it later. I hope its a bit like Burkes Law.
@PizzaFLIX5 жыл бұрын
It was developed into a series 3 years later.
@crabbyappleton43845 жыл бұрын
@@PizzaFLIX Thank you
@davebeedon34245 жыл бұрын
Crabby Appleton You are polite. All this time I thought you were rotten to the core.
@crabbyappleton43845 жыл бұрын
@@davebeedon3424 You got me pegged. lol. Cheers!
@jacquelinejanz84663 жыл бұрын
Good ears The better to hear you with
@antoniocfilho95444 жыл бұрын
grandes atores do mundo jamais serão esquecidos no brasil fantástico as filmagens
@proudbluestaterful5 жыл бұрын
audrey totter nurse on medical center
@belvederebaileycambodia5 жыл бұрын
The woerst script ever. I'm in heaven...
@southerncross36385 жыл бұрын
Frank Lovejoy, very cool.
@sridharanv.k.8815 жыл бұрын
Nice to watch Peter Whitney and Percy Helton. Thanks
@jamest681 Жыл бұрын
Do you have anymore episodes of Meet McGraw. There seems to be only 2 or 3 episodes online. According to IMDB there were about 42 episodes. Thanks.
@joeford8605 жыл бұрын
Wow 7 bucks a night, I'm in a dump paying a 100 a night.
@robertsvorinich8905 жыл бұрын
That makes two of us
@None-zc5vg4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the inflation-factor: "7 bucks" used to be a lot of money back then, before runaway inflation came in as a cute way of keeping the "little people" running to stand still.
@jacquelinejanz84663 жыл бұрын
At 21:21 “Spoils off the battlefield”
@geraldinekearney5424 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@kenbrownfield65845 жыл бұрын
Is McGraw the 1954 equivalent of Colombo?
@PizzaFLIX5 жыл бұрын
McGraw is not a detective.
@Robbi496 Жыл бұрын
Lee Hobson before he became a Federal Agent LOL
@michaelwertzy98085 жыл бұрын
WOW, P.F.! Thanks for not telling us more! You're A-OK! Any more Parmesan to top?
@wimgrundyearth57535 жыл бұрын
"Just send me my unemployment insurance." HA! And Ellen Corby to boot!
@McIntyreBible5 жыл бұрын
17:01, “the bigger they are, the harder they fall”. Hahahahahaha!
@elizabethgavin13493 жыл бұрын
The maid is Brahma out of the Waltons
@garrysekelli67763 жыл бұрын
Was McGruff THE crimedog based on McGraw?
@waderaney75 жыл бұрын
👍 show😉
@robertsvorinich8905 жыл бұрын
Wasn't the hotel clerk on Abbott and Costello tv show?
@setnaffa5 жыл бұрын
Great little package!
@brianhaskard10425 жыл бұрын
@ 5.00 it's Grandma Walton
@HoTrEtArDeDcHiXx5 жыл бұрын
I know this girl
@prevost86865 жыл бұрын
Gus wanted to whoop somebody’s crack. Dude needed to be in Broadmore.
@markJames448810 ай бұрын
That kion
@markhughes79275 жыл бұрын
23:22 pity!
@DancingQueenie4 жыл бұрын
You STINKER. 🤣 Those were the days.
@carryon21974 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@devinelonmadgy5 жыл бұрын
:)
@3D6Space5 жыл бұрын
Spoiler Alert: "You Stinker!"
@jacquelinejanz84663 жыл бұрын
The dame throws around 7-letter words like a pro !
@abisheldon52085 жыл бұрын
I love Frank Lovejoy, but this script stinks. I'm moving on.
@elbertderf8035 жыл бұрын
someone please tell me the name of the clerk...
@robbeady9345 жыл бұрын
Percy Helton
@elbertderf8035 жыл бұрын
@@robbeady934 thanks, as a kid i remember the audience cheering whenever he appeared on screen..