Million Dollar Weekend (1948) Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | Full Length Movie

2 people - a young stockbroker and a young widow are passengers on the same flight from Los Angeles. For different reasons, they've both fled the city with secrets.
Director: Gene Raymond
Writers: Charles Belden, Matty Kemp
Stars: Gene Raymond, Osa Massen, Francis Lederer
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
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[@abhijitmukherjee720]

I mentioned in every Black and White films that these are Gems of a Gem, great story, great pictures Crystal Clear, no abusive language, no fighting without any cause etc. and this makes the story Awesome ❤❤❤❤

[@mustafajackson9430]

The fashion alone is worth the time to watch this fantastic thriller from Hollywood's Golden Age, Women in dresses and those swell hats, Men in smart fitting suits, shirts and shoes.

[@paulmcginn5146]

sincerely charming character, she portrays, forgive an old fool. i'm such a sap. i'm being blown away.

[@sherryhook9066]

Wow, twists and turns and a surprise ending. Did not think it would happen this way. Great movie. Thank you.

[@rahkinrah1963]

Good film! In the early sixties, we lived in Canoga Park, in the San Fernando valley. We lived on Lederer Ave. Mr. Lederer had an estate just north of us.

[@joelonzello4189]

So many of those estates were torn down. Architectural Digest had a great issue on movie star homes years ago...

[@fredneecher1746]

It's lucky no one ever locks doors or this film would come to a grinding halt.

[@2ni2808]

what a wonderful movie ! I am so glad I found this channel , and now I can't leave it . I find your films of a high quality . I am very grateful that you share these films with us .Thank you so much !

[@cynk956]

The good old days when flight reservations were penciled in! Too bad life isn't that simple nowadays.

[@aspenrebel]

And prop planes.

[@almanook3005]

Gene Raymond was a big star in the '30s. He had much lighter, wavier hair, then. If you recall actor, Jiseph Cotten; he had a similar hair style. Gene Raymond was also a good crooner. He later married a box office favorite: Jeanette MacDonlald, who was frequently co-starred with Nelson Eddy.

[@michaelwertzy9808]

"Jiseph" was my favorite Grand Uncle until well, um, the secret went public.

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

@@michaelwertzy9808 Jiseph Cotten and Gene Raymind ("Raymond" is a typo used only in the alternate universes) didn't have a SIMILAR hair style, it was IDENTICAL: They SHARED a toupee. Jack Binny (see note above) was with them in what was a shift arrangement, equal alllocations of days to suit producers' requirements and, in the busy seasons (especially in awards seasons) days would be divided for 8-hours shifts, swaps sometimes accomplished involving men's rooms, Rochester, and a football helmet. Binny of course was the proprietor, & made out handsomely (so to speak).

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

(it was presumed that Jeanette would always have a scene where she wore only a slip. Seems tame now!)

[@bambinoandmore46]

@@michaelwertzy9808 sorry i am lost at this one. please forgive my stupidity

[@michaelwertzy9808]

@@angelsaltamontes7336, Kudo's to you Angel! Peace

[@jcjensenllc]

Only in film noir would an embezzler, a blackmailer, and a murderer hook up. Excellent!

[@ria1636]

Third one not really applicable.

[@garyoldham4449]

I believe you would have to say she was at least guilty of manslaughter. You can deduce that she was not a suspect. He fell from the balcony. It was entirely an accident. Only the blackmailer witnessed that it was otherwise. But since she did push him she was guilty of manslaughter, even if she did not anticipate that he would go over the balcony. Or she may have known she pushed him hard enough to go over but she expected him to show more resistance. But he was caught off guard and his reaction time was not spot on. It's a razor edge. Alan chose to say "I believe you." The blackmailer? Was he brain damaged from the beating he took? Did he get amnesia and leave them alone for a while until his memory came back? Was he all about money but not really wanting to destroy her. He would gladly have taken half the insurance money but never intended to turn her in if she refused. So she calls his bluff and he chooses not to turn her in? They meet again in Honolulu one month later and the blackmailer still has not gone to the police. There could have been a sequel to this. Amnesia would work quite well. But I kind of like the brain damage idea where the scumbag becomes institutionalized. He makes up stories constantly and never makes sense but occasionally has the clarity of mind to tell the story of her pushing her husband over the balcony. But everyone just thinks it's part of his insane storytelling. He dies of an embolism. A mad scientist takes his head and hooks it up to some wires... Never mind. The amnesia angle would make a better sequel!

[@searchthewind99]

@@garyoldham4449 It seemed more like self defense. Even though, they were married, he had no right to force himself on her. The ruling should have been justifiable homicide, though she may have had a hard time proving it.

[@aspenrebel]

Murderess

[@djv_philly]

I loved the music in this film for so many years, it's very personal.

[@jacquelinejanz5792]

Write

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Do you charge extra for overweight? Only on boxes and bags ... your name, please? *I really wasn't expecting that* !! 🤣😂🤣

[@dimitriosvlissides5781]

I noticed it was really great .....That applies to today airlines

[@normans3919]

What a wild weekend! Seems like a whole life story wrapped into one weekend!

[@kathleenmckeithen118]

Loved it, C! Those really were the days and that was the year I was born. Things really were all that innocent back then. Men didn't curse in front of women or children, movies were clean, people generally shared the same values in America. It was great until the 1960's when my generation chose to throw out everything our parents fought WW ll for and that they valued.

[@domenicv7962]

in a nutshell

[@baronmulberry7847]

Do you charge extra for overweight, the heavyset woman inquires. Only for boxes and bags, the droll clerk replies. I ♥️ this movie.

[@roberttelarket4934]

I'm very underweight. Do I get a discount?!

[@fieldspar9790]

The leading lady, so extraordinarily beautiful.

[@floydgrove6486]

Yeah, for a dude!

[@davidcouch6514]

I thought Ella Raines.

[@Ckom-Tunes]

@@floydgrove6486 If you think she looks like a dude I’d like to see your definition of a babe! Or were you just holding on to that line to use it the first time someone set it up for you. Pro tip: The joke is much funnier if the woman actually looks like a dude…

[@Hany-fu1vc]

The beautiful actress is Osa Masson and she is of a Danish origin

[@paulmcginn5146]

slugging it out for the battle of the buck. this movie is timeless. love these guys. the girl is so, words do not do justice. love her accent. wowee.

[@michael_stanley]

That suave dean martin-looking bad guy sounds like Peter Lorre

[@fredneecher1746]

Bad imitation. Way overdone. Only Lorre could do that facial shifting and get away with it.

[@paulmcginn5146]

how awesome is the stand up bass. so interesting picture. love the beginning picture of the plane taking off. i thought it was a blast, and icing on the cake, the kayak, surfing the waves. never seen that before, i lead such a sheltered life. i used to go almost daily to the beach when i lived on long island, never seen that in my life. so awesome. love these old school movies, such a pretty women, that always works for me.

[@cgpyper7536]

Excellent story, cinematography, and outstanding actors ... who we should have seen MUCH more of. Thank you C.C.C.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

What a glowing recommendation! However I just can’t get into anything right now. I am extremely preoccupied with how to die in the next few weeks. Thanks

[@harriett18]

@@jacquelinejanz8466 hope you were joking & in fine health & happy now! 💕

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Harriett Ledwidge thank you. I wasn’t joking But I’m better now. Very kind of you. God bless you.♥️

[@dondobbs9302]

@@jacquelinejanz8466 Hope you're OK.

[@surreygirl2075]

The plot was great liked the twists and turns in this film great acting by lovely lady and bad and good

[@monicamarino2122]

Great Movie and Thank you for sharing this with all of us ! Enjoy the Show Folks 🍿

[@sandyfreyman3501]

Great ending and that's what counts!

[@seosamhofionnaghain5555]

News Note: Denmark Actress Osa Massen used The Name Stephanie Paull in This Film.

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Thanks, Joe.

[@teresaregu9832]

1948.. Classic crime movie... Great classic movie

[@gleasonparker1684]

Old movies had a story.

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Lederer was so wonderfully louche in this. Thanks, CCC.

[@dollywilson3395]

And not even ONE KISS....but what a nice ending. Can you imagine that in a movie of today? Of course not!

[@anandiyer9322]

The actress has got such beautiful eyes

[@paulmcginn5146]

love when they get together and spilling the beans to each other. the truth will set you free. this is so cool. package wak.

[@qualquan]

Dark with a good ending, but unexplained resolution to the woman's problem.

[@fredneecher1746]

There was no problem after the slimy man stole the briefcase. He was the only person who could point the finger.

[@isabellenicaud3725]

She told that she wanted to face the suspicions of murder and if she would succeed she will be 1 month later to the rendez-vous, so, you have the answer

[@IrvONeil-fn6cp]

Very enjoyable straightforward story. Excellent actors bring it to life. Likable, sympathetic leading man and lady. Nicely directed by star Gene Raymond, too. I liked the girl near the end who brought the sleazeball his coffee. I would have liked to see a whole movie about her! She had a cute laugh. Thanks for posting this!

[@willymueller3278]

You fell in love with her ! Just think about it, she must have passed away long time ago.

[@IrvONeil-fn6cp]

@@willymueller3278 Yes, and it's poignant to think about. That's what these old films do--sometimes I think they're designed to make us fall in love.

[@willymueller3278]

@@IrvONeil-fn6cp Not only that, they make us fall in love, they make us cry, they are so emotional, so good !

[@clivewilliams916]

Hurray 💮🌷 I thought I was the only one who still said'lady'even my mum thinks that's old fashioned and peculiar and she's an English teacher 🙂🌸🌾 Paula x

[@IrvONeil-fn6cp]

Yes, Paula, I still like to use the word "lady"! :)

[@nameskhar1510]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful film; In my opinion; Osa Massen was ["sensual/sexy don't need beauty"] BOTH - AND a fine performer *****'s

[@girishsavant2302]

Francis Lederer had a swag.

[@death2pc]

People used to dress like that........???? Clean shaven, suits, no tattoos.......... ???? What gives? Who did they think they were...........?

[@rdbjrseattle]

I guarantee you ex servicemen from WW2 had tattoos but they were discreet.

[@joelonzello4189]

They weren't common. Too many people today are common...

[@nancymcdade3909]

They had something called class, dignity and respect for themselves and others.

[@jacquelinejanz5792]

@@nancymcdade3909 There those, of course, who could NOT be trusted.

[@nataliehale2855]

😂😁 clean cut and Decently dressed.,.my Mom and grandma dressed like that...bless their hearts ❤️❤️❤️

[@MrUdayNarainPandeySharadNPande]

Superb. A Testimony of TRUE friends do often find each other and don't let go perhaps even finish off ALL OLD DUE GRUESOMES

[@A0A4ful]

Wonder what the mood was in the ensuing year after WWII and its effect on the stories to be told on the silver screen...

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Francis Lederer lived to be 100!

[@cynk956]

He was alive for the entirety of the 20th century!!! Francis Lederer was good at playing bad guys...creepy! Watch him in the 1958 "The Return of Dracula." Really creepy!

[@richardmcleod1930]

The voice of the Minister at the Funeral scene (starting at about 5:08) is the voice of Paul Frees. The voice of Paul Frees was used quite extensively in this film. He was a nice looking man. I oftentimes wondered why his actual presence wasn't used in the actual visuals of this and other films. I didn't even see any credits given to Paul Frees in the opening credits.

[@roberttelarket4934]

Paul Frees was the man with a thousand voices. He is also the voice of the flight air traffic controller!

[@richardmcleod1930]

@@roberttelarket4934 That list goes on and on. He also hosted the SUSPENSE radio show with the opening and closing of probably one of the longest running shows on radio. Paul Frees did not host the show for its' entire, but was very active with the radio show in the late 1940's. He died while living near San Francisco when still an active man, in his middle 60's, way too soon for the rest of us who enjoyed him so much.

[@roberttelarket4934]

@@richardmcleod1930: He was also the voice of Boris Badenov one of my favorite cartoon characters when I was a very young teen in the 1960s.

[@richardmcleod1930]

@@roberttelarket4934 A list of the works of Paul Frees would be endless. I once heard he was the voice used at Disneyland's Haunted House was that of Paul Frees and sadly later heard his voice was replaced by another person in later years. Paul Frees also once filled in for the part of Doc Adams which was otherwise played by Howard McNear on the radio version of "Gunsmoke" with William Conrad playing the original part of Marshall Matt Dillon. Howard McNear was the regular voice of Doc Adams, but on this one occasion the part was played by Paul Frees. I have it on a partial collection of the radio version of "Gunsmoke". He was good, but no one could really replace the unique voice of Howard McNear.

[@roberttelarket4934]

@@richardmcleod1930: Obviously you’re more than an expert on Paul Frees!

[@bigsparky8888]

AWWWWW....GREAT ENDING WITH NOTHING TO HIDE.. THE CREEP GOT HIS JUST DUE...WHOOOHOOO!!!!

[@aspenrebel]

So where did the dinners disappear too so quickly?

[@shehabaldebrky9684]

They are great black and white movies

[@wtsnxt-kari509]

How inconvenient to have to have your meal served on a pillow on your lap

[@scamchan]

No one with a constant stare into a phone or cameras everywhere you look. Time was different.

[@MyMy-zi7yv]

Good movie, worth watching, a lot of surprises!

[@nancy2214]

Beautiful movie from beginning to end 🍿👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎬👍🏻thanks for sharing ✔️

[@Deepbluecat]

Gene Raymond reminds me of Bogie in his style and voice

[@janedoe1404]

Apparently United Airlines had better customer service back then!

[@fredneecher1746]

Customer service?

[@ixamxmsright]

Good movie( story) worth watching but ONLY great ones have no ridiculous instances , like leaving a million dollars in a suitcase ( in an unattended hotel room).🤦‍♀️

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

That part made me 🙄.

[@13699111]

Thank you for posting this great movie .

[@shaun5944]

Thank you CCC, another great film. Thank you so much for uploading, very much appreciated. 👍🎥👏👋

[@dariabusek3566]

The famed voice-actor Paul Frees had a field day in this picture! He voiced at least five different bit parts (the pastor at the funeral, Hawaiian guard at airport upon arrival, both taxi drivers, front desk clerk in S.F., etc.)

[@willymueller3278]

Dont worry, in a polish movie all the actors have the same voice, males and females, the voice of a man !

[@roberttelarket4934]

Daria Busek: You left out the air traffic controller.

[@alexiofernandes2728]

So mild! So sweet movie! Thanks

[@carolslocum7097]

My Kind of Movie !

[@prasenjitdey4222]

Full Marks to Mr. Allen Mark'her', the movie was worth a million bucks!👍👍 Thank you.... I wish I too could go to , "Honey"lulu.👏👏👏

[@WJack97224]

Thanks for posting. I like the fact that they could smoke on the plane. Heh, heh, heh...a way of life has past.

[@joejones9520]

it's a trip too to think this was only 3-4 decades after the Wright brothers made history flying a few feet in a handmade wood and cloth plane, how could it progress so fast? Incidentally I just noticed Orville died the same year this film came out.

[@cindydufala7646]

@@joejones9520 he is from Ohio i think.

[@cindydufala7646]

And lighters at concerts...

[@WJack97224]

@@cindydufala7646, heh heh, heh...yeah and I like a cigaro and brandy with my pals on Friday afternoons, too. Bye Bye Miss America Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levy cause I wanted to cry.

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Seeing the “Fasten Seatbelts/No smoking” sign light up took me way back to the days of smoking on airplanes.

[@markharris9102]

I don't think these people were anywhere near Hawaii when all this played out. LOL.

[@MPresheva]

Osa Masen was beautiful in her heyday.

[@aspenrebel]

"Ten thirty o'clock". Who talks like that?

[@savedforh]

Masterpiece

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

Fantastic movie!

[@b.visconti1765]

Love love love the Hawaiian Singers❤️

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

I would like to have seen Peter Lorre in the role [(13:40), "What a nuisance!"] of the suave rat.

[@Setmose]

Exactly. I posted here that Lederer borrowed a lot from Lorre in this performance, IMHO.

[@sherierodrigues1569]

Now right there, that is how a movie should end. Great movie. Sherie Rodrigues from Australia

[@greekveteran2715]

An era where B movies used to be 100 times better than any movie nowadays!!

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

These old B&W Movies are Historical Documentations. Just image trying to travel with those bundles of money and stockes and shares in your Briefcase through the aprons of an Airport. today.

[@jacquelinejanz5792]

IKR

[@Dobie_Gillis]

Weird crazy film noir. But the real stuff ends in tragedy. There are no happy endings for real film noir.

[@paulmcginn5146]

awesome and thank you so much. so loved this. i am blessed.

[@paulmcginn5146]

very interesting exciting movie. can't wait see how this plays out.

[@nadyakarafezieva9500]

The world is going more valuable!

[@nelsonandrade2925]

Filme 🎥 de qualidade é outro nível nota mil em história, imagens, áudio e melhor por ser legendados em português!

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

So engaged, no time to read comments.

[@MrGazzara]

Good one...no affairs! Whew!

[@benefitsboss9158]

I love black & white classics; even though there wasn’t much black in them!

[@joejones9520]

funny how primitive the airline desk and schedule sheet it, handwritten passenger list.

[@joejones9520]

@Ma Foi elf off f-face

[@j1947m]

And people would dress nicely on planes, and were given food and fluids and were not packed on there like cattle.....I'd trade ANY day....

[@joejones9520]

@@moonlitdesert elf off f-face.

[@r563]

@Ma Foi Your an idiot if you think flying was safer in the 40s. You probably think old cars are safer to drive also . Ever see what a 2009 Chevy Malibu will do to a 59 Chevy Bel air in a head on collision, its not pretty .

[@jacquelinejanz5792]

No more hand written list Nothing Cancel everything til the week prior Avoid theft

[@corazonfernandez6247]

Thank you. It's a nice movie and I enjoy it.

[@lolitabonita08]

lol those were the times when the airplanes were clean, used head rest protection....food was good and fly was cheap...and to think that we are now in 2021 and the airplanes are dirty, overcrowd, rude service, food is best not to touch it, fly is expensive and it is the worst nightmare to even try to board an airplane....

[@itstuff4744]

I entirely agree.

[@enginkemal7398]

that's progress for you...

[@georgiahorton6600]

@@enginkemal7398 , I hate progress, it’s always bad.

[@georgiahorton6600]

If you call Delta for reservation, message says…….wait time is two hours❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️

[@lolitabonita08]

@@georgiahorton6600 What a frustrating issue.. but wait it is more....and then u finally have the ticket...paid an arm and a leg...deal with the bull in the airport... show all ur identification, pass scanners, pass idiots checking for everything and anything so they can feel super powerful and important...and finally u are inside of the airplane...and u think "finally i made it...it is time to relax" to find it dirty, crowded, kids crying, a feet over your head rest, someone kicking your seat and rude minimal customer service...and then u need a vacation to get ride of the bitter experience in the first place...LOLOLOL I prefer to have a full vacation in home...

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Quite a good film actually. Well worth watching at perhaps 1-25 speed. July, 2023.

[@camelia9802]

Lovely film 👍

[@madhatter909]

Good movie, thank you

[@marymonroe7042]

This was very good! Loved it!

[@alejandropavan3366]

Nice movie.

[@stevesloan7132]

This is a nice movie. Thanks for sharing.

[@paulmcginn5146]

love this shtuffses. million dollar movie in my book anyday.

[@dan27music]

Thanks!

[@CultCinemaClassics]

Wow thank you so much @Dan Rodger for your generous support, you keep watching and CCC will keep finding you some gems!!!

[@davidfergusson4241]

I remember lederer from a rainy afternoon fun film from his younger days with Ida Lupina worth the time

[@reeritz1280]

TY for an amusing movie! Could this embezzler be any dumber? Carrying a million in cash, he leaves it unprotected in a motel room locked in a suitcase...yup, a suitcase..one easy to pick up & carry...dumb!! But his biggest mistake was getting involved w/a strange woman while making his Run. His bad luck gets worse...his stolen money (gasp) gets stolen by a blackmailing scoundrel...AMAZING!

[@seosamhofionnaghain5555]

Stephanie Paull And Patricia Shay.

[@andywinger5055]

Really good movie.

[@catherinekeller4230]

Terrific film thank you so much for posting it 😁🇦🇽💥💥💥

[@mikesilva3868]

😊this was a great film

[@noahahlstrom3834]

China Clipper, San Francisco Honolulu Back to SF back to Diamond Head, sweet notes

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

@@noahahlstrom3834 ?

[@jacquelinejanz5792]

@@EYE_GOTCHA Eye got nothing

[@isabellenicaud3725]

I really enjoyed this moovie

[@lecturideneuitat7989]

Felicitări! Excelentă ideea unui astfel de canal!

[@joandruckerman7492]

Loved the movie like Hawaii and the music clothes.🎂🙂🍓

[@Morningstar-xz5bl]

Lovely movie

[@seosamhofionnaghain5555]

July 14 - 2021.

[@henryweaver667]

Hawaii was original back then, now, no different than Chicago......which is.......

[@scottranney5891]

Nice

[@annettepurtle3757]

Great movie,wow 🤩👍🏼😊

[@Ryder300b]

Only on boxes and bags….