Odd Man Out (1947)

Johnny McQueen, leader of a clandestine Irish organization, has been hiding in the house of Kathleen and her mother, planning a hold-up that will provide his group with the funds needed to continue its activities. During the hold-up, things go sour: Johnny is wounded, cannot make it back to the hideout, and disappears in the back-alleys of Belfast. Immediately, a large-scale man-hunt is launched, and the city is tightly covered by the constabulary, whose chief is intent on capturing Johnny and the other members of the gang.

[@2000toddowen]

I just watched the entire film on my smartphone. It being my only source of entertainment without power due to hurricane Sandy. And it's a welcome treat to be able to view one of my favorite movies. Thank you.

[@michaelohair3715]

Great, moving, one of my favorites. Reed was a great director and artist. The mood, the palette, the lighting, is perfect. Reed knew how to take his time, not rushing the movie, doing it right. And the casting is superb.

[@adamroberts5488]

Fanstastic Film. Amazing filmmaking and one of cinemas most underrated films.

[@shannongatesc8984]

James Mason should have been nominated for Best Actor!! One of his greatest performances before his Oscar nominated days.

[@alicehudson8079]

... and he did the Irish accent convincingly.

[@eilissmith8591]

alice hudson well not a northern accent, I thought this was set in Belfast. N.I accent is much harder with hardened vowels, a bit Scottish in its sound. I live in N.I.

[@sirsidfosse1313]

He said it was his favorite. Met him once circa 1960 Falcon Studios (fencing)

[@blancasusanamariles9891]

2020: James Mason has a resonating deep voice that unmistakably ... attracts most women-to men's sensual singing voice. ... (SEE: French Kiss film for "It's Wonderful"sang by an Italian with a Bar-Room Deep quality heart throb voice...Judge it by both women and men's reactions). These enchanting but Vigorous men are not to be dismissed. One must become a very careful discreet listener for all of the subtle nuances.

[@geokaplan59]

This movie is a striking testament to the power of black-and-white cinematography. Color has its place, certainly. But the moody, stark intensity of a monochromatic palette can generate incomparable images and suspense. Thank you, Robert Krasker, for this and for "Brief Encounter" and "The Third Man."

[@JaneDoe-dw2xf]

agreed.

[@MOGGS1942]

The movies you refer to would have been diminished had they been in colour. The black and white is so atmospheric.

[@grooveythoughts]

Still hate B & W I miss what is going on in the background as we all know color and light affect us.

[@jimanderson3478]

geokaplan59 quaA

[@bigulf6712]

Thanks for posting, a dark film with quite a tapestry of characters.

[@qormi1000]

What a great film. Wonderful cast. A real gem. Thanks for uploading.

[@usa5566]

Thanks Nice Flix Movies in USA 🇺🇸 now days lack morals n decency 🙁

[@ytang5615]

this film is almost too painful to watch. I love how beautifully it is filmed, the music, atmosphere..[ black and white photography greatly contributes to this ].they all support the story so well. I watched it many times and after I cannot watch any other movie for a while, few seem to have so much meaning . depiction of human nature is so well portrayed, the film doesn't try to influence us, convince us of anything or change us, maybe there is its power, the impartiality.. well, its just my impression.

[@caroltraies311]

They don't make movies like this anymore. Magnificent, full of doubt and faith and so beautifully realized. Hard to believe Carol Reed made this and 'The Third Man'.

[@eoscarz]

Amazing film. Excellent photography, music, acting and directing. A true Jewel of cinematography. Will check other films by the same director. Thank you so much for sharing this movie.

[@richardnogan4579]

Seen this before and the second time around brings home this masterpiece. Everything about this flick is top shelf. All the acting is excellent and Mason stands in a class of his own. Tku for post.

[@roneen1000]

One of the most beautiful films ever made. This was James Mason's favorite performance. I saw this as a child and many years later it still stands alone in its grandeur. And what about the performance of FJ McCormack as Shell? Pure genius!

[@4123jstein]

Superior classic which has held up well over time. A must see!

[@tinapeters5725]

A wonderful perfomance by James Mason, one felt his anguish, pain, plus all the other actors, a real find Thank you for posting

[@AshokSridharan]

Thanks for the feedback! I’ll be glad if it made your day

[@pikemeredith5604]

James Mason, a fine distinguished actor like many others of that period. Particularly good in this but I also loved him in A Star Is Born with Judy Garland, Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, Cry Terror, North By Northwest & Lolita just to name some. Don't make actors like this anymore or movies of this calibre. Those days are long gone & most movies have lost that gripping appeal that they once had. Thank goodness we can watch & enjoy them like this.

[@AshokSridharan]

Thanks so much for viewing it Michael! It takes no effort to upload- I just leave it on when I go to office, that's all there is to it. Its people like you who make it worth my time.

[@billybob9961]

10 years later and it is still a wonderful film of Quality at Hollywood would never be able to come close to today. They are so focused with affirmative-action woke messaging shaping public opinion that they I have completely forgot about putting out Quality to serve their customers. The reason Hollywood is going down the tubes movie theaters are empty award shows set a new record lows each and every year and they still don’t get it. Thank you for posting this wonderful classic pure quality from start to finish. All the best

[@AshokSridharan]

@@billybob9961: thanks mate! Oddly that could be a word for word description of Bollywood, whose movies i stopped watching long ago. As an Indian I’m grateful for regional language cinema which continuously produces absolute gems

[@Mooseman327]

Truly, one of the great films, right up there with Carol Reed's other masterpiece "The Third Man."

[@MOGGS1942]

Excellent though "The Third Man" is,I prefer this movie.

[@Mooseman327]

And that's a defensible assessment.

[@terrequinnguerrieri5538]

my favorite is The Fallen Idol.Actually,i love all the films carol reed made.

[@aspenrebel]

@@terrequinnguerrieri5538 Don't know if I've ever seen "The Fallen Idol", I'll have to look for it and check it out.

[@kennethgibson5728]

Robert Newton and James Mason in a film I've never seen before - I think I may have died and gone to the big Cinema complex in the sky..

[@eyeOOsee]

Great film! Thank you for sharing and posting! I love these old black and white films. This one is one of the better ones I've seen. Great acting and story!

[@olejoe97233]

I saw this movie for the first time on television in the 1950s when I was in high school. I was unprepared for it. It was unlike any of the Hollywood movies that I had grown up watching. The characters and the settings and the way the story was presented put this on my list of favorite movies. I know that I had seen others, but this was the first "British" movie that I remember seeing.

[@mckavitt]

Film. This is no movie. It's a film.

[@lindanicola]

​​@@mckavitt movie and film are SYNONYMS!

[@willo1970]

I'm so glad i just watched this little classic, Mason is brilliant but also are the characters he meets during his night of hell. Classic Irish noir...

[@torrymarrs]

Bloody brilliant! Never seen that one before! Great acting on all fronts.

[@johnfunck6181]

Fabulous. And one can't help thinking of The Third Man, what with these shadows looming large on walls under the light of lampposts, as fugitives run through arches.

[@willmcconnell7233]

+John Funck Same director

[@MrsJamesStewart]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I've seen The Third Man and The Fallen Idol and this was next on my list but couldn't find it- until now!

[@lunartat77]

Thank you for posting this wonderful film. Much appreciated.

[@AshokSridharan]

The pleasure is entirely mine mate!

[@SRSM198]

A very moving, extremely well acted film from James Mason and the rest of the cast.

[@mrjanjan5966]

What an absolutely stunning film! I am speechless, with beauty.

[@mrs.cracker4622]

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful film! I've been looking for it for years.

[@evetko]

This story is heart-wrenching that so many who listen to the sermon from the pulpit yet not know the depth of the message. The journey for one man tossed about by others who lacked as he stated at 1:40:06 the spirit of charity.

[@1916jamesconnolly]

thank you Ashok, i grew up in Belfast so this movie is great for me seeing the city in the forties. you cant beat these old classics.

[@JaneDoe-dw2xf]

Could Mason be any more perfect... no. The only thing lacking is MORE JAMES MASON.

[@randywhite3947]

🤔

[@MStrat1106]

What an astounding film--despite its anti-Irish agenda (they're all heartless, as is the world, says Johnny MacQueen) and the over-fatalistic ideas behind it, director Reed and star Mason (in maybe his greatest performance ever) make it an astonishing visual and aural experience. It's harrowing and chilling, and you can't shake it off in spite of its 40s settings; Johnny's fate seems to become our own. This is a flawed, spectacular masterwork. Thanks so much for sharing it!

[@johnmcgill1025]

Lovely movie. Means more to me as it was my mother's favourite. She loved the "When I was a child" speech, I love the kids begging for "pannies".

[@HowardHughes33]

I think this film really is a bit better than The Third Man. Great film! James Mason was great as always.

[@Ihatewater9000]

I just love his man in his voice and he’s a great actor God bless you change for Mason and I’ll never forget about you

[@uintaj]

It isn't just Mason's speaking that is great, but you can actually see him deteriorate physically as time goes on. A great film, but not one you'd wish to see very often.

[@lesawilkes5673]

WOW! This was really good! Great storyline, backdrop, and excellent characters. I don't remember it, but I'd say this is one of the best roles for Mason. I didn't expect the Bible to be respected and quoted at the end, I was NOT ashamed but comforted, imagine... Whoever wrote this was very talented. Well preserved.

[@paulkenneally789]

And to think, 20 years after this,The North was really tearing itself apart.

[@kamalaworth9943]

Superb!!!! Thank you!!!

[@AshokSridharan]

Glad to know you enjoyed it!

[@orchardist1965]

Carol Reed was Oliver Reed's uncle. Both wonderfully talented and Carol Reed had a genius for choosing authentic characters and this film is a great example in the reality of the the young children to the established stars. Thank you for posting this enjoyable film.

[@bardotbardo3633]

Think you mean 'Niece'

[@Theredundantrose]

Carol Reed was a Male film director... :) It can be used for both boys and girls, though today it wouldn't matter, would it? :)

[@MaximusWolfe]

+Theredundantrose which is sad.

[@jackiehamilton2738]

@@TheredundantroseWhilst I agree that the name "Carol" in this case was traditionally unisex in English speaking countries, it is more of a boy's name in some parts of Europe as a variation of "Charles" (from Latin "Carolus") with varying spellings. Nowadays in Britain it would be regarded as only a girl's name and any boy given it, would also be given a hard time (it is now seen as old fashioned and weird).

[@kathyhickman4005]

one of my favorite movies, peeps.

[@AshokSridharan]

Hi Carol, thanks a tonne for your comments. I fear there are far too few movies that I can post without running into trouble with copyright holders. As it is, I can no longer post videos exceeding 15 minutes because one of the right holders took umbrage to my posting a movie that was nearly 70 years old- talk of corporate greed.

[@shards0fwords]

Woo, thank you for this upload!!

[@elizabethfitgerald9775]

Ty for uploading it.

[@AshokSridharan]

Ty for watching it and the reply!

[@kjun03]

Thanks! Superior! Another Carol Reed motif! Always a panorama of cityscapes and personalities in stunning black and white,! Reed's antagonists and protagonists always get the fuller study! It's politics which are the true culprits as well as ignorance and greed! No zither music as in Vienna's "Third Man" Not in Belfast James Mason gets to die in the snow another time in similar Reed "The Man between" Not as Welles in "Third Man" - clutching onto sewer exit! The Gal I had a faithful heart and a made up mind! Quite a eyeful and mindful! Thanks again!!!!!!

[@MOGGS1942]

Some years ago,I opened an account in a local Building Society. The lady who dealt with me was called Carol Reed. After completing my transaction, we spent quite a while discussing the films Directed by her namesake. She was very knowledgeable about him,and his work.

[@sustainfem]

Great quality on this excellent film! I had seen it several years ago. James Mason is so good-looking too! Thanks for posting it!!

[@fasteddie9055]

Love this old flic. James Mason (Rommel) is a genious.

[@MOGGS1942]

He was excellent as Rommel in "The Desert Fox". Saw it again recently on Film 4. Mason was a fine actor.

[@mnd1955]

He played a very sinister villain in 'Salem's Lot' and a traitor opposite Paul Newman and Harry Andrews in 'The Mackintosh Man'. But one of my favourite Mason roles wasn't as an actor but as a narrator in 'The London Nobody Knows'.

[@TheMSMouth]

One of my top ten favourites Thank You

[@AshokSridharan]

You're most welcome buddy. Its for connoisseurs like you that I keep uploading movies like these. I trust the hurricane hasn't caused you or your family any serious damage. God be with you mate.

[@AshokSridharan]

Hi Carol. The irony is that I haven't had the time to see this movie yet! Nonetheless, Its great to know that you enjoyed it. Its people like you who make it worth my while.

[@joeomalley2835]

I love this film. Thanks for posting !

[@AshokSridharan]

Thanks for the feedback mate! Glad you enjoyed it

[@christopper4050]

Excellent. Another brilliant performance from Mason

[@FishFeelPain]

Just terrific--TY

[@elainedoe1981]

Love this film so much! TY!

[@joehiggs100]

Thanks for posting, a cracking film.

[@kathyhickman4005]

too right

[@nancycatania7763]

Wonderful movie! Thank you!

[@AshokSridharan]

Love the old classics too. Thankfully, they've finally started making some damn good movies in India too.

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Born in 1936, I was eleven years old when this film was made. Yet, I can still remember the impact it made on Britain, of which Northern Ireland was a part August, 2023..

[@AshokSridharan]

Wow! You’ve witnessed your share of upheavals in your time! Is this an accurate depiction of that era?

[@ronaldstrange8981]

very much so Sir. My memory is still is still working perfectly.@@AshokSridharan

[@dannywlm63]

It still is part of the Union!

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Sadly, I would say "Yes". There was almost a full scale war going on. It was a terrifying time for both participants. Regards. @@AshokSridharan

[@AshokSridharan]

@@ronaldstrange8981: god bless you Sir! You’re extraordinarily fortunate to have memories of a time well before my parents were born! We hardly have any survivors from that period in our country

[@georgescheffler5249]

Well done. A more expressive Mason as a young star rising.

[@rickcroucher]

Thank you for posting.

[@AshokSridharan]

My pleasure mate! Thanks for commenting!

[@bogfranklin]

Stunning movie great acting James Mason at his best for sure...he had amazing depth and range as an actor he could do anything

[@Robbi496]

I LOVE James Mason!

[@tinyvalentine13]

Thank you so much!

[@diplomatt22]

A great film. One of my favorites on St Pats

[@ror312gallery19]

excellent film,great story,great acting..!!

[@TimeandMonotony]

Great movie, thanks so much for uploading!

[@AshokSridharan]

Thanks for the feedback. Perhaps it’s about time I got down to watching the movie myself!

[@oldschool1993]

The broken shoelace- a sign of things off to a bad start. Happened to me at a race one time- sitting on the end of the trailer putting on my race shoes and the lace broke. Went out for the first practice and stuffed the car into the wall. Was back on the trailer and on my way home within an hour.

[@christineharmon2766]

Good movie. Mason was excellent!! Rest of cast did a fine job!! Wonderful photography.

[@StevenTorrey]

The 'noir' film works not only because of its atmospherics but with its psychological acuity or verisimilitude as well. A person falling apart as he dies wounded, or thinks he is going to die, is an excellent touch, right out of Poe's "Tell Tale Heart". This is a great example of how the genre works so well. Father Director used to say: "There is no honor among thieves." In reality there is no honor within a thief--that is why that particular direction was chosen in the first place. Midnight is not only a trope for the end of the movie but for the end of a life not well lived.

[@4444marla]

This is one of my top ten. It is a great film.

[@usa5566]

Thanks Oldies but goodies! movies today lack decency & morals ☹️

[@djsomali4414]

I had to post because most of the posts are years old! Excellent movie, screenplay, good directing, and acting. All the Ingredients to make this recipe for a film delicious :)

[@AshokSridharan]

Thanks mate! Glad to know you enjoyed it!

[@MrArthurdog]

wonderful film .thanks

[@augustuscaesar7846]

A real good film that I truelly enjoyed.

[@luvoldmovieshudson482]

Thanks!

[@davidepuglia6561]

WOW !!!! A TRULY MASTERPIECE !!!

[@Raelspark]

This film is amazing. I am very impressed by British films from the 30s and 40s. I noticed that of the films I really love that many are written by R.C. Sheriff. He wrote this one, The Invisible Man, Quartet, The Four Feathers, No Highway in the Sky. Of the directors, I'm impressed by Michael Powell, James Whale, the young Alfred Hitchcock.

[@AshokSridharan]

Thanks mate. It's great to receive so much goodwill over a movie I uploaded so long ago!

[@Raelspark]

@@AshokSridharan Am I right about comparing Robert Newton with Keith Moon? ... It's like ... Moon was his son.

[@AshokSridharan]

@@Raelspark: no clue mate. I haven't watched this movie yet!

[@Raelspark]

@@AshokSridharan OK so watch it when you can.

[@korpienmahtijullit7508]

"I hit where it hurts!" Ah, my boy Lukey!

[@robertmcaree7016]

What a truly glorious movie! James Mason was absolutely one of film's greatest actors! Not that others herein didn't also give great performances!

[@Firebrand55]

An old film?.....black and white?....no matter; the opening scenes are enough to get you hooked. It's Carol Reed; every scene says something...watch the faces; watch the masterly cutting...a class act.

[@sustainfem]

I love old black and white films. It's an art form called Film Noir.

[@dlee3710]

A weeks worth of melodrama crammed into one movie.

[@AshokSridharan]

Well Jazz, i agreed with the part on old classics being unbeatable. Its an altogether different matter that I've never been to the UK/ Ireland- i just chanced upon the torrent of this movie on piratebay

[@larryparis925]

Many thanks for sharing. Larry, Taiwan

[@hankterreros223]

thanks for a good movie....

[@carolshuttleworth2138]

thanks ashok great x

[@AshokSridharan]

Hey Roy, I appreciate your views. Not being from that part of the world, this was- as you can imagine- just another movie for me. Its great to get a more 'native' perspective on the subject.

[@isammolina4842]

Pelicula angustiante y tremenda;con muchas lecturas posibles.Era la favorita de James Mason;great.👀👏🌹🍃🌹🍃🌠💎🌠💎

[@kennethbooker4955]

Another British film good cast

[@MartinDelCarpio]

It's a great film indeed!

[@brandishirah6116]

Loved this movie

[@carolshuttleworth2138]

good film yet again thanks

[@paradisecityX0]

La Noire brought me here! Good movie (though I never could stand Irish accents). The shade of black & white and the atmosphere kinda reminds me of Les Enfants Terribles

[@korpienmahtijullit7508]

The ending is fantastic. Bleak as it ever should be.

[@olemog2326]

The films superb one of my favourites. I love the way the actors use their eyes and the artist who wants to paint peoples. Only one thing if the film is set in Belfast why were the children who were mocking the police officers and one of the gang the only ones to have Belfast accents.

[@sheilalambie5597]

Thought I was the only one to notice that all the accents were from south of the border!

[@zthetha]

This curious film was Mason's attempt to consolidate his popularity in The Seventh Veil a couple of years before. He had no formal acting training - not necessarily a bad thing - and was heading for a career as an architect - for which he had formal training - until he got bitten by the acting bug. In his day he was an immensely popular star known for his particular brand of languid passion. I have no idea what real Irishmen think of his accent in this melodrama but as a Yorkshireman of Irish ancestry born a stone's throw from his birthplace, Huddersfield, I hear the flattened brogue of Tykes from these parts throughout this and indeed throughout the rest of his career. The so called 'languid passion' might in fact be simply the impression given by the languid drawl of his priviledged class of mill owners who - until the era of denim in the 69s and 70s wiped them out - had it made. Historical note: My uncle drove for my grandfather's transport firm back in the 30s. He took load after load of quality wool fabric from Huddersfield to Hull. It was all one colour - plain grey. It puzzled him what is was for but found out a few years later whenhe was up against the Wehrmacht. It was their field grey! Hitler certainly knew a thing or two about quality worsted and I like to think that Mason's family made a bob or two out of what was - in retrospect - treasonable 'trading with the enemy'. Of course nobody knew we would be fighting the Hun again only 20 years after the first fracas... except Churchill who, it has to be said, dragged this country into a wholly avoidable conflict.

[@notreallydavid]

willie otoole _Excellent_ story, Willie - thanks for posting. 'Hitler certainly knew a thing or two about quality worsted' - that's one to keep. I'm from Huddersfield - my dad worked for a legal firm that James Mason continued to use for some years even after he became famous. He would drop in at the office occasionally. Avoidable, but I think necessary, willie, both practically and morally - but I'm happy to let that ride. All the best.

[@carlosmarban3510]

Truly a classic movie. As to Churchill, the war was very much on and well on its way to being lost when he tool over. If he did any dragging it was out of disaster and to eventual victory.

[@jackiehamilton2738]

That might explain why Mason didn't sign up like his contemporary stars. I believe he was something of a conscientious objector.

[@columkenn]

@@carlosmarban3510 Everything reported about Churchill was lies and propaganda. He was a traitor in reality and prolonged the war with his so called leadership, following the globalist script. The guy above was correct with his Churchill reference. The criminal political parasites lead the people of all countries to disaster

[@boogiebambam1]

Wow !!! Awesome movie!!!

[@FlyingOverTr0ut]

Excellent movie and beautifully shot and staged. It gets really corny with the hallucinations (as just about every older movie does with those type of sequences) and I didn't buy Mason's portrayal of constantly being under some kind of fever or spell-it just comes across as forced, which a lot of portrayals of characters like that or drunk were in studio movies-but overall, it's excellent and very ahead of its time. Carol Reed was a great director.

[@Irishheart1988]

wow.. great movie, great cast and great director. I think Criterion should release this film in the near future :)

[@isammolina4842]

Que film y que actuacion...!!💔👀La favorita de James Mason.🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿👏👏🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷

[@FedericoT69]

Most wonderful film!!