♦Noir Classics♦ 'Man Afraid' (1957) George Nader, Phyllis Thaxter

1957 | Approved | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | April 4, 1957 (USA)
Stars: George Nader • Phyllis Thaxter • Tim Hovey • Eduard Franz
A burglar is surprised by David and Lisa Collins in their son's room. In the struggle, Lisa's eyes are hurt and David throws an ornament, unintentionally killing the young thief. It's not easy for Reverend Collins to deal with the resulting publicity, his own conscience, or Lisa's temporary blindness.

[@bridgettramjohn564]

I just really love old classic movies!.....it really relaxes me!.....much better than the newer movies that they have today!....I watch old classic movies as a hobby!

[@robtw88]

I agree with you!

[@moondancer6488]

They can't be beat!! 💜👍🏼

[@kgf8902]

Same here

[@sineadBenn-t6m]

Mee too

[@kathiedevall5560]

🎉 me too 🎉

[@georgeszilva1223]

Was at home for 2yrs during a medical leave and thanked God for the classic B/W films.!

[@mritzs5142]

Thanks to Rob here, I’m on a George Nader binge tonight😂

[@feurigerStern]

Film Noir was often produced as low-budget movies, yet the majority of them have become classics due to the artistic talent of all who were part of the filming.

[@nickweech3487]

Very powerful film with strong score by a young Henry Mancini. Not easily forgotten...

[@adelebz7]

Henry Mancini music. I am all in!😉Thank you!

[@robtw88]

You're welcome!

[@kevino4846]

Instant credibility.

[@margm4]

Really enjoyed this. George Nader was a real hottie back in the day! Always liked him. 🇦🇺❤️

[@robtw88]

Glad you liked it!

[@thinkingallowed7042]

He was gay. On average, in the general population, gay men are better looking than straight men. He was 'just good friends' with Rock Hudson.

[@jacquelineeick5986]

Phylis Thaxter Brilliant actress and along with George Nader.......Im here again.. fantastic movie. Thanks Rob W...

[@robtw88]

Glad you're here! Enjoy!

[@mistervacation23]

In her career, Dame Mae Fishman was a part of over 108 silent films. Each film was a testament to her ability to communicate emotions without uttering a single word.

[@Azo-MA]

I watched classic movies as a hobby - actually essentially the only type of movies I do watch. It gives me a good sense of relaxation, maybe because it takes us back to the formative days of our modern life in a way. Being from the Middle East I allocate good portion of my watch time to the news, but these days even that is almost unbearably heavy with much hatred loaded on both sides. Such a movie is a good escape. Thank you!

[@neilangus4401]

Very well said You will keep your quality of life

[@serenity5755]

I wish more of your people felt this way. Mine never hated you.

[@Azo-MA]

@@serenity5755 I am not sure what you mean by my "your people "; are they my ethnic group (the Kurds), or the whole Middle Eastern peoples? I do not claim that I represent the former, but I am sure I do not do the latter. It is just not a right or realistic base for identity attribution. Probably the only thing peoples of the ME have distinguishly in common is sharing the same neighborhood. But adjacency might bring similarities and commonalities but also dispute... I understand wars polarize peoples, but I also believe few enjoy killing or violence. The sad thing is often the voice of the few is louder because they make louder cracks and noises and get wider platforms from external sources. I never think human beings are different from a place to another. The strains and pressures of certain circumstantial or temporary realities produce certain variations but not the essence remains the same.

[@serenity5755]

Had I known you are Kurdish I would not have posted my comment. Be well@@Azo-MA

[@Azo-MA]

@@serenity5755 No problem. You as well!

[@cathydoyle7852]

Noir Classics. Great comfort movies. Love Phyllis Thaxter. Thanks for this movie.

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@warrenwilson4818]

Excellent old movie. Excellent music Unexpected ending, but good. Thanks a lot. Oct. 26, 2023. St. Joseph, MO, USA

[@rubytuesday5412]

What a top little movie.Thanks Rob, you're spoiling us!

[@robtw88]

That's what I love to do! :)

[@aj-2savage896]

Just finished watching another George Nader movie, and Darren Stevens' mother was in that one, too.

[@kathleenmckeithen118]

They sure made the cop a hard boiled character who, apparently, did not like ministers. This was a wonderful movie! Thank you, Rob, for posting it!!

[@robtw88]

You're very welcome!

[@kevino4846]

Was thinking the same thing. Guy needed anger management sessions.

[@arieswaters]

What was his name

[@anupambhattacharjee4458]

I really love to watch these old classic movies. They had good stories, good actors, actress. I wonder why can't producers, directors nowadays can't find or make good movies.

[@candicerossiter5938]

Lack of imagination

[@ElSantoLuchador]

They could, but they continue to make what people want to see because that's where the money is. If that's crap, which I believe it is, then culture is more to blame than Hollywood. Hollywood is just giving the people what they want.

[@neilangus4401]

This was made in the year I was born This is the first time I have seen it

[@moonlightray8493]

Engaging noir with ingenious cinematography! I loved the panning shots that mimic the roving flashlight, and those close-ups on the parts of the door to indicate Mrs. Collins' attenuated sense of hearing.

[@zennabella1676]

WHAT A GOOD MOVIE, IM GLAD IT ENDED THAT WAY. I DONT WANT TO SPOIL IT, ITS WELL WORTH A WATCH. VERY GOOD.

[@robtw88]

Glad you liked it!

[@eckankar7756]

Martin Milner, Rita Shaw and Mabel Albertson !! Really a good film.

[@sharonpolikoff7282]

A wonderful film. George Nader's a fine actor who's always been underrated. Eduard Franz can be relied on to give an outstanding performance in any role - with almost no dialogue, he makes Simmons a sympathetic as well as an ominous, terrifying character.

[@davidallen508]

I agree, unfortunately, Universal was too busy building up Tony Curtis and Rock Hudson to serve George as he deserved.

[@eshaibraheem4218]

​@@davidallen508 One can understand why, judging by this.

[@rubytuesday5412]

@@davidallen508 ~ George Nader and Rock Hudson were lifelong friends (not lovers) and covered for each other in protecting their straight images in Hollywood. Nader's partner, Mark Miller was Rock Hudson's personal secretary for 13 years. (Google)

[@kevino4846]

@@davidallen508 Agreed.

[@thomasnuedling9167]

❤

[@bretstanley8931]

Holy Cow, George Nader was ripped! I never would have guessed he had such a physique!

[@spartandodge6034]

It's a hard world outside with all the anger and hateful people, the hurt, the fear, the doubt. When one walks out of a loving environment into the darkness of hurt everyday people, the peace and love of church is such a contrast. We try for light and love in church, as we were taught in our study of faith. The darkness and evil, sometimes simple distrust and discomfort, is even more real than we can know, until we face it straight ahead. We pray for strength to overcome fear and disharmony. That is part of what church can help us understand.

[@mcpheejesus5945]

Great movie that starts out with thrilling action & features a model, godly family raising their son in the ways of the Lord; a son who practices the power of prayer & honesty, although he disobeyed his parents in going to the abandoned ship. Such families are a rarity these days, sadly. I love the way the pastor was selfless & compassionate toward others & sensitive to their needs, while offering words of wisdom, despite his own personal situation. Thanks for the upload, Rob W. I collect and love old movies & had never seen or heard of this one before. Indeed, followers of Christ, if God be for us, who can be against us (56:32)? ROMANS 8:31 Hallelujah & amen!

[@j1947m]

And I love all the forgiveness at the end....

[@aj-2savage896]

Harold J Stone at the end: "Reverend Collins, how do you know old man Simmons wasn't trying to rescue Michael under that pier? I need proof!"

[@kevino4846]

Seriously🤣

[@bretstanley8931]

Oh that was a good one! That made me laugh!

[@sheranlanger247]

😂😂😂

[@pauladouglas9891]

Just like he tried to rescue him from the fire.

[@thinkingallowed7042]

The actresses who played the housekeeper from The Ghost and Mrs Muir and Samantha's mother-in-law from Bewitched are in this. Love my 1960s TV classics.

[@rubytuesday5412]

~ Yes and 'Phyllis Stevens' might get one of her "sick headaches" at any moment!

[@thisislogout]

Thank you. It was racking my brain with trying to remember where I saw the "buy me a drink" woman before (who played Darren's mother on Bewitched). Also , the guy from Adam 12 (police officer) was in this movie. I wonder why they didn't list their names at the end; they both had speaking parts in the movie.

[@kevino4846]

@@thisislogout They were in the credits, at the bottom. Milner also starred in Route 66.

[@sustainfem]

Wasn't she also Howard Sprague's mother on "The Andy Griffith Show"? Very funny woman.

[@andrewbillingsley9377]

"Frank! I've got a sick headache !"@@rubytuesday5412

[@ellecee453]

Very tense. I hadn't seen this in years! Thanks for uploading this.

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@noelnewlon]

This movie should be titled "Man frustrated by incompetent law enforcement".

[@sheranlanger247]

And incompetent stalker. He had multiple chances to "do the deed" instead of all that faffing around with buckets and fake phonecalls 🙄😂

[@claudettedelphis6476]

Thank you R W for entertaining us with this rare film 🎥 Great acting and superb music 🎶💙🦋👋🌹

[@robtw88]

You're welcome!

[@MrBillybooks]

A little gem -- thanks for uploading!

[@robtw88]

You're welcome!

[@tpe54]

What a good film and a nice clear copy. It was filmed at Santa Monica Pier, California,

[@robtw88]

Glad you liked it!

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

🥰 Thank you 👍 Good movie 🍿🥤🍫👍So many familiar faces in the good cast 🥰👍💐😃💐

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@samikhalil5027]

Thank You for the UPLOAD. The End was the best. Greetings from France near Paris.

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lauriefrancisco1084]

Never heard of this film, but an interesting movie.

[@juliepeterson6639]

Amazing entertainment, great film! Thank you sooo much!

[@robtw88]

Glad you liked it!

[@joyceharvey410]

Great entertaining movie. I really enjoyed it. I loved the ending. Thanks for sharing.

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@elivasgam]

Another winner Rob. Much appreciated.

[@robtw88]

Thank you!

[@billhowes7937]

I saw this one years ago. Great seeing it again.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

Great credit music by Henry Mancini is reminiscent of his score to the 1955 Universal film "TARANTULA".

[@EleanorSmith-ho6bh]

mama mia! when the reverend took his shirt off, wow, what a doll!!

[@robtw88]

True, George had a great physique!

[@blackcougar1959]

THAT, PART EleanorSmith-ho6bh 💪🔥❤

[@muffycrosswire2757]

Thank you for posting this and that kid was annoying!

[@User-4-mn3or]

Really great movie. Good acting and music. Thanks

[@judyledbetter3915]

Thank You So Much Rob W. Another Winner. 💯 God Bless 💗🙌

[@robtw88]

Thank you!

[@judyledbetter3915]

@@robtw88 You're So Very Welcome. God Bless 💗🙌

[@christophertracy2807]

The opening music is killer

[@davidweston9115]

Some minister... Lying to his kid, making him feel safe when he knows the bad guy is there stalking the kid. And telling his wife that no harm could come to her even though she's been struck blind !

[@reneebrown6529]

❤thank you, really good entertainment 🙂❤

[@robtw88]

Glad you liked it!

[@moe9196]

self defense homicide by snow globe . that's a new one to me, lol ... but seriously it was a good drama, insightful , love and forgiveness "conquers all " in the end .

[@lisaloo715]

Yeah, I was thinking, "What is that snow globe made of?" Lol!

[@nancycatania7763]

Great movie! Loved the acting and the music! Thanks for posting!

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lesliecurran1704]

Omg that nurse was in Andy Griffith a couple of episodes. She played that criminal woman that danced with Barney.

[@carolcummings4687]

Once aain, Rob w is so cool and I love everything you give us.

[@robtw88]

Thank you very much!

[@skybabe1959]

So good, I saw this a hundred years ago...still scary!!!!

[@richardjones186]

It looks like the Reverend is determined to have his son either kidnapped or killed.

[@pauladouglas9891]

Yeah, he let's him walk alone in the dark to his friend's house instead of taking him there.

[@ikt8617]

Are they calling this a "B" movie? Great Film! Good Performances. Especially enjoyed Mabel Albertson and Tim Hovey.

[@jeanettecoleman-mz7ie]

Unbelievable the amount of negative comments about this movie, Id be interested to know age groups for the neg commentary.

[@mistervacation23]

I know somebody else that would be interested in all this. Ralph Nader !

[@sustainfem]

Lol!

[@candicerossiter5938]

Its the ivy growth around the trees and beaches of my childhood. No wonder I no longer engage with the present. 😎

[@rivaridge7211]

Phyllis Thaxter was a favorite actress of the legendary film director, Alfred Hitchcock. During the ten-year run of Hitchcock's very popular television series (1955-1965) Phyllis starred in at least one episode per year. Director Hitchcock once remarked that, "Phyllis could do anything I ask of her - and does so very well!"

[@kimma0612]

This was very good! Thanks for sharing :)

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sharonhartill3054]

good movie....thank you x

[@allaboutloveatyutoob2507]

Wow, brilliant movie!

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulhundy2986]

I was waiting for Darren Steven’s mother to say she had a sick headache 😅

[@pauladouglas9891]

Those kids are really going at it in the ring.

[@rdrift1879]

Good thriller. Not what I expected.

[@lisadolan689]

Great movie 🎥. Thanks Rob. 🙏☺️

[@robtw88]

Thanks for watching!

[@theAxehound]

Uhmm, no charges?! Two counts of attempted murder of a child, trespassing, breaking and entering, kidnapping, arson (endangering hundreds), the injury of Skunky just to name a few!!

[@suzannelindsay2247]

😂so right.

[@j1947m]

Well, we don't know about that....

[@sheristewart3940]

I don't think Nurse Willis was gonna let that crippled man, Simmons, escape her grasp. BTW, Michael Collins needed a firmer hand by his father to ensure he listened and obeyed what his mother and father told him to do. Disobedient little bugger, wasn't he?

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@sheristewart3940 Yes, he certainly was an undisciplined young brat - not getting the wiser - in spite of the danger he knew they were in 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@tomlehr861]

Sounds like trump

[@apuloayeh6258]

Flee weight division got me good 😂😂😂

[@susancolucci3005]

What a great movie thank you😊🎉

[@robtw88]

Thank you too

[@trilbywilby7826]

The burglar tries to murder his son, blinds his wife, and attempts to stab him to death for protecting his family, then the burglar's father tries to do the same, "but that wasn't proof that he intended any harm." ??!

[@j1947m]

I think that the policeman had issues with clergy....

[@paulrelgne2149]

The script is very much of an anti-Christ Hollywood character - an eye for an eye! Nothing really Christian about this film.

[@kevino4846]

Detective Benson was on vacation.

[@MartinParsons-tr6wi]

Years ahead of its time

[@RodgerMudd]

33:56 Officer Malloy Adam 12.

[@glojac892]

Hooked on george nadar movies.

[@genefogarty5395]

What's your feeling on YT blocking people for using adblockers? I don't see myself sticking around much longer when I can find everything on the Internet Archive, without ads and for free too.

[@Clarice-e6g]

where do I find Internet archive, please?

[@RodgerMudd]

@@Clarice-e6g Just type:Internet archive

[@genefogarty5395]

@@Clarice-e6g Just google it and go to movies and TV.

[@Damon_Strong]

I just use different apps to download the youtube movies, and they download WITHOUT ads. Then I transfer the file to a USB thumb drive and watch it on my Smart TV.

[@Clarice-e6g]

@@Damon_Strong It's wnderful to be young ;-)

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

Good movie! I think I saw a young pete malloy out there in the congregation!

[@Argonaut121]

Interesting that the got Henry Mancini to do the music, which is terrific.

[@pauladouglas9891]

The detective thinks the reverend who was refereeing in the ring set a fire 20 ft away using his own suit?

[@ukbhangragroupvids2356]

Great A+

[@brianbaratheon]

They didn't have restraining orders in the 50s so this is something that could have actually happened 😢

[@oxycocus]

Enjoyed the movie but it's not noir. Thanks Rob. Love your channel.

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garrysekelli6776]

Noir means black and white but in french.

[@v.r.2834]

Great movie! But, back then was normal to let little children boxing each other? Scary…😢

[@robtw88]

Yeah, I never heard of that either

[@maricamaas2326]

And on top of it; for a church leader to be involved in such a set-up 😮

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@robtw88 'How could parents be giving their consent', one would argue. However, is boxing so much different to other contact sports such as rugby? No, as Dr. Daniel Amen warns: The inflicted concussions are all seriously harmful to a developing brain especially.

[@paulrelgne2149]

Especially a "contact" sport for a son of a suppose Christian Minister,. lol!

[@paulrelgne2149]

What else would one expect from Hollywood? @@robtw88

[@swissotto1]

And she was such a model citizen as Mrs. Sprague/Howard’s mother.

[@Les445]

Very good movie. Thanks ✌️❤️

[@robtw88]

Thanks for watching!

[@zuzasousa3573]

Sensacional.

[@marionoconnell9848]

So enjoyed this movie

[@amirharris473]

Who walks their young son only as far as a location then allows them to walk the rest of the way alone.

[@garrysekelli6776]

We used to walk around everywhere as kids and there were very few kidnappings or murders.

[@garyflythe1362]

Kind of hard to watch with a father that's stupid doesn't believe his son lovely growing up in the suburbs .

[@christophertracy2807]

Try again. That has to be the worst excuse for a sentence on KZbin. It makes almost no sense.

[@paulrelgne2149]

Just forgot the commas , lol!@@christophertracy2807

[@kevino4846]

@@christophertracy2807 Well, it's long, so there's that😉

[@roniy.6622]

Slow moving but it’s a very good suspenseful movie .🎥

[@johnrudy9404]

Naders character was incredibly naive. There is a time and place for compassion, but NOT in a situation like this.

[@internetcensure5849]

As a minister, he is supposed to have a higher conscience.

[@j1947m]

But this is when it COUNTS......when it is HARD

[@amyjean4633]

Why do those parents let that kid out of their sight 🤦

[@aintnothingliketheoldskool]

People are always saying something negative on every film like this some of you are taking these films to seriously and imagine getting angry at fictional characters that theses people were told to portray and their attacking a fictional child character and calling him a brat like get it together. It's just a fictional movie but with a story to tell and stop complaining about how the movie didn't make sense it did and other people's opinions these movies were made a long time ago.

[@pauladouglas9891]

Why did anyone let the film crew into the house in the first place?

[@Shamimsie797]

Michael was a brave boy

[@pauladouglas9891]

Knocked out with a swowglobe!

[@rmarcko]

4:26 - the minister has a good aim with the snow globe ! ... Although I'm not murderous or religious, according to the bible (James 4:17), "Sin is missing the mark, the divine standard that God has set up". The minister portrayed here definitely did not miss the mark. Long live the minister and all like him - we must all stand up and protect our families from anything and anyone that threatens their welfare !

[@pauladouglas9891]

Reta Shaw was also great in The Pajama Game.

[@paulkitt-er9dr]

Another winner. Universal put out a number of these so called b movies that some were better their bigger budgeted stuff. George Nader's career never really recovered after Robot Monster although he made a tv series called Shannon.

[@maricamaas2326]

'Nothing bad can happen to him - or to anyone of us - ever...' How ignorant and naive can one be? 😅 God does promise though, to be with us; whatever hardships and trials we might have to go through. In this world we are in fact to expect to face a lot of bad things happening to us. It helps to keep in mind; that whatever might happen; God makes all things work together - for the good - for those who love Him, and are called according to His purpose. When it comes to the boy: A disobedient young brat! 🤦🏼‍♀️ A product of too much kindness, and too little discipline? The reporters were so out of line: Stirring up drama and strife by setting up two families, two fathers and two sons against one another; shameful to say the least.

[@pressureworks]

11:15 wtf is the tv company doing set up in his house ?????

[@pressureworks]

21:03 the kid with 3 stripes on his shirt looks like Kurt Russell.

[@Elizalynn-sunshine]

Read about Dirk Wilhelm..he saved man chasing him

[@scottguerin5741]

Poor George Nader. The characters in this film proceed with about as much logic as they do in Robot Monster! At least in that film the final denouement reveals it was the dream of a child.

[@j1947m]

Actually, there ARE PEOPLE WITH REAL BEAUTY IN THE WORLD; there is very little of it now, but IT DOES STILL EXIST!

[@juliepeterson6639]

Oh my! Seriously scary, like The Shining.