The Last Alarm (1940) CRIME THRILLER

[@nomadpi1]

A reminisce for me. I'm a WWII baby and these old movies show me the clothes, the hair, the cars, and best of all, the set's accoutrements. My childhood's memories. I enjoy these old movies more than I can explain. Dialogue short and informative; to the point; no distractions, no cursing, no gratuitous camera scenes or hammy actors. This was simple entertainment. That's the best description a movie buff can give.

[@markallen5764]

WELL SAID AND I TOTALLY AGREE...LOVELY TO HEAR PROPER VOCABULARY WITH NO SWEARING...I DONT LIKE THE MOVIES NOW THEY ARE TERRIBLE THESE ARE TOTALLY MY LOVE ❤AND ABSOLUTELY A HONOUR TO WATCH BECKY 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 XXXXXXXXX ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@memoryamethyst4581]

I find these old movies relaxing. Slower paced, simple dialogue, lovely costumes and sets. Thanks for posting this.

[@lindareynolds659]

I get so much peace just like you xxx

[@shaun5944]

Well said 👍

[@coachdlr1]

Yes i relax and watch these at bedtime

[@yolamontalvan9502]

There is no n-word, c-word, s-word, f-word and m-word.

[@lilwobblywade6324]

Love the soundtracks.

[@msheart2]

I have great admiration for Firemen so I really enjoyed this movie. I liked subtle humour, carrying the jars to the basement and I liked most of characters, especially Mr. Hadley, the lead. Thank you for sharing.

[@grip2617]

I love the role models of those days. Very well organized and efficient.

[@ddab918]

Thank you for sharing one of our old great movies. I prefer black and white films to the color ones. It seems they focus on the story line more than the sensational visual effects. This is a gem!

[@MichaelGunner123]

SAME here. Much prefer B&W films over color! They're my FAV!

[@miapdx503]

The old movies are classic! I can't get into the new films. They're just remakes of the good ones. 😏

[@anitamorrison5426]

There actors male female were very subber and they did need music to set the mood.

[@bartroberts3634]

These old movies have heart and soul! Thanks for the gem!

[@Mark-g4z2s]

These are really great matinee films. So interesting. Great stuff. Love it. Thanks

[@petermarch3144]

Loved the vintage kitchen appliances!

[@MB-cx2ks]

Thank you for uploading. Incredible fire sequences! Good movie. First time I’ve seen Loretta Young’s sister. The resemblance is remarkable.

[@suzieqwonder3089]

My family owned an LP & Natural gas company for over 50 years ~ it’s been sold by now, but we were sure grateful for never having a disaster! I’m glad we didn’t have any pyro sickies! It was scary enough staying on top of all the safety issues! This film gives me the willies!

[@Pamela.B]

Yes. The fire scenes are frightful!

[@deniseedodson1938]

You have a great legacy.

[@MichaelGunner123]

That was Mary Gordon playing Mrs Hadley; She played the role of a housekeeper in one of the early 'Thin Man' films of Nick & Nora fame. Mary Gordon is best known for playing the recurring landlady, Ms Hudson, in Shelock Holmes films starring the incomparable, Basil Rathbone & his effervescent sidekick, Dr Watson, portrayed by Nigel Bruce. They were simply the BEST.

[@INDYOSKARS]

Wasn´t she also a landlady in the Laurel and Hardy film "Bonnie Scotland" ?

[@kathiedevall5560]

Thank you. Good info.

[@magacapwearer5910]

Yep. Sr. Took jr. For a walk in the park and jr. Said something like put down the book and read the racing form . I think my two favorites are the first one and the one with Jimmy Stewart as the murderer.

[@arieswaters]

The Thin Man goes home was so great

[@gisawslonim9716]

I thought she looked familiar and I could not place her. Thanks so much for the information. Lovely actors, good film.

[@davidtong2776]

I take these old movies anytime.

[@heatherbowlan9822]

House wives never get to retire, not even today women of the home don't ever retire the works of the home !

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

AND NO VACATIONS EITHER.

[@Prof.Tarfeather]

You are absolutely right! And we live longer too!

[@leanderrowe2800]

Today's woman has to work to support the family and of course at home too.

[@kaydee4296]

Because it's the most important job there IS - a stabile home life & strong family is the foundation of a healthy country. We've TOTALLY been ruined by feminist crap tearing families apart, dads alienated & the horrible GOVERNMENT raising children instead!

[@nicolettaciccone8869]

@@kaydee4296 I must agree.😎👌

[@MichaelGunner123]

B & W Films are just The Bomb! I LUV them!

[@Firebrand55]

Actully, very good.....ok, uneven but held the attention. It had a clear message; don't retire from something; retire to something.

[@Alan-rh1el]

Not something i would normally watch but in saying that i found this very enjoyable. The villain came across as really creepy and was played to perfection, thanks for posting.

[@victorireland8913]

Top class! Unpretentious and sincere acting. Apart from the obvious one, people you would be glad to call your friends. J.Farrell MacDonald was some actor!

[@shaun5944]

Thank you PF, good old film, much appreciated 👍

[@joelee662]

This was a good laid out movie good thing it was just a movie I know how it feels to be retired thank you for the movie look forward to seeing more 👍🇺🇸

[@dianevitale1214]

Ty Pizza. Though this was not a big crime "thriller", it was very much enjoyed. Mr. Hadley was a darlin' played excellently. Mrs. Hadley, believe I've seen in many "Ma" roles. Always like seeing the old cars and the rest.

[@onlythewise1]

a time of class and charisma gone forever in hoollywood

[@BrittMFH]

❤️ Good movie and fantastic fire footage. Love these old movies!

[@CissyBrazil]

This movie is just starting but I’m getting a kick out of it so far. The fuller brush man sounds like Elmer Fudd. 😅. I watched this movie four years ago because I see I had commented on it. But I’m glad to be seeing it again. I am old too and without my hobbies, I would’ve been found no longer useful. I so get this movie.

[@seriagungnurastarlight]

This is real life, the truth👉. I really loved old movies 😊, the actors, the unpretentious of real living at home or work. The good scripts, dialogues and attires. The facial expressions and body language expressing their words. All MARVELLOUS to watch until the end. Thank you, sir, for sharing the movie and alway searching to see more 🌹👍

[@kathyjohnsen165]

It's Elmer Fudd's voice in the Brush salesman.

[@shahinbadsha8509]

I can see my mother in Ms Mary Gordon and also my maternal aunties who are in a different world now. I am happy to them all again in this nice movie full of morals we as children were taught. Wonder in today’s age where all of these morals have gone and so have the people

[@MariaLacsamana-ik3in]

I just love fhese oldies but goldies I wish life had just remained traditional n simple as they were keep it coming love it really!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@blancatirado576]

Great movie. Thanks for posting

[@dongaetano3687]

That final speech brought a bit of moisture to the eye PF. Good old guys in that flick. Polly Ann another true beauty with a lovely screen presence.

[@margueritevanderwielen9110]

From here to tearing

[@margueritevanderwielen9110]

From here to eterinacow boy film

[@dongaetano3687]

@@margueritevanderwielen9110 Great comments MS V. Thanks, just watched it again, quite a movie.

[@dustyrustymusty3577]

Something like reading those old 1950s detective magazines. Great stuff. Thanks for posting.

[@wvcricker5683]

Good little movie! Relaxing and easy to follow.. I love the nuance of 40s films..

[@reneeblair7593]

Thanks for this movie, it was really good. Everyone played their character just right.

[@maryannsilva4160]

The mother looks exactly like my grandmother. Right now from the bun in her hair to the clunky shoes. As an aside, they were part of my WAF uniform in 1959. Great to watch this with the old cars, filming style, etc.

[@darlabible1325]

That was a really good picture. Even though it’s old, so am I, 60, that was a creepy villain. When he cut the phone line and walked in the back door I was frightened. Didn’t know where the bomb was either. I thought it was at his shop and that detective was going to die in the blast. Great suspense. Thanks for the flick.

[@MichaelGunner123]

60 is NOT OLD!

[@INDYOSKARS]

@@MichaelGunner123 Right, Noah got to be 900 years old, I forget how old Methuselah got to be. Wikipedia: "His was the longest human lifespans of all those given in the Bible, 969 years."

[@Wig4]

@@MichaelGunner123 In 1940, 60 was old. Now, I'm a 64 year young man and do 12 running contests every year... lol

[@101Volts]

@@INDYOSKARS I once read that the name "Noah" means "Comfort" or "Comforter." Hebrew certainly has some interesting definitions behind all of these names...

[@Prof.Tarfeather]

Nice movie! Thanks for sharing these wonderful gems!

[@dubliners0999]

They used some really good fire footage in this film.

[@gregjackson6612]

Indeed. The real explosion caught at kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYXNkmugnbxqm9E was something else.

[@lyndatuttle]

According to Wikipedia, much of the film of the fires are from real fires.

[@blodwyndavies6395]

Very Good story and some nice acting. Thanks for uploading.

[@wilde4445]

Thank you, PF.

[@mortimerzilch2608]

Loretta Young's sister...looks a lot like Loretta too.

[@sandragailgoudelock1531]

Great film!!!! Had my interest from beginning to end. The pyromaniac was extremely creepy. When he came thru the kitchen door I nearly fainted.

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

NO ONE CAUGHT HIM AT FIRE GRINNING HIS BEHIND. FEELING ON HIMSELF. HE WAS GIVING HIMSELF THE BIG I'd BY WATCHING THE FIRES. THE CREEP GOT HIS REWARD BY FLAMES. HE SCREAMED LIKE A GIRL.

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

THE FIRE BUG WAS GIVING HIMSELF THE BIG O's.

[@101Volts]

@@autumnt.allgood8895 Bit of a pile of trouble he gave himself, though. Not a huge one in the start, but a small fire grows tall quickly. I'm vaguely reminded of Ezekiel 23:20, seeing as you're mentioning "the big Os" here. ... And, uh, no - I'm **not** recommending what's mentioned in that verse.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

Polly Ann looks and sounds so much like her sister, Loretta.

[@songbirdy]

I didn't know that was her sister. I just kept watching her while thinking wow she looks just like Loretta Young!

[@robertwalker5521]

Especially the smile.

[@StevenTorrey]

A great movie!

[@austenj4539]

I notice the same actress who played Mrs Hudson to Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes. Here, she plays the wife of the retired fire chief.

[@Menschenfreund535]

Excellent film! Very interesting on multiple levels. Thank you Pizza Flix!

[@ludditeneaderthal]

00:07:40 cameo by mel blanc as the brush salesman

[@wowzieee]

Itwas him, I thought so.

[@MichaelGunner123]

Really? I was wondering.

[@dianneimarisio7022]

I thought he sounded a bit like bugs bunny/elmer fudd.

[@gmanette188]

Thought so

[@charlesfoster141]

Mel Blanc

[@leilal8053]

I don't understand these people who don't have a hobby or interests other than WORK. 🙄

[@robertwalker5521]

He SHOULD be doing 75% of the house work.

[@eckankar7756]

I thought it might end with a scene of the statue. Good move, love those old cars.

[@miltonthomaslowe]

The salesman sounded like Elmer Fudd

[@MichaelGunner123]

Was Mel Blanc!

[@sawfingers1750]

I love these old films. $10 in 1940 is about $190 today. Frank must really love Joan

[@martynashwood881]

Blimey the guy selling brushes sounded like Elmer Fudd, (Bugs Bunny fame).

[@venkatreddy392]

Thoroughly good movie enjoyed.

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you!

[@venkatreddy392]

@@PizzaFLIX Thank you, Pizza Flux.

[@ervanwagner7918]

It's Mrs. Hudson from the old Sherlock Holmes films.

[@barrycowen627]

She hasn’t changed a bit, even the Irish accent. I wonder if she was ever young?

[@ervanwagner7918]

@@barrycowen627 Thanks for the reply to my comment from some years ago,

[@stevenlester2606]

That old guy was great at pantomime.

[@rosalindayoung7269]

He needs some grandbabies to keep him company

[@charlesfoster141]

Great old fire vehicles in action. Very nice!!

[@andrewbillingsley9377]

At 7'45. I believe that brush salesman is Mel Blanc. The voice of numerous cartoon characters. Bugs bunny, Elmer Fudd. Daffy Duck etc. ...

[@wvcricker5683]

I was wondering the exact same thing!

[@epc57]

retiring from most government jobs must be awful - no one to play cards with or shoot the sh_t.

[@londonloving1582]

My generation will never know how to enjoy great movie black and white !!!

[@thisravenhasflown010]

A wonderful meat and potatoes filling movie, perfect mixture of dialogue, mystery, action and of course, heartbreak. Thanks for this upload!!

[@srinagardiary-lifeinkashmi5731]

VERY NICE AND ENGROSSING MOVIE 💖

[@andydaddy2009]

exciting...good to watch.. with "just desserts"

[@michaeldanello3966]

This is the 54 minute Canadian print. The full running time is a bit over 61 minutes and available on KZbin posted by Classic Films

[@SOffenbach]

I remember retiring after 30 years. It was a sad day.

[@Colodreamer2731]

Nice movie....

[@lindaweber5599]

Back then in the movies people who were in their late twenties had parents in their seventies. The times, perceptions, true....? Old people looked older then?

[@Billys-Joint]

Love the firebug dude.

[@Billys-Joint]

I love the Coen Brothers. Midas touch.

[@williamwhizz6496]

Good film , well worth watching.

[@Rehbock137]

This is a lovely piece. Thank you

[@georgepierce4537]

Good show, enjoyed it. Thank you!

[@NoosaHeads]

8 minutes. The brush salesman - sounds just like Elmer Fudd.

[@TSGeorgieGirl]

Shhhhh be wary wary quiet. Were hunting wabbitts. Women in this era sure wore funny little hats.

[@aliciacarew6936]

Whats Up Doc Great Movie Too Cause Classic Films Are Very Relaxing 🙂

[@angelacoleman6580]

was the salesman the voice of Elmer Fudd?

[@WitchidWitchid]

@@angelacoleman6580 yep

[@nameskhar1510]

First rate, * * * * *'s all around; Thanks for posting.

[@WitchidWitchid]

The arsonist in this movie looks like Rudy Guiliani when he was mayor of NYC.

[@jimstokes6742]

Great storyline!

[@myrnagroger132]

Slow start, but got better with TIME.(LS)

[@arthuroldale-ki2ev]

What a good little movie !

[@dzyanist]

EXCELLENT movie.., ( ..although there seems to have been some..uhh., "editing".?, there towards the end..!! ). J.Farrell MacDonald.., ALWAYS one o' my faves..!!!

[@fjdor2052]

thank you

[@Catquick1957]

The fire scenes were incredible for a time period without the FX that are common place today.

[@kelvinmeakin8286]

Very good film

[@johnpritchard5410]

William Billy? West was the original voice of Elmer Fudd, and is the director of this. J. Farrell MacDonald was the man in "It's a Wonderful Life" who is concerned about damage to his tree, before the "unborn sequence."

[@onenewworldmonkey]

I'm wondering about the mop salesman at 8:00 who sounds like Elmer Fudd. I thought Mel Blanc (right height, right thinning hair, right sound). I saw your comment and thought I had a clue.

[@unboundforevermore7649]

I love it although we still have those same sickos still today. Thank you

[@sandyfreyman3501]

Excellent!

[@markward6076]

That sailsman sounded an awful lot like Elmer Fudd from the old looney toon cartoons from back in the olden days.

[@MelanieMaguire]

I'd love to have a go on one of those poles. It looks like great fun.

[@gailpeczkis5292]

Could it be the mop salesman was Mel Blanc? His voice sounded like Elmer Fudd from Bugs Bunny.

[@captainjack8823]

Cool old movie, thanks!

[@gohar617ify]

Brilliant movie 🎥 👌

[@arieswaters]

Still watching this in June 1911

[@arieswaters]

I kill me

[@101Volts]

@@arieswaters "I kill me?" But that's not profitable for you.

[@swissotto1]

Excellent movie! Thank you for sharing.

[@ItsMefromSnuffys]

Thankyou

[@lesterbiggins3772]

Loved it x

[@shelleymcafee8197]

A great movie; I loved ‘Jim Hadley’s character, and those of the entire Cast! Well-written, cast, directed and filmed,… this is a gem!! I’m sure that the general-idea has inspired many stories, but many elements in this one reminded Me of ‘Backflash’; though (thankfully) the endings were quite different. …Still, beginning in much the same place - I can easily see how a modern Writer could have watched this and decided to twist its telling in the opposite direction. I’m sure that many modern films were at least roughly inspired by past-stories, as has happened throughout History; minus some nips-and-tucks - here and there. …A good-story is always savoured, and enjoyed! Thank-You so much for uploading past ‘Greats’!!!

[@michellemiller4909]

What a evil man. ! Omg 😳

[@pojo9925]

Brush salesman sounded like Elmer Fudd.

[@venittavandermerwe3064]

Very nice movie. I enjoyed it.

[@rhondae8222]

Nice movie. Thanks!

[@chrisphilhower6029]

This movie Illustrates the feelings today. With the COVID-19 running amok. And all the Lock Downs ordered by NJ. There isn't much to do anymore. As Essential, I'm still working at the moment. Two days off per week, And can't go anywhere. Hard to keep busy. Now you can't go to a Park without risking a $1k Fine.

[@MichaelGunner123]

Keep wearing a mask, practice safe social distancing, & get vaccinated! God Bless.

[@DuchessBirdie]

I love the Irish lady that plays the wife. She's in so many movies, and her putting mith balls in the pockets of his now retired suit haha subtleties skipped today. It all has to be in your face obvious. Thanks for posting it🌃

[@DuchessBirdie]

Sorry Scottish actress..Mary Gordon🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tessaducek5601]

I remember the smell from those as a kid. My grandma used. and every time one opened a closet. There it was.... 😉