The Walls Came Tumbling Down I American Noir Crime Film 1946 I Lee Bowman, Marguerite Chapman,

[@Petraglyph777]

wonderful 'who done it' classic from that golden era of stylish movies and acting. Compared to our modern kinds of movies, the scripting in this one is brilliant.

[@richardtrotter1242]

And in black and white I was playing a game on my phone 📱 and was like whoa Starr cause the very beginning within the 1st minute I saw feet and a chairs 💺 really ...

[@jesscourt9068]

Thoroughly engaged from start to finish. Wonderful entertainment!

[@NancySanders-om4ic]

A well done mystery and filled with suspence.The actors were quite good in their roles.Thank you,for showing this very interesting, intriguing film.

[@ABDULRAHMAN-pu2lo]

Is the secratary the good witch from the Wizzaed of Ozz ? ? ‼️️

[@lospazio]

@@ABDULRAHMAN-pu2lo No, the good witch, Glinda, was played by Billie Burke. The actress who plays Susan in this movie is Lee Patrick.

[@richardolson5638]

@@ABDULRAHMAN-pu2lo No, but she was the secretary in The Maltese Falcon.

[@ColleenLytle-sq8tx]

Exceptional old film, thank you.

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

Good film. Surprised I missed this. My Mom and I had standing date for double features every Saturday since I was about 3 or 4. She loved the flicks. Great memories.😅😅😅❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@rmarcko]

What a great habit to get into from an early age ... your mom sounds very cool !!!

[@neilangus4401]

Another movie where everyone is dressed well and speak well Even the restaurants and bars are beautiful

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Interesting how their suits never get dirty.

[@Syngeman]

She gets him coffee , when he could easily get it himself. He puts her coat on her , when she could easily put it on herself. Men and Women used to respect each other.

[@larrywhited3070]

We lost a great deal when the late 1960s took over. I remember when it was proper for a man to always walk nearest to the street when with a lady on a sidewalk....or with a young girlfriend for that matter. (Re. protection from swerving cars.) When passing a woman now and if I automatically try to take the street side half of them think I'm being rude and pushy. And holding a door for some women now can make them angry. Sigh.

[@DavidRice111]

@@larrywhited3070 I remember those days also. Our society has entered freefall since the 60s, and it isn't gonna get better. Leftism has infected the globe, and the only hope for the future is Christ's return.

[@Tim091]

I get what you are saying but in that particular scene he basically ordered her to pour his coffee! And the way he spoke to this secretary! The character came across as a misogynistic a@@hole!

[@Finnador]

Loved it! Great writing, directing and acting by all. I'd love to see other movies that Bowman and Chapman were in. The only actor I recognized was Edgar Buchanan. He played 'Uncle Joe' on 'Petticoat Junction'.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

DAMN this was WONDERFUL! Kept me up until 5:30 AM! What a great cast ! Nearly a classic!

[@WWG1WWGA]

"Nearly"? 😏🤨

[@enriquesanchez2001]

@@WWG1WWGA OKOK - I was just so effusive and bleary-eyed, I thought I was going to come off as an insipid fanboy!!

[@WWG1WWGA]

@@enriquesanchez2001 inspid fanboy would have been perfectly acceptable - its why we're all here!! 😂❤️

[@enriquesanchez2001]

@@WWG1WWGA 🤣🤣

[@lloydgreen4242]

A fine well done movie thankyou

[@soniavadnjal7553]

What a beautifully clear print! And an intriguing story.

[@derrickowens5974]

This one snuck up on me! Very good film noir & Marguerite Chapman was stunning! Also those couches in Archer's apartment were awful!!!!

[@lisaray8377]

Yes!! Hideous lol 😮

[@maryfeehan7896]

Heavenly, Thank you so very much for uploading the movie 🎥 t✝️🇮🇪❤️🙏😜🎥

[@apro109]

Surprisingly good B picture, at times reminiscent of "the Maltese Falcon," but with a painting instead of a stuffed bird. Well directed, photographed, and acted, with some really snappy dialogue rivaling some of the best A-list scripts of the period like "The Big Sleep." Chapman is just as beguiling as Joan Bennett and should have been just as big. Thanks for the hi-resolution upload as well.

[@willedelman7960]

That is what I was thinking, a rift on The Maltese Falcon. It even has Lee Patrick as the loyal secretary.

[@markgregorio377]

Incredible! Seeing this movie is like finding a treasure.

[@haviskam]

You are kidding, right?

[@icaltrin]

Thank you for the fun movie. I grew up in a Catholic school and never really trusted priests, although they were all nice and friendly 😁

[@fritula6200]

What does that mean ?

[@eg4151]

​@@fritula6200 He didn't even understand what he wrote down 😂

[@DavidRice111]

@@fritula6200 It means that in spite of the hollywood hype, the catholic religious system cannot overcome a millennia of murder & corruption. Witness today's cover-up of pedophile priests.

[@deerhoda7574]

Really enjoyed this one!

[@BarbaraCook-r6o]

She was lovely in every sense of the word.

[@ABDULRAHMAN-pu2lo]

Is the secratary the good witch from the Wizzard of Ozz ? ? ‼️️

[@jawz20001]

@@ABDULRAHMAN-pu2lo Asking again abdul? same answer NO! And it's Oz not Ozz

[@robt5818]

Thank you Aynur!

[@earlwest3502]

She is a prettier version of Joan Bennett in her prime! Very a. Thank you for providing this interesting film and the displayed screen resolution is appreciated!

[@Firebrand55]

Very well observed...in short; spot on!

[@johngugilelmini]

joan bennett was just fine thank you

[@jamesers99]

​@@johngugilelmini Joan Bennett was tops.

[@cattymajiv]

Bennet was pretty in her youth, and this actress here must have been pretty too, 20 years earlier, but neither one comes close to Margaret Lockwood (The Lady Vanishes,1968, Hitchcock). Margaret Lockwood doesn't even come close to Vivien Leigh (That Hamilton Woman, Waterloo Bridge, Gone With The Wind), Hedy Lamarr (Algiers, The Strange Woman, Dishonored Lady, Samson And Delilah), or Gene Tierney (Laura, Leave Her To Heaven, The Iron Curtain, Son Of Fury, The Razor's Edge). Those 3 were all equally beautiful, the most beautiful women in the world by far, right up until today. I think they and Lockwood were all European.

[@diannemiller1895]

Looks mor like Barbera Hale of "Perry Mason".... actually like sister twins.

[@ant7936]

Very enjoyable B movie. Not the best known stars, but good acting all round. Thanks.

[@DavidRice111]

A simple one or two line synopsis would have earned you my 'like'. So easy to accomplish.

[@sharpear1031]

Interesting subject matter and Lew Bowman was entertaining. Edgar Buchanan was so young.

[@vicentepineda1860]

Quite an interesting little movie. Thanks for posting.

[@glendagarcia6194]

Very good movie. Hadn’t heard of the movie or actors but it was well done.

[@Menschenfreund535]

Excellent film! Very enjoyable !

[@karensealy9782]

Thankyou 🎉

[@rescuepetsrule6842]

A lot of fun for a low budget movie. Several good old actors were in it, and even though it's hokey, it has all the charm of the age, except for the horrid couches in Archer's place. As kids, we had those raggedy looking bedspreads, too. Chapman reminds me of Rosalind Russell. TY.

[@sandaglad]

To each his own. LOL. I love those couches...very 40's-modern.

[@rescuepetsrule6842]

@@sandaglad I remember the Chenille bedspreads in the 50s- what were we thinking-lol. They always looked tacky.

[@sandaglad]

I agree that chenille bed spreads always looked dowdy, but somehow I think the GIANT chenille fabric on that sofa is very elegant & interesting.

[@annhinson5670]

Very enjoyable mystery and suspense! I don't remember the leading lady's name but she very very pretty. Thanks for uploading this.

[@francespueo5367]

👍 well acted and written.

[@tyronejones7341]

Lee Bowman's secretary played the wife of Cosmo Topper in the 'ghostly tv sitcom" of the same name in the 50's

[@ABDULRAHMAN-pu2lo]

Was she the good witch from the Wizzard of Ozz ? ? ‼️️

[@drzarkov39]

@@ABDULRAHMAN-pu2lo No, that was Billie Burke.

[@leelarson107]

The secretary was Lee Patrick. She was actually a very attractive woman , but she was always 'dowded down' to make her less so and not be a rival to the female lead. There were a bunch of others like that, women who were nice-looking, such as Nella Walker, Nana Bryant, Mary Nash, Doris Lloyd, Virginia Brissac, Joan Davis, Betty Kean, Helen Broderick, Mary Field.

[@genegroover3721]

Awesome job sharing/explaining the truth. Keep up the good work!

[@darlinecason1860]

Good movie. Wonder who does the handwriting in movies..sooo interesting..Actors are excellent..

[@ABDULRAHMAN-pu2lo]

Is the secratary the good witch from the Wizzaed of Ozz ? ? ‼️️

[@RideoutMr]

A gem!!!!

[@shirleyallen9108]

And there's Uncle Joe, he's a moving kind of slow at the junction, Petticoat Junction.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

😊

[@Mr.Douglas-r2f]

Mr Bradford, Kate Bradford ran the shady rest.

[@leelarson107]

He was OK, but I never liked his voice. He had what some would call a 'gin voice' from too much hard liquor. I never heard of him being a boozer, though.

[@mdshonkkc]

I recognized the voice before I recognized him.

[@ElkoJohn]

Much obliged for this movie.

[@bsr8255]

Very gripping till the end. The heroine is very cute and beautiful.

[@martinmcglone8456]

excellent

[@warrenwilson4818]

Never saw this before. Miss Chapman was a very attractive lady. Some of the plot a little predictable, but very enjoyable. (I'm 80.) Thu. Oct, 31, 2024. St. Joseph, MO, USA

[@Menschenfreund535]

I'm 70, agree completely. Born in Wichita, now live in Vienna, Austria.

[@fritula6200]

Happy Belated Birthday to both of you people: Hope you enjoy this film.

[@juliewhitead5257]

Brilliant film really enjoyed it

[@ruthnaranjo344]

Thank you for sharing, good movie. 💙🕊🌟

[@robertahall4960]

Good movie! Thanks for

[@Marciaz]

Excellent movie

[@susannay.3437]

Love that ending

[@sansserif8839]

Enjoyed the lead actress, less so the leading man. Good movie, thanks.

[@nomadpi1]

I read the comments. I didn't watch the film because of the number of commercials! A shame as I love film noir.

[@EdelweisSusie]

Watch it - there are NO adverts. Don’t know what that person’s on about!

[@larrywhited3070]

@@EdelweisSusie You keep posting that there are no ads. There may not be for you with your setup, but there definitely are for others depending on how they are accessing these movies. These people are not making up their complaints; they are legitimate. I have KZbin Premium now so I no longert see the ads either, but I sure did before I began paying for this service.

[@Tim091]

There are no ads on YT if you download a free adblocker. No point in complaining about ads if you don't want to do anything about blocking them!

[@davidhull7115]

Vert good for a B movie, with some interesting actors. Susan was played by the same woman who played Effie Perine in The Maltese Falcon, she was also in Vertigo and Mildred Pierce. George Macready was an a-list actor. And of course Edgar Buchanan from Greene Acres. The funny kittle man had his career cut short and died due to persecution from HUAC.

[@junecartar7114]

An excellent film

[@alicedossantos3062]

Very Good Movie

[@Tim091]

Hilarious scene in the graveyard! Yes, of course it has to be night time when they dig up the body! The bible that has been buried for 25 years or so is in remarkable shape; but I love how he eagerly devours the pages in the pouring rain!!!

[@jeffgrove1389]

Should have been “Dogs playing Poker”. Could have been a comedy masterpiece…

[@zeddybear257]

It looks like a good floc, but commercials every 5 mins is a huge turnoff. I only got 15 mins in when I deleted it. Too bad.

[@leelarson107]

Install an ad-blocker on your PC or whatever you've got. I did that years ago, and have been ad-free ever since. If anyone finds a way to override the ad-blocker, I'll simply stop viewing any movies from any site. I have plenty of DVD discs and VHS tapes to keep me going. Or, I can simply read a good book.

[@EdelweisSusie]

There aren’t any ads in it!

[@larrywhited3070]

This gets confusing. For some people there are all kinds of ads, for others there are none. I don't know all of what is involved, but for me after I paid to join KZbin Premium I then was able to watch these old moves without having the ads. See my reply to MikeThomas about KZbin Premium. ($120/year)

[@Tim091]

There are no ads on YT if you download a free adblocker. I haven't seen an ad in years.

[@keithcollins6303]

I'm not sure this film rated as many commercial interruptions as were embedded. Very annoying.

[@Tim091]

There are no ads on YT if you download a free adblocker. I haven't seen an ad in years.

[@TheCornhusker]

It looks like they wiped mayonnaise on their raincoats to appear the coats are still wet.😮

[@abhijitmukherjee720]

Thanks Aynur, you have a Great Good Taste ❤❤❤, from INDIA

[@currawongee1]

People in those days must have moved no more than 1or 2 metres from their telephones.

[@leelarson107]

I trust everyone enjoyed J. Edward Bromberg's take-off on Peter Lorre.

[@cattymajiv]

Why does every channel butcher the shows with a million ads? The level of greed is ridiculous! Ads are at 6 minutes, 14 minutes, 18:35, 26:21, 34:34, 42:55, 50:36, 1:01:41, and 1:12:46. So there was more than 1 set of ads every 10 minutes. A movie of 1 hour 22 minutes, or 82 minutes, with 9 sets of ads = 82÷9 = 9.111. That is over 1 SET of ads every 9 minutes. Many of those sets had 2, 3, or more ads in them.

[@vidhushekhar17]

Wow! You were so upset that you went to the extent of counting and calculating! Thanks! Will not bother with this one. 🏃

[@WWG1WWGA]

😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡 we KNOW ya watched it anyway.

[@stevengrotte2987]

I JUST KINDA SPACE OUT THE ADS JUST LIKE I DO THE TRUMP ADS.

[@haroldbridges515]

You must be watching with the YT app. I watched it with a browser and never saw a single ad.

[@big566bunny]

KZbin controls that, not the channel. And yes, Google is that greedy, as we all know.

[@kevinkeating-kr3xu]

nice. n witty

[@mikethomas4193]

A decent film utterly ruined by a relentless onslaught of ads. If you like your movies broken into 10 minute segments by ads (often the same ads) this is for you. I appreciate KZbin and those posting want to make money but ruining the 'product' to do so is just greedy counter productive.

[@larrywhited3070]

I paid $120 last April for a KZbin Premium subscription. True KZbin movies come through with no ads, but other outfits that also provide KZbin presentations do sometimes still have ads. For me the $120 is well worth it as I watch a lot of these old movies. Could not handle this if the ads were there. If you go this route be sure to keep the followup email from KZbin that is the link for signing in. If you clear your history the connection will otherwise be lost.

[@joeclectic]

For people complaining about commercials, you do realize that Google (KZbin) is an ad based company, right? If you don't want ads, get KZbin Premium. That's what I use. Pay the monthly fee and save your sanity.

[@Tim091]

There are no ads on YT if you download a free adblocker. I haven't seen an ad in years.

[@Mr.Douglas-r2f]

Jeez Louise, how many trunkloads of duds did she pack?

[@FreyaVanBuren-go8qn]

Well done, just follow the mysterious Bible!

[@allegra0]

Don’t mess with the original. Why blur the sides?

[@MrEd9574]

That's the way they made many black n whites movies, who knows why.

[@jazzbox35]

The film noir bible reading scene is great... light up a cigarette and then say "skip all that"

[@EdelweisSusie]

Wish the channel owner would provide a synopsis!!!

[@maxlinder5262]

After 25 years to exhume a Body there would be Nothing Left to find.. THAT book might have rotted Away from the dirt & moisture ..😮.. just my opinion

[@leelarson107]

That can be misleading. We are often told that there is nothing left after so many years, but Human bones are being dug up all over the world, in various climates. You're right about the book, though. I have a library of scarce and valuable books, and I am very protective of them. *That includes never lending them out. The bookshelves are away from windows, blinds keep out the direct Sun, 'climate control' is a constant within the house, and I make sure my hands are clean before I handle any volume.

[@Mr.Douglas-r2f]

Sharp noir

[@Henry-r2f]

So much of this film is copied from the Maltese Falcon. The private eye's name is "Archer" (Spade's partner). There's a Joel Cairo character, a love interest with multiple names, and even his secretary is played by the same actress who played Spade's secretary. At times it seems like someone wrote the script while watching the Maltese Falcon. Not a classic but not bad. Fairly typical '40s B movie.

[@genegroover3721]

34:11 "The LORD said to Joseph..." It was Joshua, not Joseph. Joshua 6:2.

[@DavidRice111]

@9:37 - Don't worry about brushing it off buddy - all cigar smokers 'ash' themselves now & again. 😆 At 59:34 - If they knew their Bible, they'd have snapped to the name, "Joshua Nun" as relevant to their quest.

[@EdelweisSusie]

As if you’d stand in torrential rain and read a bible - give me strength!!!!

[@orionbirch2705]

Wow!

[@josenighthawk]

Love these NOIRS!! ... PLEASE, PLEASE .. DO .. NOT .. COLOR .. THEM. ... In the late 50s TV producers forced, and thereby ended, the Classic Noir period. ... A period started by Producers moving around the imposed censorship from the 1934 Hays Commission by having photography directors play around with shades, hues, looks, and feel of scenes. ... But, because of backward technology, TV producers compelled Hollywood to stop this practice due to the bleed of black-into-whites (or, visa-versa). .. IF you COLOR them you DICTATE to us - you deny us their magic of having us PARTICIPATE with shading in our feelings and sentiments onto those shades and hues. ... NOIRS ARE THE MOST INTIMATE OF ART FORMS.

[@leelarson107]

THE REAL WORLD IS IN TECHNICOLOR. Always has been. **Are you prejudiced against 'movies of color'?

[@josenighthawk]

@@leelarson107 ... Oh, Dear ... I enjoy regular technicolor movies ... Pretty much most of them will put you on a roller-coaster drive - wherever you go is out of your control. ... For Noirs I am just sharing the experience of you lending your own emotions and feelings to the black-white hues and shadows.

[@captainbart]

A newspaperman solves the murder of a priest and the disappearance of a pair of valuable Bibles. Initial release: June 7, 1946

[@wolfgangbaber2976]

Proper acting

[@Tim091]

..was noticeably absent form this film. 😄

[@darnellmitchell9357]

❤❤❤❤😂😂

[@nudaveritas6322]

Even the the clothes and the Style.........And now??? Jogging Pants T Shirts and Rubber Jackets........

[@ABDULRAHMAN-pu2lo]

Is the secratary the good witch from the Wizzard of Ozz ? ? ‼️️? ? ‼️️

[@maxlinder5262]

Lee Patrick .played the secretary in .." The Maltede Falcon..".....Joan Bennett Was Beautiful 😍..& a better Actress..... just my opinion

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

Nothing more than natural than money. Beg to differ....😮

[@stevenrohner8623]

I've seen lots of these old time movies, and would like to know why it's always a ham sandwich and a glass of milk,did they not have any thing else to eat.

[@richardenders6606]

Ten minutes in and every other actor is wearing a toupee, they look ridiculous but the film still looks good

[@Mr.Douglas-r2f]

Once again, I smell like 2nd hand smoke..

[@larrywhited3070]

I seldom comment about this offensive habit that is pushed on us in these old movies, but I definitely share your displeasure. For some of us--and I definitely am one of the worst--this habit is absolutely disgusting. I can remember 600 mile road trips in the 1950s with my parents who both smoked even though I had serious asthma. Those were some tough years. Yep, still have issues.

[@Mr.Douglas-r2f]

@larrywhited3070 it's always something I notice in all the old noir flicks, the lingo, duds, cars, drinks and smokes,, (that they light, take a drag, then snuff out dramatically or toss )

[@bj7057]

Mr. Archer has the world's ugliest pair of couches in his living room. Plus his secretary misread the name of Joshua as Joseph when reading the Bible.

[@GlenysThomson]

Those couches look as if they were abandoned six months back in a field and exposed to the elements

[@janheffernan4792]

Beauty no Botox. Dress Class🎉

[@donitaforrest9064]

....and then he swept her off of her feet! The End

[@EdelweisSusie]

Anyone notice Archer’s candlewick sofa? Must be the most God-awful piece of furniture in history!!!!!

[@christopherdavis9119]

😊😊

[@gc4282]

Really good " who dun it!"

[@jdr1747]

how could the 'father's death be of natural causes when he was found hanging?

[@larrywhited3070]

That was an intentional lie to try to trip others up who might know more.

[@stevengrotte2987]

BOTH LEE BOWMAN AND MARGUERITE CHAPMAN ARE SPEAKING VERY RAPIDLY IS THAT THEIR NORMAL WAY OF SPEAKING OR WAS IT ARTIFICALLY SPEEDED UP FOR SOME REASON????

[@StefanTaf]

💙🤍💙

[@axelsohn1454]

Corn on the cob.

[@stephmac81]

Nope

[@haviskam]

What a bore.