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Post by topbilled on Oct 1, 2024 15:09:18 GMT
When Warner Brothers decided to make a film version of ‘Johnny Belinda,’ Stephen McNally was hired to recreate the supporting role he had done on Broadway. Because his performance as an intense bad guy went over so well, he quickly became typecast. He signed with Universal, where he was placed in crime dramas like CRISS CROSS in which he costarred with Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo. Also, he played Ida Lupino’s husband in WOMAN IN HIDING, a dangerous man who sent her character into hiding. When he wasn't making crime flicks Universal used the handsome actor in westerns, and there were some notable turns in this genre. Occasionally, he would play a more sympathetic lead character, but he remained most convincing in villain roles.
Check out:
CRISS CROSS (1949)
WOMAN IN HIDING (1950)
WYOMING MAIL (1950)
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Post by Fading Fast on Oct 1, 2024 15:20:31 GMT
I just watched McNally in the outstanding 1953 film noir "Split Second." He's excellent in it, but so is most of the surprisingly impressive cast and so is the movie itself. McNally plays to type as a ruthless bad guy, but he and the overall movie rise well above its B-status. Kudos too, to Dick Powell in his credited directorial debut.
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Post by topbilled on Oct 1, 2024 16:05:37 GMT
I just watched McNally in the outstanding 1953 film noir "Split Second." He's excellent in it, but so is most of the surprisingly impressive cast and so is the movie itself. McNally plays to type as a ruthless bad guy, but he and the overall movie rise well above its B-status. Kudos too, to Dick Powell in his credited directorial debut.
Recently I watched an episode of Starsky & Hutch from the mid 70s. Stephen McNally is the special guest star playing what else, a bad guy. He's the aging father of a criminal that Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser) had killed in the line of duty. McNally goes off the rails, claiming police brutality, and he starts killing other cops saving Starsky for his last kill. McNally is supremely menacing in the role. He no longer has a full head of hair, and is going bald...but he didn't seem to be interested in wearing a toupee.
He was so impressive as a crazed vengeance seeking father, that the producers invited him back for a sequel episode the following season. |
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Post by ando on Oct 4, 2024 19:55:59 GMT
Stephen McNally ...
 The Raging Tide (1951, George Sherman) |
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Post by ando on Oct 5, 2024 23:48:01 GMT
I just watched McNally in the outstanding 1953 film noir "Split Second." He's excellent in it, but so is most of the surprisingly impressive cast and so is the movie itself. McNally plays to type as a ruthless bad guy, but he and the overall movie rise well above its B-status. Kudos too, to Dick Powell in his credited directorial debut.
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Post by topbilled on Oct 6, 2024 2:15:30 GMT
I don't think I've ever seen THE RAGING TIDE. What were your thoughts, ando?
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