Title: Lee Marvin on DRAGNET (1952)
Description: Episode: "The Big Cast"
Bill Picard - August 29, 2007 04:00 AM (GMT)
I don't have a blog, so in honor of Lee Marvin Day tomorrow I decided to do the next best thing and offer up what's probably one of the best Marvin performances you've never seen. It's a 1952 episode of
Dragnet--the fifth episode of the series, in fact--and LM does an astounding job. This isn't a mere walk-on or guest spot: aside from 2 extras, the entire episode has no one but Marvin, Jack Webb, and Barney Phillips (a short-lived partner before Ben Alexander came along). This episode is
great, which is why I posted it to youtube. Here you go:
Part 1 (9:43)Part 2 (6:04)Part 3 (9:59) Richard Harland Smith - August 29, 2007 04:03 AM (GMT)
Bill, I'll send 'em your way.
Brian Camp - August 29, 2007 09:50 AM (GMT)
When are we gonna see Marvin's own cop series, "M Squad"? I've never seen an episode of it.
Marty McKee - August 29, 2007 12:47 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Brian Camp @ Aug 29 2007, 04:50 AM) |
| When are we gonna see Marvin's own cop series, "M Squad"? I've never seen an episode of it. |
I mentioned that on my blog this morning. I can't imagine why some enterprising company hasn't released M SQUAD yet. I have seen at least one episode on TV Land, but that was several years ago when that network was good. It guest-starred Burt Reynolds and Tom Laughlin!
Chester Berne - August 29, 2007 08:57 PM (GMT)
Thanks for the link, Bill. Great episode!
William S. Wilson - August 30, 2007 01:51 AM (GMT)
Agreed. I watched this today to celebrate the Lee Marvin Blog-a-thon. He is really great in it. I like how he nonchalantly asks for the salt and bemoans the mopping while describing what he has done in detail.
Chester Berne - August 30, 2007 08:10 PM (GMT)
It was a lot more chilling than what goes on in a lot of todays cop shows!
William S. Wilson - August 30, 2007 10:29 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Chester Berne @ Aug 30 2007, 02:10 PM) |
| It was a lot more chilling than what goes on in a lot of todays cop shows! |
Nah...we all know that DRAGNET could have used some bluelight semen stain bits. ;)
JEFFREY ALLEN RYDELL - August 30, 2007 10:54 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (William S. Wilson @ Aug 30 2007, 06:29 PM) |
| Nah...we all know that DRAGNET could have used some bluelight semen stain bits. ;) |
Shhh, Will-Will! Gutowski willl hear you! ;)
William S. Wilson - August 31, 2007 12:31 AM (GMT)