The Fat Man (1951)
商業映画制作の初め以来、, 制作会社は常に新しいコンテンツを探しています. 映画会社は常にコンテンツとインスピレーションの源として人気のある本を使用していた. 1950年代から, 映画化やインスピレーションを提供し人気のテレビ番組.
話を映画の黎明期, 人気のラジオ番組の多くの映画化につながった. ラムとアブナー, Jack Benny, Fibber McGhee and Molly, その他. were all brought to film. で 1951, Universal Pictures International brought The Fat Man to film.
J. Scott Smart from an old-time radio publicity photo (パブリックドメイン)
The Fat Man (1951) スター付きJ. ラジオでファットマンも演じたスコットスマート. The intro from radio stated, “There he goes stepping on the scale. Weight – 237 ポンド. Fortune – danger.” Smart probably weighed close to 260 ポンド, so he was ideally cast for the role.
この映画の中で, a dental assistant seeks Brad Runyan, the Fat Man’s, assistance. Her employer, a dentist, is found dead. The police believe it was natural causes. His assistant is convinced he was killed because the dental records of an ex-convict are missing.
The trail leads the Fat Man from Baltimore to California. The Fat Man also begins to suspect foul play when he realizes the ex-convict Roy Clark, played by a young Rock Hudson, was part of a criminal gang. Clark is also missing.
“The Fat Man” 事件が終了する前に、さらに数件の殺人事件を解決する必要があります。 77 分. The Fat Man was a feature film although the production quality was consistent with a “B” フィルム.
Director William Castle did a couple of things to emphasize the Fat Man’s bulk but also his physical dexterity. When Runyan arrives in California, the Fat Man rents a two-seat sports car that looks to small to carry someone of his weight. Several bystanders laugh at him as he enters the vehicle.
In the second instance, Runyan has just met Clark’s ex-girlfriend Pat. The Fat Man shows surprising physical agility as he dances with Pat. The Fat Man is more than meets the eye.
J. Scott Smart was born on November 27, 1902 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was known by his friends as Jack. Smart played supporting roles in film until he landed the role of the Fat Man on radio. This role led to his first starring appearance in a film.
J. Scott Smart died of pancreatic cancer on January 15, 1960 に 57 歳. Smart was survived by his wife Mary Leigh-Call who he married in 1951.
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