This was the very first of my six Naked City Photo Commentaries. Hope you all enjoy.
Naked City (1958-1963)
Stars John McIntire James Franciscus Suzanne Storrs Harry Bellaver Horace McMahon Paul Burke Nancy Malone
As viewers tuned in each week they were greeted with this 1st season Introduction ...
S01E18 Goodbye My Lady Love (Jan.27.1959)
Stars
John McIntire ... Lt. Dan Muldoon
James Franciscus ... Det. Jimmy Halloran
James Barton ... Matty
Harry Bellaver ... Det. Frank Arcaro
William Edmonson ... Chain
Louis Guss ... Skull
Guy Raymond ... Augie
Pat Malone ... Harrison
William Baron ... Wiper
Gilbert Mack ... Lombardi
Ed Simon ... Recorder
Herbert B. Leonard ... Narrator
Doyle Brooks ... Cop
Eddie Bruce ... Barnwell
Ed Dorsey ... Willis
Ray Parker ... District Attorney's Assistant
Special-guest commentary by Josh Alan Friedman (BlackCracker.fm) *
My favorite episode of Season One, is "Goodbye My Lady Love." James Barton (Bing Crobsy’s favorite performer), turns in a socko portrayal of a noble bum. He pipe dreams of returning by horse and buggy to the small town of his idyllic youth, and thus becomes a horse thief, an ongoing headache for Lt. Dan Muldoon. In the days of magazine articles spawning TV episodes, this was commissioned from a real story. Barton sings like Tom Waits and I love the dainty way he holds the reigns when he steals the buggies, before the cops catch him every time.
Like the searing 1956 docufilm, On the Bowery, this episode of Naked City is chock full of authentic Bowery locations. Most notably, the mythic Sammy’s Bowery Follies, the only saloon for bums that featured live 1890’s-style musical entertainment. The episode resonates with real 1950’s derelicts, some of who probably perished before the 1960s. Real actors are mixed in. Iconic filmography of Lost New York.
Naked City (1958-1963)
Stars John McIntire James Franciscus Suzanne Storrs Harry Bellaver Horace McMahon Paul Burke Nancy Malone
As viewers tuned in each week they were greeted with this 1st season Introduction ...
S01E18 Goodbye My Lady Love (Jan.27.1959)
Stars
John McIntire ... Lt. Dan Muldoon
James Franciscus ... Det. Jimmy Halloran
James Barton ... Matty
Harry Bellaver ... Det. Frank Arcaro
William Edmonson ... Chain
Louis Guss ... Skull
Guy Raymond ... Augie
Pat Malone ... Harrison
William Baron ... Wiper
Gilbert Mack ... Lombardi
Ed Simon ... Recorder
Herbert B. Leonard ... Narrator
Doyle Brooks ... Cop
Eddie Bruce ... Barnwell
Ed Dorsey ... Willis
Ray Parker ... District Attorney's Assistant
Special-guest commentary by Josh Alan Friedman (BlackCracker.fm) *
My favorite episode of Season One, is "Goodbye My Lady Love." James Barton (Bing Crobsy’s favorite performer), turns in a socko portrayal of a noble bum. He pipe dreams of returning by horse and buggy to the small town of his idyllic youth, and thus becomes a horse thief, an ongoing headache for Lt. Dan Muldoon. In the days of magazine articles spawning TV episodes, this was commissioned from a real story. Barton sings like Tom Waits and I love the dainty way he holds the reigns when he steals the buggies, before the cops catch him every time.
Like the searing 1956 docufilm, On the Bowery, this episode of Naked City is chock full of authentic Bowery locations. Most notably, the mythic Sammy’s Bowery Follies, the only saloon for bums that featured live 1890’s-style musical entertainment. The episode resonates with real 1950’s derelicts, some of who probably perished before the 1960s. Real actors are mixed in. Iconic filmography of Lost New York.
