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Comedy, 81 min, b/w
Who knew that an adorable little Welsh terrier could have such dangerous ties? When William "Bill" Denny (Farley Granger) is followed home by a little dog one day, he is totally oblivious to the danger and mayhem he has let himself in for. The dog is oddly the wanted by the mob, who are in turn wanted by the police. Add a skeptical but interfering mother-in-law, and you have plot in which poor Bill fumbling around in, trying, comically, to figure out what is going on, while getting the dog to "Behave Yourself."
Shelly Winters looked fabulous over costar Farley Granger's knee in this publicity still for the 1951 film, Behave Yourself. In fact, the studio liked it so much that they made it lobby cards, posters & a huge banner that hung outside the Riviloi Theater in Times Square on opening night. But anyone who went in to catch the spanking scene it obviously suggested was in the flick left in frustrated disappointment because there was NO such scene in the film!!
Cast (in credits order)verified as complete
Farley Granger.... William Calhoun 'Bill' Denny
Shelley Winters.... Kate Denny
William Demarest.... Officer O'Ryan
Francis L. Sullivan.... Fat Freddy
Margalo Gillmore.... Mother
Lon Chaney Jr..... Pinky (as Lon Chaney)
Hans Conried.... Gillie the Blade
Elisha Cook Jr..... Albert Jonas
Glenn Anders.... Pete the Pusher
Allen Jenkins.... Plainclothesman
Sheldon Leonard.... Shortwave Bert
Marvin Kaplan.... Max the Umbrella
Archie.... Himself
Henry Corden.... Numi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Beddoe.... Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
King Donovan.... Lingerie Shop Manager (uncredited)
Tom Dugan.... Policeman (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman.... Pet Shop Owner's Wife (uncredited)
Dudley Sadler.... (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford.... Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Harry Shannon.... Police Officer O'Hara (uncredited)
Herb Vigran.... Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Directed by
George Beck
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
George Beck screenplay
George Beck story
Frank Tarloff story
Produced by
Norman Krasna.... producer
Stanley Rubin.... associate producer
Jerry Wald.... producer
Original Music by
Leigh Harline
Cinematography by
James Wong Howe
Film Editing by
Paul Weatherwax
Production Design by
J. McMillan Johnson
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino
Set Decoration by
Harley Miller
Darrell Silvera
Costume Design by
Orry-Kelly (gowns: Shelley Winters)
Makeup Department
Mel Berns.... makeup artist
Larry Germain.... hair stylist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Dorfman.... assistant director (as Bill Dorfman)
Sound Department
Phil Brigandi.... sound (as Philip Brigandi)
Clem Portman.... sound
Other crew
C. Bakaleinikoff.... musical director
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Wald/Krasna Productions
Distributors
RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (USA) (theatrical)
Alpha Video Distributors Inc. (2004) (USA) (DVD)
Better Television Distribution (2006) (worldwide) (TV)
Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (video)
Teakwood Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
Other Companies
Cannell and Chaffin furniture supplied by
Runtime: 81 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound System)
