We'll return to 1960 and Hidden Valley shortly, but in the meantime, here's a fantabulous Jack Kelly performance from 1963. It's "Shadow of a Man", an episode originally broadcast on Kraft Mystery Theater which co-stars Broderick Crawford, Ed Begley and many other recognizable faces. By the way, if the names of JK's and Crawford's characters sound familiar, they were also used by Fred McMurray and Edward G. Robinson in the 1944 Billy Wilder film Double Imdemnity. Apart from the insurance investigator angle, though, "Shadow of a Man" has little in common with that famous film noir. It's still a blast to watch--enjoy! :)
BUT WAIT--THERE'S MORE!!!
Bloodhound Bartista is on a hot streak tonight. I also found JK's segment ("La Canasta") from the episodic 1956 Mexican film Canasta De Cuentos Mexicanos (A Basket of Mexican Tales). In "La Canasta" ("The Basket"), based on a story by B. Traven of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre fame, a clever Mexican basketweaver outsmarts a gringo couple. JK's wife is played by Mari Blanchard, with whom he later co-starred in She Devil. The clip is in Spanish without subtitles, but JK is muy bueno in any language. :)
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This is great, Bartista!!
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-Janet T.
Fantastic! I can simply never get over all the different shows Kelly did in the wake of "Maverick." I'm afraid to look him up again in the imdb.com, I missed so much in previous times I've done so.
ReplyDeleteI love your nose for what we need to know's, La Bartista! ROFL ... Glad you found those clips, especially Jack speaking Spanish (though not really). I had that production mentioned in the book & it's neat to see that faction in action. You're amazing.
ReplyDeletePS: Really, really love the "Shadow of a Man" clip. Anyone interested can read a bit of the back-story on this in "A Maverick Life: The Jack Kelly Story," pgs 242 - 244. Thx, La Bartista!
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