| Behave Yourself! | |
|---|---|
 Behave Yourself! Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | George Beck |
| Screenplay by | George Beck |
| Story by | George Beck Frank Tarloff |
| Produced by |
Norman Krasna (producer) Stanley Rubin (associate producer) Jerry Wald (producer) |
| Starring |
Farley Granger Shelley Winters William Demarest |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
Production company | Wald/Krasna Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million [2] |
Behave Yourself! is a 1951 American comedy film directed and cowritten by George Beck, starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Plot
Mild mannered young CPA Bill Denny forgets about his and his wife Kate's second anniversary until the last minute, when a small dog starts to follow him. After Kate mistakes the dog for her present, mayhem ensues, and Bill is chased by police, smugglers, counterfeiters and murderers while being harassed by his mother-in-law.
Cast
- Farley Granger as William Calhoun 'Bill' Denny
- Shelley Winters as Kate Denny
- William Demarest as Officer O'Ryan
- Francis L. Sullivan as Fat Freddy
- Margalo Gillmore as Mother
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Pinky
- Hans Conried as Gillie the Blade
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Albert Jonas
- Glenn Anders as Pete the Pusher
- Allen Jenkins as Plainclothesman
- Sheldon Leonard as Shortwave Bert
- Marvin Kaplan as Max the Umbrella
- Archie as himself
- Henry Corden as Numi
Production
The film was written in four days and was originally intended to be a vehicle for Cary Grant. [3]
Soundtrack
- "Behave Yourself!" (By Lew Spence and Buddy Ebsen)
References
- ^ a b "Behave Yourself!: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1951". Variety. January 2, 1952. p. 70. - Please note figures are for the US and Canada and are rentals not gross
- ^ Hopper, Hedda (Dec 11, 1950). "Cary Grant Will Star in Alimony Comedy". Los Angeles Times.
External links
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- Behave Yourself! at IMDb
- Behave Yourself! at the TCM Movie Database
- Behave Yourself! at AllMovie
- Behave Yourself! at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Behave Yourself! is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
Categories:
- 1951 films
- American crime comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- 1950s screwball comedy films
- RKO Pictures films
- 1950s crime comedy films
- American screwball comedy films
- Films scored by Leigh Harline
- 1951 comedy films
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- English-language crime comedy films