Roses Are Red (1947) CRIME NOIR

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Stars: Don Castle, Peggy Knudsen, Patricia Knight
Director: James Tinling

A newly-elected district attorney is kidnapped just before he takes office by the town’s crooked political boss with the intention of replacing him with an ex-convict who is his exact double! Outstanding supporting cast with Charles McGraw, Jeff Chandler, and James Arness !

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38 Replies to “Roses Are Red (1947) CRIME NOIR”

  9. With a plot that could have been a disaster, the cast and story line made it work. It is the plot of a Gilbert and Sullivan fiasco, or of Shakespeare. With a cute ending, to boot!

  16. Don Castle played his double very well.  It wasn't an "edge on your seat" movie, but worth watching the crooks get caught who were working utilizing the "City Office" for their crooked deeds kept our interest and attention. Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, but that strange kiss just wasn't true.  Thank you, again, PizzaFlix.

  17. A good plot, pacing, and a good primary and supportive cast.  As mentioned below, Jeff Chandler and James Arness both had supportive roles in this drama – they both did very well.  Jeff Chandler was also a versatile radio actor with roles as diverse as detective Michael Shayne and Mr. Boynton in "Our Miss Brooks."

  20. The main male character ~ Don Castle (& his double!) ~ resembles Clark Gable somewhat…. (& I love his dimples too!)
    His wife's hat @ 1:06 looks like she's wearing bunny ears (side view)! I wonder how she was able to keep them up in the car….

  27. Very good movie that will hold your interest throughout.  Just one slip up that should have been corrected.  The cop is taking a prisoner to the dentist and they get stopped by the bad guys, cop gets cuffed to the steering wheel and the prisoner is kidnapped.  It happens in broad daylight in full sun, yet when the reporters ask what happened the cop says it was at 10:30 PM.

  30. So……I'm about a third of the way through this, I like it, but I can't figure out
    if I have this right, how a street thug  no matter how identical he is to the real deal is going to 'show' , 'perform' in court , or as a high ranking govt head ….?
    Anyone…..????????

  35. Every one has a double, which makes life strange when one find them. I did once but he was a nice guy, it got me a few girls. Good load. Nukckels Jeff Chandler Any one knows why they have 68 posts but you only see just a few, is there a limit on the amount shown? Classic flick. The double is a little short.or one of the other. Second movie where they talk about special paper pre war stuff. Nosesy next door lady.funny. now did they wack the real guy but could have been more deeper than it was

  36. Did you notice James Arness starting about 55 min. ? His hair looked a lot lighter, but he was younger too. But there was no mistaking his voice…Matt Dillon..!!

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