The Fat Man (1951)
- Directed by
- William Castle
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An overweight detective investigates a murder. A clown is the prime suspect.
noirishlightweightwryunhurriedlow-stakestheatricalquirky
What happens
The Fat Man is a 1951 American crime film noir directed by William Castle and starring J. Scott Smart, Rock Hudson, Julie London, Clinton Sundberg and Emmett Kelly. It is based on a radio drama of the same name, with Smart reprising his role as portly detective Brad Runyan; it was his last film prior to his death in 1960. Originally released by Universal Pictures, the film is now in the public domain in the United States. Castle later called the film "a potboiler of little merit, except that I was able to cast Rock Hudson ... and to use Emmett Kelly, the Ringling Brothers clown, as the villain." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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