The writer of the mass Mickey Spillane had a smashing success of Mike Hammer book series that went mainly to newsstand on cheap cost it gained thousand of readers draw attention of the Hollywood that quickly became a first picture to exploit the famous character, so I, the Jury was the first title went to screen by Parklane Pictures and released by United Artists.
Biff Elliott was cast to the role thru a lawyer that saw him at New York's stage and suggested him for the main character, technically his debut on big screen, Mike the private detective is a former soldier and has his best friend Jack Williams (Robert Swanger) who saves him at war in a bomb that should be blast on Mike, Jack stayed a amputated arm hence, back after war becomes a cop working his chief Capt. Pat Chambers (Preston Forster) leaving the force aftermaths due Mike didn't agreed with sluggishness also so many paper to fill in, when he saw his friend died for some unknown reason it somehow justifies itself in angry backlash.
Mike Hammer is a sort of violent man, short temper and often appeal of punch anybody for a simple offence or even an ironic response, he works a lot in parallel of police aiming for get best results thru short-cuts to solve Jack's murder, he has many applicants, Jack's fiancée the dancer Myrna (Frances Osborne), the twins socialite Mary & Esther (The Seitz Twins) Kalecki (Alan Reed) an antiquarian collector and his bleak sidekick Hal Kines (Bob Cuningham) and a gangster Miller (Tom Powers) and the beauty psychiatrist Charlotte Manning (Peggie Castle) all them were in the party sponsored by Jack Williams before his death by a .45 gun.
What a fabulous closing sequence when the stunning Peggy Castle steals the movie in an unfortable stripping sexy scene, the blind Hammer doesn't realise that his secretary Velda (Margaret Sheridan) was deeply in love on Mike? This movie triggers a sequel "Kiss me Deadly" with Ralph Meeker as Mike hammer whereof I found much better, then the saga continues on few movies only and later became a Series with Darren Macgavin 58-59 and in the early eighties Armand Assante made an obscure remake followed Stacy Keach embodies Mike Hammer on a couple TV movies and an upcoming series and ends up on the nineties come out the latest three TV movies starred by Rob Estes, Kevin Dobson and Brian Keith closing the long saga.
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First watch: 2023 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.
Biff Elliott was cast to the role thru a lawyer that saw him at New York's stage and suggested him for the main character, technically his debut on big screen, Mike the private detective is a former soldier and has his best friend Jack Williams (Robert Swanger) who saves him at war in a bomb that should be blast on Mike, Jack stayed a amputated arm hence, back after war becomes a cop working his chief Capt. Pat Chambers (Preston Forster) leaving the force aftermaths due Mike didn't agreed with sluggishness also so many paper to fill in, when he saw his friend died for some unknown reason it somehow justifies itself in angry backlash.
Mike Hammer is a sort of violent man, short temper and often appeal of punch anybody for a simple offence or even an ironic response, he works a lot in parallel of police aiming for get best results thru short-cuts to solve Jack's murder, he has many applicants, Jack's fiancée the dancer Myrna (Frances Osborne), the twins socialite Mary & Esther (The Seitz Twins) Kalecki (Alan Reed) an antiquarian collector and his bleak sidekick Hal Kines (Bob Cuningham) and a gangster Miller (Tom Powers) and the beauty psychiatrist Charlotte Manning (Peggie Castle) all them were in the party sponsored by Jack Williams before his death by a .45 gun.
What a fabulous closing sequence when the stunning Peggy Castle steals the movie in an unfortable stripping sexy scene, the blind Hammer doesn't realise that his secretary Velda (Margaret Sheridan) was deeply in love on Mike? This movie triggers a sequel "Kiss me Deadly" with Ralph Meeker as Mike hammer whereof I found much better, then the saga continues on few movies only and later became a Series with Darren Macgavin 58-59 and in the early eighties Armand Assante made an obscure remake followed Stacy Keach embodies Mike Hammer on a couple TV movies and an upcoming series and ends up on the nineties come out the latest three TV movies starred by Rob Estes, Kevin Dobson and Brian Keith closing the long saga.
Thanks for reading.
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First watch: 2023 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.