Julie (1956)

Director:

Andrew L. Stone

Writer:

Andrew L. Stone (written by)

Release Date:

17 October 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Run JULIE Run, Run For Your Life!

Plot:

A terrified wife tries to escape from her insanely jealous husband who is bent on killing her.

Plot Keywords:

Stewardess Flies Airplane | Stewardess | Aviation | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Doris Day	...	Julie Benton
Louis Jourdan	...	Lyle Benton
Barry Sullivan	...	Cliff Henderson
Frank Lovejoy	...	Det. Lt. Pringle
Jack Kelly	...	Jack (co-pilot)
Ann Robinson	...	Valerie
Barney Phillips	...	Doctor on Flight 36
Jack Kruschen	...	Det. Mace
John Gallaudet	...	Det. Sgt. Cole
Carleton Young	...	Airport control tower official
Hank Patterson	...	Ellis
Ed Hinton	...	Captain of Flight 36
Harlan Warde	...	Det. Pope
Aline Towne	...	Denise Martin
Eddie Marr	...	Airline Official

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #18224) | West Germany:16 | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA

Company:

Arwin Productions

Trivia:

Doris Day has written that her close friendship with co-star 'Louis Jourdan (I)' angered her jealous producer husband Martin Melcher, mirroring the character-relationships in the film.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Shadow of boom mike visible in hotel lobby and police office scenes.

Soundtrack:

Midnight On The Cliffs

well-paced nonsense

Julie moves along at breakneck speed to its bizarre ending in an airplane, in some ways reminiscent of 911. Within the first few moments of the film Doris Day is running from her murdering jealous husband well played by Louis Jourdan as Lyle, an unbalanced concert pianist. The opening is set in Carmel, CA, and the film would have been a whole lot better if it had stayed there but instead it shifts to San Francisco. The opening scene, with the crazed Lyle pressing his foot on his wife's as she's driving, and thus accelerating the car is terrific, as he has his arm around her, not looking at the road, only at her, and she's in a panic, trying to control the gigantic two-toned Chrysler on the twisty road, unable to decelerate, an unwilling student in some kind of speed driving lesson. As she has enough of this she decides to resurrect her previous career as an airline steward, but Lyle follows her wherever she goes. This relentless chase is comically narrated by Doris Day. The film starts losing energy, and the final climax, which is supposed to be exciting, is badly done.