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 | Stewardess Flies Airplane | 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
Joel Marston	...	Garage Mechanic
Mae Marsh	...	Hysterical passenger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pamela Duncan	...	Peggy Davis (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe	...	Police guard #2 (uncredited)
Edward Marsh	...	Amalgamated Air official (uncredited)
John Phillips	...	Detective (uncredited)
Marjorie Stapp	...	Cliff's secretary (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew L. Stone

Writing credits
Andrew L. Stone		(written by)

Produced by
Martin Melcher	....	producer

Original Music by
Leith Stevens

Cinematography by
Fred Jackman Jr.		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Virginia L. Stone		(as Virginia Stone)

Makeup Department
Armand Delmar	....	makeup artist
Marie Walter	....	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gilbert Mandelik	....	assistant director
Harry R. Sherman	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Francis J. Scheid	....	sound engineer
Burdick S. Trask	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Other crew
Virginia L. Stone	....	assistant to producer (as Virginia Stone)

Production Companies

• Arwin Productions (for)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1964) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Ryder Sound Services  sound recording

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 did not want to do this film. The character of Lyle Benton was painfully reminiscent of her first two husbands, 'Al Jorden' and George Weidler.

Goofs:

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

Soundtrack:

Julie

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.