Fly Baby, Fly
- Episode aired Nov 12, 1959
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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A millionaire hires Johnny as part of a plan to murder his wife (Gena Rowlands).A millionaire hires Johnny as part of a plan to murder his wife (Gena Rowlands).A millionaire hires Johnny as part of a plan to murder his wife (Gena Rowlands).
Dick Cherney
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
Edwin Rochelle
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- GoofsThere are 2 briefcases which look alike. One carried by Johnny and the other by a passenger on the plane. The passenger's briefcase has his monogram on it. The passenger mistakenly takes Johnny's briefcase and sets it on the seat next to him. When Johnny retrieves his briefcase from the overhead storage it is his briefcase, not the other one.
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"TEENAGE MOTHER"!
Excellent NOIR that gives us Cassavetes at his late-50's BEST.
And even though much of this show takes place in a passenger airliner, it still captures the intensity, darkness and edgy WIT required of real crime/noir/drama.
It's got everything: opening scene in Waldo's dark, smoky night-club, a beautiful blonde (two of them, actually), a tough-guy kingpin, a (brief) fist-fight in the alley, a bit of "B-Roll" of Johnny on the streets of N.Y., an intriguing scene in the big guy's office, a suspicious brief case as the focal point of Johnny's mysterious assignment, which involves a cross-country flight, the sultry Gena Rowlands (Cassavete's real-life wife at the time), who comes with a fascinating surprise of her own, AND--- for comic relief, harrumphing old Howard Freeman, an amateur, would-be composer of popular "Teen" Rock hits, and the guy who Johnny is stuck with as his seat partner on the flight--- and who also carryies a briefcase identical to Johnny's.
WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR in a 26-minute TV show?? Sharp dialogue and direction, to boot. AND-- if all this weren't enough, there's an absolutely brilliant bit at the end, as Johnny decides to "bite the bullet" and join forces with Howard Freeman for a 4-hand piano duet of his doomed (I'm sure) musical opus "Teenage Mother."
I guffawed with delight. Very clever stuff. LR
And even though much of this show takes place in a passenger airliner, it still captures the intensity, darkness and edgy WIT required of real crime/noir/drama.
It's got everything: opening scene in Waldo's dark, smoky night-club, a beautiful blonde (two of them, actually), a tough-guy kingpin, a (brief) fist-fight in the alley, a bit of "B-Roll" of Johnny on the streets of N.Y., an intriguing scene in the big guy's office, a suspicious brief case as the focal point of Johnny's mysterious assignment, which involves a cross-country flight, the sultry Gena Rowlands (Cassavete's real-life wife at the time), who comes with a fascinating surprise of her own, AND--- for comic relief, harrumphing old Howard Freeman, an amateur, would-be composer of popular "Teen" Rock hits, and the guy who Johnny is stuck with as his seat partner on the flight--- and who also carryies a briefcase identical to Johnny's.
WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR in a 26-minute TV show?? Sharp dialogue and direction, to boot. AND-- if all this weren't enough, there's an absolutely brilliant bit at the end, as Johnny decides to "bite the bullet" and join forces with Howard Freeman for a 4-hand piano duet of his doomed (I'm sure) musical opus "Teenage Mother."
I guffawed with delight. Very clever stuff. LR
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- Feb 8, 2021
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- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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