Johnny O'Clock (1947) directed by Robert Rossen (Full Movie)

In her book "Scarlett O'Hara's Younger Sister: My Lively Life In and Out of Hollywood", co-star Evelyn Keyes wrote about her experiences on the film: "...Rossen was rewriting as we went along, handing out new pages seconds before we did almost every scene." Regarding a scene she had with supporting actor Lee J. Cobb, Keyes said that "although he was quite helpful and worked hard with me on it, he then tried to steal it from me by chewing on a cigar and noisily spitting out pieces of it over my lines." Source: www.tcm.com


Johnny O'Clock, directed by Robert Rossen in 1947

JOHNNY O’CLOCK: This erotically offbeat noir gave Dick Powell his most vividly hard-boiled role since his re-invention as tough guy Philip Marlowe three years earlier in Dmytryk’s “Murder My Sweet.” As the darkly suave proprietor of an illegal gambling den, Johnny walks a deadly tightrope between doom and redemption. A nearly forgotten gem of sizzling noir brilliance, beautifully photographed by the legendary Burnett Guffey. Also in the top-notch cast: Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb, Thomas Gomez and Ellen Drew. Written and Directed by Robert Rossen. Source: roxie.com