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Buy Me That Town

  • 19411941
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 10m
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7.2/10
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Albert Dekker, Sheldon Leonard, Constance Moore, and Lloyd Nolan in Buy Me That Town (1941)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
With the gang business washed up, Rickey Deane, suave first lieutenant to racketeer Chink Moran, and Louie Lanzer, a has-been fighter with itchy fingers, decide to take a peaceful vacation i... Read allWith the gang business washed up, Rickey Deane, suave first lieutenant to racketeer Chink Moran, and Louie Lanzer, a has-been fighter with itchy fingers, decide to take a peaceful vacation in the country. They are followed by three hard-boiled characters, Fingers, Ziggy and Crush... Read allWith the gang business washed up, Rickey Deane, suave first lieutenant to racketeer Chink Moran, and Louie Lanzer, a has-been fighter with itchy fingers, decide to take a peaceful vacation in the country. They are followed by three hard-boiled characters, Fingers, Ziggy and Crusher. Ricky, thinking they are to be rubbed out for deserting Chink, who has been drafted in... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
62
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  • Director
    • Eugene Forde
  • Writers
    • Murray Boltinoff(story)
    • Harry Gourfain(story)
    • Gordon Kahn(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lloyd Nolan
    • Constance Moore
    • Albert Dekker
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  • Director
    • Eugene Forde
  • Writers
    • Murray Boltinoff(story)
    • Harry Gourfain(story)
    • Gordon Kahn(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lloyd Nolan
    • Constance Moore
    • Albert Dekker
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    • 2Critic reviews
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    Lloyd Nolan
    Lloyd Nolan
    • Rickey Deaneas Rickey Deane
    Constance Moore
    Constance Moore
    • Virginia Paradiseas Virginia Paradise
    Albert Dekker
    Albert Dekker
    • Louie Lanzeras Louie Lanzer
    Sheldon Leonard
    Sheldon Leonard
    • Chink Moranas Chink Moran
    Barbara Jo Allen
    Barbara Jo Allen
    • Henriette Teagardenas Henriette Teagarden
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • Ziggyas Ziggy
    Warren Hymer
    Warren Hymer
    • Crusher Howardas Crusher Howard
    Horace McMahon
    Horace McMahon
    • Fingers Flintas Fingers Flint
    Richard Carle
    Richard Carle
    • Judge Paradiseas Judge Paradise
    Olin Howland
    Olin Howland
    • Constable Sam Smedleyas Constable Sam Smedley
    • (as Olin Howlin)
    Rod Cameron
    Rod Cameron
    • Tom Gerardas Tom Gerard
    Russell Hicks
    Russell Hicks
    • Fred Malcolmas Fred Malcolm
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • J. Montague Gainsboroughas J. Montague Gainsborough
    Edwin Maxwell
    Edwin Maxwell
    • P.V. Baxteras P.V. Baxter
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Carlton Williamsas Carlton Williams
    Jack Chapin
    • Tomas Tom
    Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
    • Harryas Harry
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    • Georgeas George
    • Director
      • Eugene Forde
    • Writers
      • Murray Boltinoff(story)
      • Harry Gourfain(story)
      • Gordon Kahn(screenplay)
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      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its earliest documented telecast took place in Omaha Thursday 2 April 1959 on KETV (Channel 7); in Toledo, it first aired 19 September 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11), in Milwaukee 20 October 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), in Pittsburgh 21 October 1959 on KDKA (Channel 2), in Grand Rapids 6 January 1960 on WOOD (Channel 8), in Huntington WV 16 January 1960 on WHTN (Channel 13), in Chicago 7 March 1960 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Columbus 12 May 1960 on WBNS (Channel 10), in Johnstown 26 June 1960 on WJAC (Channel 6), and in Detroit 28 July 1960 on WJBK (Channel 2).

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    8/10
    A gangster film in a category by itself
    This reminds me of the better known bigger budget "It All Came True" where gangster Bogie hides out in a board house, hoping to appropriate it for his own purpose, when in the end the board house occupants appropriate Bogie for their purposes.

    Gangster Chink Moran (Sheldon Leonard), a gangster of the more violent style, is being drafted and will now be out of the hair of a gangster of more modern subtle ways, Rickey Deane (Lloyd Nolan). To celebrate having Moran out of his hair for a year or so, Deane decides to go out into the country with his pal and fellow gangster Louie for some fresh air and fishing. They are pulled over in a speeding trap on the way there, where the town judge exacts fines based on how rich he thinks the defendants are. He does this because the town is dying since the factory closed, and speeding tickets are the tax base.

    Deane, the enterprising gangster, decides to buy the town when he learns it is for sale. He intends to get his friends that are under threat of indictment to speed through the town, get caught, refuse to pay the fine levied by the judge, and then keep them in jail for a few weeks for a thousand dollars a week to avoid more serious state and federal charges. That is the racket.

    But the judge's daughter gets wise and forces Deane to spend a large amount of the money he collects on the town - a new fire engine, fresh paint, a new sewer system, etc. Then the feds show up and, given the build up to war going on and the town's new look, want to reopen the factory and put the town back to work. Deane would have a chance to go legitimate, but just then the more heavy handed Chink Moran appears back in circulation and wanting a piece of the action, and he is not civic minded either. Watch and find out what happens.

    This is actually a screwball comedy with gangsters rather than a gangster film with screwball comedy elements. Deane's merry band seems completely harmless, and their interaction with the locals are hilarious. There is a boarding house landlady who is a big fan of the gangsters - she reads true crime magazines - and knows who they all are by name. Deane strikes up a romance with the judge's daughter, in spite of her arm twisting ways when it comes to Deane spending money on the town. This is probably one of Lloyd Nolan's most versatile roles since he gets to play tough guy and good guy, and both serious and funny. Made by refined Paramount, it seems more like an independent production with lots of lesser known players. I'd recommend it.
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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cómprame ese pueblo
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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