After nearly running over him with her cab, Patty Mitchell picks up a fare who claims to have amnesia. As he fumbles to remember the basic facts of his identity, Patty becomes interested in the stranger and decides to help him in his search. But as the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place, and Patty's interest becomes more personal, the stranger finds that he is the prime suspect in a murder case.
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After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
"Two O'Clock Courage" is a nice looking B-movie. It has the nice RKO look--pretty sets, good direction and nice acting. However, the plot itself if pure B--not exactly believable and a bit over-familiar.The film begins with Conway wandering about in a daze. Someone apparently hit him with something very hard, as he walks right in front of a cab and nearly is run over by the female cabbie (female cabbies were common during WWII, as many male cabbies were in the service). Apparently the blow was so bad that Conway has amnesia--100% amnesia. Heck, he didn't even remember who he was or what he looked like! This is a relatively common Hollywood cliché--and another is a stranger (the cabbie) suddenly abandoning her job and spending the rest of the film assisting him figure out the truth. Also, if you nearly run someone down and they have a head injury with amnesia, wouldn't you either take them to the hospital or call the police?!?! None of this makes any sense at all. What follows isn't bad, but it's a pretty typical B-mystery movie that turns into a murder investigation.One big plus the film does have despite its silly script is Conway. I loved this man's elegant acting and it's a darn shame that drinking shortened his career. Oh, and if you didn't know it, he was the brother of the equally smooth George Sanders. You can tell by their incredibly suave and melodious voices!
Finding himself with a bloodied head, and suffering from amnesia, suave Tom Conway is nearly run over by pretty cab driver Ann Rutherford (as Patty Mitchell). Riding around, Mr. Conway discovers clues to his identity, including five hundred dollars in his suit pocket. A news flash connects Conway to recent murder, but Ms. Rutherford doesn't think her passenger is guilty. The pair try to solve the murder mystery while love blooms. Director Anthony Mann isn't as artful as in later years. "Two O'Clock Courage" turns out to be the name of a play that figures in the plot. By the time the mystery is solved, it's not very interesting. Fortunately, the well-endowed Rutherford, Jane Greer (as Helen Carter), and Jean Brooks (as Barbara Borden) are around to keep it looking good.****** Two O'Clock Courage (4/13/45) Anthony Mann ~ Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Jane Greer, Jean Brooks
Very well done who-done-it. I love mysteries and watch it every time it is broadcast. Tom Conway plays a man with amnesia who seems to be implicated in a murder plot, but obviously doesn't know whether he was the murderer or not. As the plot thickens it seems more and more like he might have been.I did not realize for some time that it is a remake of the 1936's "Two in the Dark". This version is much better. Primarily due to Tom Conway's charm and Ann Rutherford's spunk. I don't think this one is quite as good as most of the "Falcon" series, but Conway never really got the credit or the opportunities he deserved.
This came before Anthony Mann's famous, unique and quirky noir. By the time it was made, there had already been many authentic films noir. However, this updates what had been a formula throughout the thirties: the romantic/comic/mystery. There is romance. There is some comedy. But instead of mystery: We have here a true film noir. (The difference between this and other entries in the genre makes the importance of a good director very clear.) It begins with Tom Conway, in an excellent performance, looking at a sign noting an intersection of two streets. He doesn't know where there are, where he is. Or, even, who he is. Amnesia, yes indeed.Now the comedy: Ann Rutherford, a female cab driver, happens by and helps him out. She calls her taxi Harry and, later, people get confused and think Harry might be the name of a suspect.Though this has its light moments, it is a dark little movie. (And little it is, at just a bit longer than an hour.) We have a comic newspaperman and a semi-comic police officer. But we have some genuine bad guys too, and some women who are right out of the noir canon as well.Among these is Jane Greer in a very early appearance. Though her role is small, she grabs out attention. The camera loves her, almost in the way it was to love a very different sort of performer: Marilyn Monroe. Though Greer doesn't have a lot to do or a whole lot of screen time, when she's around, we can't take our eyes off her. Now, there was real (and sadly underused) star!
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