From a period before marketing departments and focus groups took over the movie industry and began pumping out formulaic happyended regurgitated baby. The laughing policeman is a music hall song by charles jolly, the pseudonym of charles penrose. Roger ebert of the chicago suntimes said, the laughing policeman is an awfully good police movie. Watch the laughing policeman starring walter matthau in this drama on directv. A policeman is among the victims when the passengers of a latenight bus are machinegunned. A san francisco city bus, with eight passengers and the driver, pulls out of a downtown bus station and. With only one semi conscious survivor and no other witnesses, the detectives try to learn from the identities of the dead why this happened and who the killer could be. Disneys artemis fowl, tom hanks in greyhound and more. The laughing policeman trailer walter mathau 16mm print. The laughing policeman charles jolly penrose youtube. What the media is missing about trump larry elder show duration. In many ways, the laughing policeman is the antithesis of the kind of cop movie action thriller clint eastwood was perfecting with his dirty harry film series during the 1970s.
In 1971, the laughing policeman earned a best novel edgar award from the mystery writers of america. His partner and a new partner investigate in the citys seamy side. The laughing policeman is a police procedural published in 1968 when mass murders had yet to appear on the scene in sweden. The press, anxious for an explanation for the seemingly random crime, quickly dubs him a madman.
When will the killer strike again its tough beat for san francisco police lieutenant jake martin walter matthau when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in. She had scored a role in the walter matthau feature film the laughing policeman, but then got what she thought was a dream role. Following hard on the heels of bullitt, the french connection and dirty harry, the laughing policeman stars walter matthau as the veteran cop investigating a. I always looked for movies directed by stuart rosenberg after i saw cool hand luke and this. The laughing policeman charles penrose i know a fat old policeman hes always on our street. Powderkeg western movie, free cowboy film, english, american feature film free youtube movies duration. It was directed by stuart rosenberg and features walter matthau as detective jake martin.
The supporting cast is full of 70s character actors, like lou gossett, anthony zerbe, gregory sierra,and playing perhaps the sleaziest drug dealer ever seen in an american movie, paul koslo. Charles penrose the laughing policeman laughter and lemons george formby when im cleaning windows keep your seats please when im cleaning windows aka the window cleaner stanley holloway the lion and albert albert comes back. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the laughing policeman near you. The bad news bears 19 movie clip theres chocolate on the ball 1976. The laughing policeman 1973 is an american police procedural film loosely based on the. Charles penrose the laughing policeman 1972, vinyl. Great to see film productions get off the back lot. The laughing policeman bluray kino lorber home video. Rosenberg reteamed with newman on the drowning pool 1975, a sequel to the hit crime drama harper 1966.
The laughing policeman was based on a swedish novel that took place in stockholm but, for the movie, swedish detective martin beck became worldweary sgt. By 1974, cathy lee crosby had decided she needed a change from her career as a professional tennis player, and looked towards acting. An investigation of a murder, an investigation of murder. When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in san francisco, detective dave evans anthony costello is killed, along with the man hed been following in relation to a murder. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. In 1922, penrose made the first recording of this song, columbia records fb 1184. Admittedly, the pace of the laughing policeman is pretty slow, but this is a well plotted murder mystery that gets a lot of juice from the marvelous chemistry between investigating detectives walter matthau as jake martin and bruce dern as leo larsen.
The laughing policeman, matthau, finds less and less to guffaw about as their search for a cop killer takes them on a trip through san franciscos gay subculture that includes the predictable. Its almost the kind of movie, indeed, to blast loose a detectivenovel fan from ross macdonald. The laughing policeman 1973 was a police procedural with walter matthau and bruce dern as partners investigating a mass slaying on a bus. The subject of the investigation in the book purports to be the first. A similar laughing song with the same tune but other subject matter had been in circulation since the 1890s popularised by george w. The laughing policeman is an awfully good police movie. The laughing policeman 1973 when a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in san francisco, detective dave evans anthony costello is killed, along with the man hed been following in. Other articles where the laughing policeman is discussed.
This film is an entirely different ball of wax, downplaying action sequences and escapist thrills in favor of a. Indeed, the laughing policeman plays like a feature length episode of the streets of san francisco, complete with oldercopyoungercop buddy schtick but without the charm. The laughing policeman 1973 the laughing policeman. The movie in the early 1970s walter matthau, at that time perhaps best known as a lovable grouch in a series of comedies, reversed character and reeled off three crime movies in a row including the laughing policeman. Laughter i know a fat ole policeman, hes always on our street a fat old, jolly redfaced man, he really is a treat hes too fine for a policeman, hes never. It is the fourth of ten novels featuring detective martin beck. Charles penrose 11 november 1873 17 november 1952 was a british music hall and theatre performer, and later radio comedian, who is best known for. Provided to youtube by iipdds the laughing policeman charles penrose crazy youtube hits. It provides the special delight we get from gradually unraveling a complicated case. Hes too kind for a policeman hes never known to frown. On a cold and rainy stockholm night, nine bus riders are gunned down by an unknown assassin. And everybody says he is the happiest man in town he laughs upon point duty he laughs upon his beat. The laughing policeman 1973 is an american police procedural film loosely based on the novel the laughing policeman by maj sjowall and per wahloo.
Audio commentary by lee pfeiffer, publisher of cinema retro magazine with film historians eddy friedfeld and paul scrabo. Tiny tim the laughing policeman lyrics genius lyrics. The laughing policeman pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the laughing policeman pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie. I dont know if this movie inspired that old tv show or vice versa, and frankly i doubt anyone cares now. Mathau and dern are two cops on a murder case and it was fine film. The setting of the story is transplanted from stockholm to san francisco. The laughing policeman trailer walter mathau youtube. Laughing policeman, the internet movie firearms database. The laughing policeman by maj sjowall and per wahloo youtube. The laughing policeman lyrics international lyrics. In 1971, the fourth of these books, the laughing policeman originally published in 1968 won an edgar award from the mystery writers of america for best novel. The laughing policeman 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The laughing policeman is a music hall song by british artist charles penrose published under the pseudonym charles jolly in 1922. In san francisco, california, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. New batmobile revealed, doctor strange director teams with chris evans and more read more. Love the movie mostly because i love seeing my hometown in hollywood films and it was an interesting plot to say this the least and i am proud to say i now have my own copy thank you.
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