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March 20, 2022 6:23 AM. Fred MacMurray was one of the highest-paid film actors of his day. His shrewd investments in real estate and stocks made him one of the richest men in Hollywood. Perhaps one reason he was so rich, apart from his smart business sense, was his frugality, some might say, stinginess with a buck.
My latest, 1954's film noir, "Pushover," stars Fred MacMurray & Kim Novak. TCM airs this twice on Easter, @ 12:30 a.m. & 10 a.m./ET. Fred's a dirty cop who wants a bank robber's loot AND luscious kept woman, Kim Novak, in her first credited role. "Pushover" is a nifty little noir, stylish & surprisingly adult for a '50s flick.
My only previous experience with Fred MacMurray was the slightly befuddled dad on MTS. If you haven't already, watch "Double Indemnity" in which Fred costars with Barbara Stanwyck. Freddie's a fast talking, hustling insurance salesman hot to trot with Barbara's character, quite a 180 from MTS. Added bonus: Edward G. Robinson is Fred's boss.
The "My Three Sons" filming technique is coming to a tv near you. I recently learned the Fred MacMurray would come in and film the majority of his scenes for the season by himself and then the footage was used in subsequent episodes. He would come in for an occasional day to film others when needed but most of his work was solo.
[on Fred MacMurray] I really liked him very much but the feeling wasn't mutual. That hurt me a lot and for a long time I hated him. It's hard not to hate somebody who doesn't like you. I was sort of looking for a father figure and I pushed him too hard. He resented it and I guess I was pretty repellent to him, so we didn't get along.
[quote] Fred MacMurray playing a jovial dad of three rascally boys on TV was more the departure role than his bad guy parts. It's only that most people saw him as the dad on MTS FIRST, then saw him in old movies where he plays morally corrupt and creepy guys . No, you're wrong. He was typecast as the nice guy before "Double Indemnity." Check ...
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A shoplifter, Lee Leander (Stanwyck) is forced to spend the holidays with the district attorney, John Sargent (MacMurray) who has to prosecute her. They travel to Indiana to visit with his mother, aunt and farmhand (Bondi, Patterson and Holloway). Heartwarming drama with a great supporting cast. Directed by "woman's picture" director Mitchell ...
reply 58. October 20, 2010 12:56 AM. Vance's Ethel Mertz character was the less-than-prosperous landlady of a New York City brownstone, owned by her and husband Fred Mertz on East 68th Street. The role of Fred was played by William Frawley, who was 22 years her senior.
Cary Grant, Cheapskate. Suave, funny, good-looking and cheap, cheap, cheap, Cary Grant (born Archibald Leach) grew up in modest circumstances in England before coming to the U.S. in his teens. By the 1930s he was not only one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood but married to one of the richest women in the world, Woolworth dime store ...