What a great movie. 102 minutes of drama, comedy, & cleverly written lines that are well performed. Don’t know if it’s because I’m old or if the old B&W films of yesteryear are so much better than films of today but they sure seem so. TY for sharing a movie I can watch with the whole family that all can enjoy. Many Blessings 🙏🇺🇸💪
@@derekblattenberger2878 Most stuff in any era is garbage. There were plenty of lousy movies being made in the 1930s as well. To invoke Theodore Sturgeon's useful rule, 90 percent of everything is crap.
Preston Foster had a TV series 'Waterfront' I always watched. He was one of the favorites in the b&w movies like Pat O'Brien, Wallace Ford, Paul Muni even, so many others - almost forgotten today. Until the internet came along and people who also like them put them up for our reminiscing enjoyment. Thank you.
Supposedly there were 8 crime club movies made based on the books people subscribed to back in the day. Being a big fan of old time radio, I was immediately curious whether crime club was also done on radio. I've listened to tons of old mysteries but don't recall listening to any called crime club. I checked and there were many made, though none were called the Westland case that I could find. A grateful thank you to the poster
In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club and were granted the right to select four of their yearly published novels to adapt into films. Eleven films were made in the series between 1937 and 1939. The Westland Case / The Black Doll / The Lady in the Morgue / Danger on the Air / The Last Express / The Last Warning / Gambling Ship / Mystery of the White Room / Inside Information / The House of Fear / The Witness Vanishes
thank you to this person, evanlewis, and everyone else who knows how to post and share great old movies. i don't know how to do it, at all, but i owe the people that upload them, so much. thank god for youtube and free sites. its a lifeline for so many people that you are helping. please pass this message on to any sites ike this that you admire! i consider them heroes of the quarantine, too! love to all!
Thanks for posting this movie! I enjoyed it a lot. I thought Barbara Peppers was great! And I thought the sidekick, Doc, was great, too. Helps to relax and get away from endless Coronavirus and election news!! Lol!!🍁🍁
Awesomeness ! I last heard there were only 3 celluloid 16mm of this left intact. So glad it has been digitized. In the early 60s My father owned several 16mm films. Westland case was my favorite. Thank You So Very Much for this upload !
What I especially like about these old Films is that they don't shy away from saying their age. So a "Dive" in 1937 terms is somewhere where the Argentina Tango is played. Interesting.
What? No credit for the toothless Aunt Mary?? Outrageious!!! Great movie, really enjoyed it. Not quite as witty as "The Lady in the Morgue" but Preston Foster is excellent in both, thanks! ❤️
Alice Belcher, born in NY, NY in 1880. She had her (silent) film debut in 1919, and appeared in 78 film roles from then through this Westland Case, which was her last. She died in CA in 1939, aged 59. Her roles were almost all uncredited minor roles.
A lot of people commenting on 1930s detective stories are very much aware of the humorous aspects of these films, which seem to counterbalance the "heavier" aspects like discussing how murders occur. But I was thinking, just go forward 10 years from 1937, the year this movie was made, to 1947, and you would be in the midst of the "film noir" era. Think of how this story would be done in that genre.. mostly having dark nighttime scenes, true femme fatales, and somewhat realistic action [ but still wisecracks].. What a difference ten years would have made...
1937, and 'the new Universal'. Standard Capital took over from Carl Laemmle in 1936, after he couldn't make payments. This appears to be an independent production which Universal released. It is quite well-done. Mae West should have sued for copyright infringement.
Plenty of phenomenal musicals were shot in B&W (42nd Street, for one); and, earlier, there were masterpieces that were made in the Silent Film era. Look up "The Crowd", " Wings", all the comedies of Chaplin, Lloyd or Keaton, etc. God Bless the mind and legacy of Thomas Edison.
The opening logo of the global ball was the new universal logo 1936, from the previous logo of the Airplane flying around the world. This is when the studio change ownership and called themselves the new universal.
I really like these movies with Bill Crane and his sidekick Doc, I think there's three of them. I've seen Lady in the Morgue, but I haven't been able to find The Last Warning.
I live in Chicago area too and of course recognized all the downtown street names. I guessed they were talking about lower wacker. Curious how much of it was actually filmed here.
The ending is very contrived. The mere fact that both Manny and Sprague were murdered and someone tried to kill Crane and Doc clearly shows that someone was trying to prevent Crane from proving Westland's innocence, meaning that the real killer was still out there. That would have been sufficient cause for Frazee to ask the governor for a stay of execution.
there is one but for the life of me I can't remember the title but he's a writer for paper or a magazine that is against the death penalty. I wish I could remember it, it's a good movie
@@IamEvil69 It is a Bob and Ray script. Ray is hired by his newspaper to find the real killer and to free the innocent man in prison. After spending a boat load of money and traveling around the country for a year interviewing people, he comes back to his boss, the editor, to tell him that the man who was originally arrested, is, in fact, the guilty person.
I heard that in most b&w movies and t.v. shows, the actors sometimes wore green make-up because it made them look more natural. Dunno if that's true.🤢🧟💚
This was a fun movie. But....the Webley gun that is shown at 50:16 is a revolver and the telegram at 50:34 says a Webley automatic ( which were never made ). Webley made the revolvers shown and made semi-automatic pistols, but never made any fully automatic pistols. I wonder who got it wrong, the original author Latimer, or more likely the Hollywood screen writers? My bet is on Hollywood; they were never very good at details like this.
@@thatguyinelnorte Thanks John Bailey, I read the link and learned something today. There were several explanations but I particularly liked the explanation by Luke Blasi:..." Because automatic refers to any rifle or pistol that will automatically load a new cartridge into the chamber after the previous one is fired. Semi-automatic refers to a firearm that completes that action with each trigger pull. Fully automatic refers to the same action but without having to pull the trigger multiple times. An automatic gun can be semi-automatic or fully automatic. So automatic is more of a classification of how the gun operates whereas fully automatic or semi-automatic is more of the exact method." Very educational. I am 69 and I still enjoy learning new stuff....thanks...!!
Another mistake is that Westland was taken from his cell to be executed, but when the warden wanted him in his office, he was back in his cell with the priest!🙀
The case against Westland hardly seems solid enough to get a conviction. So the door was locked and he had the only key. So what? Keys can be duplicated. Juries are only supposed to vote to convict if the defendant's guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Could someone have stolen his key, duplicated it, and replaced it? Yes. That's a reasonable doubt. If I'd been on the jury, I would have voted for acquittal.
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What a great movie. 102 minutes of drama, comedy, & cleverly written lines that are well performed. Don’t know if it’s because I’m old or if the old B&W films of yesteryear are so much better than films of today but they sure seem so. TY for sharing a movie I can watch with the whole family that all can enjoy.
Many Blessings 🙏🇺🇸💪
Good acting with good script.
I'm not that old, and I can say with all certainty that these films ARE indeed better than the movies of today.
It's not 102 minutes, it's 62 minutes.
I'm not old and I can say older movies are 10x better. Most stuff past the 90s = garbage
@@derekblattenberger2878 Most stuff in any era is garbage. There were plenty of lousy movies being made in the 1930s as well. To invoke Theodore Sturgeon's useful rule, 90 percent of everything is crap.
Preston Foster had a TV series 'Waterfront' I always watched. He was one of the favorites in the b&w movies like Pat O'Brien, Wallace Ford, Paul Muni even, so many others - almost forgotten today. Until the internet came along and people who also like them put them up for our reminiscing enjoyment. Thank you.
Supposedly there were 8 crime club movies made based on the books people subscribed to back in the day. Being a big fan of old time radio, I was immediately curious whether crime club was also done on radio. I've listened to tons of old mysteries but don't recall listening to any called crime club. I checked and there were many made, though none were called the Westland case that I could find. A grateful thank you to the poster
In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club and were granted the right to select four of their yearly published novels to adapt into films. Eleven films were made in the series between 1937 and 1939.
The Westland Case / The Black Doll / The Lady in the Morgue / Danger on the Air / The Last Express / The Last Warning / Gambling Ship / Mystery of the White Room / Inside Information / The House of Fear / The Witness Vanishes
@@cynthiamays8270 thank you for the information. Helpful to find more of these classic films. Great movies. Great cast
@@cynthiamays8270 thank you for the crime club movie list. I will check em’ out today. Love ❤️ these movies, so much better than crap today.
@@cynthiamays8270 thank u I am going to watch them😘
thank you to this person, evanlewis, and everyone else who knows how to post and share great old movies. i don't know how to do it, at all, but i owe the people that upload them, so much. thank god for youtube and free sites. its a lifeline for so many people that you are helping. please pass this message on to any sites ike this that you admire! i consider them heroes of the quarantine, too! love to all!
Thank you for these movies. They have been immensely helpful during the pandemic and this election season.
Thank you again.
I agree sir/madam, truly great entertainment!
Thanks for posting this movie! I enjoyed it a lot. I thought Barbara Peppers was great! And I thought the sidekick, Doc, was great, too. Helps to relax and get away from endless Coronavirus and election news!! Lol!!🍁🍁
I totally agree😉
Peppers was certainly a Mae West wannabe.😘
@@scarygary-qq1pj Wrong. Mae West was a Barbara Pepper wannabe.
Awesomeness ! I last heard there were only 3 celluloid 16mm of this left intact. So glad it has been digitized. In the early 60s My father owned several 16mm films. Westland case was my favorite. Thank You So Very Much for this upload !
Very enjoyable film, thank you very much!
THIS WAS BRILLIANT - ENTERTAINING RIGHT TO THE LAST FLICKER *Thanx Evan*
What I especially like about these old Films is that they don't shy away from saying their age. So a "Dive" in 1937 terms is somewhere where the Argentina Tango is played. Interesting.
The storyline is very very good....and the best part is that these characters really really make me laugh. i love these videos...Thank You
Featuring Barbara Peppers best Mae West impression.
NO....SHES DOING A TOUGH JEAN HARLOW.................
@@maxlinder5262 either way she is a honey - lots of spirit.
@@maxlinder5262 With that figure? Harlow wasn't built like West.
That type of woman could ruin my life after a few years together.Where's my time machine?
@@maxlinder5262 No, she's very clearly doing Mae West.
We need more like this
Thank you
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I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, now I'm going to watch The Lady in the Morgue!
Vee Cee, I already watch the lady in the mourge before I saw this one.
@@auletjohnast03638 me 3
Its a great movie
@@auletjohnast03638WATCHED
I love Barbara Pepper; she steals every scene she's in.
Mae West wannabe.😘
@@scarygary-qq1pj Mae West was a Barbara Pepper wannabe.
Hot stuff.Pepper!
What? No credit for the toothless Aunt Mary?? Outrageious!!! Great movie, really enjoyed it. Not quite as witty as "The Lady in the Morgue" but Preston Foster is excellent in both, thanks! ❤️
Alice Belcher, born in NY, NY in 1880. She had her (silent) film debut in 1919, and appeared in 78 film roles from then through this Westland Case, which was her last. She died in CA in 1939, aged 59. Her roles were almost all uncredited minor roles.
@@footfault Thanks for this information it’s great to know about these past actors!!!!!
@@rhooper11 Try IMDB for entire cast lists and bios.
Another great movie They don’t make them anymore
Entertaining and fast moving thriller thanks for posting.
Very enjoyable film. Preston Foster & Barbara Peppers shine.
Wow, Miss Hogan does a really blatant Mae West impression! I was half-expecting her to say, "Come up and see me sometime."
these and not hitchcock movies are recommended for lifting mood during pandemic lockdowns
A lot of people commenting on 1930s detective stories are very much aware of the humorous aspects of these films, which seem to counterbalance the "heavier" aspects like discussing how murders occur. But I was thinking, just go forward 10 years from 1937, the year this movie was made, to 1947, and you would be in the midst of the "film noir" era. Think of how this story would be done in that genre.. mostly having dark nighttime scenes, true femme fatales, and somewhat realistic action [ but still wisecracks].. What a difference ten years would have made...
1937, and 'the new Universal'. Standard Capital took over from Carl Laemmle in 1936, after he couldn't make payments. This appears to be an independent production which Universal released. It is quite well-done. Mae West should have sued for copyright infringement.
Black and white are best movies for mysteries, suspense and horror. Color is best for Musicals, Western and Comedies.
Well, you know, there IS such a thing as REALITY. And Reality is in color.
@@leelarson107 no, black and white is best when you have to follow a plot - less distraction.
Color is best for war films 🎥 and science fiction too.
"Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip fans should remember when Calvin's dad explained to Calvin that the world really WAS black & white in the old days.🐯
Plenty of phenomenal musicals were shot in B&W (42nd Street, for one); and, earlier, there were masterpieces that were made in the Silent Film era. Look up "The Crowd", " Wings", all the comedies of Chaplin, Lloyd or Keaton, etc.
God Bless the mind and legacy of Thomas Edison.
Good one thank you💝💖❣️
The opening logo of the global ball was the new universal logo 1936, from the previous logo of the Airplane flying around the world. This is when the studio change ownership and called themselves the new universal.
Amateurs! The mob never misses!
So cool! Love these old movies.
She was infamous long before this. An imitator.
Heard the word 'Upchuck' in this movie & had to find out how old. 1920s prohibition slang. Love black and white. Thank you for the video.
Based on my favorite detective novel
Great old movie! Thank You!!!!
Great Club Mystery movie. Thanks.
wish they would release a dvd of the 8 films in a package deal.
Loved it and the first, hopefully watch the 3rd through comments.
I really like these movies with Bill Crane and his sidekick Doc, I think there's three of them. I've seen Lady in the Morgue, but I haven't been able to find The Last Warning.
Except for Doc's childish reaction of Aunt Mary.
Do you mean "Mr. Moto's Last Warning"?🤔
This was such a good movie although a mystery but so much humor!
Great movie some of my favorite characters and a movie I haven’t seen! Whoo Hoo!!🎥
Very enjoyable, interesting plot.
They drove Lower Wacker! I do that frequently as a Lyft Driver!
I live in Chicago area too and of course recognized all the downtown street names. I guessed they were talking about lower wacker. Curious how much of it was actually filmed here.
Great wee show, thanks
38:24 Bank Night was a lottery game franchise in the United States during the Great Depression.
This one is keeper...great fun
The ending is very contrived. The mere fact that both Manny and Sprague were murdered and someone tried to kill Crane and Doc clearly shows that someone was trying to prevent Crane from proving Westland's innocence, meaning that the real killer was still out there. That would have been sufficient cause for Frazee to ask the governor for a stay of execution.
One day they'll come up with a movie where the guy they arrested in the beginning actually did commit the crime.
there is one but for the life of me I can't remember the title but he's a writer for paper or a magazine that is against the death penalty. I wish I could remember it, it's a good movie
@@IamEvil69 It is a Bob and Ray script. Ray is hired by his newspaper to find the real killer and to free the innocent man in prison. After spending a boat load of money and traveling around the country for a year interviewing people, he comes back to his boss, the editor, to tell him that the man who was originally arrested, is, in fact, the guilty person.
Love this movie❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That Doc character reminds me of Lionel Stander in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
Frank Jenks.
Black and White movies are the best, you have to use shading to do what color does now.
I heard that in most b&w movies and t.v. shows, the actors sometimes wore green make-up because it made them look more natural. Dunno if that's true.🤢🧟💚
my feel good movies for corona lockdown
thank you
😀 very nice movie 🎥🍿👍
The great Mae West before she became famous. The voice and her actions gave her away.
This seems to be the model Elliot Gould based his detective character in the 1973 film The Long Goodbye.
The Long Goodbye was based on a novel by Raymond Chandler, and Gould was playing Chandler's literary detective Philip Marlowe.
This was a fun movie. But....the Webley gun that is shown at 50:16 is a revolver and the telegram at 50:34 says a Webley automatic ( which were never made ). Webley made the revolvers shown and made semi-automatic pistols, but never made any fully automatic pistols. I wonder who got it wrong, the original author Latimer, or more likely the Hollywood screen writers? My bet is on Hollywood; they were never very good at details like this.
Semiauto pistols were typically called automatics.
www.quora.com/Why-is-a-45-calibre-pistol-called-Automatic-and-not-Semi-Automatic-as-it-actually-is
@@thatguyinelnorte Thanks John Bailey, I read the link and learned something today. There were several explanations but I particularly liked the explanation by Luke Blasi:..." Because automatic refers to any rifle or pistol that will automatically load a new cartridge into the chamber after the previous one is fired. Semi-automatic refers to a firearm that completes that action with each trigger pull. Fully automatic refers to the same action but without having to pull the trigger multiple times. An automatic gun can be semi-automatic or fully automatic. So automatic is more of a classification of how the gun operates whereas fully automatic or semi-automatic is more of the exact method."
Very educational. I am 69 and I still enjoy learning new stuff....thanks...!!
Corny but Good, thank you! Ron PTL USA
1 HR 37 SEC, a good movie
Barbara Pepper died while working on Green Acres TV series of the 1960' s.
From a coronary in 1969, according to Wiki.🫀
I guess this is the first movie in the "Crime Club" series. I came here because I just watched the second movie, The Black Doll.
thank you!
What a great bathroom...massive even compared to today
Loved Agatha. She knew what side her bread was buttered on.
I was looking for Aunt Mary’s name too!
Alice Belcher. See my reply to "Ace Handler"'s comment today.
I think she was in the jury for the 3 stooges short- Disorder in the court
@@archnof0Oh, yeah. She gave her phone # to that jurist after he fell into her. "After Five O'Clock". 😄🤣😄🤣😄🤣😄
Marvelous story
That SCREAM. WOW.
Enjoyed.Thanks.🇷🇺
Great Mae West imitation.
Doug Kidwell It sure was!
That's what I thought too
thanks
There is a big mistake in the movie. The clearing witness is named Manny Gratzzi. After he is killed he becomes Manny Grant.
One of the ladies at the table asks: do you think that's Grant?
Maybe he had changed his name?
Another mistake is that Westland was taken from his cell to be executed, but when the warden wanted him in his office, he was back in his cell with the priest!🙀
Love, love Preston Foster❤️❤️
clever and entertaining
The case against Westland hardly seems solid enough to get a conviction. So the door was locked and he had the only key. So what? Keys can be duplicated. Juries are only supposed to vote to convict if the defendant's guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Could someone have stolen his key, duplicated it, and replaced it? Yes. That's a reasonable doubt. If I'd been on the jury, I would have voted for acquittal.
Very crisp pacing of this movie was helpful, to keep me from gagging on the dopey characterizations. Good story, just loopy direction.
Who's going to Miami? AUNT MARY ha ha!
I knew this was going to be a good movie when I saw that it was approved with certificate #1603.🙄
great
Oh are you saying individuals upload these movies, thought utube did...learn new daily.. lol
There was another convict being lead out of his cell and shaking Mr. Westlands hand. This looks to be actor Ward Bond.
christianmarkbelovedson Sutto....Yes, it sure is. You see him first in the beginning at 1:57.
Well,he would be an actor.
Kinda oldish, but I enjoyed it all the same (Nov. 3, 2020) Yes I voted here in Missouri.
Love Preston Foster❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I wonder who had the idea to name it “the Westland case” when the book is called HEADED FOR A HEARSE!!! 😂 what
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Dude sure has a hairy back!!.....especially for 1937!!
...and mornin' Boo-Boo !!
Good looking guy
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BARABRA PEPPER.....IMATATION OF TOUGH ....JEAN HARLOW ....!!!!!!
JE REGARDE EN CE MOMENT CE FILM SUBLIME MAIS L'IMAGE EST TOTALEMENT NULLE DOMMAGE !..
Hélas
He looks like Norm MacDonald.
Who he?
The 3rd is a bullshit link in comments.
This is a comedy,, right?
Either that or they've assembled a cast of some of the worst (best?) ham actors.
thank you