Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!
	Behave Yourself! Theatrical Poster
Directed by	George Beck
Produced by	Norman Krasna (producer); Stanley Rubin (associate producer); Jerry Wald (producer)
Written by	George Beck (screenplay); George Beck (story); Frank Tarloff (story)
Starring	Farley Granger; Shelley Winters
Music by	Leigh Harline
Cinematography	James Wong Howe
Edited by	Paul Weatherwax
Production; company	Wald/Krasna Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	September 19, 1951 (Premiere-Kansas City, MO)[1]; September 22, 1951 (US)[1];
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1 million (US rentals)[2]

Behave Yourself! is a 1951 American film directed and co-written by George Beck, starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters, and released by RKO Radio Pictures.

Plot

Bill (Farley Granger) forgets about his anniversary, with Kate (Shelley Winters) until the last minute, when a small dog starts to follow him. From there, mayhem ensues, knocking things over. Bill is chased by the police, smugglers, counterfeiters, and murderers, as well as harangued by his mother-in-law.

Cast

Farley Granger as William Calhoun 'Bill' Denny
Shelley Winters as Kate Denny
William Demarest as Officer O'Ryan
Francis L. Sullivan as Fat Freddy
Margalo Gillmore as Mother
Lon Chaney Jr. as Pinky
Hans Conried as Gillie the Blade
Elisha Cook Jr. as Albert Jonas
Glenn Anders as Pete the Pusher
Allen Jenkins as Plainclothesman
Sheldon Leonard as Shortwave Bert
Marvin Kaplan as Max the Umbrella
Archie as Himself
Henry Corden as Numi

Production

The film was written in four days and was originally intended to be a vehicle for Cary Grant.[3]

Soundtrack

"Behave Yourself!" (By Lew Spence and Buddy Ebsen)

Reception

The film was profitable.[4]

References

"Behave Yourself!: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
Hopper, Hedda (Dec 11, 1950). "Cary Grant Will Star in Alimony Comedy". Los Angeles Times.
THOMAS M. PRYOR. (May 3, 1952). "JERRY WALD IS SET TO BUY OUT KRASNA: Completes Deal for Interest in Film Firm They Share -Company Stays at R.K.O.". New York Times. p. 18.

External links

Behave Yourself! on IMDb
Behave Yourself! is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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[AFI-1] "Behave Yourself!: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 18, 2014.

[2] 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952

[3] Hopper, Hedda (Dec 11, 1950). "Cary Grant Will Star in Alimony Comedy". Los Angeles Times.

[4] THOMAS M. PRYOR. (May 3, 1952). "JERRY WALD IS SET TO BUY OUT KRASNA: Completes Deal for Interest in Film Firm They Share -Company Stays at R.K.O.". New York Times. p. 18.