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Pic of the Day: “Bloodhounds of Broadway” revisited

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Kicking off the week a day late is Harmon Jones‘ Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952), the musical extravaganza starring Mitzi Gaynor and Scott Brady. It provided Timothy with one of his earliest (if uncredited) speaking roles as Crockett Pace, the hot-tempered mountain-folk (“hillbilly” is so gauche) suitor of future Broadway star Emily Ann Stackerlee (Gaynor). He is seen here getting his hat knocked off by equally hot-tempered Numbers Foster (Brady).

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Jones, a native of Canada, began his Hollywood career as a film editor at 20th Century-Fox in the mid-1940s. He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on Elia Kazan‘s Gentleman’s Agreement (1947). He turned to directing in the early 1950s, and kept himself well occupied with both film and television projects until the late 1960s. His son, Robert C. Jones, also became an editor, getting his impressive resume off to a fine start with John Cassavetes‘ A Child Is Waiting (1963).

Pic of the Day: “Bloodhounds of Broadway” revisited

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As we head off into the first weekend of spring, let’s take another look at Harmon Jones‘ Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952). Emily Ann Stackerlee (Mitzi Gaynor) has dissuaded her erstwhile fiance Crockett Pace from shooting Numbers Foster (Scott Brady) and Poorly Sammis (Wally Vernon), but Pace remains skeptical.

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Ms. Gaynor is without question one of the greatest stars of musical theater who ever lived. She’s been tearing up the Broadway stage almost her entire life. She only appeared in films for thirteen years; television and the stage seem to be her preferred venues. At 82, she’s still packin’ ’em in at her one-woman show, Razzle Dazzle! My Life Behind the Sequins. Go get ’em Mitzi!

Happy birthday, Scott Brady!

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In celebration of the birthday anniversary of the late great Scott Brady, born this date in 1924, today’s pic is a publicity still from Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952), the only film he and Timothy made together. Tim, unbilled as hillbilly Crockett Pace, is attempting to get rid of city fellas Numbers Foster (Brady) and Poorly Sammis (Wally Vernon), intent on spiriting away his intended, Emily Ann Stackerlee (Mitzi Gaynor).

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Brady, born Gerald Tierney in Brooklyn, was one-third of the cinematic Tierney brothers, the others being Lawrence (1919-2002) and Edward (1928-1983). He enjoyed a long career as a good-looking tough guy in films and on television. He passed away in 1985 from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. There aren’t too many like him left, unfortunately for us. Happy afterlife birthday, Scott!

Pic of the Day: “Bloodhounds of Broadway” revisited

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Today’s pic takes another look at Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952) and one of Timothy’s first speaking parts, hillbilly gunslinger Crockett Pace. He and his kin are not appreciating Poorly Sammis’ (Wally Vernon) notion of making a Broadway star out of his intended, Emily Ann Stackerlee (Mitzi Gaynor). Numbers Foster (Scott Brady) is about to come to the rescue.

Tim did the best he could with this small, uncredited part, which was quite a lot, actually. Another example of him rising above the material to create a memorable character.

Pic of the Day: “Bloodhounds of Broadway” revisited

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Ending the work week is another pic from Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952), directed by Harmon Jones. Tim doesn’t have a whole lot to do in the uncredited role of Crockett Pace, Mitzi Gaynor‘s hillbilly suitor, but it was one of his first speaking parts.

Also in uncredited parts here are Charles Bronson and Emile Meyer, both of whom would encounter Tim again in later films.

Pic of the Day: “Bloodhounds of Broadway”

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Our pic for today features Tim in one of his first speaking roles. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952) was a musical comedy directed by Harmon Jones and based on the writings of Damon Runyon, who co-wrote the screenplay. Tim unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view) doesn’t get to sing, but he does make an impression in the uncredited role of Crockett Pace, Mitzi Gaynor‘s hillbilly suitor.

Bloodhounds of Broadway
He is about to get spectacularly punched out by fellow Brooklynite Scott Brady, brother of Lawrence Tierney, who later became a good friend of Tim’s.