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Behave Yourself

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Hapless young Bill Denny (Farley Granger) and his bride, Kate (Shelley Winters), stumble into big trouble when Bill takes in a cute little dog. The stray happens to be a courier for the mob, and the canine's presence in the Denny home brings underworld violence to the couple's front door. While Bill tries to figure out why dead mobsters are suddenly everywhere, the police are also investigating. Will the pooch's presence lead the police to think that Bill and Kate are criminals?
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Bob Thomas Associated Press 08/05/2019
It provides many hearty laughs, largely due to the garish characters among the cops and robbers. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 03/05/2013
B-
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/23/2004
B-
An uplifting screwball comedy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 01/22/2024 Mildly amusing but a mixed bag. See more Chris M 04/04/2023 Apparently the mob don't know the words highly trained means. Also, this feels like a sitcom plot. Not a series mind you. A single episode of something like "The Honeymooners" "The Flintstones" or "Full House". Not enough plot to fill even an 81 minute movie. It has all the 50s - 60s' sitcom clichés. Like the nervous husband and the disapproving mother-in-law. That finds fault in EVERYTHING he does. This is my first Farley Granger movie, I don't know enough to say he's good or bad. But I know he's not good enough to make this overly padded unfunny bore work. See more 01/23/2014 Here is good fun with an all-star cast of bad guys and the ever charming Farley Granger and Shelly Winters. See more 03/04/2013 an odd uplifting comedy See more 01/11/2013 A young couple adopts a stray dog without knowing he plays a major role in a million dollar heist. Everyone in the movie is simply obnoxious, except for the dog who spend most of his on-screen time getting mistreated left and right. See more 09/06/2012 Silly piece of fluff with an awfully high body count for a comedy. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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George Beck

Director

Farley Granger

William Calhoun "Bill" Denny

Shelley Winters

Kate Denny

William Demarest

Officer O'Ryan

Francis L. Sullivan

Fat Freddy

Margalo Gilmore

Mother
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Synopsis Hapless young Bill Denny (Farley Granger) and his bride, Kate (Shelley Winters), stumble into big trouble when Bill takes in a cute little dog. The stray happens to be a courier for the mob, and the canine's presence in the Denny home brings underworld violence to the couple's front door. While Bill tries to figure out why dead mobsters are suddenly everywhere, the police are also investigating. Will the pooch's presence lead the police to think that Bill and Kate are criminals?
Director
George Beck
Producer
Jerry Wald, Norman Krasna
Screenwriter
George Beck
Production Co
Wald/Krasna Productions
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 19, 1951, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 21m
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