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Un hombre inverosimil

Título original: The Amazing Mr. Williams
  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 20min
CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
6.6/10
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TU CALIFICACIÓN
Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, and Clarence Kolb in Un hombre inverosimil (1939)
ComediaCrimenDramaFilm NoirMisterioRomanceThriller

Agrega una trama en tu idiomaKenny, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine, the Mayor's secretary-- or is he married to his job? Every date is thwarted by his devotion to duty. Will Maxine succeed in d... Leer todoKenny, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine, the Mayor's secretary-- or is he married to his job? Every date is thwarted by his devotion to duty. Will Maxine succeed in dragging him to the altar?Kenny, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine, the Mayor's secretary-- or is he married to his job? Every date is thwarted by his devotion to duty. Will Maxine succeed in dragging him to the altar?

  • Dirección
    • Alexander Hall
  • Guionistas
    • Dwight Taylor
    • Sy Bartlett
    • Richard Maibaum
  • Elenco
    • Melvyn Douglas
    • Joan Blondell
    • Clarence Kolb
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  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
    6.6/10
    666
    TU CALIFICACIÓN
    • Dirección
      • Alexander Hall
    • Guionistas
      • Dwight Taylor
      • Sy Bartlett
      • Richard Maibaum
    • Elenco
      • Melvyn Douglas
      • Joan Blondell
      • Clarence Kolb
    • 20Opiniones de los usuarios
    • 2Opiniones de los críticos
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    Melvyn Douglas
    Melvyn Douglas
    • Police Lieutenant Kenny Williams
    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Maxine Carroll
    Clarence Kolb
    Clarence Kolb
    • Police Captain McGovern
    Ruth Donnelly
    Ruth Donnelly
    • Effie Perkins
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • Buck Moseby
    • (as Edward S. Brophy)
    Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride
    • Police Lieutenant Bixler
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Police Detective Deever
    Jonathan Hale
    Jonathan Hale
    • Mayor
    John Wray
    John Wray
    • Stanley
    E. Alyn Warren
    E. Alyn Warren
    • Clerk
    Luis Alberni
    Luis Alberni
    • Rinaldo
    • (sin créditos)
    Jane Barnes
    Jane Barnes
    • Wedding Guest
    • (sin créditos)
    Julie Bishop
    Julie Bishop
    • Face of Seventh Victim in Newspaper Photo
    • (sin créditos)
    Lela Bliss
    Lela Bliss
    • Citizens Committee Woman
    • (sin créditos)
    Dick Botiller
    Dick Botiller
    • Pedestrian
    • (sin créditos)
    Stanley Brown
    Stanley Brown
    • Elevator Boy
    • (sin créditos)
    Maurice Cass
    Maurice Cass
    • Little Man
    • (sin créditos)
    Jack Chefe
    • Headwaiter
    • (sin créditos)
    • Dirección
      • Alexander Hall
    • Guionistas
      • Dwight Taylor
      • Sy Bartlett
      • Richard Maibaum
    • Todo el elenco y el equipo
    • Producción, taquilla y más en IMDbPro

    Opiniones de usuarios20

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    71930s_Time_Machine

    Formulaic fun - but it's a very good formula so just enjoy!

    You get exactly what you expect from this and if that is a very typical late thirties comedy crime movie without any surprises or anything particularly memorable to make it stand out from the crowd you'll not be disappointed. As predictable as it is, this one however feels a bit more special.

    This was the third picture Joan Blondell did with Melvyn Douglas: after a mediocre Thin Man rip off, they got into their stride with a very funny screwball comedy followed almost immediately by this quite witty crime comedy. It's well made, you take an instant liking to the characters and it keeps your interest by having a fairly intelligent and engrossing story. It's not laugh out loud funny but it gives you a comforting and cosy warmth that will make you smile. Somehow because the characters seem like real people, you don't actually notice how ridiculous this story gets at times. For example, it seems quite normal that Melvyn Douglas disguises himself as a woman simply by putting on a dress and a blonde wig still wearing his moustache. Those of you with exemplary musical taste will all be thinking what I thought at that point - that he bears a remarkable resemblance to James Young, the guitarist from STYX or is that just me?

    Although her pre-code days and saucy outfits were long behind her by 1939, Joan Blondell has possibly never looked more gorgeous. Her character here is a bit more sophisticated than her earlier roles and it must also be said that she looks particularly voluptuous in this. It's a Melvyn Douglas movies so her role isn't quite as meaty as it could have been as most screen time is devoted to Mr Douglas. Having however escaped the treadmill of Warner Brothers, she certainly looks more relaxed and seems as though she is having fun which of course makes us enjoy it too. It's hardly a dramatic role but it's good to see her playing just slightly different rather than just a caricature of herself which plagued the latter part of her career at Warners.

    Even if you're not obsessed with Joan Blondell, if you like 1930s comedies you'll probably enjoy this. It's no BRINGING UP BABY but it's a grade above most of the comedies which were made just before the war.
    9boundbc

    Delightful and surprising minor film, deftly mixing genres and gender roles

    Delightful minor film, juggling comedy and detective, romance and drama genres as nimbly as Lt Kenny Williams (Melvyn Douglas) balances his devotion to his girl Maxine Carroll (Joan Blondell) and his duty to the force as an ace detective.

    This hodge-podge may not appeal to all viewers today, but in its day, it had something to offer every member of the movie-going family, and the resolution to the rather tired feeling-versus-duty plot is original and refreshing, and well worth the wait.

    "The Amazing Mr. Williams" contains what must be among the most outrageous blind dates in film history, and its bright comic repartee sparkles. Ludicrously frocked, Melvyn Douglas delivers some of the best lines: "I'd walk down Main Street in a Turkish towel before I'd let any woman control my life!" And the effervescent Joan Blondell lets her barbs fly with typical aplomb: "Good grief! You look like my Aunt Nellie!'

    The crime-solving here is standard fare, although a fine cast of character actors helps bring the material to life.

    From today's vantage point, "The Amazing Mr. Williams" is perhaps most interesting for its insightful commentary on gender as a socially defined construct, all the more malleable for its seemingly rigid boundaries. While much of the gender commentary takes place in a superficial battle of the sexes, at times it is both subtle and penetrating, playing out not only in some of the finer details of the film, but in the battle of genres that reaches its culmination in the final scene.
    7csteidler

    Cute story with predictable plot rescued by lively performances

    Joan Blondell is waiting in a restaurant. "Honestly, I should have my head examined," she says. "The world is full of nice normal men and I become engaged to a crazy cop."

    The crazy cop is Melvyn Douglas, ambitious young police detective constantly tugged between his job on the one hand and his fiancée on the other. Blondell wants a little of Douglas's time - but for some reason homicide chief Clarence Kolb is intent on making Douglas work as many nights as possible, causing him to miss dates with Blondell.

    Kolb's wicked plots to keep Douglas focused on his job involve enthusiastic assistance from goofy fellow cops Don Beddoe and Donald MacBride. Blondell herself works in the mayor's office across the courtyard from the cops, with co-worker Ruth Donnelly on hand to supply sardonic cracks.

    A hilarious early episode features Douglas escorting convict Ed Brophy to prison to begin a 40-year stretch. Not wanting to miss an appointment with Blondell, Douglas stops off at her apartment, introduces Brophy as a pal, and they go out for a day at the beach....

    Blondell's frustration with Douglas and his darn detective work builds and builds - until suddenly Douglas is arrested and it's up to Blondell herself to track down a key clue and save an innocent man. All of a sudden she's gung ho:

    Donnelly: "You're crazy - what do you know about being a detective?" Blondell: "Everything! Watch me."

    It's a silly story but this cast sure makes it a lot of fun - right down to the closing gag, which you can see coming from a mile away but is hilarious nevertheless.
    10morrisonhimself

    Blondell is ravishing and Douglas gives what might be his best performance

    With a clever and inventive script, perhaps any cast could give good performances, but "The Amazing Mr. Williams" has a wonderful, top-notch cast.

    Sorry I've never heard of director Alexander Hall, but it's obviously my loss. As good as the players are, they couldn't have created such an enjoyable ensemble production without a very able director.

    Probably there is no reason to list all the actors because you can see that in the IMDb listings, and, really, they were ALL so good, it would be a shame to leave out anyone.

    This is a fairly low-budget movie, since it's from Columbia, but it is an incredibly high-quality motion picture, one I recommend very highly.

    There is a very good print at YouTube. Please watch it.
    7gmboothe

    Pleasant diversion

    The only other review of this movie as of this date really trashes the stars and the movie itself. I usually like to read the user comments to give me an idea of what to expect from a movie I don't know much about. It's unfortunate when there aren't many comments for a certain tile, because when there is only one review and it unreasonably trashes the movie and cast, you don't get an idea of what to expect. I read the review before watching this title and I don't know where all the venom for this movie and the stars came from. Douglas and Blondell were both very talented and attractive people who usually delivered, even when the material was not the greatest. I found the movie and the performances fun and enjoyable. It isn't one of the great all-time classics, but a pleasant and funny diversion-much more than you can hope for in most newer movies. If you are a fan of these stars, you will not be disappointed.

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    • Trivia
      Third of three pictures that Columbia paired Melvyn Douglas with Joan Blondell from 1938-9. The other films were Siempre hay una mujer (1938) and Las buenas van a París (1939). They would not work together again until MGM's Avance a la retaguardia (1964).
    • Errores
      When Kenny and the Captain are walking out of the hotel together, a moving shadow of the camera falls across a column in the foreground.
    • Citas

      Maxine Carroll: May I make one suggestion? Ladies usually wear their garters inside their slips. Outside that, you look scrumptious.

    • Conexiones
      References Blanca Nieves y los siete enanos (1937)
    • Bandas sonoras
      One, Two, Button Your Shoe
      (uncredited)

      Music by Arthur Johnston

      Lyrics by Johnny Burke

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 11 de mayo de 1940 (México)
    • País de origen
      • Estados Unidos
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    • También se conoce como
      • The Amazing Mr. Williams
    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Santa Anita Park & Racetrack - 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, Estados Unidos(Photographs)
    • Productora
      • Columbia Pictures
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      • 1h 20min(80 min)
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      • Black and White
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      • 1.37 : 1

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