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The Good Humor Man (1950 film)

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Wikipedia article




'The Good Humor Man' is a 1950 comedy crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Frank Tashlin. The film revolves around a Good Humor ice cream salesman who becomes involved in a murder. The film stars Jack Carson, Lola Albright, Jean Wallace, George Reeves, Peter Miles and Frank Ferguson. The film was released on June 1, 1950, by Columbia Pictures.

Plot summary





Jack Carson plays a good natured man who drives an ice cream route in an unnamed city. He has to run from both the police and mobsters after witnessing a crime, which complicates his romance with a beautiful secretary.

Cast



* Jack Carson as Biff Jones

* Lola Albright as Margie Bellew

* Jean Wallace as Bonnie Conroy

* George Reeves as Stuart Nagle

* Peter Miles as Johnny Bellew

* Frank Ferguson as Inspector Quint

* David Sharpe as Slick

* Chick Collins as Fats

* Eddie Parker as John

* Pat Flaherty as Officer Rhodes

* Richard Egan as Officer Daley

* Arthur Space as Steven

* Victoria Horne as Bride

* Jack Overman as Shirtless Stoker

Reception



'The New York Times' critic Bosley Crowther panned the film, writing "it does nothing to enhance the reputations of either the movies or a national confectioner's brand." Critic Craig Butler described the film as "a surprisingly engaging little slapstick flick" with a "screenplay [that] is silly and contrived".

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