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Public Pigeon No. 1
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Wikipedia article
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| name = Public Pigeon No. 1
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| director = Norman Z. McLeod
| screenplay = Harry Tugend
Devery Freeman
| story = Don Quinn
Larry Berns
| starring = Red Skelton
Vivian Blaine
Janet Blair
| music = Matty Malneck
David Rose
| cinematography = Paul C. Vogel
| editing = Otto Ludwig
| studio = Val-Ritchie Productions
| distributor = RKO Teleradio Pictures
Universal-International
| released =
| runtime = 79 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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'Public Pigeon No. 1' is a 1957 comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod. It stars Red Skelton and Vivian Blaine. It is the theatrical feature-length remake of the 'Climax!' television episode "Public Pigeon #1" that also starred Red Skelton, but was directed by Seymour Berns, which aired in the second season of that show on September 8, 1955.
Plot
Rusty Morgan is irresponsible, but girlfriend Edith Enders trusts him. They put their money in a joint bank account.
A con man, Harvey Baker, is able to persuade Rusty to buy his worthless uranium certificates, claiming they are worth $10,000. His cronies Rita and Frankie take the swindle further, resulting in Rusty losing his job at a cafe and Lt. Qualen of the bunco squad letting him know that these are wanted crooks with a $10,000 reward on their heads.
Rusty accidentally finds out where Rita is and follows her. He is so gullible, he believes it when told they are agents working secretly for the FBI. He ends up a pigeon for their scheme, arrested and sentenced to five years in prison.
No one could be this stupid, the crooks conclude, and mistakenly believe Rusty has their stolen money in a safety deposit box. Edith concocts a scheme with Qualen to break Rusty out of jail so the crooks will follow him. Qualen ends up arresting the lot, and Rusty and Edith get to share the $10,000 reward.
Cast
*Red Skelton as Rusty Morgan
*Janet Blair as Edith Enders
*Vivian Blaine as Rita DeLacey
*Jay C. Flippen as Lt. Ross Quelan
*Allyn Joslyn as Harvey Baker
*Lyle Latell as Police Sergeant Ryan
References
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