Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself! Opening Credits (1951)
Directed by	George Beck
Produced by	Norman Krasna (producer) Stanley Rubin (associate producer) Jerry Wald (producer)
Written by	George Beck (screenplay) George Beck (story) Frank Tarloff (story)
Starring	Farley Granger and Shelley Winters
Music by	Leigh Harline
Cinematography	James Wong Howe
Editing by	Paul Weatherwax
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date(s)	September 1951
Running time	81 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

Behave Yourself! is a 1951 American film directed and co-written by George Beck, starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters.

Plot

Bill, Farley Granger, forgets about his anniversary, with Kate, Shelly Winters, until the last minute, when a small dog starts to follow him. From there, mayhem ensues, knocking things over; chased by the police, smugglers, counterfeiters, and murderers; and harangued by his Mother-in-law. It’s a question of who will survive to recover the goods, or live to spend it.

It's a star-studded romp, with many familiar faces and character actors in this screwball comedy caper. Still, ask your Vet before giving your dogs bones, or chocolate, or loot!

Cast

• Farley Granger as William Calhoun 'Bill' Denny
• Shelley Winters as Kate Denny
• William Demarest as Officer O'Ryan
• Francis L. Sullivan as Fat Freddy
• Margalo Gillmore as Mother
• Lon Chaney Jr. as Pinky
• Hans Conried as Gillie the Blade
• Elisha Cook Jr. as Albert Jonas
• Glenn Anders as Pete the Pusher
• Allen Jenkins as Plainclothesman
• Sheldon Leonard as Shortwave Bert
• Marvin Kaplan as Max the Umbrella
• Archie as Himself
• Henry Corden as Numi

Soundtrack

• "Behave Yourself!" (By Lew Spence and Buddy Ebsen)

External links

• Behave Yourself! at the Internet Movie Database
• Behave Yourself! is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]