Johnny Dark

Johnny Dark
Johnny Dark
	Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	George Sherman
Written by	Franklin Coen
Produced by	William Alland
Starring	Tony Curtis ; Piper Laurie ; Don Taylor
Cinematography	Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 22, 1954;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,650,000

Johnny Dark is a 1954 American Technicolor comedy drama action film directed by George Sherman and starring Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie and Don Taylor.^[2] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Plot

Johnny Dark and his pal Duke Benson work for Fielding Motors, where owner James Fielding manufactures family-friendly automobiles. Chief engineer Scotty overhears the guys complaining about the company, and spots a sports-car design Johnny and Duke have done.

New employee Liz catches the eye of the guys. Her secret is that she is Fielding's granddaughter. When a major stockholder, Winston, protests the company's unwillingness to create new products for more profits, Scotty blurts out that Fielding Motors is developing a new sports car.

Liz is chosen as the car's designer while Johnny and Duke go to work building it. Duke invites her to go dancing, but is jealous when he spots her kissing Johnny, who has discovered Liz's true identity.

Duke is fired after flipping the car during a practice run. He blames it on brake failure, but Johnny feels it's just an excuse. Liz is disappointed in Johnny for not defending his friend.

The car is entered in a Canada-to-Mexico race. Johnny must drive it himself, Duke having been hired to drive another vehicle. Fielding dislikes making a sports car, but accepts Scotty's wager on the race. The car has a breakdown and Johnny must push it into Las Vegas, but when a radio broadcast implies that Fielding doesn't care, Scotty and a team of mechanics rush to Vegas to help Johnny get back into the race and win, which Liz and Duke help him celebrate.

Cast

Tony Curtis as Johnny Dark
Piper Laurie as Liz Fielding
Don Taylor as Duke Benson
Paul Kelly as William H. 'Scotty' Scott
Ilka Chase as Abbie Binns
Sidney Blackmer as James Fielding
Ruth Hampton as Miss Border to Border
Russell Johnson as Emory
Joe Sawyer as Carl Svenson
Robert Nichols as Smitty
Pierre Watkin as Ed J. Winston
Scatman Crothers as himself
Ralph Montgomery as Morgan

References

^ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
^ Johnny Dark at TCMDB

External links

Johnny Dark at IMDb

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[box-1] "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada

[2] Johnny Dark at TCMDB

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