Baby Face Nelson (1957)
If you’re not ready to see Mickey Rooney as a bad guy, don’t rent Baby Face Nelson. He really gets into the role, and it’s impossible to see any molecule of Andy Hardy in his performance. He plays the famed 1920s gangster, and it’s not a sympathetic portrayal. He’s got a temper, a jealous streak, anger issues, and very few weak feelings. Once, while committing a crime, a couple of kids wander into the fray, and Mickey poises his gun. If they turn around and get a good look at his face, he’ll shoot. Thankfully, they don’t, but Mickey’s girlfriend, Carolyn Jones, says warily, “Lie to me, baby. Tell me you wouldn’t have killed them.” Mickey says in a deadpan, “I wouldn’t have killed them,” and it’s obvious he’s lying.
This isn’t my favorite gangster picture. Yes, these big-time hoodlums are usually pretty rotten people, but sometimes it’s fun to glamorize their backstory and add some sympathetic side to their character. This one makes him out to be a straight villain, and why watch Mickey Rooney as a bad guy when you can watch him as a good guy in other movies? If you want to see him in a different role, and to share tons of steamy smooches with Carolyn Jones, you can rent it.
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More Mickey Rooney movies here!
This isn’t my favorite gangster picture. Yes, these big-time hoodlums are usually pretty rotten people, but sometimes it’s fun to glamorize their backstory and add some sympathetic side to their character. This one makes him out to be a straight villain, and why watch Mickey Rooney as a bad guy when you can watch him as a good guy in other movies? If you want to see him in a different role, and to share tons of steamy smooches with Carolyn Jones, you can rent it.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Mickey Rooney movies here!