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Hello Out There

Hello Out There

1949Short⏱️ 31m
ShortDrama
6.8
IMDB Rating
54 votes

A down on his luck gambler ends up in jail in a small Texan town where he meets and falls in love with Emily. They make plans to go to San Francisco but may not get the opportunity.

Director
James Whale
Writers
William Saroyan, George W. Tobin
Stars
Marjorie Steele, Harry Morgan, Lee Patrick
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Marjorie Steele
as Emily Smith
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
as The Young Gambler
Lee Patrick
Lee Patrick
as The Wife
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
as The Husband

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
KTTV/Fox Television Center - 5746 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

🏷️ Keywords

unreleased filmminimal castbased on play

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Sayonara, James. Or Saroyan I guess.
by utgard142025-11-27
5/10

"This is basically a filmed play, notable only for it being James Whale's last work. The whole thing reeks of those kinds of teleplays that dominated television in the early days. Think Rod Serling but without the social commentary. With Serling, however, you could be guaranteed his characters would get some great dialogue. Here we just get Harry Morgan shouting a lot and Marjorie Steele acting like she has brain damage. Morgan's a better actor than this. No one could make the material work. Every line out of the main character's mouth makes him more and more unsympathetic. The p..."

💡 Did You Know?

Intended as a part of a multi-part film in the style of Quartet (1948), it was shot at the KTTV Studio in Los Angeles at a cost of $41,000, had one set, used natural sounds instead of music, and was rather impressionistic in its cinematic style.

📖 Synopsis

A down on his luck gambler ends up in jail in a small Texan town where he meets and falls in love with Emily. They make plans to go to San Francisco but may not get the opportunity.