''Behave Yourself!'' is a 1951 American comedy directed and cowritten by George Beck, starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters and released by

RKO Radio Pictures RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orph ...

Plot

Mild mannered young CPA Bill Denny forgets about his and his wife Kate's second anniversary until the last minute, when a small dog starts to follow him. After Kate mistakes the dog for her present, mayhem ensues, and Bill is chased by police, smugglers, counterfeiters and murderers while being harassed by his mother-in-law.

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 Glenn Anders (September 1, 1889 – October 26, 1981) was an American actor, most notable for his work on the stage. Early life Glenn Anders was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of a Swedish immigrant father. He attended the Wallac ...

as Pete the Pusher *

Allen Jenkins Allen Curtis Jenkins (born Alfred McGonegal; April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974) was an American character actor and singer who worked on stage, film, and television. Life and career Jenkins was born on Staten Island, New York, on April 9, 1900. ...

as Plainclothesman *

Sheldon Leonard Sheldon Leonard Bershad (February 22, 1907 – January 11, 1997) was an American film and television actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. Early life Sheldon Leonard Bershad was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of middle-cla ...

as Shortwave Bert *

Marvin Kaplan Marvin Wilbur Kaplan (January 24, 1927 – August 25, 2016) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Best known as Henry Beesmeyer in ''Alice'' (1978–1985). Early years Kaplan was born on January 24, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, th ...

as Max the Umbrella * Archie as Himself * Henry Corden as Numi

Production

The film was written in four days and was originally intended to be a vehicle for

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one of ...

Soundtrack

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

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Behave Yourself! 1951 films American crime comedy films American black-and-white films 1950s screwball comedy films RKO Pictures films 1950s crime comedy films American screwball comedy films Films scored by Leigh Harline 1951 comedy films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films