Review of The Defiant Ones (1958) by Kevin R — 05 Mar 2016

No more yessir boss!

Two convicts escape from prison chained together. The warden thought it would be humorous to chain a white and black prisoner together and they aren't worried about the prisoners getting too far without killing each other. The inmates try to get along long enough to make their way to freedom.

"You keep these dogs on a leash.".

Stanley Kramer, director of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner; It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World; Inherit the Wind; Judgment at Nuremburg; and Ship of Fools, delivers Defiant Ones. The storyline for this picture is very interesting and well executed. The character interactions were well written and executed by the cast, which includes Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Lon Chaney, Claude Akins, and Cara Williams.

"Sure, men and rabbits are the same thing. They're not the same thing.".

I recently came across this on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and had to DVR this grindhouse classic. This was very good and I loved how the characters played off each other. This is a worthwhile gem that is a must see for fans of the classic.

"Bugs are people. Nobody understands anybody.".

Grade: B.