Richard Bradford vs Marlon Brando

That great and criminally neglected actor Richard Bradford gives his idol and hero Marlon Brando a terrible beating...taken from what should have been Bradford's big break...The Chase. 1966.

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[detectmendacity]

Bradford was EXCELLENT in The Chase. You can't hear it very well in this clip, but on a clear copy of the film the skin-on-skin sounds made me wonder if he actually gave it to Brando a couple of times! Especially at 1:55, that ugly swat sounded painful.

I loved this film despite its many faults. :)

[catfishs]

Richard Bradford was and is the most criminally overlooked actor of all time he should have been as big as Brando but chose not to play the Hollywood game and as a consequence he's suffered greatly, but in his own words he's happy

' I can look in the mirror and shave in the morning'. I find 'The Chase' to be badly dated and emarassing to watch most of the time but the scenes with Bradford, Brando, Angie Dickinson, and E.G marshall make up for it!

[countdespoonz]

Steve Ihnat is the thug who guards the door. One of the great character actors of 60s tv, Ihnat died tragically young in 1972 of a heart attack.

Knowing Bradford as the hero of "Man in a Suitcase" (he looks just the same here)it's a shock to see "McGill" as a vicious villain.

Even back in the 60s I wondered how this tremendous actor just seemed to vanish after his UK TV show.

[catfishs]

He went back to the US and did a pilot for a hospital drama then promptly pulled out of the lead role leaving another actor to fill it. He did all but vanish after that except for some very small cameo roles on US tv he emerged in films in 1975/76 in 'Going South' another very small role.

If you read the foward on the man in a suitcase dvd box set one of the directors gives you a big clue as to what may have happend, but its not for airing on here.

Catfish.

[plainwain]

Anyone know who the black guy in jail is who got beat up too? Nobody EVER remember the Black people! They probably didn't even PAY him either.

[catfishs]

Come on lighten up! the scene I posted up is about Richard Bradford and Marlon Brando a lot of other people don't get mentioned.

The black guy is Joel Fluellen a fine character actor had small parts in loads of films sadly commited sucide in 1990, I'm sure he got paid and had more money and a bigger house than I have...I'm not complaining.

[jaredcanyom]

Marlon Brando - The Best!!!!

[hamtrak]

Dont forget "Good Ole Boy" Clifton James in this scene!Born 1921,still acting as of 2006!

[zarco1977]

The fall from the table is just perfect. He throws himself and just let the gravity do the rest, exactly what happen in real life. The best!!!

[Carlota1840]

Arthur Penn is on record claiming the film would have been much better if the producer hadn't messed with it. Many of Brando's ideas were discarded to the detriment of what might have been a great film. There's a video of Brando's career with commentary by Anthony Hopkins (don't remember the name of the video) and this is where Penn talks about "The Chase."

[joesolese]

Boy Brando gets whooped on!!!! Vicious yet climatic ending. I saw this movie one night very late and the ending stayed on my mind for a couple of days. When Richard Bradford continues to beat him senseless after he's beat is unbelievable. OH well.

[RonyMexico]

@plainwain yes they did

a pack of smokes and a

bottle of ripple

[TheBlueCream]

Richard Bradford has gr8 screen presence..never heard of him till now

[JubalCalif]

Despite a very powerful cast, I've read "The Chase" was a box office failure. With a script by Lilllian Hellman, no less! Brando went from one flop to another thru the 60's....his star didn't rise again until "The Godfather" and "Last Tango in Paris" in the early 70's. THANKS for sharing this powerful clip with us! :)