Your article makes me want to see this again right away. I did just watch PUSHOVER again which has Fred playing another basically decent guy who’s fed up with playing by the rules and goes bad in a heartbeat when he meets Kim Novak. It’s no Double Indemnity but it’s a good antidote to Disney pap like Follow Me, Boys and The Happiest Millionaire.

Edward G Robinson as Keyes sums up Walter’s character in a great line from the film:

” I picked you for the job, not because I think you’re so darn smart, but because I thought you were a shade less dumb than the rest of the outfit. Guess I was wrong. You’re not smarter, Walter… you’re just a little taller.”

Next to Walter, I adore his playing in “The Absent-Minded Professor”. I watched it countless times on a Family channel loop when my kids were younger. It’s a priceless comedy performance, totally endearing because this man truly believed he invented flubber.