Episode 024: Johnny Cool (1963)

Henry Silva & Elizabeth Montgomery star in a film that is the connective tissue between “Bewitched” and the JFK assassination.

Directed by William Asher. Written by Joseph Landon based on a novel by John McPartland and produced by Peter Lawford. Starring: Henry Silva, Elizabeth Montgomery, Sammy Davis Jr, Mort Sahl, Telly Savales, Jim Backus, Joey Bishop & Richard Anderson. With music from Billy May.

How is the world wrong about this movie?

From Andras: It is impossible to understand “Bewitched” without understanding “Johnny Cool” and we are making the case that it is difficult to understand “Johnny Cool” without understanding the JFK assassination. Of course, it’s hard to understand the JFK assassination without exploring the history of the 20th century. That’s on you but “Johnny Cool” is a doorway into, and a tributary from, all of this bloody film fodder.