The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on August 28, 2014

In honor of today being the 84th birthday anniversary of the late great Ben Gazzara, today’s pic is another from Convicts 4 (1962), directed by Millard Kaufman. John Resko ponders his predicament after unexpectedly meeting up with his childhood friend Nick in the prison yard at Dannemora. Tim   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on February 5, 2014

This week’s video is a compilation of scenes from Millard Kaufman‘s Convicts 4 (1962). The fellow who posted it doesn’t think much of the film or Timothy’s lock-jaw acting technique, which I admit is pretty over-the-top. Tim’s scenes begin at about 3:55. Enjoy with a hu   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on November 29, 2013

After stuffing ourselves yesterday, we deserve a rest. And where better to put up our feet than in the clink? We close the holiday week with another look at Convicts 4 (1962), Millard Kaufman‘s prison biography of artist John Resko (Ben Gazzara). Unbeknownst to Resko and his old pal Nick,...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on August 28, 2013

Today, the eighty-third birthday anniversary of the amazing Ben Gazzara, we present again a clip from the prison biopic Convicts 4 (1962), directed by Millard Kaufman. It features Timothy’s first appearance in the film, and it is certainly memorable. As we all know, Tim and Gazzara appeared to   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on June 18, 2013

It’s time to revisit Convicts 4 (1962), aka Reprieve, directed by Millard Kaufman. Genial convict Nick welcomes his old pal John Resko (Ben Gazzara) to The Hill. Timothy’s teeth-clenching pseudo-Kirk Douglas delivery really gets a workout here. Keep your eyes open also for a fleeting ap   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on October 22, 2012

Our pic of the day is another promotional still from Convicts 4 (1962) (aka Reprieve), the prison drama written and directed by Millard Kaufman. The big cake-eating scene is about to begin. The notation on the back is worth quoting: 27. PRISON PARTY—Roland LaStarza, Tom Gilson, Ben Gazzara, a   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on March 29, 2012

Our pic of the day (and you remember about clicking for embiggening) is a nice promotional portrait of Timothy from Convicts 4, aka Reprieve (1962), one of my latest eBay finds. I’m still not sure if that’s a hearing aid or a transistor radio he has there. He used a...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on February 3, 2012

Our pic for today takes another look at Convicts 4 (1962), based on the book Reprieve by John Resko, an account of his time in prison. Tim, as fellow prisoner Nick, is startled by the sudden breakout of a big fight between Resko (Ben Gazzara) and Iggy (Ray Walston). As...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on October 19, 2011

This week we feature Tim’s first appearance in Convicts 4 (1962), originally known as Reprieve and written and directed by Millard Kaufman. Tim is an affable convict by the name of Nick. You gotta love this guy. Tim and Ben Gazzara would meet again in 1976, in John Cassavetes‘ The...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on July 11, 2011

The pic of the day (and you know to click to embiggen, I’m sure) is from Convicts 4 (1962), directed by Millard Kaufman and starring Ben Gazzara as real-life prisoner John Resko. Tim is his genial fellow inmate Nick, who talks through his teeth, shoves a ginormous slice of cake...   read more