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The Films of Alfred Hitchcock

ROBERTA (1935)

Roberta (1935)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Roberta (1935) Pretty good Fred (Astaire) & Ginger (Rogers) film featuring Randolph Scott and Irene Dunne as its romantic leads. Directed by William Seiter this comedy Musical includes the Oscar nominated song “Lovely to Look at” though I think the highlight is Dunne’s singing of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”. Helen Westley is a businesswoman in Paris who also happens to be Scott’s aunt; Dunne’s [...]
The Paul Newman Collection

The Paul Newman Collection

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The Paul Newman Collection Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) The Left Handed Gun (1958) The Young Philadelphians (1959) – full review! Harper (1966) Pocket Money (1972) – full review! The MacKintosh Man (1973) The Drowning Pool (1975) Purchase this DVD Collection now [...]
Land Beyond the Law (1937)

Land Beyond the Law (1937)

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Land Beyond the Law (1937) Dick Foran (the “Singing Cowboy”) plays ‘Chip’ Douglas the rowdiest of hands on Slade Henaberry’s (Cy Kendall) ranch and unaware that his boss is crooked. That is until Chip’s disapproving father (Tom Brower) is killed by Henaberry’s henchman Tascosa (Harry Woods) who was rustling Mr. Douglas’s cattle at the time. The story is set in the 1870’s in Bitter Creek New Mexico Territory. The [...]
Baby Doll (1956)

Baby Doll (1956)

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Baby Doll (1956) A controversial film invoking a variety of opinions which tells the story of a child bride (Carroll Baker her only Oscar nominated performance – Best Actress) and her clueless husband (Karl Malden) who strives to please her enough to finally consummate their marriage. Their lives are tragically influenced by an Italian businessman (Eli Wallach in his film debut) who’s a newcomer in their community. There are some [...]
ACTRESSES IN OSCAR’S BEST PICTURE WINNERS

Actresses in Oscar’s Best Picture Winners

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Actresses in Oscar’s Best Picture Winners As a follow-up to my related essay on lead actors there have been several actresses who have appeared in more than one movie that has won the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences highest award (e.g. the Best Picture Oscar) but Meryl Streep is the only one to have acted in back-to-back winners (The Deer Hunter (1978) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)). Ms. Streep has thus far appeared in a total of [...]
CHAMP THE (1931)

Champ The (1931)

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Champ The (1931) This is a terrific boxing story (Best Writing Original Story Oscar) of an old fighter played by Wallace Beery and his son (Jackie Cooper) that’s his biggest fan. Beery shared the Best Actor Oscar with Frederic March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). The film and its director King Vidor were also nominated. Purchase this DVD now [...]
IN A LONELY PLACE (1950)

In A Lonely Place (1950)

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In A Lonely Place (1950) A great film by director Nicholas Ray which gives a behind the scenes look at Hollywood. Humphrey Bogart plays a haunted impulsive and violent out of work writer. He meets a girl (Martha Stewart) who works in a restaurant that has written a trashy novel. After he has had her to his apartment to narrate the details for him she is found murdered. Naturally Bogart is suspected. However a beautiful blonde neighbor of his [...]
My Favorite Wife (1940)

My Favorite Wife (1940)

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My Favorite Wife (1940) This classic screwball comedy was directed by Garson Kanin and co-written by Leo McCarey (Going My Way (1944)) who shared an Academy Award nomination for this Original Story with (husband & wife) Bella and Sam Spewack (their only nomination); the film’s B&W Art Direction and Roy Webb’s Score were also Oscar nominated. Cary Grant stars as a man who has just convinced a judge (Granville Bates) that his [...]
Foreign Affair A (1948)

Foreign Affair A (1948)

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Foreign Affair A (1948) Directed by Billy Wilder with a screenplay he co-wrote with Charles Brackett and Richard Breen (adapted by Robert Harari) that was based on David Shaw’s story this essential comedy drama romance stars Jean Arthur Marlene Dietrich and John Lund. The clever screenplay writing was nominated for an Oscar as was the film’s B&W Cinematography. Arthur plays Congresswoman Phoebe Frost who along with others (played [...]
WINTER MEETING (1948)

Winter Meeting (1948)

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Winter Meeting (1948) This deadly dull romance drama starring Bette Davis and oddly cast Jim Davis (no relation) in thankfully his only leading role of this type was directed by Bretaigne Windust. Made from an Ethel Vance (aka Grace Zaring Stone) novel with a screenplay by Catherine Turney it also features Janis Paige John Hoyt Florence Bates Walter Baldwin and Ransom Sherman in minor supporting roles. Even the great Bette can’t save this [...]
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