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Scaramouche (1952)

Scaramouche (1952)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Scaramouche (1952) One of those great films that TCM (and no one else?) shows that you must see if you haven’t. Not only does it have the longest sword fight in the history of film but it has Stewart Granger Mel Ferrer Eleanor Parker Janet Leigh Nina Foch Richard Anderson and Lewis Stone. Great for the whole family! Granger is a man supported by an (as yet) unknown benefactor that doesn’t know who his father was. He’s rather [...]
APRIL 2005 – ERROL FLYNN

April 2005 – Errol Flynn

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

April 2005 – Errol Flynn Friday April 1 – April Fools 6:00 AM MGM’s Big Parade Of Comedy (1964) – I’ve not seen this but it promises to be fun. It features clips from MGM films which highlight funny scenes & dozens of (comic) stars A selection of Laurel & Hardy films including: 7:30 AM Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) – a TCM premiere! 8:45 AM The Devil’s Brother (1933) – a 3 star film! 10:15 AM [...]
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Take the High Ground! (1953)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Take the High Ground! (1953) Richard Widmark plays your typical Army Sergeant a-hole trying to get the troops in shape during a scant 16 weeks of boot camp; Karl Malden plays his saner assistant. The recruits consist of Russ Tamblyn (yes they figured out a way for him to show off his gymnastic skills) Steve Forrest (better known as TV’s S.W.A.T. leader) and other requisites: a black man a cowboy a recruit that can’t take it and a [...]
TALE OF TWO CITIES A (1935)

Tale of Two Cities A (1935)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Tale of Two Cities A (1935) Producer David O. Selznick’s great screen version of this Charles Dickens classic received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture and stars Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan Reginald Owen Basil Rathbone Donald Woods and Edna May Oliver (love her!) among others. Editor Conrad Nervig (Eskimo (1933)) was also nominated. The film opens with Colman as the man facing the guillotine who tells the story in flashback. He is [...]
The Falcon in Mexico (1944)

The Falcon in Mexico (1944)

September 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Falcon in Mexico (1944) The ninth film in the Falcon series A little different than earlier films in the series this one is the first film since A Date with the Falcon without Edward Gargan as Detective Bates and first one without Cliff Clark as the Police Inspector since The Falcon’s Brother when Clark took over the role from noted character actor James Gleason. Also a single character Manuel (Nester Paiva) who “adopts” [...]
Born Yesterday (1950)

Born Yesterday (1950)

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Born Yesterday (1950) Judy Holliday gives a knockout career performance as the initially dim-witted ex-showgirl Billie Dawn earning herself the Best Actress Oscar on her only nomination. Broderick Crawford plays her rough and tough self-made businessman boyfriend Harry Brock who hires newspaperman Paul Verrall played by William Holden to teach his "dumb broad" how to act in society so as not to embarrass him in public. Unfortunately [...]
Baby Face (1933) – full review!

Baby Face (1933) – full review!

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Baby Face (1933) – full review! Barbara Stanwyck is perfectly cast in the title role of this sexy drama that was recently restored to its scandalous pre-code origins. Alfred Green directed the Darryl F. Zanuck (aka Mark Canfield) story; Gene Markey and Kathryn Scola wrote the screenplay. It’s the story of a woman who grew up in a horrible environment that made her a tramp. But she receives some advice from a local (factory town Erie) [...]
ROAD HOUSE (1948)

Road House (1948)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Road House (1948) Here are my thoughts about screenwriter-producer Edward Chodorov’s Road House (1948) – starring Ida Lupino Cornel Wilde Celeste Holm and Richard Widmark (in his third film) – which was directed by Jean Negulesco. The title was unfortunately reused for a Patrick Swayze –vehicle some 40 years later so I thought that reviewing this classic might help those who’ve only seen the 1989 movie to forget. Although it features a [...]
SINGING NUN THE (1966)

Singing Nun The (1966)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Singing Nun The (1966) Loosely based on Soeur Sourire a Belgian nun who had a hit record the catchy Dominique (“Dominique a neek a neek”) this average biographical drama features Debbie Reynolds in the title role as Sister Ann who’s named her guitar Sister Adele. It was directed by Henry Koster (The Bishop’s Wife (1947)) and features a screenplay written by John Furia Jr. and Sally Benson (Anna and the King of Siam [...]
CHARIOTS OF FIRE (1981)

Chariots of Fire (1981)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Chariots of Fire (1981) I was a hurdler in high school so this one is special even though it came out after I graduated. Hard to get charged up about the Brits winning track & field gold over the USA in the Olympics though. The first of consecutive Best Picture Oscars taken home by the British (Sir John Gielgud in both); it also won for Screenplay Writing. Supporting Actor Ian Holm and Director Hugh Hudson received their only Oscar [...]
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