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HOWARD HUGHES THE FILM-MAKER

Howard Hughes The Film-Maker

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Howard Hughes The Film-Maker Given the interest in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator (2004) I thought it might be worthwhile to give the current moviegoer some perspective of “Howard Hughes The Film-Maker” by highlighting some of the movies he produced and/or directed. The first film the novice produced Swell Hogan (1926) was so bad he withdrew it from production. However the second film he produced was: Two Arabian Knights (1927) [...]
BLOOD ON THE MOON (1948)

Blood on the Moon (1948)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Blood on the Moon (1948) Directed by Robert Wise this slightly above average Western drama is dripping with testosterone though its story is more film noir-like than anything else. The plot follows Jim Garry (Robert Mitchum) as a man who finds himself in the middle of the familiar battle between a rancher and some homesteaders. With few options given the failures in his past he ventures out to accept a job with an old friend Tate Riling (Robert [...]
Dr. Socrates (1935)

Dr. Socrates (1935)

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Dr. Socrates (1935) Just before Paul Muni got his chance to play the titled doctor in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935) the role which earned him his Best Actor Academy Award he played the title role in this crime drama as Dr. Lee Cardwell. William Dieterle directed both films; their other two collaborations were also titled roles for the actor: in the Oscar winning Best Picture The Life of Emile Zola (1937) and as Juarez (1939). This [...]
GEORGY GIRL (1966)

Georgy Girl (1966)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Georgy Girl (1966) “Hey there Georgy Girl” is a song I had a hard time getting out of my head after I watched this one on TCM in November 2004. One of those kind of tunes which was rightfully Oscar nominated. The film isn’t bad either. It stars an unrecognizable Lynn Redgrave in the title role a frumpy young woman who lives with a gorgeous self-centered roommate (played excellently by Charlotte Rampling) and her husband (Alan [...]
STOLEN LIFE A (1946) – FULL REVIEW!

Stolen Life A (1946) – full review!

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Stolen Life A (1946) – full review! Directed by Curtis Bernhardt this implausible drama does feature some unique special effects earning it an Oscar nomination (one of several including awards for Nathan Levinson) which allow Bette Davis to appear as twin sister characters. Having become acquainted with some identical twins in my life I know that the premise put forth in this story – that one twin could pose as another remaining [...]
Edison the Man (1940) – full review!

Edison the Man (1940) – full review!

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Edison the Man (1940) – full review! How nice it is to sit down and watch a wonderful if fictionalized biography which includes so many of MGM’s great character actors; this movie is not only a film lover’s delight but it’s also appropriate for the whole family. Directed by Clarence Brown who received six unrewarded Best Director Academy Award nominations throughout his career with a story by Hugo Butler and Dore Schary [...]
Pirates of the Prairie (1942)

Pirates of the Prairie (1942)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Pirates of the Prairie (1942) Directed by Howard Bretherton and written by J. Benton Cheney and Doris Schroeder from a Berne Giler story this B movie Tim Holt Western features goofy crooner Cliff Edwards as ‘Ukulele Ike’ a sidekick-like character who sings a couple of short tunes while he strums his guitar. Holt plays Larry Durant a deputy marshal who’s sent in undercover to untamed Spencerville to investigate a corrupted [...]
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Secret Fury The (1950)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Secret Fury The (1950) Directed by (actor turned director) Mel Ferrer and featuring a cameo by (no relation) Jose Ferrer this Lionel Houser screenplay was based on a story by Jack Leonard (The Narrow Margin (1952)) and James O’Hanlon and features Claudette Colbert Robert Ryan and stage actress (and sometimes writer) Jane Cowl. Pianist Ellen Ewing (Colbert) is just about to marry David McLean (Ryan) when the ceremony is interrupted by an [...]
MANNEQUIN (1937) – FULL REVIEW!

Mannequin (1937) – full review!

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Mannequin (1937) – full review! Directed by Frank Borzage (Bad Girl (1931)) who also co-produced with Joseph L. Mankiewicz this stereotypical rags to riches (poor girl becomes showgirl marries millionaire) story by Katharine Bush was turned into a fairly involving drama by screenwriter Lawrence Hazard and performances from Joan Crawford (in the title role another term for runway model) and Spencer Tracy their only pairing. Alan Curtis who [...]
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