Posted on 12/24/2020 5:32:09 PM PST by simpson96
(Sid Grauman stands behind Henry Fonda, Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Charles Laughton, Edward G. Robinson at Grauman's Chinese Theater - July 24, 1942. Tales Of Manhattan premier)
Perhaps the best pormanteau film from Hollywood’s Golden Age, beginning with Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth and Thomas Mitchell trapped in a warped, noirish love triangle, and ending with Paul Robeson arms outstretched, in full voice – the stories all linked by the same increasingly bedraggled tailcoat.
There’s a phenomenal collection of talent assembled here by Fox, both behind and in front of the camera, including director Julien Duvivier, writers Ben Hecht and Lamar Trotti, and one of the best casts brought together in this or any other era. And though the film juggles genres, it brings the same heightened sensibility to each, as well as ruminating gamely on the nature of luck.
The pick of the bunch is a screwball masterpiece in miniature, utilizing Ginger Rogers’ gift for instant emotional connection and Henry Fonda’s ever underrated comic timing.
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Wonderful movie!
Will need to make time for this one.
When my dad was in the Marines in South Korea in the late 1950's, he'd hear Chicom propaganda broadcasts from Robeson, talking about the "happy children" in Red China. When Robeson died in 1976, I distinctly remember dad having a few choice words about the guy.
Men look like 🐧 Penguins
When I see Edward G. Robinson I am reminded of his last movie scene in his last movie, Soylent Green. He had terminal cancer at the time and Charlton Heston knew it. His crying on camera at Robinson’s death scene was real . By the way Soylent Green takes place in 2022, a little more than a year from now.
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