The Turning Point - 1952

The Turning Point - 1952

Oktober 22, 2020
Adele Longmire, Alexis Smith, Carolyn Jones, Danny Dayton, Don Porter, Ed Begley, Edmond O'Brien, The Turning Point, Tom Tully, Whit Bissell, William Holden

  The Turning Point (1952) depicts a government committee’s investigation of organized crime. In film noir style, it becomes a kind of anti...

Executive Suite - 1954

Executive Suite - 1954

September 06, 2010
Barbara Stanwyck, Dean Jagger, Executive Suite, Fredric March, June Allyson, Labor Day, Louis Calhern, Nina Foch, Paul Douglas, Robert Wise, Tim Considine, Walter Pidgeon, William Holden

We mark Labor Day in the U.S. today with a look at Executive Suite (1954). It’s not just a retro look, but an echo from America’s mighty i...

Sabrina (1954) - Part 2

Sabrina (1954) - Part 2

Agustus 02, 2007
Audrey Hepburn, Emory Parnell, Hubert de Givenchy, Humphrey Bogart, Sabrina, Samuel Taylor, Walter Hampden, William Holden

When Sabrina attends the party in probably the most fantastic gown ever created for the movies, the butler, played by Emory Parnell, gushing...

Sabrina (1954) - Part 1

Sabrina (1954) - Part 1

Agustus 01, 2007
Audrey Hepburn, Billy Wilder, Humphrey Bogart, John Williams, Sabrina, The African Queen, William Holden

“Sabrina” (1954) is deceptively a watershed film. Deceptively because it is simply a Cinderella story, nothing unusual about that, but one ...

"Singin'" and "Sunset", Two Parodies of Silent Film

"Singin'" and "Sunset", Two Parodies of Silent Film

April 30, 2007
Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Gene Kelly, Gloria Swanson, silent films, Singin' in the Rain, Sunset Blvd., William Holden

The film industry of the 1920s was parodied twice in the early 1950s with intelligence, wit, and great success. Each film, however, showed ...