Word: films
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...glasses, did an approving doubletake. Object of his scrutiny: Cinemactor James Cagney, 54, his natural resemblance to Halsey startlingly enhanced by makeup, playing Bull Halsey in a movie titled The Gallant Hours, which will depict the Bull's role in winning the Battle of Guadalcanal. Said Cagney: "This film is a labor of love and gratitude to a man who, when the chips were down, performed...
Novak, 26, ensconced with her parents in the nearby villa of her great friend, Aly Khan, an absentee host. At a party in Cannes staged by Soviet film folk, Kim and Gary danced till dawn. Hearing that Grant will go to a Moscow movie festival in July, Kim unabashedly cooed: "I'd love to go with...
...pornography, either in the situation itself or in the way it is photographed. The playwright's declared purpose is to show corruption, and his story does so while remaining well within the bounds of what is acceptable on the modern screen or stage. The real trouble with the film lies in Williams' failure to make his people anything more than corrupt. They have more medical than dramatic interest--or at least they did until Elia Kazan got to work on them...
While it is the usual practice for publicity men to emphasize sex in every film they promote, they did us a real disservice with Baby Doll, for their work was largely responsible for starting a controversy that only obscured the quality of the film. Baby Doll is neither as good nor as bad as various partisans have argued, and certainly not as dirty...
Kazan's most important contribution to the film, apart from getting remarkable performances from his actors, was to turn Williams' sweaty study of degeneracy into a comedy. Always searching for humor among the dirt--Kazan has his principals--Carroll Baker, as Baby Doll, Karl Malden, as Meighan, and Eli Wallach, as Vacarro--explore the comic sides of their characters. His direction is brilliant and the three performers, who give unanimously superb performances, prove once and for all that Kazan's rather nervous brand of naturalistic acting is quite suitable for comedy. The director's interpretation unquestionably improves the script, even...