Word: goldwynism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...after ten years of preparation and two years of actual production, Samuel Goldwyn has brought it to the screen in Technicolor, Todd-AO, and stereophonic sound, where it will probably enjoy more box-office success than ever...
Without gifted performers, however, it would be all for naught. Mr. Goldwyn has fortunately secured the services of Robert McPherrin and Adele Addison to sing the title roles and some of the top stars in the business to do the acting honors...
Porgy and Bess. George Gershwin's songs, Pearl Bailey's lusty singing and Sammy Davis Jr.'s diabolic portrayal of Sportin' Life pep up Sam Goldwyn's ponderous, $7,000,000 film version (in wide-screen Todd-AO and lush color) of America's No. 1 folk opera...
Porgy and Bess. George Gershwin's songs, Pearl Bailey's lusty singing and Sammy Davis Jr.'s diabolic portrayal of Sportin' Life pep up Sam Goldwyn's sometimes ponderous $7,000,000 attempt to film (in wide-screen Todd-AO and lush color) the No. 1 American folk opera...
Porgy and Bess. George Gershwin might not have been overjoyed with the heavy, static, wide-screen pageant that Producer Sam Goldwyn and Director Otto Preminger have fashioned from his folk opera, but nothing can prevent the show's songs from tingling the spine. Standout performances: Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey...