4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 4, 2018
Kings Row is apparently a good place to live. The billboard in town says as much. It’s the goings-on in the community that tells a different story — providing a conflicting more subversive view of small-town America. The story starts out with 5 children. It feels like we hardly get to read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 28, 2017
Mixed reviews are often the hardest ones to write, and I have mixed feelings about Kings Row (1942), the Sam Wood drama adapted from the controversial novel by Henry Bellamann. I think, ultimately, the film is useful as an example of the ways the Hays Code could undermine the purpose of an artistic read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 28, 2017
Mixed reviews are often the hardest ones to write, and I have mixed feelings about Kings Row (1942), the Sam Wood drama adapted from the controversial novel by Henry Bellamann. I think, ultimately, the film is useful as an example of the ways the Hays Code could undermine the purpose of an artistic read more
King’s Row Directed by Sam Wood Written by Casey Robinson from the novel by Henry Bellamann 1942/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental Ronald Reagan is the best thing about this film. It’s another highly-rated drama that I wish I liked more that I do. The story takes plac read more
Back at the turn of the last century, Kings Row was thought to be a picture-perfect small town. But just like Peyton Place and Twin Peaks, Kings Row has got a very dark side. The movie begins in 1890 when all the main characters are just children. Parris Mitchell (Robert Cummings) and Drake McHu read more
Four childhood friends grow up an a typical American small town in the early 1900′s. Paris (Robert Cummings) is raised by his grandmother, pursues his dreams of becoming a doctor and studies under Dr. Tower (Claude Rains), father of his sweetheart, Cassandra (Betty Field). Paris hasnR read more
