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Adam’s Rib (George Cukor, 1949)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Sep 1, 2013
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn made a total of nine films together, but, for my money, Adam’s Rib is the best. It’s a film with just about everything, from a sharp script to a great performances by the central couple as rival lawyers. It was also ahead of its time in its trenchant read more
Tokyo Joe (Stuart Heisler, 1949)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Aug 2, 2013
The shadow of Casablanca hangs heavy over Tokyo Joe, as Bogart attempts to recapture the mood of his most famous romance in a drama made by his own production company, Santana. Once again, Bogart plays an expat nightclub owner, this time wandering through the battered landscape of post-war Tokyo. An read more
Always Goodbye (Sidney Lanfield, 1938)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jul 20, 2013
This is my contribution to the Barbara Stanwyck blogathon being organised by Girl with a White Parasol, which features a great range of postings going right through her career. Barbara Stanwyck and Johnny Russell Sacrificial mother love was a persistent theme in 1930s melodramas – and Barbara read more
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (2)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jul 14, 2013
This is my contribution to the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film Blogathon hosted by Once Upon a Screen and Classic Movie Hub. Do check out the other postings, which cover a wide range of artists. Facing the music and dancing If there is any one dance number which sums up the appeal of Fred Astaire and G read more
Margaret Rutherford in Blithe Spirit (David Lean, 1945)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jun 28, 2013
Margaret Rutherford on her bike This posting is my contribution to the Funny Lady blogathon being organised by the Movies, Silently blog. Please do visit and read the postings on a host of actresses from different eras. If there’s a film moment that sums up Margaret Rutherford’s screen p read more
Christopher Strong (Dorothy Arzner, 1933)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jun 21, 2013
Katharine Hepburn as Lady Cynthia Darrington Aviation movies have long held a fascination for me, but I haven’t seen many featuring female aviators — and most of those I have seen are a disappointment. For instance, I was recently excited at the chance to see the German silent film The Ship read more
It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on May 19, 2013
It was a film made in just four weeks, and on a shoestring. Clark Gable was forced to star in it as a punishment, according to some accounts, and turned up drunk and angry to meet director Frank Capra. At the end of filming, Claudette Colbert said “I just finished the worst picture in the wor read more
And So They Were Married (Elliott Nugent, 1936)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on May 7, 2013
This is my contribution to the Mary Astor blogathon being hosted by classic movie blogs Tales of the Easily Distracted and Silver Screenings, running from May 3-10, 2013 – please do visit the other blogs taking part. Mary Astor and Melvyn Douglas The Mary Astor film I’ve chosen to write read more
The Thin Man (WS Van Dyke, 1934)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Apr 30, 2013
If there’s one murder mystery where nobody cares whodunit, it has to be The Thin Man. Why waste time puzzling over clues when you could be enjoying William Powell and Myrna Loy, and their portrayal of glamorous detectives Nick and Nora Charles? The scenes everybody remembers from this spark read more
Come Live with Me (Clarence Brown, 1941)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Apr 14, 2013
James Stewart and Hedy Lamarr make an unusual romantic combination – especially when she is dressed in stunning gowns by Adrian and he is down to his last dime. However, this surprising pairing works well in the MGM romantic comedy Come Live with Me. This isn’t one of the greatest films read more
The Strawberry Blonde (Raoul Walsh, 1941)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Apr 8, 2013
This is my contribution to the James Cagney blogathon being organised by R.D. Finch at The Movie Projector. Please do visit and read the other postings. There is also the chance to win a two-DVD special set of ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ – scroll down to the bottom of the Movie Projector read more
Easter Parade (Charles Walters, 1948)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Mar 29, 2013
It’s hard to imagine a sunnier musical than Easter Parade. Everything fits together perfectly, from the sublime song-and-dance pairing of Judy Garland and Fred Astaire to the score packed with great Irving Berlin standards. Yet this brightly-coloured holiday favourite was at first intended to be dar read more
Saturday’s Children (Vincent Sherman, 1940 – and other versions)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Mar 24, 2013
This posting is really a follow-up to the excellent John Garfield centenary blogathon. In the last few days I’ve been lucky enough to see one of Garfield’s rarer films, Saturday’s Children, and was surprised to realise just how many other versions of the same story have been made read more
The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Mar 16, 2013
Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse There’s a Western musical number in one of Fred Astaire’s least-known films, Let’s Dance (1950), where a TV set is seen on the wall, showing a cowboy film. Astaire eyes it disbelievingly for a second – then whips out a gun and shoots the screen. A slightly less read more
Battle Circus (Richard Brooks, 1953)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Mar 8, 2013
Humphrey Bogart and June Allyson Nearly two decades before M.A.S.H., the Korean War romantic drama Battle Circus, starring Humphrey Bogart and June Allyson as a surgeon and nurse, covered much of the same territory. Indeed, the opening shots of a helicopter hovering above a landscape of tents looks read more
He Ran All the Way (John Berry, 1951)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Mar 3, 2013
This is my contribution to the John Garfield centenary blogathon being organised by Patti at They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To. Please do visit and take a look at the other postings. John Garfield’s last film is one of his greatest – yet it tends to be known more for the read more
Guys and Dolls (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1955)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Feb 21, 2013
Frank Loesser’s amazing score for Guys and Dolls has to be one of the greatest ever written, packed with unforgettable songs, from Fugue for Tinhorns to Luck, Be a Lady and Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat. Michael Kidd’s fast-moving choreography in the colourful street scenes, using read more
Eternally Yours (Tay Garnett, 1939)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Feb 15, 2013
David Niven and Loretta Young Latter-day screwball comedy Eternally Yours was made in what is often described as Hollywood’s greatest year, 1939, and has a superb cast. There are three actors who later won Oscars, not only leads Loretta Young and David Niven, but also Broderick Crawford as the read more
My favourite actors
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Feb 6, 2013
Making a list of my top ten favourite male actors was even harder than listing my favourite actresses, because there is a temptation to put all those I find the most handsome top of the list, and that isn’t really what it’s about. I’m uneasily aware that most of my top ten are, non read more
My favourite actresses
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jan 26, 2013
I’ve noticed that quite a few other blogs have lists of favourite actors and actresses. Today I felt like doing something a bit different from my usual reviews, so made a list of my favourite ten actresses at the moment. I’m sure if I made the list another day it would be different -and read more