Naomi Murdoch is returning to the smalltown of Riverdale to see her daughter perform in a high school play and the town is in a gossiping uproar. Nearly ten years earlier, Naomi left Riverdale, her husband Henry ( Richard Carlson ) and her three children to pursue a career on the stage as an actress read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 19, 2018
Douglas Sirk films almost by design seem to always revolve around the most uncomfortable thematic ideas that you can think of and whether that is Sirk’s own wry sense of irony or more so the material that was provided him, there’s always something to be gleaned from what he does. With e read more
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jan 19, 2016
Crystal Kalyana Pacey of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is our hostess for the Remembering Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon. Click HERE for the tributes to the amazing actress.
The 1953 release All I Desire, based on the novel Stopover by Carol Ryrie Brink, is the link between two dist read more
This is my first entry for the ‘Universal Pictures Blogathon’ hosted by Silver Scenes. Click here to read the other posts being exhibited during this event. Another Barbara Stanwyck film is following tomorrow. Douglas Sirk, the German born director who was known for his imaginative sty read more
NOTE: This film was viewed for the Barbara Stanwyck Filmography Project. I’m watching (or re-watching) and reviewing every Barbara Stanwyck film! For more posts in this series, visit the Listography page.
Naomi Murdoch (Barbara Stanwyck) is a fading stage star who left her family a decade ago, read more
Barbara Stanwyck with Lori Nelson Mention Douglas Sirk, and the type of film that immediately comes to mind is a glossy colour melodrama. However, he did also make some black-and-white films – including this early 1950s production. Like his previous film, Has Anybody Seen My Gal?, this is a pe read more
