Saturday, July 31, 2010

365 Movies: Strange Bargain Review


Strange Bargain stars Jeffrey Lynn, Martha Scott, and Harry Morgan in this 1949 film. After loosing his job, Sam(Lynn) doesn't expect to hear from his ex-employer again, but he does. He wants Sam to make his suicide look like a murder, in order for his family to live comfortably. Sam is hesitate about doing it, but when he has no way out, he has to do it. This is a B film, but it was a very captivating and interesting film. Lynn is perfect as the nervous and anxious bookkeeper, and he does the role excellently. This is far more Lynn's film, than Scott's film. She just kind of prances around, looking pretty, and worrying about her husband. I liked Morgan as the Lieutenant; I thought he was quite good. I felt that the ending had a nice twist, that I honestly wasn't expecting.



Review for Tomorrow: Love Crazy

Friday, July 30, 2010

365 Movies: Waterloo Bridge Review


Waterloo Bridge stars Mae Clarke and Douglass Montgomery in this 1931 film. Ashamed of her profession, Myra(Clarke) finds it extremely difficult to tell Roy(Montgomery) about it, because she's afraid he'll leave her. The two fall in love pretty quickly, but because of Myra's insecurities about her past, the two are unable to create a future together. This is far superior to the 1941 version starring Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor. Douglass and Mae work so well together, and they are so believable as the heart stricken couple. Before the tragedy between the two began, I really was smiling, every time, they were together. They were so beautiful and charming together. I really preferred this ending as well, because I just feel that it fit better to the story. I'm so glad, that both Douglass and Mae had a chance during their career to be in this movie, because they both do so well in it. It's heart-wrenching to watch them together, but so perfect in the end. Overall, the film is beautiful yet tragic to watch, with a stunning cast as well.


Review for Tomorrow: Strange Bargain

Thursday, July 29, 2010

365 Movies: When Were You Born? Review


When Were You Born stars Anna May Wong, Margaret Lindsay, Charles C. Wilson, Anthoyn Averill, and Jeffrey Lynn in this 1938 film. After an astrologer predicts the death of a wealthy businessman, Mei Lei Ming(Wong) helps find out who killed him. Using astrology, Mei Lei finds out through the suspect's signs, if they are guilty or not. Considering it's a rather unknown and short film, I thought it was pretty fascinating. Using astrology as a way to solve crime is an interesting theory, and I found the film to be pretty good. Anna Mae was the star of the film and she was really wonderful. Jeffrey played the exuberant reporter trying to find more information on the murder, and I thought he was fun to watch, and charming to see in the bit part.


Review for Tomorrow: Waterloo Bridge

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

365 Movies: Together Again Review

Together Again stars Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Charles Coburn, and Mona Freeman in this 1944 film. After her dead husband's statue is destroyed, Mayor Anne Crandall(Dunne) looks for another sculpture. What she finds is a very charming Frenchman named George(Boyer) and there is immediate chemistry between the two. Anne's overly whiny step-daughter Diana(Freeman) is so over the top, she really puts a downer on the film. The storyline is so-so with feeling of "Theodora goes Wild" and "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" mixed into it, and both of those films were much better, than this one. The humor in this was kind of dry, but the teaming of Dunne, Boyer, and Coburn was absolutely brilliant.



Review for Tomorrow: When Were You Born

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

365 Movies: Despicable Me Review


Despicable Me stars Steve Carrell, Jason Segel, and Russell Brand in this 2010 animated film. His entire life, villain Gru(Carrell) has tried to be a model villain, but things never turn out, quite the way he wants them to. His pessimistic Mother(Julie Andrews) doesn't think he's good at being a villain, and is always making Gru feel bad about himself. With his arch nemesis(Segel) on his back, Gru must go through with his evil plan, and take care of three little orphan girls. What Gru doesn't expect to happen though, is to become so deeply attached to the little girls. It's a fun film for the entire family to watch, with immature little jokes along the way, but nothing harmful. It is probably best for kids but I do think, that the kid in the adults will find some enjoyment in it.


Review for Tomorrow: Together Again

Monday, July 26, 2010

365 Movies: Last Holiday Review


Last Holiday stars Alec Guiness and Kay Walsh in this 1950 film. Discovering he's dying, George Bird(Guiness) decides to go a bit of a holiday, before his final days. What he doesn't expect though, is to change people's lives in the process. It's a touching and at most times, a very charming and sweet film. It is a bit of a message film, but it's not at all preachy, which I totally liked. Alec Guiness was absolutely wonderful, and I really wish this film was more well known. It was such a marvelous film, that had me on the verge of crying.


Review for Tomorrow: Despicable Me

Sunday, July 25, 2010

365 Movies: The Doctor Takes a Wife Review


The Doctor Takes a Wife stars Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick, and Edmund Gwenn in this 1940 film. Career girl June(Young) makes a job out of being a single girl, and when a rumor spreads about her being married, she has to cover up her tracks quick. Trying to turn her scandal into an opportunity to start up a new book, June make an agreement with her fake husband, Tim(Milland), that will enable both of them a chance to move on with their careers. There is one hitch though, Tim and June have to pretend not only to family and friends, that they are devotedly happily in love, but also to the media, which can often be difficult. This is a very underrated screwball with a phenomenal cast. Ray and Loretta are deliciously fun to watch, and the chemistry is definitely hot between the two of them. I really think, they could have built up a movie with the supporting cast alone. They are wonderfully talented actors, in a splendid film.


Review for Tomorrow: Last Holiday

Saturday, July 24, 2010

365 Movies: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Review


The Trail of the Lonesome Pine stars Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray, and Henry Fonda in this 1936 film. A love affair occurs between a country girl(Sidney) and city boy(MacMurray) all during a feud between her family and another. Henry plays the love-struck Dave, who has been in the love with June(Sidney) for quite a while, but realizes he has to step aside, when she falls for Jack(MacMurray). This is by far the most surprisingly unexpected good film, that I've seen recently. I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought the cast was utter perfection. The three leads are amazing as usual, but its the supporting actors, that steal the film. From Nigel Bruce's Thurber, to the sweet Tater(Fuzzy Knight), to Beulah Bondi's kind Melissa, to Spanky's playful Buddy, and by far the best performance goes to Fred Stone as Judd. He was remarkably sweet and understandably fragile, yet strong and he played it perfectly. The only downfall to this movie is that it can be a bit slow in the beginning, but other than that, it's worth a viewing.



Review for Tomorrow: The Doctor Takes a Wife(A Re-Watch!)

Friday, July 23, 2010

365 Movies: A Million to One Review


A Million to One stars Joan Fontaine and Bruce Bennett in this 1936 film. A young man(Bennett) trains to be a runner, but gets distracted by a pretty rich girl(Fontaine). This is by far the worst movie, I've seen in the 365 series. While Joan is lovely to watch, the film is just so awful. The storyline falls flat, almost immediately when it starts, and I lost interest very early in. I'd definitely recommend, skipping this movie. It really isn't worth the watch, even if Joan is in it.



Review for Tomorrow: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

Thursday, July 22, 2010

365 Movies: Girls' School Review


Girls' School stars Anne Shirley, Nan Grey, and Marjorie Main in this 1938 film. At an all-girls' school, a young poor girl(Shirley) is bullied constantly and treated poorly, and things become worse, when rumors start spreading about. It's not a bad film, but the treatment that this poor girl goes through, is really difficult to watch. I honestly don't think any girl or guy for that matter should be treated so darn badly. It was one of those movies, where I was squirming because of the cruel behavior. Anne was so lovely and natural in front of the camera, and she really made the film. The ending was rather weak, but the cast was pretty good to watch.


Review for Tomorrow: A Million to One

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

365 Movies: When Ladies Meet Review


When Ladies Meet stars Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Ann Harding, and Alice Brady in this 1933 film. In love with his friend, Jimmy(Montgomery) finds it difficult when Mary(Loy) falls for her married publisher(Morgan). It has a clever and smashing cast and for the most part, the story holds me in. I thought Alice was absolutely fun and she really stole the film with her outrageous behavior. Robert had some of the wittiest and funniest lines, and the opposing personalities that he and Loy have in the film, somehow work. They work wonderfully together, and I honestly wished they appeared in more movies together.


Review for Tomorrow: Girls' School

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

365 Movies: The Feminine Touch Review


The Feminine Touch stars Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Van Heflin, and Kay Francis in this 1941, W.S. Van Dyke film. Fearing her husband isn't in love with her anymore, Julie(Russell) tries to make him jealous, but not with much effort. Julie finds that she is becoming more jealous over her husband(Ameche) and Nellie(Francis) than she is, at getting him jealous. It's a fun romantic comedy, but the story-line doesn't hold much for me. I thought the pairing of Ameche and Russell was absolutely genius, and they worked splendidly together. As supporting players, I thought Francis and Heflin did exceptionally well, though they were a tad wacky.


Review for Tomorrow: When Ladies Meet(A Re-Watch!)

Monday, July 19, 2010

365 Movies: Privates Lives Review


Private Lives stars Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Reginald Denny, and Una Merkel in this 1931 film. While separated from one another, and on honeymoon's with their new spouses, Mandy(Shearer) and Elyot(Montgomery) rekindle their romance, and decide to run off together. Their new spouses(Denny and Merkel) are heartbroken, and are determined to get them back, but they end up matching better than expected. While filled with wit and charm, the film lacked chemistry throughout. While in the beginning, Robert and Norma had the chemistry, it fizzled after a bit. The relationship between the two is so hot and cold, that somehow they click.


Review for Tomorrow: The Feminine Touch

Sunday, July 18, 2010

365 Movies: Our Blushing Brides Review


Our Blushing Brides stars Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Robert Montgomery, and Dorothy Sebastian in this 1930 film. Three young women vie for love from three rich men, but don't realize until after, that there dream guys aren't exactly who they claim to be. Joan Crawford's character is so odd, and she never gives Robert's character a real chance, until the very end of the film. Her character is very depressing and annoying, and I found myself sympathizing more with Robert's character. Anita was absolutely marvelous! The film though, seemed way too long and it probably could have been half an hour shorter.



Review for Tomorrow: Private Lives

Saturday, July 17, 2010

365 Movies: The Frogmen Review


The Frogmen stars Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, and Gary Merrill in this 1951, Lloyd Bacon film.Trying to gain respect from his crew of men, Lt. Cmdr Lawrence(Widmark) comes off more cold-hearted and stand-offish, than being able to relate to his men. The leader of the men is Jake Flannigan(Andrews), who immediately doesn't like him, and when he doesn't like him, the rest of the guys don't either. It's a really interesting film, with an absolutely stellar cast. Although, I prefer to see Widmark as a gangster, I thought he was marvelous as the Lieutenant Commander. It may have been an hour and 30 minutes long, but it really felt longer than that.


Review for Tomorrow: Our Blushing Brides

Friday, July 16, 2010

365 Movies: Stepping Out Review


Stepping Out stars Charlotte Greenwood, Leila Hyams, and Reginald Denny in this 1931 film. Unhappy that their husbands seem to be paying to work and women, Sally(Greenwood) and Eve(Hyams) decide to leave but complications arise. Tubby(Harry Stubbs) and Tom(Denny) love their wives but when a pretty lady passes by, and gives them some attention, they run for them, especially Tubby. It was so much fun to see Charlotte and Leila in such fun roles, especially Charlotte. Charlotte was witty and fun, and Leila was absolutely charming to watch. I couldn't even understand how, Reggie's character could have fallen for someone else, when his wife was Leila! Overall, it wasn't too bad of a film, with a stellar cast!


Review for Tomorrow: The Frogmen

Thursday, July 15, 2010

365 Movies: It Started with Eve Review


It Started with Eve stars Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, and Charles Laughton in this 1941 film. Fearing that his Father(Laughton) is on the verge of dying, Johnny(Cummings) goes to look for his fiancée but is unable to find her. Thinking that there isn't much time left, Johnny hires a hatcheck girl to pose as his fiancée. What Johnny and Anne(Durbin) don't expect though, is for Johnny's Father to make a full recover. Johnny's Father finds Anne absolutely charming and after he recovers, he pretends to still be ill, in order for Anne to stick around. This is such a delightfully charming film, with a perfectly sweet cast. Robert and Deanna are so much fun to watch and the chemistry between the two of them is undeniably cute. Playing Robert's Father, Charles plays it to perfection and he's so much fun to watch! This really is such a fun film, that leaves you smiling from ear to ear, when its finished.


Review for Tomorrow: Stepping Out

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

365 Movies: This Side of Heaven Review


This Side of Heaven stars Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter, Mae Clarke, and Tom Brown in this 1934 film. Feeling frustrated and depressed with his life, Martin Turner(Barrymore) considers killing himself. With his family slipping away and business not going as planned, Martin feels more unhappy than ever, and he feels that he's bringing his family down. This was a surprisingly good melodrama with an utterly amazing cast. Lionel and Fay as the Mother and Father fit so perfectly, and it just looked so natural and real. I loved the three actors, who played their children. The more, I've seen of Mae and Tom, the more I genuinely like their performances. I also was delighted to find out that Una Merkel and Eddie Nugent were also in this film, they were splendid!


Review for Tomorrow: It Started with Eve(A Re-Watch!)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

365 Movies: The Bride Walks Out Review


The Bride Walks Out stars Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, and Robert Young in this 1936 film. After deciding to marry, Carolyn(Stanwyck) and Michael(Raymond) start off on a bumpy road. Before they marry, Carolyn quits her job because Michael wants to bring in the bucks. Both of them disagree on money issues, and most of the time, Carolyn keeps the money issues quiet from Michael. When Carolyn and Michael get into bit of a scuffle, they meet a drunken playboy, who instantly falls for Carolyn's charms. With such a perfect cast, what could possibly go wrong? Oh yeah, it was a tad sexist! There was so many little comments that were so sexist and wrong, that I couldn't believe they would allow such lines in a movie. The storyline was fairly weak but I did think Robert was absolutely charming as the drunk.


Review for Tomorrow: This Side of Heaven

Monday, July 12, 2010

365 Movies: Too Many Wives Review


Too Many Wives stars Anne Shirley, John Morley, and Gene Lockhart in this 1937 film. While out walking dogs, soon-to-be unemployed Barry(Morley) meets the wealthy and pretty Betty(Shirley) and the two instantly like each other. Through mistakes, Barry and Betty like and dislike each other, so much, its hard to keep track. Betty's "friend" Clabby(Frank Melton) is annoyed by the budding romance between Betty and Barry, and he tries to split the two apart often. This is such a weak and poor film, it really saddens me that such talented people were in such a waste-less film. Anne is bubbly as usual, but the sweet personality couldn't save this film. I will say though, John Morley was pretty good and I wish I could see more of him, but sadly he died in 1949. He had only made 5 films, with four of them being uncredited.


Review for Tomorrow: The Bride Walks Out

Sunday, July 11, 2010

365 Movies: Sabrina Review


Sabrina stars Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden in this 1954, Billy Wilder film. The chauffeur's daughter falls madly for the employer's son. Trying to end her fling with David, Sabrina's Father(John Williams) sends his daughter off to Paris, where she'll be there for the next two years, to live how to cook. After her two years away, Sabrina(Hepburn) changes not only physically but mentally as well. When she sees David(Holden) again, she thinks her heart falls again for him, but she soon realizes she has moved on - this time with his older brother, Linus(Bogart)! This is such a marvelous and romantic film, that I never really appreciated until, I re-watched it a couple of times. It can be a little odd to see Hepburn and Bogart as a couple, considering the huge age difference, but somehow they work.


Review for Tomorrow: Too Many Wives

Saturday, July 10, 2010

365 Movies: Doorway to Suspicion Review


Doorway to Suspicion stars Jeffrey Lynn, Linda Caroll, and Fred Baker in this 1954 film. An American bandleader falls hard for the cold Greta(Carollo). While he acts like a giggling child over his newfound crush over Greta, she remains frozen and cold towards him throughout the film. The American bandleader, Paul Stapleton(Lynn) refuses to listen to his friends, when they advise him, that his relationship with Greta is bad. There never seems like any relationship happens between Lynn and Caroll. Caroll remains stern, cold, and uptight throughout the film, and it makes it very unbelievable that Lynn would be at all attracted to her. His personality instantly lights up, when he smiles, and he makes the film worth watching. Caroll, on the other hand is very boring and her performance in this, is a snooze fest. The film, overall seems so far-fetched and unbelievably bad, that its hard to sit through it. Besides the terrible acting from Caroll, I actually thought that the rest of the cast was pretty good.


Review for Tomorrow: Sabrina(A Re-Watch!)

365 Movies: The Prestige Review


The Prestige stars Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and Scarlett Johannsson in this 2006 film. Two rival magicians(Jackman and Bale) become even more bitter, after Robert's(Jackman) wife is accidentally killed during a trick. Deciding revenge is his best medicine, Robert goes directly after Alfred(Bale). It's a good suspense film, that is altogether a little too long for me. The cast is thrilling to watch and it was interesting to watch Bale and Jackman be such enemies toward one another. The reason this is being written now is because, I was in the ER the entire night. We ended up having a tv in the room, so we watched The Prestige. I was in the ER, from about 10:30 to nearly 4:30 in the morning. The doctors have advised me to take an easy and to rest, so I can make a full recovery.



Review for Today: Doorway to Suspicion

Thursday, July 8, 2010

365 Movies: The Great Race Review


The Great Race stars Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, Peter Falk, and Keena Wynn in this 1965, Blake Edwards' film. The Great Race starts in New York and ends in Paris, and a slew of crazy characters are determined to win the race. The overly confident one, The Great Leslie(Curtis) believes it is his right to come in first place, while newspaper reporter, Maggie(Wood) is more interested in talking about women's rights than anything else. We also have the dastardly evil, Professor Fate(Lemmon) and his sidekick, Max(Falk) who are determined to beat Leslie. This film is sooooo long! It really didn't need to be so long, and they could have easily cut the film in half. I found Tony to be especially annoying in this, mainly because it seemed like he was reading off cue-cards. While adorable and sweet, Natalie's character didn't really hold much of an interest for me. If Jack wasn't in this film, it would honestly be a horrific film, but he was just so awesome! He was so funny and charismatic, and I loved his "evil laugh". He was the only good part about this movie. The story-line felt very weak to me, and there weren't many laughs in this nearly 3 hour film.



Review for Tomorrow: Doorway to Suspicion

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

365 Movies: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Review


Snow White stars Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, and Roy Atwell in this 1937, Walt Disney film. Jealous of her stepdaughter, the Queen(La Verne) tries to have her killed but is unsuccessful. Feeling she is the only one capable of killing Snow White(Caselotti), the Queen goes after her, herself. Finding out that her Stepmother wants her dead, Snow White runs away to a little cottage. Trying to hide away, Snow White decides to clean up the little cottage for the owners, only to discover they are the seven dwarfs. At first, they are all hesitant about her staying, but soon, they all grow to love her, even Grumpy! No matter, how old I am, Disney movies, will always hold a special place in my heart. This is such a beloved and special film, and its still magical to me, after all this time. As a kid, my character had to be Dopey. I could definitely relate to Dopey;m we both were very quiet and both very clumsy! Lol


Review for Tomorrow: The Great Race


* I've been meaning to post some other blog posts, for a while now, but because of some injuries I've sustained, I will be postponing those blog posts for a bit. Right now, all I want to focus on, is recovering. Thanks for the support! :)

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

365 Movies: The Wizard of Oz Review


The Wizard stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, and Jack Haley in this 1939, Victor Fleming film. After feeling unnoticed, Dorothy(Garland) decides to run away from home, but only to realize that her family and friends, do truly care for her. When a tornado hits, and separates Dorothy from her family, she awakens to find, she is in the land of oz. It's a whimsical and magical film, that brings back memories of being a kid. The only thing is, when I was a kid, I had watched this movie so many times, I really began to get annoyed with it. Now after, so many years without seeing it, it's like watching it for the very first time. Everyone in this film, is so excitingly fun to watch!


Review for Tomorrow: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs( A Re-Watch!)

Monday, July 5, 2010

365 Movies: My Love Came Back Review


My Love Came Back stars Olivia De Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman, Charles Winninger, and Spring Byington in this 1940 film. Believing that his employer(Winninger) is having an affair with a young musician, Tony Baldwin(Lynn) tries to keep the "supposed affair" quiet. What he doesn't expect though, is to fall for the young violinist. The young violinist, Amelia(De Havilland) finds the rumors of having an affair with Tony's boss, absolutely stupid, and she tries to dispel them, but more rumors pop out. Its a pretty mellow film but the leads have great chemistry. The supporting players in this film, are absolutely fun to watch. I really loved watching Eddie and Jane as a couple. They were really quite marvelous. Jeffrey was pretty darn awesome, and I honestly haven't seen a movie of his, in a bit, so I thought it was only necessary to treat my need of seeing him in another movie. :)


Review for Tomorrow: The Wizard of Oz(A Re-Watch!)

Sunday, July 4, 2010

365 Movies: Penelope Review


Penelope stars Natalie Wood, Ian Bannen, Dick Shawn, and Peter Falk in this 1966 film. Penelope(Wood) is a beautiful young wife, who has a small problem- she just robbed her husband's(Bannen) bank. Trying to sort out her problems, Penelope goes to her love stricken analyst(Shawn), but he's of no use. It's a bubbly and funny romantic comedy, and I enjoyed it, just as much, the second time around. Natalie is so darling in this, and she has chemistry with every guy, she's in a scene with. She's marvelous! Though the story is quiet far-fetched, its just an all-around goofy film. You could say, it's one of my guilty pleasure films!


Review for Tomorrow: My Love Came Back(A Re-Watch!)

Saturday, July 3, 2010

365 Movies: The Cocoanuts Review


The Cocoanuts stars The Max Brothers, Margaret Dumont, and Oscar Shaw in this 1929 film. In their first film, the Marx Brothers' star in this zany tail of a bankrupted hotel. The owner, Hammer(Groucho) wants to bring in some more dough, so he flirts with a very rich woman(played by Dumont) in hopes of gaining of getting money and exposure out of her. Two con artists(Harp and Chico) have different plans for Hammer, and most of the time, they screw everything up. It's a very funny film, and had me laughing at many moments, but it didn't have the same charm, that the other films had. I think, the reason it lacked a little for me, was because it was there first film. Some of there humor in this, is funny, but not nearly good as there later stuff. I was quite disappointed to find out that Zeppo had such a meaningless role. Even though he's very adorable, he really didn't being much to the film. Chico and Harpo were the laughs for me, in this film. So utterly hysterical!



Review for Tomorrow: Penelope(A Re - Watch!)

Friday, July 2, 2010

365 Movies: Breakfast at Tiffany's Review


Breakfast at Tiffany's stars Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, and Buddy Ebsen in this 1961, Blake Edwards' film. The film is about society girl, Holly Golightly(Hepburn) dreams to marry a wealthy man, no matter what he acts like or looks like, but when she falls for a down on his luck writer, things change for both her and her new fella. Her new fella, Paul(Peppard) accepts Holly for Holly, while the other men flee, when they see more of a person behind the beautiful dresses and makeup. Holly, is more real than makes herself out to be, and that's what Paul loves her for. The two go through bit of a roughness with one another, but in the end, they know that they belong to each other. This is by far, Audrey's best film. She is so enchanting and charming, and she embodies the character of Holly Golightly. George is simply marvelous as the caring Paul. The only performance, that I try my hardest to forget is Mickey Rooney's. He is just so awful! Even with him in it, the film is spectacular and the outfits, that Audrey wears are absolutely divine. I would definitely steal everything she wears, in this film!


Review for Tomorrow: The Cocoanuts

Thursday, July 1, 2010

365 Movies: Cyrano de Bergerac Review


Cyrano de Bergerac stars Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, and William Prince in this 1950 film. The well spoken but long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac(Ferrer) loves the fair and beautiful Roxane(Powers) but fears she doesn't love him back, because of his rather "unusual'' features. In love with another man, Roxane wants Cyrano to be kind to this man, and make him feel welcomed. Using him to his advantage, Cyrano helps Christian(Prince) by speaking for him, while Christian appears to know, what he's saying. Cyrano later finds out, that Roxane didn't love Christian because of his looks, but because she thought it was he, who was speaking those eloquent words to her. It's a lovely film, but overall it drags. There were so many parts, that I wish that they had taken out, because it just made the film feel so much longer. I loved the sort of friendship between Cyrano and Christian. Though they both vie for the same woman, in the end, they both want her to be happy, and that is really what matters most. I loved the part, when Christian thinks he doesn't need Cyrano anymore, and decides he's going to Roxane on his own, and completely goes wrong for him, until Cyrano comes back and helps him. I thought Jose's performance as Cyrano was superb, and he definitely deserved to win the Oscar for best actor. William was marvelous as usual, but I didn't really think much of Mala.


Review for Tomorrow: Breakfast at Tiffany's(A Re-Watch!)