Showing posts with label Mary Astor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mary Astor. Show all posts
Monday, 29 March 2021
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Friday, 28 August 2020
Scarlet Saint (1925)
A daughter of a wealthy New Orleans importer finds herself in love with a young man on the day a baron comes to claim her as his bride.
Thursday, 15 August 2019
Midnight (1939)
A chorus girl stranded in Paris is set up by a
millionaire to break up his wife's affair with another man, while being
romantically pursued by a cab driver.
From memory: Classic Mitchell Leisen screwball comedy is fast-paced, witty and full memorable scenes.
Halliwell***: "Sparkling sophisticated comedy which barely flags until a slightly disappointing ending; all the talents involved are in excellent form."
Maltin+++1/2: "...near-classic comedy written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. Barrymore's antics are especially memorable."
Saturday, 7 April 2018
Friday, 2 June 2017
Friday, 29 July 2016
Smart Woman (1931)
A woman sets out to regain the affections of her cheating husband Donald Gibson after she returns from a trip to Paris, where she had to look after her sick mother.
Slight comedy, well-made with an adequate cast, quite modern in its depiction of sexual relationships, but it shows that it's an adaptation of a stage play.
Maltin***: "Highly amusing, sophisticated comedy-drama of sexual politics."
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Desert Fury (1947)
The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.
Unusual Noir melodrama in Technicolor has good story and atmosphere, and Lizabeth Scott holds it all together very well, but the male protagonists are all a shade sallow.
Halliwell (no star): "Muddled melodrama slightly helped by Arizona colour settings; unconvincing characters mouth unspeakable lines in an airless tedium."
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