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In Reply to: RE: The Day the Earth Caught fire, "The Trouble with Harry", Gwenn and Laughton posted by Bambi B on May 14, 2008 at 11:10:40
While starting to read your words I tought, my favourit Laughton, was " Hobson´s Choice "
And there it was, written by you...I also commented this film here and in the meantime I saw it at last twice more times and it is ...poetic, the moon in the gutter. Wonderful
I love also his Remdbrandt, just saw last week his Henry the VIII, " his " because he was terrible at stealing the directors films...Hitch was more than unhappy...
I did go that far as to read his biography, and I love also his wife Elsa...
Witness for Prosecusion is my favourit " cigar " film of all time.
And should be not left out.
A perfect play save Dietrich who make as always too much "right" light a la Stemberg, but still quiet good, good enough but not up to the other actors.
I am not sure about " light " Gwen...remember that Hitch film? What was it, ah, The Skin Game..
Not bad, not bad at all..
Let me know when you have catch up with this film...
Amitiées,
Patrick
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
Follow Ups:
Patrick,
Yes, I find "Witness for the Prosecution" an interesting movie because it it is one of the few novie that has a real "twist"- a surprise, but I can still see it again and again because of Laughton's blustery cigar-smoking barrister. In some ways I wish the Tyrone Powers character had been someone else, but Elsa Lanchester as Nurse Plimsoll- you know a "plimsoll" is the kind of canvas and rubber soled shoe worn by nurses- was a wonderful detail and of course the amazing dual roles of Marlene Dietrich. The British were never afraid to put first-rate actors in minor roles- something Americans never do- their agents won't let them.
By the way, my favourite Dietrich movie is still, "Destry Rides Again".When Dietrich asks Jimmy Stewart, "Have you ever been to New Orleans", it was the best comic question of, Have you ever had sex?" in movies!
"the Skin Game" I saw years ago, but yes it's one of the best early Hitchcock- I think more intersting than "The 39 Steps" becasue of the social qualities, the greedy devloper against the old money aristocrats. I must see it again, thanks for the reminder.
Cheers,
Bambi B
Well no wonder, Agatha Christie wrote that one and the novel is better that the script, of course no Charles, no Elsa and no ...cigars...
Yo will smile but my always disturbed me was the choice of Tyrone Powers, he was just too old would have he been in the time of razord Edged it would have been perfect, BUT he played his part very good.
I always was unhappy with that Wilder´s choice.
No I don´t like Dietrich as an actor, but as a singer. She just overplayed her part, just thing of Hitch´s Stage Fright, just too much.
Well the 39 Steps is one of my all time favourit...Only for Donat, but I love it just as I love The Lady Vanished.
One of Hitch worst film is the one with Laughton.
Two directors, and one like Hitchock, that could not work.
The film is torn apart.
Blame it on Charles...
Patrick
Films, films with books and music what are we lucky..
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
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