Director John Ford’s well-staged, effectively acted and involving if rather cosy and cuddly 1958 political drama The Last Hurrah is the second of his three distinguished films with young star Jeffrey Hunter, following The Searchers […]
Charlton Heston plays Marc Antony in writer-producer-director David Bradley’s enterprising 1950 film version of the play, notable as the first with sound. Harold Tasker plays Julius Caesar and David Bradley gives himself the role of Brutus. Bradley […]
A pleasant Deborah Walley takes over from Sandra Dee as the 15-year-old ‘girl midget’ Gidget in this modest but nice-looking first sequel to Gidget (1959). And, guess what?, she’s off to Hawaii on vacation with […]
A disappointing Cindy Carol takes over as the 17-year-old Gidget in returning director Paul Wendkos’s modest but nice-looking 1963 second sequel to Gidget (1959). And, guess what?, the ‘girl midget’ is off to Rome. Happily, James […]
Sandra Dee stars in director Paul Wendkos’s wholesome-as-apple-pie 1959 teen comedy film Gidget, as young Francie Lawrence aka the Gidget, who is initiated into the California surf culture during one formative summer. As a result, […]
Delmer Daves, Troy Donahue, Max Steiner and Harry Stradling Sr all reunite after their 1959 success with A Summer Place for the enjoyably overwrought 1961 romantic drama film Parrish. Writer-producer-director Delmer Daves, star Troy Donahue, […]
Fifties teen heartthrob Troy Donahue (aka Merle Johnson Jr) made his film début in Man Afraid (1957) and became a Warner Bros contract player with the stardom conferred on him here in A Summer Place, […]
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