Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Oscar for Best Original Story"

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The Human Comedy **** (1943, Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig) – Classic Movie Review 11,029

William Saroyan wrote a 240-page, four-hour script for the 1943 film The Human Comedy, which MGM deemed too long. He refused to compromise and was dumped as director. He turned his script into a bestselling […]

Mar, 17

The Brave One **** (1956, Michel Ray, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr, Elsa Cárdenas, Fermin Rivera) – Classic Movie Review 3260

Director Irving Rapper’s 1956 rarely-shown or little-remembered family drama movie can now be properly recalled thanks to the film Trumbo (2015) that tells the story of its writing. The Brave One won an Oscar for […]

Jan, 12

The 49th Parallel [Invaders] **** (1941, Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Eric Portman, Anton Walbrook, Richard George) – Classic Film Review 635

A German submarine appears from the ocean deeps in the Gulf of St Lawrence, its leader Lieutenant Hirth (Eric Portman) and his six men arrive on land to find supplies. But two RAF bombs sink the […]

Jan, 05

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