Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940): Political Portrait with a Human Touch
Robert Sherwood’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, adapted into the 1940 film “Abe Lincoln in Illinois,” offers a fascinating glimpse into the …
Raymond Massey
Action in the North Atlantic (1943) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Blockbuster action, 1943 style. I first saw this film as a kid, and some of the more vividly cruel touches, …
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Moral and emotional nuance. Intricate characterisation. An ambiguous ideal of masculinity and a revolutionary woman’s place in a man’s field …
The Naked and the Dead (1958) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
I should really hate Raoul Walsh’s adaptation of Norman Mailer’s great novel as much as my friend Marilyn Ferdinand hates …
