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Dynamite (1929) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and produced by Cecil B. DeMille.

Academy Awards 1928/29 --- Ceremony Number 2 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionMitchell LeisenNominated
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DYNAMITE JOE

By Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 20, 2023 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

My quest to seek out movies directed by Antonio Margeriti that I haven't seen begins with the 1967 Euro Western DYNAMITE JOE (also known as JOE L'IMPLACABILE). This movie features Rik Van Nutter as "Dynamite" Joe Ford, a special agent for the U.S. Government after the Civil War. Joe is called upon t... Read full article


Johnny Eager (1941): Taylor and Turner Spark Dynamite

By 4 Star Film Fan on May 6, 2021 From 4 Star Films

“Are you thinking of allowing her to play Roxanne to your Cyrano?” – Van Hefflin to Robert Taylor Pretty faces don’t always add up to a quality movie and if you want to find where the faults lie, you might look between the players and the script then split the difference. Joh... Read full article


Dynamite dress, but...

By carole_and_co on Jun 10, 2020 From Carole & Co.

These are arguably the two most alluring, form-fitting gowns Carole Lombard ever wore on screen. (Her glittery gown from "My Man Godfrey" is in a slightly different category and isn't shown here.) The one on the bottom, designed by Irene, is from her cinematic valedictory, "To Be Or Not To Be"; her ... Read full article


Dynamite (1949)

By John Grant on Nov 29, 2013 From Noirish

US / 69 minutes / bw / Pine?Thomas, Paramount, Metropolis Dir: William H. Pine Pr: William H. Pine, William C. Thomas Scr: Milton Raison Cine: Ellis W. Carter Cast: William Gargan, Virginia Welles, Richard Crane, Irving Bacon, Mary Newton, Frank Ferguson, Douglass Dumbrille, Almira Sessions, Dan Whi... Read full article


Young Dynamite (1937)

By John Grant on Oct 8, 2013 From Noirish

US / 58 minutes / bw / Conn Dir: Leslie Goodwins Pr: Maurice Conn Scr: Joseph O’Donnell, Stanley Roberts, Arthur Duriam Story: “The New Freedom? (1927, Cosmopolitan; vt “For His Money”) by Peter B. Kyne Cine: John Kline Cast: Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, Charlotte Henry, Wil... Read full article


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Cecil B. DeMille's first all-sound film (The Godless Girl was essentially a silent film with sound sequences added), and his first of three films for MGM.
De Mille asked leftist playwright John Howard Lawson to write the screenplay, but Lawson did not receive screen credit. Angered Lawson returned to New York and became part of the Group Theater. Lawson said, "We were determined we would not to return to Hollywood."
'Lombard, Carole' was replaced during filming, but can still be seen in the released print.
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