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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 19, 2015
The Red Badge of Courage Directed by John Huston Written by John Huston and adapted by Albert Band from the novel by Stephen Crane 1951/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Amazon Instant This adaptation of the classic novel is the simple story of a raw young soldier’s coming of age. We read more
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 18, 2015
No Highway in the Sky
Directed by Henry Koster
Written by R.C. Sherriff, Oscar Millard, and Alec Coppel from a novel by Nevil Shute
1951/UK
Twentieth Century Fox Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant This one came out of nowhere to delight me. Widower Theodore Honey (James Stewart) is t read more
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 17, 2015
Decision Before Dawn
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Written by Peter Viertel from the novel “Call It Treason” by George Howe
1951/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Bavaria Fild
First viewing/Amazon Instant This “now-it-can-be-told” WWII war movie is a bit heavy on the read more
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 15, 2015
Alice in Wonderland
Directed by Clyde Geromini, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske from the novel by Lewis Carroll
Written by Winston Hibler, Ted Sears et al
1951/USA
Walt Disney Studios
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This is perhaps lesser known than some of the other classic Disney cartoo read more
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 14, 2015
On Dangerous Ground
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Written by A.I. Bezzerides and Nicholas Ray from the novel “Mad With Much Heart” by Gerald Butler
1951/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
Repeat viewing/Film Noir Classic Collection Volume 3 Nicholas Ray combines gritty noir with tender romance read more
People Will Talk (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 13, 2015
People Will Talk
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz from a play by Curt Goetz
1951/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Amazon Instant This is a delightful, if uncharacteristic, comedy from Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Noah Praetorius (Cary Grant) read more
The Mating Season (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 12, 2015
The Mating Season
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Written by Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, and Richard L. Breen from the play Maggie by Caesar Dunn
1951/USA
Paramount Pictures
First viewing/Amazon Instant Val McNulty: Everybody marries a stranger. This pleasant, if predictable, comedy features an read more
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 11, 2015
The Thing from Another World
Directed by Christian Nyby
Written by Charles Lederer from the story “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell, Jr.
1951/USA
RKO Radio Pictures/Winchester Pictures Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This early sci-fi classic is a hell of a lot of fun. C read more
The Racket (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 10, 2015
The Racket
Directed by John Cromwell
Written by William Wister Haines and W.R. Burnett from a play by Bartlett Cormack
1951/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental Despite the presence of my two favorite Roberts (Ryan and Mitchum), I thought the most interesting thing about this film read more
Quo Vadis (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 9, 2015
Quo Vadis Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Written by John Lee Mahin, S.N. Behrman, and Sonya Levien from the novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz 1951/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental Objectively, this is worth seeing for Ustinov’s performance, the spectacle, and the music. Subjective read more
Mission Impossible
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 8, 2015
We were fated not to travel on the Viking Star (below). The brand new ship broke down during the previous cruise to ours in Tallinn. Those passengers were stuck for several days. The cruise line said they would put up all 1000 passengers on our cruise in hotel rooms in Bergen for two days and read more
Off Again
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 31, 2015
Stockholm Harbor 2015 will go down as my year of overseas travel. My husband and I are starting off for Europe on August 1. We will start out with sort of a family reunion (his) in Stockholm for a week and then continue on for a cruise from Bergen to Barcelona. I will return to reviewing 1951 read more
Captain Horatio Hornblower, R.N. (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 30, 2015
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Directed by Raoul Walsh Written by Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, and Aeneas MacKenzie; adopted for the screen by C.S. Forester from his novels UK/1951 Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: Very good, Mr. Crystal. Well, gentleme read more
The African Queen (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 29, 2015
The African Queen
Directed by John Huston
Written by James Agee and John Huston from the novel by C. S. Forester
1951/USA
Romulus Films/Horizon Pictures
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant
#248 of 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die This is a fun classic and I think Humphrey Bogart deserved his Osc read more
Awaara (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 27, 2015
Awaara
Directed by Raj Kapoor
Written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas; story by V.P. Sathe
1951/India
All India Film Corporation/R.K. Films Ltd.
First viewing/Netflix rental This early Bollywood musical is three hours of pure entertainment. Justice Raghunath believes there is no room for emotion in read more
The River (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 26, 2015
The River Directed by Jean Renoir Written by Rumer Godden and Jean Renoir from Godden’s novel 1951/UK/France/India/USA Oriental International Filma Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This has a few downsides but Renoir’s beautiful vision of India is not one of them. It is my favori read more
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 25, 2015
A Place in the Sun
Directed by George Stevens
Written by Harry Brown and Michael Wilson from a play by Patrick Kearney and the novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
1951/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#249 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die George Eastman: I read more
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 24, 2015
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Directed by Robert Wise
Written by Edmund H. North
1951/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#252 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die The sleek design of this early sci-fi thriller with a message has held up remarkably well read more
The Browning Version (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 23, 2015
The Browning Version Directed by Anthony Asquith Written by Terrence Rattigan 1951/UK Javelin Films Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This excellent tale of mediocrity and redemption features a fantastic performance by Michael Redgrave as a sort of anti-Mr. Chips Andrew Crocker-Harris (Redgrav read more
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 22, 2015
The Man in the White Suit
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Written by Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, and Alexander Mackendrick from MacDougall’s play
1951/UK
Ealing Studios
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant This biting satire might be my favorite of the Ealing comedies. Sidney Stratton read more