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No, they were married and starred in the film--they did not direct.
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darkblue--No, I didn't know H.B. Gilden was two people. I tried reading Hurry Sundown when I was in my teens, but didn't get through it. I'll have to try it again. The film has enough good parts to recommend it, especially Madeleine Sherwood. The films' end is like a declaration of war on the status quo. .
Premingers' biographer, Foster Hirsch, has a good account of the filming of "Hurry Sundown" in his bio of Preminger. Last I saw on Amazon, it was under a dollar, w/o shipping and handling--or see if your library has it. It's a good, enjoyable read.
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DJBeacon?
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YOUNG, TERENCE- DIRECTOR- (THUNDERBALL)
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Swithin--record it or stay up for it--The Fox is showing at 4:00 a.m., E.S.T.
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DJBeacon--No, Williams only made this one horror film (on the TCM site, he's listed as Paul H. Williams).
The film I'm thinking of was made by a couple.
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If everything is kept, a very good December.
Dec. 2nd-- "Massacre" (1934), "The Desert Song" (with exotic Myrna Loy and the "calling Dr Freud" number "The Sabre Song" (that's on YouTube to preview, but has a Lot of hissing and background noise--TCM will clean that noise up, I hope), "Noah's Ark, "The Show of Shows' (the last 3 are 1929).
Dec. 3rd--"The Fox" (1968)--going by User Reviews page. where two viewers thanked TCM for running it, Film hasn't been shown since 2007.
Dec. 5th--"The Jazz Singer" (1927) and "Will Hays Introduces Vitaphone" (1926)--first full length talkie, and a short that preceded 1926's "Don Juan".
Dec. 9th--"Love Me Tonight" (1932), "Scarlet River" and "Penthouse" (both 1933).
Dec. 10th--"Deathwatch" (1980) sounds interesting, and "The Sorcerers" (1967) is good late Karloff, directed by Michael Reeves.
Dec. 19th--"Bon Voyage" (1944)-- an Alfred Hitchcock wartime short.
Dec. 23rd--All the "Thin Man" movies.
Dec. 30th--"The Rains Came" (1939) and "The Love Parade" (1929).
Dec. 31st--"That's Entertainment" Parts I, II, and III, and "That's Dancing" (1985).
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"Hurry Sundown" (1967)--Starring Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Robert Hooks, John Philip Law, and an all-star cast. Directed by Otto Preminger, based on H.B. Gilden's bestseller.
Film is set in 1946 Georgia, just after WW II. Henry Warren (Caine) is setting up a land deal to make himself richer and put his town on the map. To complete the deal, he just needs two landowners, Reeve Scott (Hooks) and WW II veteran Rad McDowell (Law) to sell their land to him. Neither one will sell. The rest of the film is about Warren's attempts to make them sell, and about how everyone in this economic backwater is affected by that and racism.
Film's main problem is a rambling, diffuse script that attempts to fit a 900 page book into just over two hours. When Preminger first announced he would be filming this book, he said it would be a four hour film; the final cut was two hours and twenty minutes. Some performances have been noticeably cut; characters drop out of sight from the film without warning, plot threads are set up, then abruptly dropped. The performances are all over the map, in terms of effectiveness.
The good: Jane Fonda, as Julie Warren, is unexpectedly good as the Southern girl who grows up and finally sees what a louse she's married to. When angered, she oozes sarcasm overlaid with a dose of Charm. Madeleine Sherwood, as Eula Purcell, the woman who won the social lottery when she snagged herself a judge to marry, is very funny as she tries to improve her social and financial position. Her best scene is when she throws a tantrum because her husband has jeopardized their daughters' wedding. Diahann Carroll, as the sharp-witted schoolteacher from the North, is very amusing as she puts on an subservient act to get access to land records. Robert Hooks is good, as is John Philip Law.
The problematic/impossible to tell: Michael Caine gets off to a dreadful start. In his first scene he sounds like he came from London with stops in Little Rock and Savannah; his accent is SO bad I nearly gave up on the film in the first ten minutes. He improves over the film, but he tends to overact all film long. In his part as a Sheriff, George Kennedy is effective in a part that has noticeably been edited. Burgess Merediths' part as Judge Purcell is so poisonously, obviously racist, that I don't see how anyone could play it believably.
Beah Richards, Rex Ingram, Faye Dunaway, Robert Reed are also in the film. Hugh Montenegro's musical score sounds more like the 1960's than the 1940's, and Announces it's an Important Film.
"Hurry Sundown" was shot in Louisiana. Preminger and some of the actors received death threats; tires were slashed; the production was protected by armed policemen.
Film is obvious, but is much better than its' reputation (It was one of the "50 Worst Films of All Time" in the 1978 book). 2.2/4
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This horror/comedy is a skewed version of the Faust story. Please name it, the male and female stars, and at least one other horror film each made.
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ULMER, EDGAR-- DIRECTOR ( 1945'S "DETOUR")
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NATIONAL VELVET
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Swithin--LawrenceA had the correct guess--It's Lawrence's thread if he wants it. If not, I'll post a question.
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Jigsaw Pieces?
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Dead of Night
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Arrowhead
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Those Who Are Fatally Fascinated
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It Conquered the World?
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Killer Clowns From Outer Space (1988) ?
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3)--"Front Page Woman (1935)?
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Princess of Tap has three out of four.
"Rio Rita" (1942).
"Showboat" (1951).
"Lovely to Look At" (1952).
"The Vagabond King" was released in 1956. The fourth remake was "The Desert Song" (1953). The 1929 version starred Carlotta King, and the 1943 version starred Irene Manning.
Assuming Princess of Tap had the answer your question wanted, I cede the thread to her.
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Heisler, Stuart - Director (Smash Up: The Story of a Woman)
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Lawrence--Another of my questions has more than one answer. You're right, Wise wasn't the director I had in mind, but you listed four horror films and three sci--fi films, so..
Your Thread, Lawrence.
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This multi-talented director made four memorable horror movies (two also qualify as sci-fi)--one at the beginning of his directing career, and three as a solo director. Please name him, the four movies mentioned, and two stars from each film.
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Tuesday, Sept. 27th--A film Dargo recommended, and a favorite of mine. All times E.S.T.:
11:00 a.m. "Station West" (1948)--Dick Powell and Jane Greer in The Old West.
11:30 p.m. "Foul Play" (1978)--Goldie Hawn and co. spoof all things Hitchcock in this comedy by Colin Higgins, down to the MacGuffin; even the snakes' name makes an appropriate anagram.
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