movielover11 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I thought it would be nice to post a few photos in this special thread in honor of Richard Widmark. He was a great man and actor. Any photos you can post would be greatly appreicated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Richard Widmark (1996) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandorainmay Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Mr. Widmark in 1955, signing an autograph while making *A Prize of Gold* in the U.K. And it proves that he had a genuine smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashette Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thanks Mongo for posting the photo of Richard Widmark. He was a fine actor who could play villian or hero with equal authority. "Kiss Of Death", "Yellow Sky" "No Way Out", and "Road House". Richard showed his other side in "Panic In The Streets" Pickup On South Street" "Don`t Bother To Knock", and his hilarious visit to "I Love Lucy" Lucy decides to take a souvenier from Richard`s estate, and she gets locked in."The Tunnel Of Love" is not a favorite of mine, but it is watchable because Richard costars with Doris Day in a comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newclassicfilmfan Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Great thread and some real nice photos of Widmark. Keep 'em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlingypsy Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 A few images from Richard Widmark?s career, which spanned six decades and included fiendishly unstable characters in Film Noir as well as heroic, and not so heroic, characters in Westerns. Richard Widmark was a talented and versatile actor. Richard Widmark as Harry Fabian in Jules Dassin?s Night and the City (1950) Richard Widmark shares a drink with lovely Anne Bancroft in Don?t Bother To Knock (1952) Richard Widmark with DeForest Kelly in The Law and Jake Wade (1958) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Widmark with John Wayne in "The Alamo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandorainmay Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 A friend sent along *a link to an interview* that RW did at the *British Film Institute* in 2002--it's quite good (thank you Ann H.!). To show that *Richard Widmark* could smile again on more than one occasion, and not necessarily in that malevolent, Tommy Udo fashion... ...though there was that harrowing smirk he had in *No Way Out* with the underrated Linda Darnell & his lifelong friend Sidney Poitier... ...and one would have thought he'd have the world on a string in *Night and the City* as he snuggled up to lovely Gene Tierney... ...but then again, his characters were such restless creatures...no rest for the wicked...or wickedly good actors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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whistlingypsy Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Widmark with Maximilian Schell in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) Widmark as Captain Eric Finlander in The Bedford Incident (1965) Widmark appeared as Detective Daniel Madigan in Madigan (1968) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Widmark with Doris Day in "The Tunnel of Love" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelluloidKid Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I loved Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monaroe in "Don't Bother To Knock"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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whistlingypsy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Slattery?s Hurricane (1949) Pickup on South Street (1953) Richard Widmark appeared on What?s My Line 1953-54 season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlingypsy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Road House (1948) Celeste Holmes has, perhaps, the funniest line in this film. When Richard Widmark asks her character about Ida Lupino?s singing voice she responds, ?She does more without a voice than anyone I?ve ever heard.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelluloidKid Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Widmark with Gene Tierney in "Night and the City" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Panic in the Streets No Way Out The Street with No Name Kiss of Death The Night and the City Pickup on South Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Frank, a great selection of pictures highlighting Widmark's film noir's. Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlingypsy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 a lobby card from Run for the Sun a 1956 remake of The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Widmark appeared as Ben Caxton and Jane Greer appeared as Mrs. Wyler in Against All Odds (1984) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlingypsy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I thought this AP Photo was a rather touching tribute to Richard Widmark, the actor and the man. The caption reads: Tourists walk past a memorial wreath left on Richard Widmark's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Wednesday March 26, 2008. Widmark, who made a sensational film debut as the giggling killer in "Kiss of Death" and became a leading man in "Broken Lance," "Two Rode Together" and 40 other films, died at his home in Roxbury after a long illness. He was 93. AP Photo - Nick Ut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelluloidKid Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FrankGrimes Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Hey, Joe -- Thanks for the kudos. I appreciate it. I've been meaning to post on one of the Widmark threads because I'm a big fan of his thanks to film noir. He's rather similar to Robert Ryan (another huge fave of mine) in the fact that each were noted for playing despicable, nasty characters in film yet their true-to-life personalities were far removed from such hatred. I truly admire an actor who can portray something they are not and do so to near perfection. Widmark was one of the best at this and I dare say he never received the accolades he deserved because he played such characters. The same can be said of Ryan. Hi, Celluloid Kid -- Love the posters! I always like seeing how a film was pitched to an audience. Ciao, Whistlin' Gypsy -- Thanks for posting the Widmark "Star" tribute and photos. I really enjoy reading your comments on film. You're a very intelligent film-watcher and a wonderful writer. I admire your far-reaching tastes in film. It's quite impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelluloidKid Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Very sad news. His TCM tribute has been announced for April 4th, 2088. Friday, April 4th: (All Times Eastern!) 8:00 pm ALVAREZ KELLY 10:00 pm TAKE THE HIGH GROUND 12:00 am THE TUNNEL OF LOVE TCM Remembers Richard Widmark (1914-2008) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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