Allhallowsday Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 THE SILVER CHALICE (1954) - for the fan of BAD MOVIES it's terrible... and a LOT of fun! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieB Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Allhallowsday said: THE SILVER CHALICE (1954) - for the fan of BAD MOVIES it's terrible... and a LOT of fun! It's like a high school play, with the chintzy sets. I think Warner's tapped their TV unit to put it all together because it really looks like it was done on the cheap. But you're right....So fun. Paul Newman and Virginia Mayo as an item?...Hilarious. And Jack Palance's jaw must have been pretty tired from chewing all that scenery. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanceycravat Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 https://www.grunge.com/803390/what-did-paul-newman-think-about-his-movie-the-silver-chalice/ Based on the 1952 novel by Thomas B. Costain, "The Silver Chalice" tells the story of a young Greek sculptor named Basil (Paul Newman) who gets sold into slavery. Starring alongside major Hollywood hitters like Natalie Wood and Pier Angeli, you'd think that Newman would have sported nothing but unabashed enthusiasm for the project. Sadly, his notions toward it were anything but favorable. "I was horrified and traumatized when I saw the film." He once shared. "I was sure my acting career had begun and ended in the same picture." In fact, Newman despised "The Silver Chalice" so devoutly, he reportedly spent $1,200 on ads warning people not to see it. He hated the wardrobe, he hated his performance, and he especially hated the fact that critics were consistently comparing his looks to Marlon Brando's. "It was god-awful," Newman stated (per By the Gods). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allhallowsday Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, yanceycravat said: Newman despised "The Silver Chalice" so devoutly, he reportedly spent $1,200 on ads warning people not to see it. I think that occurred before a TV broadcast of the film in Los Angeles papers... or a nationwide hookup! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allhallowsday Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 20 minutes ago, DougieB said: with the chintzy sets I don't think they used any chintz. (Y'want "chintzy" look at Liz Taylor and Richard Burton in THE V.I.P.S ). TH SILVER CHALICE is austere, high-style, bare bones (cheap). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LuckyDan Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, Allhallowsday said: I don't think they used any chintz. (Y'want "chintzy" look at Liz Taylor and Richard Burton in THE V.I.P.S ). TH SILVER CHALICE is austere, high-style, bare bones (cheap). I haven't seen in it in forty years but yes that is my recollection. I remember Virginia's scene best where she pours nothing into empty cup after cup after cup while dancing and making flirty remarks to all the men. It had the cheap feel of a nudie movie only with no nudity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieB Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 You'd think they'd have been ashamed of making such a cheap spectacle coming on the heels of Quo Vadis? (or even The Robe), but guess not. Probably all the stilted language was supposed to make it seem classy, but it comes off like The Bowery Boys doing Shakespeare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Rat Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I just love The Silver Chalice and was delighted to have the opportunity to see some of it today. Paul Newman truly looks like a boy dragged into the high school play at the last minute. Who could imagine that this guy was going to have such a wonderful acting career? He is outacted by everyone else and looks silly and uncomfortable in his shorty tunic. What a perfect film for the last day of the message boards. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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