LornaHansonForbes Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 You got it - a hypnotic badness that draws you in. And the prettiness of Tab Hunter AND Dawn Addams doesn't hurt, either. Tab was just starting out - and Dawn had just been dropped by MGM. that's it! i was trying to remember her name. thank you. she was very pretty...really admired the way she managed not to smudge that full make-up whilst eluding pirates on the tropical island. i initially had the film on while i was doing other things, and at first, I GENUINELY THOUGHT it was one of those James Whatshisname's TRAVELOGUES, you know where the guy does the placid, but kind of atonal, narration over scenes of far-off and exotic places (Tab's voice sounded A LOT like the narrator's of those TRAVELOGUES, and seriously, the first 15 minutes were ENTIRELY in voiceover in re: the location of the Island and the history of Robert Louis Stevenson.) i then assumed that this came along some time after Tab hit the skids, like mid-sixties or something, but no- when I imdb'd it, i see it was 1954. Again, one thing i will say- the print was great and the cinematography, while not creative, was a lot better than this thing deserved. it genuinely looked like something shot in the mid-sixties. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 that's it! i was trying to remember her name. thank you. she was very pretty...really admired the way she managed not to smudge that full make-up whilst eluding pirates on the tropical island. i initially had the film on while i was doing other things, and at first, I GENUINELY THOUGHT it was one of those James Whatshisname's TRAVELOGUES, you know where the guy does the placid, but kind of atonal, narration over scenes of far-off and exotic places (Tab's voice sounded A LOT like the narrator's of those TRAVELOGUES, and seriously, the first 15 minutes were ENTIRELY in voiceover in re: the location of the Island and the history of Robert Louis Stevenson.) i then assumed that this came along some time after Tab hit the skids, like mid-sixties or something, but no- when I imdb'd it, i see it was 1954. Again, one thing i will say- the print was great and the cinematography, while not creative, was a lot better than this thing deserved. it genuinely looked like something shot in the mid-sixties. Lorna, don't laugh, but this one was the producer's attempt to create an A-feature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 THIS would've made SUCH a good double bill with TOMORROW: THE WORLD! I havent seen that one. Just as good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonCole Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Just rewatched in a private showing the silent film by Franz Osten from the late 1920's called A Throw of the Dice or Prapancha Pash and it was even better than the first time I viewed it back in the day.This film based on the Indian epic The Mahabharata is so spectacular that it defies description. The crowd scenes alone make it legendary and having a great score accompaniment was what lifted it from merely iconic to an even higher status. I wonder if it will ever play on TCM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipMurdock Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Just rewatched in a private showing the silent film by Franz Osten from the late 1920's called A Throw of the Dice or Prapancha Pash and it was even better than the first time I viewed it back in the day.This film based on the Indian epic The Mahabharata is so spectacular that it defies description. The crowd scenes alone make it legendary and having a great score accompaniment was what lifted it from merely iconic to an even higher status. I wonder if it will ever play on TCM. imdb reveiw calls it boring. Y do U like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonCole Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 imdb reveiw calls it boring. Y do U like it? I really can't delineate specifics since taste is a personal thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipMurdock Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I really can't delineate specifics since taste is a personal thing. but waht makes it iconic? i dunno if my freinds &me would like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 While her husband of two weeks Zachary Scott is away at war Ann Sheridan has an affair with a sculptor who becomes something of a stalker. Scott plays the cuckold husband to a T, Ayers is a bit preachy in this. Sheridan is fine and the rest of the cast is adequet, the main reason for me to watch is for the long gone Angels Flight and Bunker Hill segments. 6/10 Review with some screencaps in Film Noir & Gangster thread and also here: http://noirsville.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-unfaithful-1947-womans-noir.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonCole Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 but waht makes it iconic? i dunno if my freinds &me would like it. I can agree with you, with your assessment that you and your friends like TikiSoo probably would not like it, so it would be best none of your group watch it, as you say, Rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonCole Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 While her husband of two weeks Zachary Scott is away at war Ann Sheridan has an affair with a sculptor who becomes something of a stalker. Scott plays the cuckold husband to a T, Ayers is a bit preachy in this. Sheridan is fine and the rest of the cast is adequet, the main reason for me to watch is for the long gone Angels Flight and Bunker Hill segments. 6/10 Review with some screencaps in Film Noir & Gangster thread and also here: http://noirsville.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-unfaithful-1947-womans-noir.html Was that film somewhat similar to the Somerset Maugham story and movie, The Letter, CigarJoe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Was that film somewhat similar to the Somerset Maugham story and movie, The Letter, CigarJoe? Yes, the plot of The Unfaithful is based on The Letter. Instead of a letter there is a statue of the women created by the deceased 'other man' and this is used to blackmail her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Just rewatched in a private showing the silent film by Franz Osten from the late 1920's called A Throw of the Dice or Prapancha Pash and it was even better than the first time I viewed it back in the day.This film based on the Indian epic The Mahabharata is so spectacular that it defies description. The crowd scenes alone make it legendary and having a great score accompaniment was what lifted it from merely iconic to an even higher status. I wonder if it will ever play on TCM. A Throw of Dice was shown on TCM about, as a guess, five years ago. Who knows? It may be on again. I believe it came on in the wee hours following the Sunday Night Silent or, maybe, it was the Sunday Night Silent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Yes, the plot of The Unfaithful is based on The Letter. Instead of a letter there is a statue of the women created by the deceased 'other man' and this is used to blackmail her. eh, it kinda takes the general framework no doubt, but I would say there are more differences than similarities. it's a "loose re-telling"- how's that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I havent seen [TOMORROW: THE WORLD!]. Just as good [as HITLER'S CHILDREN]? Oh nooo, it's baaaaaaaad. Fredric March and his fiancee Betty Field adopt a Hitler youth and bring him to small town America. Hilarity ensues, and I genuinely mean that. I dvred it last week and laughed myself silly watching it this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Lorna, don't laugh, but this one was the producer's attempt to create an A-feature. I'm sorry. I laughed. Loud too, everyone in the gym turned and looked. But thanks for the FYI, you seem to know a surprisingly good deal about this obscure little curiosity, and I appreciate the feedback. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 "Die, Monster, Die! (1965)--Starring Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, and Suzan Farmer. Based on the H.P. Lovecraft story "The Colour Out of Space". The plot; Stephen Reinhardt (Nick Adams) is on his way from America to see his girlfriend (Suzan Farmer). He stops at the nearby British village of Arkham, whose residents seem terrified of the house he is going to visit. There's half of an excellent movie here. Boris Karloff, very good photography and Visual/Special Effects by Paul Beeson, Wally Veevers, and Ernie Sullivan (the one scene that Doesn't work is rapidly dispatched), an effective music score by Don Banks, and the intelligent half of the script are pluses. The minuses are; the Stupid half of the script, a hero (Nick Adams) I disliked, and a heroine who faithfully followed the horror movie cliche "If there's an intelligent course of action to take, do the exact opposite" for the Entire Film. There's more good than bad; film is worth seeing for Karloff and the Visual Effects alone. 2.3/4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 "Die, Monster, Die! (1965)--Starring Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, and Suzan Farmer. Based on the H.P. Lovecraft story "The Colour Out of Space". The plot; Stephen Reinhardt (Nick Adams) is on his way from America to see his girlfriend (Suzan Farmer). He stops at the nearby British village of Arkham, whose residents seem terrified of the house he is going to visit. There's half of an excellent movie here. Boris Karloff, very good photography and Visual/Special Effects by Paul Beeson, Wally Veevers, and Ernie Sullivan (the one scene that Doesn't work is rapidly dispatched), an effective music score by Don Banks, and the intelligent half of the script are pluses. The minuses are; the Stupid half of the script, a hero (Nick Adams) I disliked, and a heroine who faithfully followed the horror movie cliche "If there's an intelligent course of action to take, do the exact opposite" for the Entire Film. There's more good than bad; film is worth seeing for Karloff and the Visual Effects alone. 2.3/4 I liked this film. It has mystery, and real creepiness. It does have that Usher-theme: the young man coming to the old house in the country to see his girlfriend who has a strange family. But I've always felt sorry for poor Laetitia. And it's one of those "Arkham" films. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 But I've always felt sorry for poor Letitia. If for no other reason than having to live with that name... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 It's been really quiet around here lately, so allow me to pour some gasoline on the conversation by coming out with the fact that I turned off MON ONCLE after about 50 minutes. I just did not get it. I did not get it at all. Come at me, Bros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 And it's one of those "Arkham" films. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 ? Arkham is a city in the novels/stories of H.P. Lovecraft and is thus a setting in films made from his stories. But it became a sort of mythic place in horror films and lore, even turning up in recent Batman video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkham P.S. I like Mon Oncle, but it's fine if you don't. I'm sure that's not the only movie we disagree on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Arkham is a city in the novels/stories of H.P. Lovecraft and is thus a setting in films made from his stories. But it became a sort of mythic place in horror films and lore, even turning up to recent Batman video games. Thanks! I knew the Batman link, but had forgotten the Lovecraft origin. For a while, I was listening to quite a few audiobooks of Lovecraft short stories on YouTube. Not a bad way to kill the time. Weird dude though. Weeeeeeird dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkham P.S. I like Mon Oncle, but it's fine if you don't. I'm sure that's not the only movie we disagree on. Thank you. Keep in mind the fact that my opinion is coming from somebody who has seen JAWS 3-D upwards of 150 times... so really, what the hell do I know about anything?... well, clearly I know a lot about JAWS 3-D, but I digress. To couch my opinion as I often do, Im most certainly not saying it was a bad film. I wouldn't even necessarily say I didn't like it, I just didn't get it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Thank you. Keep in mind the fact that my opinion is coming from somebody who has seen JAWS 3-D upwards of 150 times... so really, what the hell do I know about anything? Interesting couch my opinion as I often do, Im most certainly not saying it was a bad film. I wouldn't even necessarily say I didn't like it, I just didn't get it. I still recall watching Jaws 3-D in the theater in all of its 3-D "glory". Ahhh, the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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