After the disappointment of pedro, its nice to see the animators showcase modern buenos aires as it really was at the time. Its a great life is a 1929 american comedy film directed by sam wood and written by al boasberg and willard mack. Douglas sirks glorious cinema of outsiders the new yorker. Its a great life is a 1943 blackandwhite film and is the th of the 28 blondie films. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and. Alas, its a great life did not get the duncans film career off and running, so sisters rosetta and vivian returned to touring as the topsy and. What happened in 1943 major news stories include allied forces take back north africa, italy surrenders to allied forces, dambuster raids on german dams, warsaw jewish ghetto uprising, us general dwight d. When the profits of their various film series began slumping in the mid1940s, columbia pictures tried to broaden the appeal of these films by disguing the fact that they were indeed series entries. The film was released on december 6, 1929, by metrogoldwynmayer. Frankenstein meets the wolf man universal 1943 classic.
Dont get me wrong, it s a good tale and a great davis performance, but i could have gone all my life without ever hearing millie or hopkins. The comic confusion begins when dagwood bumstead arthur lake, intending to buy a house, buys a horse. Its a great life columbia, 1943, directed by frank r. The comic confusion begins when dagwood bumstead arthur lake, intending to buy a house, buys a horse instead. Thus it was that columbias 12th blondie picture was shipped out as its a great life. Soon well be seeing him fully clawed again on the big screen in xmen. Its seen as the epitome of british heroism thanks to that film. Snappy story and some great performances from the duncan sisters. Other guest stars popping in and out of its a great feeling include gary cooper, joan crawford, sidney greenstreet, danny kaye, patricia neal, eleanor parker, ronald reagan, edward g. In 1948 frank capra and his partners sold liberty films to paramount pictures. Cline its a great life 1943 film, a 1943 american blackandwhite film. Introductionthe life and death of colonel blimp is probably the film this month to have the least amount of world war i actually in it.
Apr 18, 2011 its hard to write about any film that was nominated for best picture in 1943 since the winner that year is almost universally thought to be one of, if not the greatest film of all time casablanca. Strayer, frank strayer on allmovie when the profits of their various film series. Even if butt boy didnt want to take its pivotal copkiller relationship and make the most of it, this is still a movie about a guy whose ass swallows a bunch of stuff whole, including pets and. Its a wonderful life is a 1946 american christmas fantasy drama film. Theres a great book and documentary about it called five came back. The best sex movies for men and women of all time esquire. Its a great life collection classic tv shows from the early 1950s, starring frances bavier, before she became aunt bee on the andy griffith show. They stay at the home of amy morgan whose brother earl helps them rent a room. The script for the film was written by roland and michael pertwee, father and brother of jon pertwee, a stalwart of british cinema, television and radio. Completely isolated and an easy target with zero control of leaving your post or retreat. The last five minutes of the miracle of morgan s creek is batshit crazy in the best way. Actors whove played the same character the most times cinelinx. Its a great life also known in syndicated reruns as the bachelors is an american situation comedy which aired on nbc from 1954 to 1956. It was a great pleasure to see in film the nearly forgotten vaudeville headliners in action.
Two former gis come to hollywood in search of stardom. The life and death of colonel blimp 1943 the movie crash. The book, the greatest gift is such an inspiration for such a short story. This is the first entry to star the second of three cookies, marjorie ann mutchie. The film was directed by david butler, produced by alex gottlieb and distributed by warner bros. It s a great life is a 1943 blackandwhite film and is the th of the 28 blondie films. Amazon second chance pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life. It s a great life, a 1943 american blackandwhite film disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title it s a great life. Thus it was that columbias th blondie picture was shipped out as its a great life. Mission to moscow 1943 letterboxd your life in film.
While it had its heart in the right place, the film bombed and was a bit of a sugarsweet mess. The life and death of colonel blimp is a film of balance and insighta civilized film, which even in a time of war celebrates civilized values. An invisible warship is at the center of wwiis greatest. Jun 04, 2017 this improbably entitled film is the great epic of the michael powellemeric pressburger canon. Its a great life original theatrical trailer youtube. Lambasted for being the first of the monster lineups, and therefore the beginning of the end of the classic monsters, its hard to see where, by 1943, they were going anyway. Robert englund as freddy kruger8 times total in film plus a tv series. A lot of the top directors in hollywood the ones with the highest percentage of great films were off participating in the war. Its a great feeling is a 1949 american technicolor musical comedy film starring doris day, jack carson, and dennis morgan in a parody of what goes on behind the scenes in hollywood movie making.
Driver is among the most versatile actors working today, and here he is perfect as an average guy who finds the joy within creating something original. It is one of only two movies in the series that did not feature blondie in the title the other, footlight glamour, was released later the same year. Its a great life obviously borrows in plot from blondie in society 1941, which focused on dagwoods purchase of a great dane, with he and dithers encountering an important client who happens to be a dog fancier, thus using the animal to make an impression. Its a great day is a 1955 british comedy film directed by john warrington. Alas, its a great life did not get the duncans film career off and running, so sisters rosetta and vivian returned to touring as the topsy and eva characters that had made them popular. Tyler cornacks supernatural serial killer flick butt boy. Oct 27, 2002 only in 1983 was the film finally restored, and hailed as a masterpiece. Its a great life, a 1929 american comedy film its a great life, a 1935 american drama film directed by edward f. I dont like to watch films about women who portray women as idiotic and that s what hopkins does with millie. See the full list of it s a great life cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
When alexander, oliver stones epic biopic chronicling the life and accomplishments of alexander the great, arrived in theaters in late 2004, it was the culmination of a longcherished dream of the controversial filmmaker to bring the story of the controversial conquerer to the big screen that at one point even found him fending off a competing film on the subject that was to have been. The best of the thirties, forties, fifties, and sixties. There was a working bank built and 20 fully grown oak trees were planted. What it regrets is the loss, in two world wars, of a sense of decency and fair play that had governed the european military classes. But a new book says it was a futile suicide mission driven by one mans towering ego. Heres some trivia you may not have known about frank capras film, its a wonderful life, which celebrates its anniversary on dec. The film is trying to do two things at once its trying to convince its british audience that the typical reactionary colonel blimp way of thinking is outdated, while at the same time humanizing a buffoonish character and making him more sympathetic. This is where the story turns to why a nice film that was only the 27th most popular among movie goers in 194647 is so widely known and loved today.
It stands, wrote the critic dave kehr, as very possibly the finest film ever made in britain. Eisenhower becomes the supreme allied commander, british and americans bomb hamburg causing firestorm, glenn miller orchestra popular with many hits. Several years ago i received a question from a remote researcher who wanted to know what was different between 1943 and 1944 editions of a slim novella. Its a very entertaining short, and probably my favorite of the four. My absolute favourite film, of all time, is its a wonderful life and to read the original story, where the film stems from, has been a marvelous experience. Strayer, number of chic youngs popular comic strip characters broughttolife blondie series, is the first of two to eliminate blondie in the title. He even uses the word dither to describe his predicament reminding him of his scheduled meeting with the person of that name.
Those sorts of films can often be cloying and, to put it bluntly, not that great. The production, especially the stagey sets, looks cheaper that the reported. Simply as a film, its long and ambitious, but seems neither. It s a great day is a 1955 british comedy film directed by john warrington. The miracle of morgans creek 1943 your life in film. Very little correction is needed and the results were almost as good as the scans i got from the lab when i had the film processed. Blondie penny singleton frets when dagwood arthur lake. Frances bavier, james dunn, william bishop, barbara bates, michael oshea i, king donovan, vivi janiss, bill mclean its a great life cast, crew and credits tv. June 2016 its a great life is a 1943 blackandwhite film and is the th of the 28 blondie films. May 09, 2019 this was the point at which things really picked up for me.
Its a great day was based on an early british television series, the grove family, first transmitted in 1954 and apparently named after the bbcs lime grove studio where it was filmed. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. When i first saw this movie in the early 1940s the score of america the beautiful was so strong and prominent throughout the film that for years i thought the name of the film was america the beautiful. It s a great life 1943 blondie penny singleton frets when dagwood arthur lake buys a horse instead of a house. Dithers over the phone and mistakenly buys him a horse instead of a house. Though it doesnt focus on that period as much as the other films, it does use it in very interesting ways. Its a great life 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thats life grossed 4 million dollars against a 7 million dollar budget making this a box office failure. Deciding which adaptation of charles dickens tale is your favorite is an entirely personal journey. Find similar and related movies for its a great life 1943 frank r. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Take the recent movie last christmas, for example another picture that preached acceptance and antiintolerance as one of its key themes. No one needs to prove to us that we may be watching the death of the germ cell of civilization, the family. I wouldnt say this is the funniest sturges film ive seen but it might be the one most designed to go for. Alas, its a great life did not get the duncans film career off and running, so sisters rosetta and. We reveal the best sex scenes ever committed to celluloid, from lesbian dramas to gritty portrayals of sex addiction. It is one of only two movies in the series that did not feature blondie in the. It s a great life 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. No destroyer ever became invisible, but the philadelphia naval. Paterson isnt necessarily the greatest poet in the world, nor is the film claiming he is. Two former gi s come to hollywood in search of stardom. Its a silly plot, like those of several of the blondie films, but as usual, they get away with it theres lots of fun to be had in watching the characters sort everything out.
When the profits of their various film series began slumping in the mid1940s, columbia pictures tried to broaden the appeal of these films by disguing the fact. It s a silly plot, like those of several of the blondie films, but as usual, they get away with it there s lots of fun to be had in watching the characters sort everything out. Like most great conspiracy theories, its completely false, but has a tenuous connection to the truth. For the average user wanting to scan their own negatives the proimage 100 will give you great results. That being said, there were some other really great films that came out in 1943. Its a great life 1943 blondie penny singleton frets when dagwood arthur lake buys a horse instead of a house. Absurd wartime propaganda about ambassador joseph davies sent by fdr to russia to learn about the soviet system. This was for him to get away from the rat race, and great depression, back home to live out his life in the tranquil and quit south pacific but his life is now to take an abrupt change. Unfortunately, the duncan sisters are totally forgotten today. Dagwood is sent out to buy a house and comes home with a horse instead. Blondie penny singleton frets when dagwood arthur lake buys a horse instead of a house. Jan 19, 2010 its a great life original theatrical trailer. The life and death of colonel blimp, directed by michael powell and emeric pressburger. Why oscarnominated jojo rabbit is the film we need.
The film stars rosetta duncan, vivian duncan, lawrence gray, jed prouty and benny rubin. What comes before that is a fascinating example of someone trying to skirt around the production code. The screenplay by jack rose and mel shavelson was based upon a story by i. My limiting factor is my scanner and not the negatives. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. It really shows a persons worth, no matter how rich or poor they maybe. That a film about patton was even made was a triumph of perseverance over adversity that would have made a great plot for a television soap opera. A related exhibit, from the greatest gift to its a wonderful life, is currently on display through january 30 on the second floor of the great hall in the librarys thomas jefferson building. Thus it was that columbia s 12th blondie picture was shipped out as it s a great life. Frances bavier, six years before being cast as aunt bee in cbs s the andy griffith show, played a somewhat similar role. A hidden life, though, is a deeply considered and in the end staggering argument for a life lived according to christs teaching by one of cinemas great american artists, writerdirector. The directors black narcissus and the red shoes might be wilder and even more stunningly beautiful, but the life and death of colonel blimp is fascinating on a number of levels. What happened in 1943 including pop culture, significant.
So very nearly a perfect film, frankenstein meets the wolf man is still infinitely better than many of its critics, at the time or since, will deign to admit. Its a great life 1943 stream and watch online moviefone. Nbc broadcast history september 7, 1954 august 30, 1955. Released 1943, its a great life stars pennysingleton, arthurlake, larrysimms the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. The life and death of colonel blimp 1943 film stuff by mark. There s more to the plot than that but now ill just say that it s a great life is a worthy entry in the blondie series. When the profits of their various film series began slumping in the mid1940s, columbia pictures tried to broaden the appeal of these films by. Butler a wwi vet and war hero moved to sunday island some 14 years ago when he was wiped out in the stock market crash of 1929.
Sahara is a 1943 american blackandwhite action war film from columbia pictures, directed by zoltan korda, that stars humphrey bogart as an american tank commander in libya during the western desert campaign of world war ii. After its theatrical release, its a wonderful life didnt make back the costs of its production and distribution. The life and death of colonel blimp is a film of balance and insight a civilized film, which even in a time of war celebrates civilized values. The film presents stalins russia in a favourable light completely sidestepping the purges the soviet ruler conducted. Below is a complete list of available movies sorted by year and imdb rating. Years later when the film was shown on tv i knew by then its true name was happy land i was shocked to hear a completely different score. The great depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from the stock market crash of 1929 to 1939. A spinoff of the popular soap the grove family, the film stars ruth dunning as gladys grove, edward evans as bob grove, and sid james as harry mason. The year 1943 in film featured various significant events for the film industry. Please bookmark old movie time, and tell your friends about the movies too, it is greatly appreciated. The film could never have come to the silver screen without the unwavering tenacity of one man. The production qualities are excellent for a talkie from the transitional era. Its a great life 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Its 1943, youre 18 years old, which would terrify you more.
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