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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 27, 2020 21:05:05 GMT
Caught this great flick this morning. Had seen it a few times before, and am never disappointed. Featuring Robert Taylor, a very young and gorgeous Lana Turner, the imposing Edward Arnold who plays a nice/good guy for a change, and a very young and effective/affecting Van Heflin. There were other notables in it - Robert Sterling (mostly remembered as George Kirby in Topper), and the baby-faced character actor Barry Nelson.
Faced paced, never boring, engaging action, this film delivers. I even liked Lana Turner as her performance was genuine and had none of her later acting affectations. But the star of the film, in my opinion, was Van Heflin who gave a knock-out, heart-wrenching performance as Montgomery's tried and true friend. Yes, a little soap-operish, but eminently enjoyable. I highly recommend it!
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Post by movielover on Feb 27, 2020 21:14:22 GMT
Terrific film noir. My 2nd favorite movie from 1941, after The Maltese Falcon.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 27, 2020 21:23:39 GMT
Terrific film noir. My 2nd favorite movie from 1941, after The Maltese Falcon. I adore The Maltese Falcon. I've seen it so many times, I can practically recite the entire script! One of my favorite lines is when he slaps Lorre's Joel Cairo character, and Bogie says, "When I slap you, you'll take it and like it."  Every time I hear it, it cracks me up!
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Feb 28, 2020 4:40:11 GMT
Caught this great flick this morning. Had seen it a few times before, and am never disappointed. Featuring Robert Taylor, a very young and gorgeous Lana Turner, the imposing Edward Arnold who plays a nice/good guy for a change, and a very young and effective/affecting Van Heflin. There were other notables in it - Robert Sterling (mostly remembered as George Kirby in Topper), and the baby-faced character actor Barry Nelson. Faced paced, never boring, engaging action, this film delivers. I even liked Lana Turner as her performance was genuine and had none of her later acting affectations. But the star of the film, in my opinion, was Van Heflin who gave a knock-out, heart-wrenching performance as Montgomery's tried and true friend. Yes, a little soap-operish, but eminently enjoyable. I highly recommend it!
As to Heflin's performance, the Academy apparently agreed with you: Van got the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor in 1942 for that performance (his only Oscar nomination).
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Post by petrolino on Feb 29, 2020 0:34:18 GMT
Great movie.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 29, 2020 14:21:28 GMT
Caught this great flick this morning. Had seen it a few times before, and am never disappointed. Featuring Robert Taylor, a very young and gorgeous Lana Turner, the imposing Edward Arnold who plays a nice/good guy for a change, and a very young and effective/affecting Van Heflin. There were other notables in it - Robert Sterling (mostly remembered as George Kirby in Topper), and the baby-faced character actor Barry Nelson. Faced paced, never boring, engaging action, this film delivers. I even liked Lana Turner as her performance was genuine and had none of her later acting affectations. But the star of the film, in my opinion, was Van Heflin who gave a knock-out, heart-wrenching performance as Montgomery's tried and true friend. Yes, a little soap-operish, but eminently enjoyable. I highly recommend it!
As to Heflin's performance, the Academy apparently agreed with you: Van got the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor in 1942 for that performance (his only Oscar nomination). He deserved it. Such a wonderful performance executed with such seemingly ease.
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