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Red Dust (1932) and Mogambo (1953) Revisited
The battle of the sexes! The battle of the gorillas! These two films basically follow the same general plot but as pieces of entertainment are as different as a hurricane and a drought. And, although...
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The Night of the Iguana (1964) with Richard Burton and Ava Gardner
One man . . . three women . . . one night. Although the flood has never slackened, the 1950s and the first half of the ’60s was the heyday of screen adaptations of Tennessee Williams’ plays and...
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Show Boat (1951)
HERE IT COMES! The M-G-M SHOW BOAT! Yes, it might be well to remember that this Show Boat is the 1951 remake, preceded by two other versions, the 1936 “all-sound” and the 1929 early talkie, mostly...
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Ride, Vaquero! (1953) with Robert Taylor and Ava Gardner
A Flaming Drama of Dangerous Love! 1953’s Ride, Vaquero! is a rather overlooked and underrated western . On paper, it holds quite a bit of potential with a stellar cast. Ava Gardner and Robert...
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90 Years of MGM- 1932’s Red Dust and 1953’s Mogambo
The battle of the sexes! The battle of the gorillas! These two films basically follow the same general plot but as pieces of entertainment are as different as a hurricane and a drought. And, although...
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Whistle Stop (1946) with Ava Gardner
She Spelled Trouble For Every Guy That Made A Play For Her! 1946’s Whistle Stop is usually remembered today – if at all- as the big break for Ava Gardner. And that remains one of the few memorable...
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East Side, West Side (1949) with Barbara Stanwyck and James Mason
Share This! I was married to a man other women pursued! If you look at imdb’s page for 1949’s East Side, West Side you’ll see some comments with almost diametrically opposed views. Many say it’s a bit...
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Show Boat (1951) starring Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel
Share This! Ah gits weary An’ sick of tryin’ Ah’m tired of livin’ An’ skeered of dyin’, But ol’ man river, He jes’ keeps rollin’ along! —— lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II A study of the similarities and...
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The Bribe (1949) with Robert Taylor and Ava Gardner
Share This! Well, ya ain’t said yes… but ya ain’t said no. – Charles Laughton as J.J. Bealer For a film with a cast featuring such heavyweights as Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton and...
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Lone Star (1952) with Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Broderick Crawford
Share This! “A woman like you isn’t going to kiss more than one man like this!” Surprisingly, 1952’s Lone Star was Clark Gable’s first real foray into the Western genre. And MGM spared little expense...
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