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. 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. He even uses the word dither to describe his predicament reminding him of his scheduled meeting with the person of that name. 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 stars rosetta duncan, vivian duncan, lawrence gray, jed prouty and benny rubin. Its a wonderful life is a 1946 american christmas fantasy drama film. We reveal the best sex scenes ever committed to celluloid, from lesbian dramas to gritty portrayals of sex addiction. Douglas sirks glorious cinema of outsiders the new yorker. They stay at the home of amy morgan whose brother earl helps them rent a room. Its a great life 1943 blondie penny singleton frets when dagwood arthur lake buys a horse instead of a house. While it had its heart in the right place, the film bombed and was a bit of a sugarsweet mess.
I dont like to watch films about women who portray women as idiotic and that s what hopkins does with millie. 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 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at once its trying to convince its british audience that the typical reactionary colonel blimp way of thinking is outdated, while at the same time humanizing a buffoonish character and making him more sympathetic. Why oscarnominated jojo rabbit is the film we need. 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.
The film was released on december 6, 1929, by metrogoldwynmayer. Snappy story and some great performances from the duncan sisters. Blondie penny singleton frets when dagwood arthur lake. 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. Its 1943, youre 18 years old, which would terrify you more. No one needs to prove to us that we may be watching the death of the germ cell of civilization, the family. Its a great life original theatrical trailer youtube. 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. Jun 04, 2017 this improbably entitled film is the great epic of the michael powellemeric pressburger canon. Though it doesnt focus on that period as much as the other films, it does use it in very interesting ways. 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.
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. The production, especially the stagey sets, looks cheaper that the reported. Oct 27, 2002 only in 1983 was the film finally restored, and hailed as a masterpiece. It was a great pleasure to see in film the nearly forgotten vaudeville headliners in action. Its a great life 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This is the first entry to star the second of three cookies, marjorie ann mutchie. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and. The book, the greatest gift is such an inspiration for such a short story.
Deciding which adaptation of charles dickens tale is your favorite is an entirely personal journey. 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. Robert englund as freddy kruger8 times total in film plus a tv series. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. 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.
Thus it was that columbias th blondie picture was shipped out as its a great life. 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. Amazon second chance pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life. Blondie penny singleton frets when dagwood arthur lake buys a horse instead of a house. Take the recent movie last christmas, for example another picture that preached acceptance and antiintolerance as one of its key themes. Its a great day is a 1955 british comedy film directed by john warrington. Thus it was that columbias 12th blondie picture was shipped out as its a great life.
Unfortunately, the duncan sisters are totally forgotten today. A lot of the top directors in hollywood the ones with the highest percentage of great films were off participating in the war. Its seen as the epitome of british heroism thanks to that film. The last five minutes of the miracle of morgan s creek is batshit crazy in the best way. Those sorts of films can often be cloying and, to put it bluntly, not that great.
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. Its a great life, a 1929 american comedy film its a great life, a 1935 american drama film directed by edward f. 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. Cline its a great life 1943 film, a 1943 american blackandwhite film. Please bookmark old movie time, and tell your friends about the movies too, it is greatly appreciated.
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. 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. 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. Nbc broadcast history september 7, 1954 august 30, 1955.
June 2016 its a great life is a 1943 blackandwhite film and is the th of the 28 blondie films. 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. Its a great life 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jan 19, 2010 its a great life original theatrical trailer. 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 great day is a 1955 british comedy film directed by john warrington.
Paterson isnt necessarily the greatest poet in the world, nor is the film claiming he is. Its a very entertaining short, and probably my favorite of the four. Absurd wartime propaganda about ambassador joseph davies sent by fdr to russia to learn about the soviet system. Like most great conspiracy theories, its completely false, but has a tenuous connection to the truth. The production qualities are excellent for a talkie from the transitional era. 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. Theres a great book and documentary about it called five came back. Its a great life is a 1929 american comedy film directed by sam wood and written by al boasberg and willard mack. Thats life grossed 4 million dollars against a 7 million dollar budget making this a box office failure. It really shows a persons worth, no matter how rich or poor they maybe. After the disappointment of pedro, its nice to see the animators showcase modern buenos aires as it really was at the time. The comic confusion begins when dagwood bumstead arthur lake, intending to buy a house, buys a horse. In 1948 frank capra and his partners sold liberty films to paramount pictures. See the full list of it s a great life cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
The film could never have come to the silver screen without the unwavering tenacity of one man. 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. When the profits of their various film series began slumping in the mid1940s, columbia pictures tried to broaden the appeal of these films by. 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 stands, wrote the critic dave kehr, as very possibly the finest film ever made in britain. It s a great life 1943 blondie penny singleton frets when dagwood arthur lake buys a horse instead of a house. The film was directed by david butler, produced by alex gottlieb and distributed by warner bros.
After its theatrical release, its a wonderful life didnt make back the costs of its production and distribution. 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. Strayer, number of chic youngs popular comic strip characters broughttolife blondie series, is the first of two to eliminate blondie in the title. Simply as a film, its long and ambitious, but seems neither. 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. Alas, its a great life did not get the duncans film career off and running, so sisters rosetta 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 eva characters that had made them popular. The best of the thirties, forties, fifties, and sixties. For the average user wanting to scan their own negatives the proimage 100 will give you great results. 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.
Thus it was that columbia s 12th blondie picture was shipped out as it s a great life. No destroyer ever became invisible, but the philadelphia naval. It is one of only two movies in the series that did not feature blondie in the. 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. 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. 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. But a new book says it was a futile suicide mission driven by one mans towering ego. Strayer, frank strayer on allmovie when the profits of their various film series. The life and death of colonel blimp, directed by michael powell and emeric pressburger. 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. 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.
I wouldnt say this is the funniest sturges film ive seen but it might be the one most designed to go for. What comes before that is a fascinating example of someone trying to skirt around the production code. Soon well be seeing him fully clawed again on the big screen in xmen. The screenplay by jack rose and mel shavelson was based upon a story by i. Frances bavier, six years before being cast as aunt bee in cbs s the andy griffith show, played a somewhat similar role. The comic confusion begins when dagwood bumstead arthur lake, intending to buy a house, buys a horse instead.
The year 1943 in film featured various significant events for the film industry. Its a great life 1943 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. There was a working bank built and 20 fully grown oak trees were planted. The film presents stalins russia in a favourable light completely sidestepping the purges the soviet ruler conducted. My limiting factor is my scanner and not the negatives. 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. Eisenhower becomes the supreme allied commander, british and americans bomb hamburg causing firestorm, glenn miller orchestra popular with many hits. 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. 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. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Below is a complete list of available movies sorted by year and imdb rating. Frankenstein meets the wolf man universal 1943 classic. The best sex movies for men and women of all time esquire. 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. 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. Completely isolated and an easy target with zero control of leaving your post or retreat. The miracle of morgans creek 1943 your life in film. 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. Mission to moscow 1943 letterboxd your life in film.
The life and death of colonel blimp 1943 film stuff by mark. What happened in 1943 including pop culture, significant. It s a great life is a 1943 blackandwhite film and is the th of the 28 blondie films. Actors whove played the same character the most times cinelinx. Two former gis come to hollywood in search of stardom. 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. Dithers over the phone and mistakenly buys him a horse instead of a house.
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. Find similar and related movies for its a great life 1943 frank r. 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. An invisible warship is at the center of wwiis greatest. 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. May 09, 2019 this was the point at which things really picked up for me. That being said, there were some other really great films that came out in 1943. Its a great life is a 1943 blackandwhite film and is the th of the 28 blondie films. Two former gi s come to hollywood in search of stardom. Heres some trivia you may not have known about frank capras film, its a wonderful life, which celebrates its anniversary on dec.
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