The Silver Screen Oasis

Dear Wendy,

Why not start a Raoul Walsh thread if there isn't one already? How about "Wendy on Walsh" if there is one?

And it is hereby formally requested that Countess De Mave continue her most insightful musings..

Sue Sue Applegate wrote:Dear Wendy,

Why not start a Raoul Walsh thread if there isn't one already? How about "Wendy on Walsh" if there is one?

And it is hereby formally requested that Countess De Mave continue her most insightful musings..

Amen to both requests. Here's the existing Raoul Walsh thread:

http://silverscreenoasis.com/oasis3/vie ... =22&t=5075

It's too late!

I already went there and posted more hogwash from my teeming brain!

Theresa, Jack is right! Many years ago, I thought you needed to be educated about the great directors, but it soon became clear to me that you can see a film more clearly than almost anyone else. You don't need no education!

Jack, excellent introduction to Walsh.

SueSue, thanks for the compliment.

Stay well, everybody.

Bob

Bob, I just realized you are T's friend! I am so stupid, it never occurred to me. T has been sending me your thoughts on film for some time, and I feel like I know you a little. And yet, here I am, completely unaware that you are right here talking, at the SSO.

I certainly hope you will post more about the movies you love!

Jack, yes I am here and glad to be. I also feel as if I already know you, as Theresa has shared some of your insightful remarks with me. Bob

I had the same feeling, kingrat. I kept remembering scenes from The Constant Nymph when I was watching Escape Me Never. I kept seeing Charles Boyer as Lewis Dodd when I would be watching Errol as Sebastian, but I just wasn't brave enough to organize my feelings and post my observation. I feel so validated by your connections!

And you are so right about Gig Young. I think that he put much more into his portrayal than might have been on the page.

Peter Godfrey, who I wouldn't characterize as a top-tier director, did make some enjoyable movies. The ones I've seen (all, except the last, on TCM):

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) with Warren William, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) with Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet
Hotel Berlin (1945) with Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre, Andrea King, Raymond Massey
Cry Wolf (1947) with Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Basehart
That Hagen Girl (1947) with Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple, Rory Calhoun
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) with Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith, Nigel Bruce
Please Murder Me (1956) with Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr

I saw "Escape Me Never" (1947) when a was a small boy and it left an ever-lasting impression on me....thus, when years later I read that this film had had bad reviews when it was released and that the critics stated that both Flynn and especially Luino were miscast, I was disappointed, because I had a satisfying memory of it. I've never seen it again though.

I am happy to read that you found it interesting and that it has similarities with TCN (A favorite)

ChiO wrote:Peter Godfrey, who I wouldn't characterize as a top-tier director, did make some enjoyable movies. The ones I've seen (all, except the last, on TCM):

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) with Warren William, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) with Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet
Hotel Berlin (1945) with Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre, Andrea King, Raymond Massey
Cry Wolf (1947) with Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Basehart
That Hagen Girl (1947) with Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple, Rory Calhoun
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) with Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith, Nigel Bruce
Please Murder Me (1956) with Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr

I enjoyed "Cry Wolf", another underrated film, and of course "Christmas in Connecticut"

Watching what the story is at the price of the things the director uses to TELL the story? Watching at the expense of the things the director is TRYING TO SAY??

I'm more or less in that camp, Theresa. I can tell you my feelings about a movie. The elements that provoked that reaction? That's a little harder! It was exciting. It was intriguing. Harsh or beautiful. What tools were used to accomplish that effect? I'll have to think about that! My brother is an admirer of John Huston. Not because of certain themes he was known for. Because there IS no typical Huston film. Noir, adventure, epic drama. The man was all over the place!

Good point about the windows that frame the shots, kingrat.
And the fact that several directors made a classic with the luscious, multi-talented Lupino.

Fernando, The Consant Nymph is also one of my favorite delights, especially since I saw it on the big screen at the first Turner Classic Movie Festival in 2010, and somehow I have a copy of it.