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2 C losed C ap- from the Movie Classics The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp Anna Karenina A London Films Production, 1948 - B&W - 111 minutes Corinth Collection A Group 4 Production; 1954, b&w; 74 minutes. Like IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, an Angel is sent to Earth to do good, only this one is angellically played by the beautiful Diane Cilento. She lands in the pawnshop of Joshua Webman, who’s real love is music. Needing cash to do her work, the Angel must pawn her harp to Joshua, which sets off a series of events which tests her metal. Including reconciling Len Burrows, who works for Joshua, and Jenny Lane. The Angel inadvertently causes a rift between them when she goes to a dance as Len’s partner causing a lot of ogling, making Jenny jealous. She helpsJoshua and Len to take charge of their life - Len learns how to extricate the awful Mrs. Trapp, a meddling undertaker, “The lady is a vampire, when not knocking about the dead, she torments the living.” Then helps Joshua win over the younger generation to love music by having him to speak from the heart to give a moving lecture on how his historic music boxes helped entertain people throughout the ages. This lavish Alexander Korda production is a surprisingly satisfying adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel, with beautiful Vivien Leigh in the title role and Ralph Richardson superb as Alexei Karenin giving a remarkable interpretation of the jilted husband. The trademark Korda production values, with beautiful costumes, visually striking cinematography and well crafted sets, make the tragedy of Tolstoy’s Anna, a woman at odds with the mores of Russian society, quite a moving experience. As You Like It A 20th Century Fox/Inter-Allied Film, 1936 - B&W - 96 minutes “Stylized, rather effete but often amusing version of Shakespeare’s pastoral play.” * -Halliwell’s Film Guide The early appearance of Laurence Olivier as Orlando is a harbinger of things to come with Olivier’s Henry V and Hamlet. Other highlights include Leon Quartermaine as Jacques, Henry Ainley as the banished Duke, Felix Aylmer as Duke Frederick, Peter Bull as William, and Aubrey Mather as Corin. Leon Quartermaine’s memorable rendition of the famous “Seven Ages of Man”, “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts” and Henry Ainley deliverying the classic lines, “Sweet are the uses of adversity, which like the Toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head, and this our life exempt from public haunt finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones and good in every thing. I would not change it” make this must see Shakespeare. Bartleby A Pantheon Productions Film 1970 - Color - 78 minutes (New Digital Transfer from an Archival 35mm Print) This faithful-in-spirit adaptation of Melville’s Thoreauesque drama is about a man who has reached the end of his tether and just can’t go on with the rigors of life. Paul Scofield plays Bartleby’s accountant employer, who is nonplused to hear Bartleby say “I prefer not to” when asked to go over the books. “He’s not my Bartleby” the Accountant tells the Landlord, who is stuck with Bartleby when he won’t vacate the Accountant’s former premises. The crux of the story is that even though Scofield has rid himself of Bartleby, he can’t rid himself of the notion that he is responsible for his fate. He can’t help looking in on Bartleby at the Sanatorium and is stunned to discover, on his last visit, that Bartleby has died. Would a more caring society have saved him? Hal Erickson of AMG’s All Movie Guide provides a great comment on this film, “Some find this British adaptation of the Melville original exasperatingly slow and mannered; but given the curious nature of the protagonist, how could the story have been told otherwise?” The Bat 1959 - B&W - 80 minutes Rabid bats released by a faceless killer cause some concern for murder/mystery author, Cornelia Van Gorter (Agnes Moorehead) who has rented The Oaks, a country house owned by the local bank president, John Fleming. When Fleming is murdered and one million dollars in negotiable securities is missing from his bank, a local police Lieutenant on the bank’s Board of Directors, launches an investigation. Agnes Moorhead and Vincent Price are a delight to watch. 3117 Bursonville Rd., Riegelsville, PA 18077 Phone: (610)346-7446 Fax: (610)346-6345 Email: sales@corinthfilms.com CREDITS Felix Aylmar as Joshua Webman, Diane Cilento as The Angel, Philip Guard as Lenny Burrows, Sheila Sweet as Jenny Lane, Jerry Desmond as Parker, Phyllis Morris as Mrs. Trapp, Ned Sullivan as Joe Linnane Producer... Sidney Cole; Directed byu Alan Bromley Story and Screenplay by Charles Terrot and Sidney Cole Cinematography... Arthur Grant Music composed and Conducted by Antony Hopkins CREDITS Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson Kieron Moore, Hugh Dempster Marie Lohr, Frank Tickle Niall Mac Ginnis, Michael Gough Heather Thatcher, Mary Martlew Ruby Miller, Austin Trevor Guy Verney, John Longden Helen Haye Producer ... Alexander Korda Director ... Julien Duvivier CREDITS Elisebeth Bergner, Laurence Olivier, Sophie Stewart, Felix Aulmer, Henry Ainley, Stuart Robertson, Leon Quartermaine, Austin Trevor, Lionel Braham, John Laurie J. Fisher White, MacKenzie Ward Producer and Director ... Paul Czinner Screenwriter ... R.J. Cullen Cinematographer ... Hal Rosson Composer ... William Walton CREDITS John McEnery, Paul Scofield Thorley Walters, Colin Jeavons Raymond Mason, Charles Kinross, Tony Parkin, Robin Asquith, Hope Jackman Producers ... Anthony Carr-Smith and Anthony Friedmann Director ... Anthony Friedmann Screenwriters ... Anthony Friedmann and Rodney Carr-Smith Cinematographer ... Ian Wilson Composer ... Roger Webb. CREDITS Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon, John Sutton, Lenita Lane, Elaine Edwards, Darla Hood, John Bryant, Harvey Stephens, Mike Steele, Riza Royce, Producer ... C.J. Tevlin Director ... Crane Wilbur Write-Ups © Corinth Films, Inc. 2006
dialogue delivered by first rate actors. Write-Ups © Corinth Films, Inc. 2006 C losed C ap- from the Movie Classics Corinth Collection Beat the Devil CREDITS Becky Sharp A Santana Romulus Production 1953 - B&W - 89 minutes Humphrey Bogart fires this comedy thriller with his dry wit, a perfect match to the equally talented screenwriter Truman Capote and director John Huston. Bogart is Billy Dannreuther, who is associated with four “brilliant criminals at the climax of their most brilliant effort.” They include Peterson (Robert Morley), O’Hara (Peter Lorre) and the vituperative Major Ross (Ivor Barnard) who have concocted a scheme to get uranium out of British East Africa. Their trip to Africa aboard a trouble-prone steamer is delayed and Billy gets involved with Harry and Gwendolyn Chelm, an upper class, seemingly proper, British couple. It turns out they are also seeking the uranium in Africa and Major Ross attempts to murder Harry. They are shipwrecked when the steamer sinks and are captured by Arabs when they wash ashore. They face certain death when the major spouts off to their chief interrogator. Billy saves the day by convincing the chief that he can fix him up with his idol, Rita Hayworth. Harry, who has disappeared overboard, makes contact by telegram advising the group that he has purchased the uranium rich land! An RKO Radio Picture - 1935 - Color - 84 minutes Noteworthy for being the first Technicolor three-strip process feature film, this is also a wonderful adaptation of Langdon Mitchell’s play based on William Makepeace Thackery’s classic book, Vanity Fair. The cast is first rate with Alan Mowbray, Nigel Bruce and Cedric Hardwicke in key roles, and director Rouben Mamoulien is to be credited for his masterful use of increasingly vivid color to tell Becky’s rags to riches to rags story. Miriam Hopkins gives a bravura performance as the poor, but extremely bright orphan who claws her way to the top of British society by moving up a succession of rich men, until she ruins it all by deceiving the one she loves most, her husband, Rawland Crawley (Alan Mowbray). This film must be appreciated as an extraordinary theatrical piece with marvelous, extremely witty Beneath the 12-Mile Reef A 20th Century Fox Picture - 1953 - Color and Cinemascope - 101 minutes Noteworthy for it’s technical achievements, and perhaps most important for the terrific score by Bernard Herrmann, this film is entertaining on many levels. It was 20th Century Fox’s second production in cinemascope and, with the challanges of underwater color photography (for which cinematographer Edward J. Cronjager was nominated for an Academy Award), it was a landmark achievement. The story and theme of the immigrants trials to succeed in America, prove to be the film’s real value, as the two young lovers take center stage in a “Romeo and Juliet” struggle to bring their warring families together to accept their love. The overall theme that true success in America means overcoming prejudice and ethnic differences is what makes this film so gratifying to watch. Bernadette of Lourdes 1961 - B&W - 105 minutes Saint Bernadette had visions of the “Holy Mother” and attributed the events she experienced at the grotto of Massabielle near Lourdes to her faith in God. The questioning by the Catholic Church and French authorities to discount her claims, built such a fervent following that the local parish priest, seeking to dispel her claims, told her the Lady must identify herself. When Bernadette tells him the Lady used the words “I am the Immaculate Conception” he is convinced of her claims. When Bernadette is told by the Lady to drink from a spring that flowed under the rocks, she only finds a little brackish water which leaves mud on her face, symbolic of her false claims. However, a few hours later a spring emerges and people flock to drink from it and report its healing powers. After contracting tuberculosis her health Beyond Tomorrow An Academy Productions Picture; 1940 - B&W - 84 minutes “..notable as the first feature in three colour Technicolor..” ** -Halliwell’s Film Guide “An amiable, modest example of the kind they don’t do anymore” * -Halliwell’s Film Guide A Scrooge-like weathy businessman, embittered by a bad business experience, gets redemption from his understanding partners. Alone together on Christmas Eve, they seek companionship by throwing their wallets containing $10 on the snowy sidewalk in a wager that honesty will prevail when a decent person returns one of their wallets. When a down-and-out Texan, James Houston (Richard Carlson), and down-on-her-luck woman, Jean Lawrence (Jean Parker) show up, the bachelors are delighted to unite the pair for what turns out to be a long and rewarding friendship. The bachelors are killed in a plane crash and come back as ghosts to see what happens to the young couple. Successful as a singer, James is too self-centered to appreciate Jean’s unconditional love. He is taken in by a bad woman and shot by her angry husband. Determined to rectify James’ mistake one of the partners arranges to bring James back to life, and reunites the chastened young man with Jean. 3117 Bursonville Rd., Riegelsville, PA 18077 Phone: (610)346-7446 Fax: (610)346-6345 Email: sales@corinthfilms.com Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, Jennifer Jones, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown, Ivor Barnard, Bernard Lee, Marco Tulli, Al Silvani, Saro Urzi, Juan de Landa Director ... John Huston Screenwriters ... Truman Capote and John Huston From the novel Beat The Devil by James Helvick Cinematographer ... Oswald Morris, B.S.C. Composer ... Franco Mannino. CREDITS Miriam Hopkins, Cedric Hardwicke Nigel Bruce, Frances Dee Alan Mowbry, Billie Burke Alison Skipworth, G.P. Huntley, Jr. William Stack, William Faversham Producer ... Kenneth MacGowan Director ... Rouben Mamoulian Screenwriter ... Francis Edwards Faragoh From the play by Langdon Mitchell, based on the book Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. Cinematographer ... Ray Rennahan Music ... Roy Webb CREDITS Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland, J. Carrol Naish, Richard Boone, Peter Graves, Angela Clarke, Jay Novello, Harry Carey, Jr., Jacques Aubuchon, Gloria Gordon, Charles Wagenheim Producer ... Robert Bassler Director ... Robert Webb Screenwriter ... A.I. Bezzerides Cinematographer ... Edward J. Cronjager Composer ... Bernard Herrmann CREDITS Daniele Ajoret, Nadine Alari, Blanchette Brunoy, Jean Clarieux, Bernard Lajarrige, Renaud Marie, Charles Moulins, Henri Bassiet, Francoise St. Laurent. Produced by George de la Grandiere for E.D.I.C, directed by Robert Darene; screenplay by Gilbert Cesbron; cinematography byMarcel Weiss; music by Maurice Thiriet. CREDITS Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Richard Carlson, Jean Parker, Maria Ouspenskaya, Alex Melesh, Helen Vinson Producer ... Lee Garmes Director ... A. Edward Sutherland Screenwriter ... Adele Comandini Original Story by Mildred Cram and Adele Comandini. Cinematographer ... Lester White, A.S.C. Composer ... Frank Tours 3
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