Bill Wrobel's DVD - Film Score Rundowns

Neal meet. The dialog in that scene around fifty minutes into the movie when they meet
alone in that building pretty much ruins the potentially great scene. It’s called A.R.T
(Ayn Rand Trash). I can almost see Herrmann taking on this project, especially this
general scene around 28 minutes into the movie—emotional, sexual undercurrents, the
pacing about by the Neal character in her bedroom, and so forth. Steiner did a good job
here but it sure would’ve been interesting to hear Herrmann here!
Tidbit of information: At 00:44:40 of the dvd during the “house” warming party
of the building built by Roark, you will meet the father of Dominique (Neal) played by
Jonathan Hale. He is probably best known by many people as Professor Roberts in the
superb “Panic in the Sky” episode of The Adventures of Superman series starring George
Reeves.
-Dallas (1950) *** [music ****]
http://www.amazon.com/Dallas-Gary-
Cooper/dp/B000KE44J4/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1292991844&sr=1-2
[reviewed May 27, 2011]
Now this is a far more enjoyable Gary Cooper movie from Warner Bros, and in
Technicolor to boot! Compared to The Fountainhead black & white movie that I just
reviewed above, it’s a masterpiece of entertainment. What’s common for both movies is
that Raymond Massey and Gary Cooper both star in it, and also that Max Steiner did the
excellent, vibrant score. While Patricia Neal does not play the female lead here, Ruth
Roman does a great job with sufficient chemistry together with Cooper. She reminds me
a bit of Arlene Dahl in this role. She would’ve been good in this role too! I never did pull
Max’s written score for this picture—but it was on my priority list. It’s just that it wasn’t
quite high enough on my list! I never had time to pull it. I don’t think I even have the cue
sheets but I’ll check later. The monolog at 15 minutes into the movie when Hollister
explains to Weatherby (Cooper to Leif Erickson) about switching identities is funny and
cleverly written. The music cue starting around 00:54:31 (lone horse racing to the
hideout) is very classic action Steiner music. This movie with a noticeable light or
humorous edge is not a classic western but it is nevertheless fun to watch.
-The Crowded Sky (1960) *** [music ***]
http://www.wbshop.com/Crowded-Sky-The/1000179566,default,pd.html?cgid=
Nice Technicolor Warner Bros. film with several interesting stars in the cast
(especially Anne Francis and Dana Andrews) but the movie falls rather flat from that
crowded sky of airplane films (such as The High & the Mighty, Airport). Strangely
constructed film, full of tiring melodramatic personal conflicts and angst. The device of
hearing the characters’ thoughts at various points in the movie was parodied in the 1980
comedy, Airplane!—and rightfully so. Theatrical trite stuff, although comedic when
overdone! For instance, when the Mike Rule character (John Kerr) in the taxi with Kitty
(Anne Francis) says (in his mind!) “Dick Barnett” (see dvd 00:16:41), you shortly hear
Barnett (Dana Andrews) thinking, “Mike Rule” (dvd 00:18:14). So funny! Of course, this
device was in use on television shows for a long time. For instance, I just watched a First
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