Gorgeous, non?
I've been on a Barbara Stanwyck kick as of late. I just love her and will gladly endure just about anything to wallow in her relaxed yet calculating style. Robert Ryan is also a draw and Paul Douglas always brings his best. Check out the credits below for a promising line-up.
But this - this I didn't like at all. I actually watched this a long while ago so I can't articulate exactly why I was disappointed but I love these two shots and had to share.
What went wrong?
Clash By Night (1952)
directed by Fritz Lang
cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca
art direction by Albert D'Agonstino
directed by Fritz Lang
cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca
art direction by Albert D'Agonstino
4 comments:
Were you able to catch any of Babs's flicks at the Noir Festival?
-jesse
No, sadly. The NoirCity festival always happens within the first couple weeks of a new semester. I don't know in advance if I have the time, and when the time comes I usually don't.
Did anyone else?
I was able to catch two of the three Stanwyck films at Noir City, and really liked them both: Sorry Wrong Number has a terrific screenplay and cinematography even if it's a bit awkward in the way it adapts a radio drama (specifically, some of the supporting players seem to be delivering their lines as if over the air instead of in front of the camera). The Lady Gambles was one of my unexpected favorites of the whole festival. Terrific location shooting of Las Vegas, an intense depiction of gambling addiction, and of course Stanwyck's terrific performance (justifiably the winner of a Roscoe award) far overshadow any flaws. I just checked out the DVD at the library to get some screen captures myself, in fact...
(PS count me in your camp being relatively underwhelmed by Clash By Night after a single viewing.)
Oooh, I wish I could'a seen The Lady Gambles, I love vintage Las Vegas. I have seen Sorry...- at home, not big screen. I prefer Agnes Moorehead's radio adaption (all of them.) I think not being able to see the woman intensifies the feeling that she could be mistaken. But Stanwyck is great in the film.
Thanks, Brian!
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