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Kiss of Death: Tommy Udo- “I won’t give you the peel off a grape.”

Kiss of Death: Tommy Udo- “I won’t give you the peel off a grape.”

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Released: August 1947 Directed by: Henry Hathaway Cast: Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark, Taylor Holmes, Howard Smith, Karl Malden, Anthony Ross, Robert Adler, Rollin Bauer, Harry Bellaver, and Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Rizzo. Spoilers? You betcha! In Kiss of Death, it’s appropriate that we first meet Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark) in a New York City Courthouse holding cell. Muttering insults to the guards and befriending fellow cellmate Nick Bianco (Victor Mature). While Nick is tentative, Tommy sees…

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The Big Lift: Significant, Palatable Propaganda.

The Big Lift: Significant, Palatable Propaganda.

Released: April 1950 Directed by: George Seaton Cast: Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas, Cornell Borchers, Bruni Lobel, O.E. Hasse, Dante V. Morel, John R. Mason, Gail R. Plush, Mack Blevins, William A. Stewart as Capt. William A. Stewart. Shot in 1949, at the tail end of the Berlin Airlift, The Big Lift is a propaganda film. But unlike most propaganda films, The Big Lift is uniquely palatable. It is also significant. As time marches on. The aftermath of the Second World…

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TORA! TORA! TORA!: “…with a terrible resolve.”

TORA! TORA! TORA!: “…with a terrible resolve.”

Released: October 1970 Directed by: Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer. Cast: Martin Balsam, Soh Yamamura, Joseph Cotton, Tatsuya Mihashi, E.G. Marshall, Takahiro Tamura, James Whitmore, Koreya Senda, Jason Robarts. I have always found the Pearl Harbor story fascinating. As a 13-year-old it was likely the ships, airplanes, and explosions. But I wanted to know more, so I did something dangerous, I began to read books. What I learned over the years was a fascinating and complicated story revolving the…

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Night and the City: Hollywood Noir Meets British Noir.

Night and the City: Hollywood Noir Meets British Noir.

Released: 1950 Dir.: Jules Dassin First time viewing reaction. When you mix Hollywood Noir with British Noir, add Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, and a healthy dose of Herbert Lom, you get Night and the City. A gripping non-stop story of ambition exceeding one’s grasp. Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is a hustler on the loose in London. He works hard and talks fast for what amounts to peanuts, but there is big money to be had in London and that comes…

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