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Righteous propaganda fuels the patriotic fire: Lewis Milestone and Robert Rossen’s blood-soaked ode to Norwegian resistance goes way over the top. These Norsemen and Norsewomen take up arms to fight their Nazi occupiers tooth and nail. Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan star; some of Hollywood’s best partake of the rah-rah celebration of suicidal vengeance: Walter Huston, Nancy Coleman, Helmut Dantine, Judith Anderson, Ruth Gordon, John Beal, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Dingle, Roman Bohnen, Richard Fraser, Art Smith, and a very young Virginia Christine. We’re all anti-Fascist freedom fighters on this bus!

Edge of Darkness

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Warner Archive Collection

1943 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 119 min. / Available at Amazon.com / Street Date January 18, 2022 / 21.99

Starring: Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston, Nancy Coleman, Helmut Dantine, Judith Anderson, Ruth Gordon, John Beal, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Dingle, Roman Bohnen, Richard Fraser, Art Smith, Monte Blue, Henry Brandon, Virginia Christine, Tom Fadden, Kurt Katch, Kurt Kreuger,...

If you have to name One movie that’s not likely to ever be screened in a prison, this one’s a good bet. In his sophomore starring outing Burt Lancaster leads a group of rebel convicts on a do-or-die bust-out against Hume Cronyn’s utter Nazi of a warden Captain. Richard Brooks’ script and Jules Dassin’s direction don’t sugarcoat the sadistic goings-on and producer Mark Hellinger pushed the result through the Production Code office. Sure, sure, plenty of noirs are violent … but this one must have been quite a head-spinner in ’47.

Brute Force

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The Criterion Collection 383

1947 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 98 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date September 8, 2020 / 39.95

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Anita Colby, Sam Levene, Jeff Corey, John Hoyt, Jack Overman, Roman Bohnen, Sir Lancelot, Howard Duff, Art Smith, Whit Bissell.

Cinematography: William Daniels...

Teresa Wright ca. 1945. Teresa Wright movies on TCM: 'The Little Foxes,' 'The Pride of the Yankees' Pretty, talented Teresa Wright made a relatively small number of movies: 28 in all, over the course of more than half a century. Most of her films have already been shown on Turner Classic Movies, so it's more than a little disappointing that TCM will not be presenting Teresa Wright rarities such as The Imperfect Lady and The Trouble with Women – two 1947 releases co-starring Ray Milland – on Aug. 4, '15, a "Summer Under the Stars" day dedicated to the only performer to date to have been shortlisted for Academy Awards for their first three film roles. TCM's Teresa Wright day would also have benefited from a presentation of The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956), an unusual entry – parapsychology, reincarnation – in the Wright movie canon and/or Roseland (1977), a little-remembered entry in James Ivory's canon.

Teresa Wright: Later years (See preceding post: "Teresa Wright: From Marlon Brando to Matt Damon.") Teresa Wright and Robert Anderson were divorced in 1978. They would remain friends in the ensuing years.[1] Wright spent most of the last decade of her life in Connecticut, making only sporadic public appearances. In 1998, she could be seen with her grandson, film producer Jonah Smith, at New York's Yankee Stadium, where she threw the ceremonial first pitch.[2] Wright also became involved in the Greater New York chapter of the Als Association. (The Pride of the Yankees subject, Lou Gehrig, died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 1941.) The week she turned 82 in October 2000, Wright attended the 20th anniversary celebration of Somewhere in Time, where she posed for pictures with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. In March 2003, she was a guest at the 75th Academy Awards, in the segment showcasing Oscar-winning actors of the past. Two years later,...

Teresa Wright-Samuel Goldwyn association comes to a nasty end (See preceding post: "Teresa Wright in 'Shadow of a Doubt': Alfred Hitchcock Heroine in His Favorite Film.") Whether or not because she was aware that Enchantment wasn't going to be the hit she needed – or perhaps some other disagreement with Samuel Goldwyn or personal issue with husband Niven Busch – Teresa Wright, claiming illness, refused to go to New York City to promote the film. (Top image: Teresa Wright in a publicity shot for The Men.) Goldwyn had previously announced that Wright, whose contract still had another four and half years to run, was to star in a film version of J.D. Salinger's 1948 short story "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut." Instead, he unceremoniously – and quite publicly – fired her.[1] The Goldwyn organization issued a statement, explaining that besides refusing the assignment to travel to New York to help generate pre-opening publicity for Enchantment,...

Ann Blyth movies: TCM schedule on August 16, 2013 (photo: ‘Our Very Own’ stars Ann Blyth and Farley Granger) See previous post: "Ann Blyth Today: Light Singing and Heavy Drama on TCM." 3:00 Am One Minute To Zero (1952). Director: Tay Garnett. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth, William Talman. Bw-106 mins. 5:00 Am All The Brothers Were Valiant (1953). Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth. C-95 mins. 6:45 Am The King’S Thief (1955). Director: Robert Z. Leonard. Cast: Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven. C-79 mins. Letterbox Format. 8:15 Am Rose Marie (1954). Director: Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, Fernando Lamas. C-104 mins. Letterbox Format. 10:00 Am The Great Caruso (1951). Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Jarmila Novotna, Richard Hageman, Carl Benton Reid, Eduard Franz, Ludwig Donath, Alan Napier, Pál Jávor, Carl Milletaire, Shepard Menken, Vincent Renno, Nestor Paiva, Peter Price, Mario Siletti, Angela Clarke,...

Roman Bohnen, Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan are anti-Nazi fighters in Lewis Milestone‘s World War II drama Edge of Darkness (1943) Eleven Errol Flynn movies and a 2005 documentary about the handsome, dashing actor are being shown today, Saturday, August 7, on Turner Classic Movies as part of TCM’s "Summer Under the Stars" series. Since Errol Flynn was a Warner Bros. star and TCM is part of the Time Warner megaconglomerate (and before that, Turner owned the rights to the WB library up to 1948), Flynn flicks have a been a TCM staple from the get-go. Flynn did star in some movies in the 1950s that are really hard to find — e.g., Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951), Lilacs in the Spring (1954), and King’s Rhapsody (1954) — but those will remain hard to find as TCM isn’t presenting any of them. Instead, you’ll have the chance to see (once again, most likely) [...]...

Roman Bohnen, Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan are anti-Nazi fighters in Lewis Milestone‘s 1943 World War II drama Edge of Darkness Eleven Errol Flynn movies and a 2005 documentary about the handsome, dashing actor will be shown on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, August 7, as part of TCM’s "Summer Under the Stars" series. Since Errol Flynn was a Warner Bros. star and TCM is part of the Time Warner megaconglomerate (and before that, Turner owned the rights to the WB library up to 1948), Flynn flicks have a been a TCM staple from the get-go. Flynn did star in some movies in the 1950s that are really hard to find — e.g., Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951), Lilacs in the Spring (1954), and King’s Rhapsody (1954) — but those will remain hard to find as TCM isn’t presenting any of them. Instead, you’ll have the chance to see (once again, most likely) [...]...

Roman Bohnen, Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan in Lewis Milestone‘s World War II drama Edge of Darkness Eleven Errol Flynn movies and a 2005 documentary about the handsome, dashing actor will be shown on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, August 7, as part of TCM’s "Summer Under the Stars" series. Since Errol Flynn was a Warner Bros. star and TCM is part of the Time Warner megaconglomerate (and before that, Turner owned the rights to the WB library up to 1948), Flynn flicks have a been a TCM staple from the get-go. Flynn did star in some movies in the ’50s that are really hard to find — e.g., Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951), Lilacs in the Spring (1954), and King’s Rhapsody (1954) — but those will remain hard to find as TCM isn’t presenting any of them. Instead, you’ll have the chance to see (once again, most likely) Flynn in his Warners...

Roman Bohnen, Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan in Lewis Milestone‘s Edge of Darkness Eleven Errol Flynn movies and a 2005 documentary about the handsome, dashing actor will be shown on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, August 7, as part of TCM’s "Summer Under the Stars" series. Since Errol Flynn was a Warner Bros. star and TCM is part of the Time Warner megaconglomerate (and before that, Turner owned the rights to the WB library up to 1948), Flynn flicks have a been a TCM staple from the get-go. Flynn did star in some movies in the ’50s that are really hard to find — e.g., Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951), Lilacs in the Spring (1954), and King’s Rhapsody (1954) — but those will remain hard to find as TCM isn’t presenting any of them. Instead, you’ll have the chance to see (once again, most likely) Flynn in his Warners heyday, in vehicles such...