richardchatten
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One of those films over which the Grim Reaper cast a long shadow, since the director and and the star had gone to meet their maker within five years; while Martine Carol would later die in her forties.
Described by the late David Shipman as "the sad, botched last film of Preston Sturges", 'Les Carnets du Major Thompson' - based on Pierre Berninos' popular novel about the foibles of the English however remains fondly remembered in France and is much much better than its reputation would have you believe.
Described by the late David Shipman as "the sad, botched last film of Preston Sturges", 'Les Carnets du Major Thompson' - based on Pierre Berninos' popular novel about the foibles of the English however remains fondly remembered in France and is much much better than its reputation would have you believe.
Preston Sturges' only Technicolor production is usually dismissed as simply a further stage in his decline. But if any other director had been responsible it would today probably be much better thought of. The broad characters - notably two gangling hillbillies - in colour at times makes it resemble a live action cartoon; while a running gag with Porter Hall repeatedly getting shot where it hurts remains pretty funny.
One of the more recent entries in the long-established genre of prison movies. Being based on a story by King it applies a characteristic literary sleight of hand to a story that could in other hands have been a conventional buddy movie; the passage of time indicated by the poster of Rita Hayworth in 'Gilda' being replaced by Raquel Welch in 'One Million Years BC'.
One question remains (SLIGHT SPOILER COMING:) Who replaced the poster in the final sequence?
One question remains (SLIGHT SPOILER COMING:) Who replaced the poster in the final sequence?
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