The Verdict (1946)
DON SIEGEL Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1946. Warner Bros.. Screenplay by Peter Milne, Israel Zangwill. Cinematography by Ernest Haller. Produced by William Jacobs. Music by Friedrich Hollaender. Production Design by Ted Smith. Costume Design by … Continue reading
Dangerous (1935)
ALFRED E. GREEN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1935. Warner Bros.. Story and Screenplay by Laird Doyle. Cinematography by Ernest Haller. Music by Ray Heindorf, Bernhard Kaun, Heinz Roemheld. Production Design by Hugh … Continue reading
The Emperor Jones (1933)
DUDLEY MURPHY Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1933. John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.. Screenplay by DuBose Heyward, based on the play by Eugene O’Neill. Cinematography by Ernest Haller. Produced by Gifford Cochran, … Continue reading
Mr. Skeffington
BB.5 (out of 5) As with many similar soap opera films in which Bette Davis appeared, this one provides her with a magnificently juicy role while being in itself a grand … Continue reading
Dead Ringer
BB.5 (out of 5) It’s hard to contain Bette Davis into one role, so from time to time you’ve got to give her two. Playing twins for the second time in … Continue reading
Dark Victory (1939)
EDMUND GOULDING Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1939. Warner Bros.. Screenplay by Casey Robinson, from the play by George Emerson Brewer Jr., Bertram Bloch. Cinematography by Ernest Haller. Produced by Hal B. Wallis. Music by … Continue reading
In This Our Life (1942)
JOHN HUSTON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. USA, 1942. Warner Bros.. Screenplay by Howard Koch, based on the novel by Ellen Glasgow. Cinematography by Ernest Haller. Produced by Hal B. Wallis. Music by Max Steiner. Production Design … Continue reading
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
ROY DEL RUTH Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1951. Warner Bros.. Screenplay by Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson, based on Penrod Stories by Booth Tarkington. Cinematography by Ernest Haller. Produced by William Jacobs. Music by Max Steiner. Production … Continue reading