JOHN FORD Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB.5. USA, 1939. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Lamar Trotti. Cinematography by Bert Glennon. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Music by Alfred Newman. Production Design by Richard Day, Mark-Lee Kirk. Costume Design by Royer. Film Editing by Walter Thompson. Academy Awards 1939. Henry Fonda is perfectly cast (with an impressive prosthetic nose) as Honest Abe, with John Ford’s sturdy direction telling…
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The Best Of Everything (1959)
JEAN NEGULESCO Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1959. Jerry Wald Productions. Screenplay by Edith R. Sommer, Mann Rubin, based on the novel by Rona Jaffe. Cinematography by William C. Mellor. Produced by Jerry Wald. Music by Alfred Newman. Production Design by Mark-Lee Kirk, Jack Martin Smith, Lyle R. Wheeler. Costume Design by Adele Palmer. Film Editing by Robert L. Simpson. Academy Awards 1959….
Bus Stop (1956)
JOSHUA LOGAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1956. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by George Axelrod, based on the play by William Inge. Cinematography by Milton R. Krasner. Produced by Buddy Adler. Music by Cyril J. Mockridge, Alfred Newman. Production Design by Mark-Lee Kirk, Lyle R. Wheeler. Costume Design by Travilla. Film Editing by William Reynolds. Academy…
Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
ELIA KAZAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1947. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the novel by Laura Z. Hobson. Cinematography by Arthur C. Miller. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Music by Alfred Newman. Production Design by Mark-Lee Kirk, Lyle R. Wheeler. Costume Design by Kay Nelson. Film Editing by Harmon Jones. Academy Awards 1947. Golden Globe Awards 1947. …
The Grapes Of Wrath (1940)
JOHN FORD Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBBB. USA, 1940. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, based on the novel by John Steinbeck. Cinematography by Gregg Toland. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Music by Alfred Newman. Production Design by Richard Day, Mark-Lee Kirk. Costume Design by Gwen Wakeling. Film Editing by Robert L. Simpson. Academy Awards 1940. One of John Ford’s best films is…
Drums Along The Mohawk (1939)
JOHN FORD Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1939. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Lamar Trotti, Sonya Levien, based on the novel by Walter D. Edmonds. Cinematography by Bert Glennon, Ray Rennahan. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Music by Alfred Newman. Production Design by Richard Day, Mark-Lee Kirk. Costume Design by Gwen Wakeling. Film Editing by Robert L. Simpson. Academy Awards 1939. Pre-revolutionary Americans Henry Fonda and…
