Call Me Madam (1953)
WALTER LANG Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1953. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Arthur Sheekman, based on the musical by Russel Crouse, Howard Lindsey. Cinematography by Leon Shamroy. … Continue reading
The Model and The Marriage Broker (1951)
GEORGE CUKOR Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1951. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard L. Breen. Cinematography by Milton R. Krasner. Produced by Charles … Continue reading
Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
GEORGE SEATON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1947. Twentieth Century Fox. Story by Valentine Davies, Screenplay by George Seaton. Cinematography by Lloyd Ahern Sr., Charles G. Clarke. Produced by William Perlberg. Music by … Continue reading
Move Over, Darling (1963)
MICHAEL GORDON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1963. Melcher-Arcola Productions. Screenplay by Hal Kanter, Jack Sher, based on a story by Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack, Leo McCarey, and a screenplay by … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Second Fiddle (1939)
SIDNEY LANFIELD Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1939. Twentieth Century Fox. Story by George Bradshaw, Screenplay by Harry Tugend. Cinematography by Leon Shamroy. Produced by Gene Markey. Music by Cyril J. Mockridge, David Raksin. Production … Continue reading
There’s No Business Like Show Business
BB.5 (out of 5) The life of a show business family is the subject of this shallow musical. Ethel Merman and Dan Dailey are the parents, while Donald O’Connor and Mitzi Gaynor are the … Continue reading
The King And I
BBBBB (out of 5) Deborah Kerr glows as Anna Leonowens, a true-life schoolteacher who was invited by the King of Siam (Yul Brynner) to come and teach his many children. She … Continue reading
Can-Can
BBB (out of 5) In nineteenth century Paris the lewd dance of the Can-Can is forbidden, but Shirley MacLaine has been performing it in her Montmartre nightclub, where she and the … Continue reading
The Virgin Queen (1955)
HENRY KOSTER Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1955. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Harry Brown, Mindred Lord, based on the story Sir Walter Raleigh by Harry Brown. Cinematography by Charles G. Clarke. Produced … Continue reading
