William A. Wellman(1st Edition) (Scarecrow Filmmakers Series) by Frank T. Thompson, BarbaraStanwyck Hardcover, 325 Pages, Published 1983 by Scarecrow Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-1594-0, ISBN: 0-8108-1594-X
"In 1941, Barbara Stanwyck was offered two screwball roles equally suited to her tart intelligence, deft comic timing, and undeniable sex appeal, and it's a photo finish as to which was funnier--showgirl-on-the-lam Sugarpuss O'Shea, the title character in Howard Hawks's Ball of Fire, or con artist Jean Harrington a.k.a. Lady Eve Sidwich, the delirious fulcrum for this classic Preston Sturges comedy. Under Sturges's typically antic micros ..."
"Film noir is such a rich cinematic zone that second-tier specimens compel nearly as much fascination as the classics. At a glance, Volume 2 of Warner Bros.' (ever-expanding, we hope) Film Noir Collection is a distinct step down from Volume 1--inevitable when you've launched your series with five landmark titles, including three outright noir masterpieces (The Asphalt Jungle, Gun Crazy, Out of the Past). But linger beyond that first glan ..."
"An ex-Confederate Army officer, John Parrish (Glenn Ford, 3:10 to Yuma, 1957), plans to sell up to nearby Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner, Lee Wilkenson (Edward G. Robinson, Mackenna's Gold), and the outfit's bullyboy tactics make him think again. When one of his ranch hands is murdered, he decides to stay and fight, utilizing hiswar experience. Meanwhile, all is not we ..."
"Although this was director Lewis Milestone's only venture into the realm of noir, it remains a classic of the genre. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers stars Barbara Stanwyck as the title character, a tough, spoiled, willful heiress married to the local D.A., Walter O'Neil (Kirk Douglas), a weak-willed alcoholic. When old friend Sam Masterson (Van Heflin) suddenly returns to town after many years away, he approaches Walter to ask his help ..."
"In Boys Town (1938), Spencer Tracy won an Oscar for his portrayal of Father Flanagan, who dedicates himself to helping juvenile delinquents go straight. Mickey Rooney plays one of the tougher kids, figuring out early on that Flanagan is nobody's fool. Warmhearted and inspiring, the film's inevitable sentimentality is nicely cut by Tracy's performance and a smart script by Eleanore Griffin and Dore Schary (who also won Oscars). A good fi ..."
"3 x DVD set (NTSC/Region 1.) Disc one features three Kirk Douglas films; The Big Trees (1952,) My Dear Secretary (1949) and The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946.) Disc two features three James Cagney films; Something to Sing About (1937,) Great Guy (1936) and Blood on the Sun (1945). Disc three features three John Wayne films; Blue Steel (1934,) The Man From Utah (1934) and The Star Packer (1934.)"
"Nach Roots stellt Dornenvögel die Miniserie mit den zweithöchsten Einschaltquoten aller Zeiten in den U.S.A. dar. Dornenvögel wurde 1983 zum ersten Mal ausgestrahlt und fesselte die Fernsehzuschauer mit seiner Geschichte um einen lebenslangen Konflikt zwischen Körper und Geist. In der Produktion, die auf dem Bestseller von Colleen McCullough basiert, spielt Richard Chamberlain einen katholischen Priester namens Ralph de Bricassart, dess ..."
"(Headline): She d do anything for him to get ahead anything!Barbara Stanwyck soars in a rafter-rattling portrayal of a homicidal housewife (The New York Times) in this exciting taut (Motion Picture Daily) thriller about wanting it all and stopping at nothing to get it. A most unusual story for its time Crime of Passion delivers nail-biting suspense shocking plot twists and a 1950s anti-heroine you won t soon forget!Advice columnis ..."
"Barbara Stanwyck gave one of her inimitable and wonderfully enigmatic performances as a mill worker who marries her way into high society and soon experiences layers of frustration. Channeling her restlessness, she soon makes a positive though highly self-sacrificial decision on her daughter's behalf, and endures the agony of being replaced in her husband's life by an old, blue-blooded flame. King Vidor (The Crowd) directs with a fascin ..."
"Offering a screwball twist on the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, this delightful comedy has grown dated since its release in 1941, but that only adds to its everlasting charm. Written by the ace screenwriting team of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett and directed by Howard Hawks, the movie presents a breezy case of opposites attracting when nightclub singer "Sugarpuss" O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck) is recruited to teach jazzy sl ..."
"Documents the double life of "The Sewing Circle," a group of lesbians and bisexuals that included such famous figures as Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Crawford, Myrna Loy and Agnes Moorehead. By the author of Stanwyck. "
"SUMMARY: The epic story of a priest torn between God and human passion and a beautiful girl desiring only what she cannot have, spanning five decades of ambition, fear, longing and revenge, and set against the vast horizons of Australia's ..."
"Director Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard) and writer Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep) adapted James M. Cain's hard-boiled novel into this wildly thrilling story of insurance man Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), who schemes the perfect murder with the beautiful dame Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck): kill Dietrichson's husband and make off with the insurance money. But, of course, in these plots things never quite go as planned, and Bar ..."