Ann Sothern Articles
THE WHALES OF AUGUST Review: d: Lindsay Anderson Powerful and Compelling Drama
Lillian Gish, Bette Davis in Lindsay Anderson's The Whales of August THE WHALES OF AUGUST Review Pt.1 Libby is also possessive of her sister, resenting the relationship between Sarah and Mr. Maranov. When Sarah invites the man to dinner, Libby scowls, "I will not eat his fish!" More cutting dialogue continues over dinner, during which Libby is rude to the point of insulting their guest. [...]
THE WHALES OF AUGUST Review: Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern
THE WHALES OF AUGUST (1987) Direction: Lindsay Anderson Cast: Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern, Harry Carey Jr, Mary Steenburgen, Frank Grimes, Margaret Ladd, Tisha Sterling Screenplay: David Berry; from his own play Oscar Movies, Highly Recommended Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Lillian Gish, Ann Sothern, The Whales of August According to my math, the careers of the three leading ladies — Lillian Gish, [...]
Joan Blondell Q&A Pt.4: John Cassavetes' OPENING NIGHT, Transsexualism in THE WOMAN INSIDE
Joan Blondell Q&A Pt.3: A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, Condoms and Censorship Though I know that Joan Blondell and Ann Sothern were quite different as performers, they often played no-nonsense, wisecracking dames in lots of programmers — Blondell at WB, Sothern at RKO and then MGM. Now, Sothern became an A-list player at MGM in the late 1940s, after having been around for more than [...]
THE KILLING KIND – Ann Sothern – d: Curtis Harrington
The Killing Kind (1973) Direction: Curtis Harrington Screenplay: Tony Crechales and George Edwards Cast: Ann Sothern, John Savage, Ruth Roman, Cindy Williams, Luana Anders, Sue Bernard, Marjorie Eaton, Peter Brocco When I read that The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film described Curtis Harrington's The Killing Kind as "a seldom-seen sickie" I just knew I had to see it. And it was well worth my [...]