Eleanor Parker Articles

What better way to start the New Year than by remembering the past? No, not war and assorted catastrophes, but beauty and romance. The clip above features a montage of about two dozen actresses from the studio era. See how many you can recognize. Here's some assistance: Anne Baxter, Anne Shirley, Claire Bloom, Constance Bennett, Eleanor Parker, Frances Dee, Gail Russell, Janet Gaynor, Jean Arthur, [...]

The guilty pleasure of all guilty pleasures. An unabashedly sentimental story about East meets West, a bland performance by leading man William Holden (Sunset Boulevard, Network), an awful (and awfully long) title. That's 20th Century Fox's Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing. Yet, the film does offer gorgeous locations (Hong Kong and surrounding areas), superb color cinematography (Leon Shamroy), a rousing, romantic score (Alfred Newman), several [...]

Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard in Brief Encounter FILM Blithe Spirit d: David Lean; scr: Noel Coward Boule de suif / Angel and Sinner d: Christian-Jaque; scr: Henri Jeanson Brief Encounter d: David Lean; scr: Noel Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, David Lean, Ronald Neame Dead of Night d: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer; scr: John Baines, Angus MacPhail Les Enfants du paradis / Children [...]