Ralph Richardson Articles

Ralph Richardson in Carol Reed's The Fallen Idol THE FALLEN IDOL Review: Part I Things are cleared up before the end, after a number of plot contrivances — not the least of which is the mediocre depiction of a police investigation. Compounding matters, The Fallen Idol offers subpar acting (Bobby Henrey and Michèle Morgan phone in their performances), stereotyped characters (e.g., the cops and a [...]

THE FALLEN IDOL (1948) Direction: Carol Reed Cast: Ralph Richardson, Bobby Henrey, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Denis O'Dea, Jack Hawkins, Walter Fitzgerald Screenplay: Graham Greene, from his short story "The Basement Room"; additional dialogue by Lesley Storm and William Templeton Oscar Movies Michèle Morgan, Ralph Richardson, The Fallen Idol By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: The 1948 drama The Fallen Idol is the third film I've [...]

Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight With Heath Ledger in mind, Scott Feinberg remembers the various posthumous Oscar nominations and wins — 53 individuals for a total of 70 nominations and 13 wins, as per Feinberg's count — in his Los Angeles Times blog: "As you may recall, the announcement of last year's Oscar nominations was quickly overshadowed by the tragic news that broke later [...]