Sidney Howard Articles

A Lady to Love (1930) Direction: Victor Sjöström Screenplay: Sidney Howard; based on his play They Knew What They Wanted Cast: Vilma Banky, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Ames, Richard Carle, Lloyd Ingraham, Anderson Lawler   Edward G. Robinson, Robert Ames, Vilma Banky in A Lady to Love   Edward G. Robinson was only 37 years old when he gave this hammy, scene-stealing, over-the-top performance as [...]

Sacha Guitry in The Story of a Cheat FILM Follow the Fleet d: Mark Sandrich; scr: Dwight Taylor Fury d: Fritz Lang; scr: Bartlett Cormack, Fritz Lang Libeled Lady d: Jack Conway; scr: Maurine Watkins, Howard Emmett Rogers, George Oppenheimer Mr. Deeds Goes to Town d: Frank Capra; scr: Robert Riskin My Man Godfrey d: Gregory La Cava; scr: Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch Le Roman [...]

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 [...]

Marie Dressler, Jean Harlow in Dinner at 8 Marie Dressler III: Wallace Beery, Polly Moran Comedies Some reviewers have complained that Marie Dressler didn't act. They say she overacted. What do you think? Writing about her as an actress was tough, because there is no one remotely like her anymore. If you watch her performances today, you can see that she was a true-blue ham. [...]