Howard Keel MGM musicals: Texas Carnival publicity shot with Esther Williams. In his MGM musicals of the 1950s, Howard Keel was almost always paired with small, girl-like leading ladies – Betty Hutton, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Blyth, Jane Powell – which…
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Howard Keel Musicals: Box Office Ups & Downs Emblematic of Genre Woes in 1950s Hollywood
by Andre S.Howard Keel musicals at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: Box office roller-coaster ride. Brought to Hollywood in 1948 to star in MGM’s then popular musicals, stage performer Howard Keel seemed poised to reach major stardom after the impressive international success of his first movie…
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Edward G. Robinson, Little Caesar Little Caesar is a good example of a film that is historically important, but that has dated very poorly. Tony Gaudio’s camera work is mediocre, Warner Bros. musical director Erno Rapee’s spare soundtrack is garbled,…
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Greer Garson in Random Harvest with Ronald Colman. Greer Garson, one of the most underrated actresses of the studio era, will have her day – and I mean “day” as in morning and afternoon – on Turner Classic Movies on Wednesday, Sept.…
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Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor Waterloo Bridge Robert Taylor is April 2010’s Star of the Month on Turner Classic Movies. The Robert Taylor Tuesday evening has already begun: Camille (1937), in which he co-stars with Greta Garbo, is on right now.…