AUGUST 29: RAOUL WALSH - 7.00pm
THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE
Raoul Walsh (1941) 101 mins
THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE
Raoul Walsh (1941) 101 mins
A struggling dentist is jilted & marries on the rebound. Cinematographer James Wong Howe's crisp black & white photography provides a sumptuous backdrop to director Raoul Walsh's superlative romantic comedy. With top-notch performances from James Cagney as the dentist, Olivia de Havilland as his loving nurse & wife, Jack Carson as Cagney's nemesis; & a radiant Rita Hayworth as the strawberry blonde.
Articles from CTEQ Annotations on Film:
Relevant Articles from Senses of Cinema:
"Great Directors Critical Database: Raoul Walsh - Tag Gallagher"
AUGUST 29: Raoul Walsh - 8.55 pm
What Price Glory
Raoul Walsh (1926) 122 mins
What Price Glory
Raoul Walsh (1926) 122 mins
Two US Marines (Victor McLaglen & Edmund Lowe) entrenched on the French front during World War 1 battle each other for the love of a woman (Dolores del Rio). Saucy pre-Code romantic scenes alternate with low comedy and brutal action. Terrifyingly realistic, the battle scenes feature tracking shots in muddy trenches that predict Kubrick's work in Paths of Glory three decades later. Based on a controversial Broadway play by Maxwell Anderson, Walsh's second to last silent film is a tour de force.
Articles from CTEQ Annotations on Film:
Relevant Articles from Senses of Cinema:
"Great Directors Critical Database: Raoul Walsh - Tag Gallagher"