Barbara Stanwyck and Sterling Hayden star in Crime of Passion, a noir crime film from 1957. Stanwyck plays Kathy, a strong, intelligent, independent career woman who has foregone romance and marriage for a job as an advice columnist for the lovelorn with a San Francisco newspaper. Stanwyck falls in love with Hayden who plays Lieutenant… Continue reading An Interesting Look at Gender Stereotypes in Film-Noir Crime of Passion
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a powerful film, a searing masterpiece that takes a heartbreaking look at the seamy, corrupt world of professional low level boxing. This is a feature film version superbly realized by master writer Rod Serling from his remarkable 1956 Playhouse 90 teleplay. Rod Serling is best known for the Twilight Zone… Continue reading The End of the Road for a Fighter – Requiem for a Heavyweight
Bachelor in Paradise is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer kooky comedy from the Swinging Sixties (1961) starring Bob Hope as A.J. Niles, a playboy and provocative best-selling author whose books explore the “lifestyles” of various European countries, focusing on how willing and receptive these wives are to his advances. Niles has tax troubles when he discovers a large… Continue reading Stunning Retro Swinging Sixties Comedy Bachelor in Paradise starring Bob Hope and Lana Turner is a Mid-Century Feast for the Eyes
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