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| David Oberman... |
 Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:16 pm |
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Rita Hayworth & Aly Khan?
Count Rudi Crespi & Consuelo?
Lord & Lady ("Foxie") Sefton?
Count Dorelis & Dolly O'Brien?
Count Oleg Cassini & Gene Tierney?
Did Mankiewicz ever specifically say whom the screenplay was based on?
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| tomcervo... |
| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:16 pm |
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On May 7, 11:16�pm, David Oberman <doberman at (no spam) etc.> wrote:
Quote: Rita Hayworth & Aly Khan?
Count Rudi Crespi & Consuelo?
Lord & Lady ("Foxie") Sefton?
Count Dorelis & Dolly O'Brien?
Count Oleg Cassini & Gene Tierney?
Did Mankiewicz ever specifically say whom the screenplay was based on?
Probably, like "All About Eve", a couple of minor figures whose story
was more intersting than they themselves were. |
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| Joe Gillis... |
| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:16 pm |
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On May 7, 10:16 pm, David Oberman <doberman at (no spam) etc.> wrote:
Quote: Did Mankiewicz ever specifically say whom the screenplay was based on?
Considering how dull it was, I'd guess two very boring people. |
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| tomcervo... |
| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:31 pm |
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On May 8, 9:39�pm, El Klauso <Klau... at (no spam) verizon.net> wrote:
Quote: It was a misfire, and it was to the best of my knowledge Mankowicz's
only completely original screenplay.
Still, he managed to get some fine performances out of the somewhat
muddled material, not surprising when you remember that he directed
about a dozen Oscar-nominated performances in his career.
You didn't exactly need channel-locks to get fine performances out of
the likes of Bogart, O'Brian, et al. |
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| El Klauso... |
| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:45 pm |
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tomcervo wrote:
You didn't exactly need channel-locks to get fine performances out of
the likes of Bogart, O'Brian, et al.
EK: Bogie was nearly director-proof, but O'Brian needed a prosciutto
suppressor upon occasion. Even some of the best directors either
encouraged him or allowed him to go too far over the top. (Dieterle in
"Hunchback of Notre Dame," Mate in "D.O.A.," Ford in "The Man Who Shot
Liberty Valance," etc.) Mank probably erred in casting him as Casca in
"Julius Caesar," but ham was not the problem in this case, but rather
facility. Probably my favorite O'Brian large-scale reading is his
"Fatso" Murdock in Tashlin's "The Girl Can't Help It." In a 50's Tash
film, way too big is just about enough. |
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