JOHNNY O’CLOCK (1947, USA, 96m, PG) ***½ Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. J.E.M. Productions; d. Robert Rossen; w. Robert Rossen (based on an original story by Milton Holmes); pr. Edward G. Nealis; ph. Burnett Guffey (B&W | 1.37:1); m. George Duning; ed. Al Clark, Warren Low; ad. Stephen Goosson, Cary Odell….
Tag: Lee J. Cobb
Film Review – 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
12 ANGRY MEN (1957, USA, 96m, U) ***** Drama dist. United Artists; pr co. Orion-Nova Productions; d. Sidney Lumet; w. Reginald Rose (based on the teleplay by Reginald Rose); pr. Henry Fonda, Reginald Rose; ph. Boris Kaufman (B&W | 1.66:1); m. Kenyon Hopkins; ed. Carl Lerner; ad. Bob Markell. cast: Martin Balsam (Juror 1), John…
Film Review – MAN OF THE WEST (1958)
MAN OF THE WEST (1958, USA, 100m, 12) **** Western dist. United Artists; pr co. Ashton Productions / Walter Mirisch Productions; d. Anthony Mann; w. Reginald Rose (based on the novel “The Border Jumpers” by Will C. Brown); pr. Walter Mirisch; ph. Ernest Haller (DeLuxe | 2.35:1); m. Leigh Harline; ed. Richard V. Heermance; ad….
Film Review – THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (1943)
SONG OF BERNADETTE, THE (1943, USA) **** Biography, Drama dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox; d. Henry King; w. George Seaton (based on the novel by Franz Werfel); pr. William Perlberg; ph. Arthur C. Miller (B&W. 35mm. Spherical. 1.37:1); m. Alfred Newman; ed. Barbara McLean; ad. James Basevi, William S. Darling; set…
Film Review – COOGAN’S BLUFF (1968)
Coogan’s Bluff (1968; USA; Technicolor; 93m) ***½ d. Don Siegel; w. Herman Miller, Dean Riesner, Howard Rodman; ph. Bud Thackery; m. Lalo Schifrin. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark, Don Stroud, Tisha Sterling, Betty Field, Tom Tully, David Doyle, James Edwards, Louis Zorich, Melodie Johnson, Rudy Diaz, Meg Myles, Seymour Cassel, Marjorie Bennett….
Film Review – CALL NORTHSIDE 777 (1948)
Call Northside 777 (1948; USA; B&W; 112m) ***½ d. Henry Hathaway; w. Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler, Leonard Hoffman, Quentin Reynolds; ph. Joseph MacDonald; m. Alfred Newman. Cast: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, E.G. Marshall, Kasia Orzazewski, Betty Garde, Moroni Olsen, John McIntire, Paul Harvey, Joanne De Bergh, Howard Smith, Michael Chapin,…
Film Review – SHOWDOWN AT THE END OF THE WORLD (TV) (1973)
Showdown at the End of the World (TV) (1973; USA; Technicolor; 74m) *** d. Lou Antonio; w. Robert Hamner; ph. William Cronjager; m. Lee Holdridge. Cast: Dennis Weaver, J. D. Cannon, Bradford Dillman, Lee J. Cobb, Eddie Egan, Jaclyn Smith, Terry Carter. McCloud falls for model smuggling drugs to find a missing roommate. Strong entry…