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365filmsbyauroranocte · 2 years

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Pickup (Hugo Haas, 1951)

#Pickup #Hugo Haas #Beverly Michaels #Allan Nixon #Howland Chamberlain #film noir #telephone #smoke #kiss #apple #apples #fruit #fruits #1951 #black and white #legs #animals #dogs #food #eat

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badgaymovies · 2 years

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A Song Is Born (1948)

HOWARD HAWKS Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB USA, 1948. The Samuel Goldwyn Company. Screenplay by Harry Tugend, based on the story From A To Z by Billy Wilder, Thomas Monroe. Cinematography by Gregg Toland. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Music by Hugo Friedhofer, Emil Newman. Production Design by Perry Ferguson, George Jenkins. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Film Editing by Daniel Mandell. Howard…

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byneddiedingo · 1 year

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John Garfield in Force of Evil (Abraham Polonsky, 1948)

Cast: John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Beatrice Pearson, Howland Chamberlain, Roy Roberts, Marie Windsor, Paul Fix, Barry Kelley, Paul McVeigh, Stanley Prager. Screenplay: Abraham Polonsky, Ira Wolfert, based on a novel by Ira Wolfert. Cinematography: George Barnes. Art direction: Richard Day. Film editing: Art Seid. Music: David Raksin.

John Garfield was one of the few movie stars who could play leading man to Joan Crawford and Lana Turner, and then turn around and appear in a gritty drama like Force of Evil without letting his star power outshine the supporting cast of character actors and unknowns. In Abraham Polonsky's film, he's a lawyer connected to the big players in the numbers racket, an illegal lottery that flourished before the legal ones took over. Joe Morse is torn in two directions: his work for the gangster Ben Tucker (Roy Roberts), who wants to take over the numbers game from the smaller "banks" that work in New York City neighborhoods, and his ties to his brother, Leo (Thomas Gomez), who runs one of those banks. The numbers, posted in the daily newspapers, are based on the amount of bets placed on a day's horse races. Theoretically, the trio of numbers -- the last digits in the amount -- should be completely random. But Tucker has discovered a way to rig the numbers so that they'll come up 776 on Independence Day -- a day when a lot of bettors choose that number -- thereby causing a lot of the banks to go bust. When Joe learns of the scheme, he tries to tip off Leo, but his brother is having none of it. Joe also becomes involved with one of Leo's employees, Doris Lowry (Beatrice Pearson), who is grateful to Leo for having given her a job when she first came to New York, but now wishes to quit the shady business. Pearson, who made her debut in the film but gave up movies for the stage, is a fresh and engaging presence, making the "love interest" feel less obligatory than it might. Garfield, of course, is terrific in one of his best roles, striking the right note of moral corruption while still retaining an essential attractiveness. George Barnes's cinematography is superb, whether he's working with Richard Day's sets or New York City locations. There's a haunting shot of Joe Morse in a deserted Wall Street, and the film's emotional climax is Joe's descent to the river beneath the George Washington Bridge to find where his brother's body has been dumped. Force of Evil is a downer, but a surprising one, and it makes one feel all the more bitter about the damage that the blacklist did to Polonsky and to Garfield, whose persecution by the commie-hunters may have contributed to his early death.

#Force of Evil #Abraham Polonsky #John Garfield

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garadinervi · 2 years

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Claudia McNeil in ‘A Raisin in the Sun’, A Play by Lorraine Hansberry, w/ Elwood Smith, Frances Foster, Bobby D. Hooks, Douglas Turner, Lonne Elder III, Howland Chamberlain, Diana Sands, Edward Hall, Tyrone Cooper, Robert Jackson, Directed by Lloyd Richards, Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA, 1959 [Artcraft Lithograph & Printing Co, New York, NY]

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scenesandscreens · 3 years

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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Director - Robert Benton, Cinematography - Néstor Almendros

"Ted, you don't seem to realize we have a serious problem."

#scenesandscreens #robert benton #néstor almendros #dustin hoffman #meryl streep #justin henry #jane alexander #Howard Duff #George Coe #jobeth williams #Howland Chamberlain #Petra King #Melissa Morell #Dan Tyra #kramer vs kramer

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sam-rothstein · 2 years

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Force of Evil (1948), dir. Abraham Polonsky

#john garfield #howland chamberlain #force of evil #abraham polonsky #.m #.caps

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cadwalladery · 4 years

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Films seen in 2019

# 178 - Force of Evil (Abraham Polonsky, 1948)

#force of evil #abraham polonsky #john garfield #thomas gomez #marie windsor #howland chamberlain #roy roberts #beatrice pearson #film #films in 2019 #movie #cadwalladery #films seen in 2019 #film noir #classic

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ozu-teapot · 5 years

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Force of Evil | Abraham Polonsky | 1948

Stanley Prager, Howland Chamberlain

#Stanley Prager #Howland Chamberlain #Abraham Polonsky #Force of Evil #1948 #Noirvember

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coupdetorchon · 6 years

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Noirvember Day 19 - Edge of Doom (1950)

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365filmsbyauroranocte · 2 years

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Pickup (Hugo Haas, 1951)

#films watched in 2022 #Pickup #Hugo Haas #Beverly Michaels #Allan Nixon #Howland Chamberlain #Paul Ivano #film noir #drama #siete #1951 #black and white #telephone #fashion #smoke

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classicfilmfan64 · 5 years

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Force of Evil (1948) directed by Abraham Polonsky starring: John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor, Howland Chamberlain

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eyeofhorus237 · 5 years

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Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 American family legal drama film written and directed by Robert Benton, based on Avery Corman's novel. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander and Justin Henry. It tells the story of a couple's divorce, its impact on their young son, and the subsequent evolution of their relationship and views on parenting.

The film explores the psychology and fallout of divorce and touches upon prevailing or emerging social issues such as gender roles, women's rights, parity of parents' rights, work–life balance, and the single parent experience.

Kramer vs. Kramer was theatrically released on December 19, 1979 by Columbia Pictures. It was a major critical and commercial success, grossing $106.3 million on a $8 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1979 and received a leading nine nominations at the 52nd Academy Awards, winning five: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (for Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (for Streep), and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Plot

Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) is a workaholic advertising executive who has just been assigned a new and very important account. Ted arrives home and shares the good news with his wife Joanna (Meryl Streep) only to find that she is leaving him. Saying that she needs to find herself, she leaves Ted to raise their son Billy (Justin Henry) by himself. Ted and Billy initially resent one another as Ted no longer has time to carry his increased workload, and Billy misses his mother's love and attention. After months of unrest, Ted and Billy learn to cope and gradually bond as father and son.

Ted befriends his neighbor Margaret (Jane Alexander), who had initially counseled Joanna to leave Ted if she was that unhappy. Margaret is a fellow single parent, and she and Ted become kindred spirits. One day, as the two sit in the park watching their children play, Billy falls off the jungle gym, severely cutting his face. Ted sprints several blocks through oncoming traffic carrying Billy to the hospital, where he comforts his son during treatment.

Fifteen months after she walked out, Joanna returns to New York to claim Billy, and a custody battle ensues. During the custody hearing, both Ted and Joanna are unprepared for the brutal character assassinations that their lawyers unleash on the other. Margaret is forced to testify that she had advised an unhappy Joanna to leave Ted, though she also attempts to tell Joanna on the stand that her husband has profoundly changed. Eventually, the damaging facts that Ted was fired because of his conflicting parental responsibilities which forced him to take a lower-paying job come out in court, as do the details of Billy's accident.[3] His original salary was noted as "$33,000 dollars a year" (equivalent to $113,919 in 2018), whereas he was forced to admit that his new salary was only "$28,200" (equivalent to $97,349 in 2018), after Joanna has told the court that her "present salary" as a sportswear designer is "$31,000 a year".[3]

The court awards custody to Joanna, a decision mostly based on the assumption that a child is best raised by his mother. Ted discusses appealing the case, but his lawyer warns that Billy himself would have to take the stand in the resulting trial. Ted cannot bear the thought of submitting his child to such an ordeal, and decides not to contest custody.

On the morning that Billy is to move in with Joanna, Ted and Billy make breakfast together, mirroring the meal that Ted tried to cook the first morning after Joanna left. They share a tender hug, knowing that this is their last daily breakfast together. Joanna calls on the intercom, asking Ted to come down to the lobby alone. When he arrives she tells Ted how much she loves and wants Billy, but she knows that his true home is with Ted, and therefore will not take custody of him. She asks Ted if she can go up and see Billy, and Ted says that would be fine. As they are about to enter the elevator together, Ted tells Joanna that he will stay downstairs to allow Joanna to see Billy in private. After she enters the elevator, Joanna wipes tears from her face and asks her former husband "How do I look?" As the elevator doors start to close on Joanna, Ted answers, "You look terrific."

Cast

Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer

Meryl Streep as Joanna (Stern) Kramer

Justin Henry as Billy Kramer

Jane Alexander as Margaret Phelps

Petra King as Petie Phelps

Melissa Morell as Kim Phelps

Howard Duff as John Shaunessy

George Coe as Jim O'Connor

JoBeth Williams as Phyllis Bernard

Howland Chamberlain as Judge Atkins

Dan Tyra as Court Clerk

#drama film

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