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I watched Double Indemnity again last night
Posted on 1/1/19 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 1/1/19 at 4:52 pm
1944 film noir classic. Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson in the leads. Billy Wilder directing. Script by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, from the James M. Cain novel "Three of a Kind." Nominated for 7 Oscars, although incredibly Edward G. Robinson's performance as the claims manager was not nominated. What a great movie! 
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Posted on 1/1/19 at 5:02 pm to L.A.
Billy Wilder had amazing range. Everything from film noir to screwball comedies. Side note, the Thats Entertainment compilation films were on last night. Whether you're a fan of movie musicals or not, those are some amazing performances. Astaire, Kelly and the like were tremendous athletes to do what they did.
Posted on 1/1/19 at 5:12 pm to L.A.
I wonder if Edward G. Robinson’s performances were as appreciated by contemporary audiences as they are today. Perhaps they saw him as tending to be unrealistic or over-acting, while modern audiences, who are much more saturated with standard realism in acting, really appreciate unique and even eccentric performances.
Just a thought. At any rate, I love his characters and any movie is made better when he is in it.
Just a thought. At any rate, I love his characters and any movie is made better when he is in it.
Posted on 1/1/19 at 5:21 pm to Jim Rockford
Absolutely. A great director. Amazing that the same guy could do, for example, Witness For the Prosecution, and Some Like It Hot.
Posted on 1/1/19 at 5:21 pm to Jimbeaux
quote:Maybe not. I think I read somewhere that he was never nominated for an Oscar. Yet the AFI ranked him as the 24th greatest male star in film history. Go figure.
I wonder if Edward G. Robinson’s performances were as appreciated by contemporary audiences as they are today.
This post was edited on 1/1/19 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 1/1/19 at 5:23 pm to Jimbeaux
I know he had a hard time getting work later in his career.
I always liked when he played against type. He had some nice performances that weren't gangster/tough guy roles.
I always liked when he played against type. He had some nice performances that weren't gangster/tough guy roles.
Posted on 1/1/19 at 5:26 pm to Jim Rockford
He was blacklisted. Heston made sure he had work later in his career. He even did the makeup testing for Planet of the Apes, but wasn't in the film.
Posted on 1/1/19 at 5:32 pm to L.A.
Some of his performances probably didn’t get recognized because of the film in question.
For example, his performance in Soylent Green probably deserved one, but it would have been posthumous because he was dying of cancer as he filmed it, with only Carlton Heston aware of it at the time.
For example, his performance in Soylent Green probably deserved one, but it would have been posthumous because he was dying of cancer as he filmed it, with only Carlton Heston aware of it at the time.
Posted on 1/1/19 at 5:35 pm to L.A.
Wilder is easily one of the most talented behind the camera people ever in Hollywood history.
Between his genre-bending writing and his range as a director, as well as how well shot so many of his films were, I'd put him up there with anybody.
I'm very surprised TCM didn't play The Apartment last night since some big scenes involve New Years Eve.
Between his genre-bending writing and his range as a director, as well as how well shot so many of his films were, I'd put him up there with anybody.
I'm very surprised TCM didn't play The Apartment last night since some big scenes involve New Years Eve.
Posted on 1/1/19 at 6:18 pm to Jimbeaux
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Edward G. Robinson
Lots of his roles are tough guys, but not all of them. He's great as a straight arrow business man in Double Indemnity, awesome as the skilled gambler in The Cincinnati Kid, but even better as a gangster in Key Largo.
Pretty sure he was a big star in his day. He got the line, "Where's your god now Moses?" in The Ten Commandments. He got third billing in The Violent Men, a Western starring Glenn Ford and Barbara Stanwyck. He's a sea captain in The Sea Wolf, with John Garfield and Ida Lupino. Just a talented actor. Have seen them all on TCM.
Sometimes I think he, and some other guys from that era, like Bogart, Cagney, etc., might not get the opportunity to be big stars today. Just not pretty enough.
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I think I read somewhere that he was never nominated for an Oscar. Yet the AFI ranked him as the 24th greatest male star in film history. Go figure.
I'd believe that. The only Oscar he won was an honorary one in 1973. Guess they did kind of underappreciated him.
This post was edited on 1/1/19 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 1/1/19 at 6:33 pm to chinese58
Not uncommon. Hitchcock’s only Oscar was an honorary one too despite his reputation, probably because his films were popular rather than pure art house.
Posted on 1/1/19 at 8:09 pm to L.A.
One of my all time faves.
Posted on 1/1/19 at 10:23 pm to Freauxzen
Was critically acclaimed as well. It’s stupid to just hate on critics because they tend to be knowledgeable about film. I hate that this country is so dumb today
Posted on 1/2/19 at 8:04 am to L.A.
Great movie.
Did anyone notice the front door that opens outward? That has always bothered me for some reason.
Did anyone notice the front door that opens outward? That has always bothered me for some reason.
Posted on 1/2/19 at 9:59 am to L.A.
Funny, I watched it I think Sunday morning when I happened upon it on the guide on TCM. It'd been at least 20 years since I'd seen it, and really enjoyed it.
Wife and I laughed at the scene when she comes to his apartment and the consummate their relationship, but only confirm that by showing him lying on the couch smoking a cigarette with his clothes a little disheveled.
Wife and I laughed at the scene when she comes to his apartment and the consummate their relationship, but only confirm that by showing him lying on the couch smoking a cigarette with his clothes a little disheveled.
Posted on 1/2/19 at 11:17 am to Jimbeaux
quote:
Edward G. Robinson
Was fluent in eight languages, and considered one of the most cultured actors in Hollywood once owning an extensive art collection including works by Van Gogh.
Posted on 1/2/19 at 3:06 pm to L.A.
Raymond Chandler's cameo in Double Indemnity:
The original, now-lost ending, set in the gas chamber at San Quentin prison:
The original, now-lost ending, set in the gas chamber at San Quentin prison:
Posted on 1/2/19 at 7:11 pm to Kafka
Thank God that gas chamber scene didn't make it into the final cut. The ending is perfect like it is.
Posted on 1/2/19 at 8:25 pm to L.A.
Posted on 1/2/19 at 9:54 pm to Kafka
quote:GOAT
Raymond Chandler
If you enjoy film noir and have never read any of Chandler's novels, put down your phone and go immediately to your nearest public library and check out a few of them. Now.
Back to the subject of the OP - Robinson's Barton Keyes is one of the greatest "good guy" characters in the whole genre, and what really elevates the film to classic status for me. He's even better as Christopher Cross in Scarlet Street.
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