A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the movies
Date:
1943
Publisher:
New York : Simon and Schuster
Volume:
A pictorial history of the movies
Leaf #:
000330
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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316 THE TALKING PICTURE An exceptionally honest and powerfully acted picture was the screen version of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, which Lewis Milestone produced and directed for Hal Roach. Thanks to a script that was virtually a literal transcript of the play, brilliant direction, and a fine cast, the picture made a deep impression. In this scene, George, played by Burgess Meredith (right), is steeling himself to shoot his simple-minded pal, Lennie ( Lon Chaney, Jr.), to save him from being lynched by a posse. BELOW One of the best comedies of 1939, Bachelor Mother, was directed by Garson Kanin for RKO. Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, and David Niven, abetted by an excellent script by Norman Krasna, gave irresistible performances. In this scene, the stern grandparent, confronted by what he thinks is his illegitimate grandson, becomes unexpectedly maudlin over being a grandfather.