In this comedy thriller, Bogart had fun in the change-of-pace role of Gloves Donahue, a NY gambler and petty crook. Gloves is definitely more interested in his racing sheet and favorite cheesecake than he is in current events, until the baker gets bumped off, and that changes everything.
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All Through the Night (1942): Bogart in Vincent Sherman’s War Thriller with Comic Touches
September 7, 2006 by
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006): Gore Verbinski’s Adventure, Starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce
June 29, 2006 by
Verbinski's sequel to the 2003 smash hit is a summer popcorn movie par excellence, always playful, almost always inventive, seldom boring or self-important, and never somber in the way that “Superman Returns” is.
No Down Payment: Martin Ritt’s Suburban Tale, Starring Joanne Woodward, Jeffrey Hunter, Barbara Rush
April 4, 2006 by
The film abounds with “message” speeches, revealing various phobias and contradictions in dominant culture. As in ?¢¬ÄShadow of a Doubt,” there is obsession with being an “average American.”
Oscar Politics: Deer Hunter Vs. Coming Home
February 1, 2006 by
The uproar surrounding “Julia” and Vanessa Redgrave in 1978 was barely forgotten, when another dispute erupted in the 1979 ceremonies, caused by the nomination of two Vietnam War films for Best Picture: Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter and Hal Ashby's Coming Home, each garnering a large number of nominations.
Oscar Politics: McCarthy Impact on Actors’ Careers–Gale Sondergaard, Anne Revere, Kim Hunter
February 1, 2006 by
Gale Sondergaard, the first supporting winner (Anthony Adverse), became one of the earliest political casualties due to her marriage to director Herbert Biberman, who was suspected of Communist leanings and later became one of the “Hollywood Ten.” Blacklisted at the peak of her career, Sondergaard couldn't work for decades. Her appeal to the Screen Actors Guild for protection was rejected on the grounds that “all participants in the International Communist Party conspiracy against our nation should be exposed for what they are–enemies of our country and our form of government.”
