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Fountainhead, The (1949): Making of Controversial Melodrama of Ayn Rand Novel, Starring Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal
July 16, 2022 by
Rand’s version criticized Hollywood film industry and its self-imposed mandate to “give the public what it wants.”
Bright Leaf (1950): Curtiz’ Melodrama, Starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal and Lauren Bacall
August 16, 2015 by
Warner’s pro director Michael Curtiz (Casablanca, Mildred Pearce) made this overbaked melodrama in 1950, revolving around a romantic triangle, with Gary Cooper at the center, torn between his attraction to two different women, played by Lauren Bacall and Patricia Neal, who steals every scene she is in.
Face in the Crowd, A (1957): Kazan on Celebirty and Political Process, Starring Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal
April 8, 2011 by
Director Elia Kazan and writer Budd Schulberg, who collaborated successfully on the 1954 Oscar winner “On the Waterfront,” team effectively again in this poignant film about the nature of celebrity and the political process.
