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March 5, 2013 By iluvcinema 4 Comments

Tuesday’s Overlooked: The Major and the Minor (1942)

Today’s pick, The Major and the Minor was only director Billy Wilder’s second Hollywood directorial credit and yet you can see in it some of the trademarks that he would constantly employ as a filmmaker – the combination of witty dialogue, farce and romantic entanglements.

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SYNOPSIS

A young woman tired of life in the big city decides to head back home to the Midwest. The problem is that the fare for the return trip has gone up so the last money she has is not enough for the train passage. Her solution is to disguise herself as a little girl, aged 12. Her presence draws the attention of military officer (Ray Milland), who agrees to chaperone the ‘minor’ safely to her mother in Iowa, under the condition that they first make a detour to a military academy where he works.

Yes, I know – it is TOTALLY unbelievable that Ginger Rogers could pass for a 12 year old, but that is the whole gag after all. In spite of this flight of fancy, I still enjoyed the film mainly because of the silliness of it all. It is also not hurt by the presence of notorious humorist Robert Benchley.

Besides I received a bit of a history lesson in that I learned all about the Maginot Line 😉

In the final analysis, this is yet another one of those classic Hollywood films that I cannot help but watch whenever I see it on my television screen.

Check out other titles on Todd Mason’s blog Sweet Freedom.

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Filed Under: Overlooked Films Tagged With: billy wilder, ginger rogers, ray milland, the major and the minor

October 23, 2012 By iluvcinema 22 Comments

Tuesday’s Overlooked Film: The Uninvited (1944)

It is about that time of year when we are reminded of things that go “bump” in the night – may I submit for your approval this 1944 suspenseful, romantic gem from director Lewis Allen.

This is an old-fashioned English ghost story where brother and sister (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) purchase a lovely home on the Cornish coast. They are more than happy when they discover the rock-bottom price for the home – what could possibly be wrong with it?

Enter Gail Russell, daughter of the seller (Donald Crisp), an ethereal beauty who has an equally seemingly otherworldly attachment to the house …

 

There is no mistaking, this film is beautifully shot – apparently the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thought so too. Cinematographer Charles Lang received an Oscar nod for his black and white camera work.

Check out the trailer below:

If you love good old fashioned ghost stories, especially those with an English touch.

Filed Under: Overlooked Films Tagged With: gail russell, horror film, ray milland, ruth hussey, the uninvited

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