OBPC #31: Gigi, 1958
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Gigi (1958): Dir. Vincente Minnelli. Written by: Alan Jay Lerner. Lyrics by Lerner. Music by: Frederick Loewe. Based upon the novella of the same name by Colette. Starring: Leslie […]
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OBPC #30: The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957): Dir. David Lean. Written by: Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson. Based upon the novel Le pont de la rivière Kwaï by Pierre […]
OBPC #29: Around the World in 80 Days, 1956
Rating: 1½ stars (out of 4) Around the World in 80 Days (1956): Dir. Michael Anderson. Written by: James Poe, John Farrow, and S.J. Perelman. Based upon the novel of the same name by Jules […]
OBPC #28: Marty, 1955
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Marty (1955): Dir. Delbert Mann. Written by: Paddy Chayefsky. Based upon his teleplay of the same name. Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Joe Mantell, and Jerry Paris. […]
OBPC #27: On the Waterfront, 1954
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) On the Waterfront (1954): Dir. Elia Kazan. Written by: Budd Schulberg. Based upon news articles by Malcolm Johnson. Starring: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, […]
OBPC #26: From Here to Eternity, 1953
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) From Here to Eternity (1953): Dir. Fred Zinnemann. Written by: Daniel Taradash. Based upon the novel of the same name by James Jones. Starring: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah […]
OBPC #25: The Greatest Show on Earth, 1952
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) The Greatest Show on Earth (1952): Dir. Cecil B. DeMille. Written by: Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, Theodore St. John, and Jack Garris, from a story by Frank, St. […]
OBPC #24: An American in Paris, 1951
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) An American in Paris (1951): Directed by: Vincente Minnelli and Gene Kelly. Written by: Alan Jay Lerner. Lyrics by: Ira Gershwin. Music by: George Gershwin. Starring: Gene Kelly, Leslie […]
OBPC #23: All About Eve, 1950
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) All About Eve (1950): Written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Based upon the short story “The Wisdom of Eve” by Mary Orr. Starring: Anne Baxter, Bette Davis, Celeste […]
OBPC #22: All the King’s Men, 1949
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) All the King’s Men (1949): Written and directed by Robert Rossen. Based upon the novel of the same name by Robert Penn Warren. Starring: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne […]