The Directors: Fritz Lang

One can look for some humor while finding more than a little irony in this Austrian-born director's story.  He was famous for films which drew attention to the common man and his fight against bureaucracy and the abuse of power.  And yet he was autocratic and mercurial, stubborn and argumentative, intense and vain and could be downright abusive.   He went nose-to-nose with studio heads and was tossed off movie lots.  Some actors revered him and some detested him.  Fritz Lang, largely forgotten by movie audiences, was a force in his day.

A Glittering Cast: In Harm's Way

1965 War Drama
From Paramount Pictures
Directed by Otto Preminger

Starring
John Wayne
Kirk Douglas
Patricia Neal
Tom Tryon
Paula Prentiss
Brandon De Wilde
Jill Haworth
Dana Andrews
Burgess Meredith
Stanley Holloway
Franchot Tone
Patrick O'Neal
Carroll O'Connor
Hugh O'Brian
Barbara Bouchet
George Kennedy
Slim Pickens
Henry Fonda

John Dall

I love writing pieces about actors whose fame has largely evaporated over time and/or may never have reached the heights that were hoped for.  Such is John Dall.  Do you recognize the name?  You fellow movie fanatics, of course, know of him for his two most famous films but I dare say most folks don't know the name.