A number of great directors fled Germany in the thirties to work in America, among them Fritz Lang, Ernst Lubitsch, Billy Wilder, Douglas Sirk and Joseph von Sternberg. Less known to the general public is today's honoree, Robert Siodmak (pronounced see-odd-mack), although he was well-known to fans of film noir since most of his American work falls into that category.
Friday, July 30
Sunday, July 25
Guilty Pleasures: Rancho Notorious
1952 Western
From RKO
Directed by Fritz Lang
Starring
Marlene Dietrich
Arthur Kennedy
Mel Ferrer
William Frawley
George Reeves
Lloyd Gough
Jack Elam
Frank Ferguson
John Kellogg
Rodd Redwing
Tuesday, July 20
Don Murray
This man will be 92 years old at the end of this month and he's still working! How impressive. His first four films are some of his best and he continued to do rather high profile ones through the mid-60s. And then what happened? Something did because the quality of the work offered to him diminished. I think the answer is as old as Hollywood and we'll discuss.
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