They included, from the 1920s, the German director Erich von Stroheim, whose Queen Kelly (1929) starring Gloria Swanson was never completed or released. His vision greatly exceeded his budget, a ...

He didn’t think of 007 as a smooth-talking Scotsman like Sean Connery. He wanted David Niven. Connery was in his early thirties in 1962 when he played Bond for the first time. Niven, on the other hand ...

Whether it was Gloria Swanson’s semi-autobiographical portrayal of an ageing star in Sunset Blvd or tough guy James Cagney turning to comedy in One, Two, Three, his skill with actors was unparalleled.

children and friendships with famous faces such as Katherine Hepburn and David Niven. Bacall’s retelling of Bogart’s death, and her fear around how to tell their young children, is especially moving ...

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He has humor – a kind of humor that sparks with mine.” - excerpt from Charles Brackett’s diary (1936) Cast William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, ...

(He has great legs which are highlighted by his/her high-heeled shoes.) With makeup like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard and over-extended gestures (circa non-talky movies), and a grating voice, he ...

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