tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post5497379857783157463..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Out of the Past [1947]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-53594083283910221062009-03-06T20:42:00.000+05:302009-03-06T20:42:00.000+05:30Ok, my mistake then. Thanks for pointing it out. I...Ok, my mistake then. Thanks for pointing it out. I've made the necessary change in the post.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-71217782475741746762009-03-06T04:37:00.000+05:302009-03-06T04:37:00.000+05:30Sorry not to reply earlier. Yes, he was one of the...Sorry not to reply earlier. Yes, he was one of the two or three leads in each of these pictures.Roy Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072262173273395551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-51663783732996094092009-02-23T23:56:00.000+05:302009-02-23T23:56:00.000+05:30Was he the lead actor in the movies you mentioned?...Was he the lead actor in the movies you mentioned?Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-49596193042362655942009-02-23T23:31:00.000+05:302009-02-23T23:31:00.000+05:30Try William Wellman's The Story of GI Joe (1945), ...Try William Wellman's The Story of GI Joe (1945), The Locket (1946) and two earlier films from 1947 -- Raoul Walsh's noir Western, Pursued and Edward Dmytryk's 'social issue-based' noir Crossfire. They are all very good and Mitchum's name is on the poster for all of them. Out of the Past was about his 30th film – they made a lot in the studio period!Roy Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072262173273395551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-35390869658079409012009-02-23T20:27:00.000+05:302009-02-23T20:27:00.000+05:30Thanks. The movie indeed has the ability to catch ...Thanks. The movie indeed has the ability to catch one by one's lapels. A wonderful film noir, it really had everything that the wonderful genre has to offer.<BR/><BR/>As for this being Mitchum's first starring role, well, this was what the net had me believe. Apparently he was no more than a fringe player in supporting roles before this one.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-69115189786308477102009-02-23T19:17:00.000+05:302009-02-23T19:17:00.000+05:30Good choice! This is possibly third on my all-time...Good choice! This is possibly third on my all-time Hollywood list and no 1 as a romance. More than anything, it is a justification of the strength of the studio system. Jacques Tourneur made his name on Val Lewton's famous B picture unit at RKO and the writer Daniel Mainwaring was a seasoned Hollywood pro (under a range of names). I'm not sure about your claim that it was Mitchum's "first starring role". His biggest so far, perhaps, but by 1947 he was a well-known star at RKO – as the man with "go to bed eyes" as my aunt used to say.Roy Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072262173273395551noreply@blogger.com