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Red River [1948 film] (1948) — Screenwriter — 143 copies

Butterfield 8 [1960 film] (1960) — Writer — 46 copies

They Live by Night [1948 film] (1948) — Screenwriter; Actor — 31 copies

The Bad and the Beautiful [1952 film] (1952) — Screenwriter — 26 copies

The Furies [1950 film] (1950) — Screenwriter — 18 copies

Westward the Women [1951 film] (1951) — Screenwriter — 14 copies

I Walk Alone [1947 film] (1947) — Screnwriter — 10 copies

Two Weeks in Another Town [1962 film] (1962) — Screenwriter — 3 copies

The Bad and the Beautiful: A Screenplay (1998) 2 copies

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Birthdate: 1916-08-06
Date of death: 1963-11-29

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freixas | 1 other review | Mar 31, 2023 |

They Live by Night by Nicholas Ray

An escaped convict meets a girl.

2.5/4 (Okay).

There's a lot to appreciate about it, but it doesn't really work for me. You can't do a tragedy if the character has no possible out and no hope. That's not a story, it's a statement.

(Apr. 2021)

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comfypants | Apr 28, 2021 |

Red River by Howard Hawks

A ruthless rancher heads a cattle drive.

Pretty darn exciting. Even when it slows down, there's usually still a lot of interesting stuff going on. (For instance, I wonder if John Wayne realized that all of these cowboys either are or want to be having sex with each other.) There's a heap of big problems with it, though - very uneven writing.

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.8/4… (more)

½

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comfypants | 1 other review | Jan 5, 2016 |

Red River by Howard Hawks

Classic 1948 Western about an epic cattle drive around 1865 of over 9,000 head over 1,000 miles--and featuring a young Montgomery Clift and John Wayne. Yes, Wayne basically plays the same character in every movie I've seen him in--but his standard personality fits this character well, a Western rancher combination of Captains Bligh and Ahab--Wayne does obsession and scary well. And Clift was terrific--as were almost all the supporting players. Quite gripping and enjoyable--and I'm not even particularly a fan of Westerns or Wayne.… (more)

½

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