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The List of Adrian Messenger (John Huston, 1963)

Feb

16

Lady Jocelyn Bruttenholm (Dana Wynter), Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott), and Raoul Le Borg (Jacques Roux). DP: Joseph MacDonald.

“There's nary a conspiracy. And if I'm right about this, it's a far older sin than politics.”

– Adrian Messenger

#FilmDuJour #February #JohnHuston #DanaWynter #GeorgeCScott #KirkDouglas #JacquesRoux #TonyCurtis #KirkDouglas #BurtLancaster #RobertMitchum #FrankSinatra #JerryGoldsmith #JosephMacDonald #USA #crime #mystery #1960s ★★★☆☆

Panic in the Streets (Elia Kazan, 1950)

Dec

13

A bunch of tough-looking guys at a table with what may be a sandwich. Even the sandwich is up to no good.. DP: Joseph MacDonald.

#FilmDinner #EliaKazan #RichardWidmark #PaulDouglas #BarbaraBelGeddes #JackPalance #ZeroMostel #DanRiss #TommyCook #AlfredNewman #JosephMacDonald #crime #outbreak #drama #thriller #FilmNoir #USA #1950s ★★★½

6-18-67 (George Lucas, 1967)

Jun

18

1967

The opening credits with the date 6-18-67 superimposed over it. DPs: Charles Braverman, George Lucas, David MacDougall & David Wyler.

“We had never been around such opulence, zillions of dollars being spent every five minutes on this huge, unwieldy thing. It was mind-boggling to us because we had been making films for three hundred dollars, and seeing this incredible waste – that was the worst of Hollywood.”

– pre-blockbuster George Lucas

#FilmDuJour #June #GeorgeLucas #JLeeThompson #JosephMacDonald #GregoryPeck #CharlesBraverman #DavidMacDougall #DavidWyler #western #ShortFilm #documentary #USA #1960s ★★★★☆