tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622159271440854440.post2771569734481914141..comments2024-03-06T15:05:52.856-06:00Comments on 1001: A FILM ODYSSEY: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (1952)1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622159271440854440.post-13506787114291603362020-01-12T12:04:03.547-06:002020-01-12T12:04:03.547-06:00The Lusty Men is very much worth watching. It'...The Lusty Men is very much worth watching. It's a wonderfully spare film told with an economy of focus by Ray and some of the best work Robert Mitchum (he would have been my pick for Best Actor over Cooper), Susan Hayward and Arthur Kennedy ever did. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622159271440854440.post-25548237951707709022020-01-12T08:49:30.966-06:002020-01-12T08:49:30.966-06:00Thanks for your comments! I am a fan of Nicolas Ra...Thanks for your comments! I am a fan of Nicolas Ray films, so I may have to check The Lusty Men out.1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622159271440854440.post-83639536200952831452020-01-11T21:01:03.622-06:002020-01-11T21:01:03.622-06:00Listen I absolutely don't think this deserved ...Listen I absolutely don't think this deserved to win Best Picture, or even be nominated truthfully, but I still enjoyed it very much. <br /><br />It's big, splashy and entertaining in a garish over the top way....just like Betty Hutton's performance! <br /><br />I love the cast, Jimmy Stewart does seem an odd fit even if his story has the most heft. From what I understand he pursued the role because of his childhood love of the circus. <br /><br />Gloria Grahame stepped in at the last moment, her role belonged to Lucille Ball-who had done an atrocious movie called The Magic Carpet for Columbia (she and Raymond Burr play Bedouins!) to complete her contract so she would be available only to discover she was pregnant with Lucie Arnaz and had to drop out.<br /><br />I understand the desire to give De Mille an Oscar though I would have rather they waited for The Ten Commandments-not that I'd award it either but it is such an ultimate De Mille picture. <br /><br />By the way my choice for Best Picture this year is the unnominated The Lusty Men but of the nominees it should have been High Noon. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com