Glamorous Technicolor photography, witty dialogue, memorable songs, and the sparkling performances of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy that has become one of the defining Hollywood films of the 1950s, remembered for its glamorous Technicolor photography, witty dialogue, memorable songs, and the sparkling performances of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. Released by 20th Century-Fox on July 16, 1953, the film was directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Sol C. Siegel from a screenplay by Charles Lederer. The screenplay was based on the successful
The story of an isolated Arctic research team encountering a hostile extraterrestrial lifeform.
The Thing from Another World (1951) is a seminal science fiction horror film directed by Christian Nyby and produced by the legendary Howard Hawks. Adapted from the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr., the film tells the story of an isolated Arctic research team that encounters a hostile extraterrestrial lifeform. While Nyby is credited as the director, many film historians believe that Hawks, known for his fast-paced, overlapping dialogue and tight storytelling, had a strong hand in shaping the film’s direction.
I watched this 1951 RKO Pictures release, The Thing From Another World, on Svengoolie. It is a horror/Science Fiction thriller directed by Christian Nyby (Big Sleep, Red River, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train) and produced by Edward Lasker (Big Sky, Tulsa, Reign of Terror) and
