William Wellman and the Accusatory Close-Up

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Dana Andrews (centre) realizes he’s being railroaded. Image: Dr. Macro *Spoiler Alert The trouble with creating a masterpiece is sometimes people don’t automatically see it as such. One example is The Ox-Bow Incident, a 1943 western directed by William Wellman. This film was released during some of the darkest days of WWII and, as a…

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Lauren Bacall’s Millionaire-Marrying Racket

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Lauren Bacall gives William Powell the marriage Sales Pitch. Image: Living in Cinema How to Marry a Millionaire is our go-to comedy. This 1953 technicolor confection stars Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall as three models who pool their resources to rent a way-too-expensive Manhattan penthouse. The women have moved into this…

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