Despite shortcomings and excessive running time, this all-star Cinerama adventure, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer was very popular at the time.
Oscar Movies: Irene (1940)–Musical Starring Anna Neagle
June 26, 2014 by
RKO made the second screen version of a musical tale that was first performed on Broadway in 1919, then made into a silent film in 1926. Directed by her husband, British star Anna Neagle plays the title role, a woman working for a wealthy customer (Ray Milland), who gets her a job as a model […]
Oscar Movies: Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
June 26, 2014 by
In this musical biopic, directed by Gregory Ratoff, Dick Haymes plays Ernest R. Ball, the composer of many hit tunes (Mother Machree, Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May? Some of the songs are performed by Metropolitan Opera singers Leonard Warren and Blanche Thebom. The cast includes Monty Woolley, June Haver, […]
Oscar Movies: Invisible Man Returns, The (1940)
June 25, 2014 by
A sequel to the 1933 classic, The Invisible Man, The Invisible Man Returns, directed by Joe May, stars Cedrick Hardwicke, who frames Vincent Price for a muder he himself had committed. Oscar Nominations: 1 Special Effects Oscar Awards: Oscar Context: Thr winner of the Special Effects Award was The Thief of Bagdad. Share this:
Oscar Movies: Invisible Agent (1942)–Jon Hall Fights Nazis and Japanese
June 25, 2014 by
Based on the popular Invisible Man format, this Universal picture stars Jon Hall thwarting the Nazis and Japanese in WWII. The secondary cast includes Peter Lorre. Oscar Nominations: 1 Special Effects: John Fulton, photographic; Bernard B. Brown, sound Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The Special Effects Oscar went to the John Wayne movie, Reap the […]
