A moody, psychologically complex noir melodrama, skillfully scripted by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, “Ride the Pink Horse” is well directed and well acted by all around, especially by the ingénue Wanda Hendrix and by Thomas Gomez, who received a Supporting Actor nomination for playing the man who runs the carousel (which give the picture its title).
Oscar Movies: Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is he Saying Those Terrible Things?
July 25, 2011 by
Oscar Nominations: 1
Supporting Actress: Barbara Harris
Oscar Movies: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
July 25, 2011 by
Oscar Nominations: 3
Director: Woody Allen
Screenplay (Original): Woody Allen
Supporting Actor: Martin Landau
Oscar Movies: Rose, The (1979)–Starring Bette Midler
July 24, 2011 by
Oscar Nominations:
Best Actress (Bette Midler)
Supporting Actor (Frederic Forrest)
Editing: Robert L. Wolfe, C. Timothy O’Meara
Sound: Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells, Jim Webb
Oscar Movies: Round Midnight (1986)
July 24, 2011 by
The Oscar for Original Score to Herbie Hancock was controversial, because a good deal of it consisted of “pre-existing music.”
