Every eight years or so, I watch Drums Along the Mohawk to see if it gets any better. According to my cursory notes from my last viewing, it apparently has gotten a little bit better. As the titles rolled, I was hopeful–it is John Ford after all (his first color film) and screenwriters Lamar Trotti […]
Entries Tagged as 'Claudette Colbert'
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939, John Ford)
March 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tagged: 20th Century Fox· Claudette Colbert· Henry Fonda· John Carradine· John Ford· Lamar Trotti· Sonya Levien· Ward Bond· ★½
It Happened One Night (1934, Frank Capra)
December 26th, 2007 · No Comments
There’s something particularly tragic about It Happened One Night: somehow, Capra and Riskin let it get away from them. It’s possible–likely even–the awkward conclusion was a result of not having access to the stars (Gable and Colbert were both on loan to Columbia), but it doesn’t really matter. Riskin went from a deliberate pace–the majority […]
Tagged: Clark Gable· Claudette Colbert· Columbia Pictures· Frank Capra· Robert Riskin· Samuel Hopkins Adams· ★★★



