I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
View MoreExcellent but underrated film
A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action
The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
View MoreProducer: Hal B. Wallis. Copyright 30 March 1946 by Warner Bros Pictures Inc. A Warner Bros-First National picture. A Hal B. Wallis Production. New York opening at the Hollywood: 21 November 1945. U.S. release: 30 March 1946. U.K. release: 8 April 1946. Australian release: 16 May 1946. 12,409 feet. 137½ minutes. SYNOPSIS: Beautiful fortune-hunter Clio Dulaine arrives back in her native New Orleans, after a long absence, with her bizarre body servant, the mulatto Angelique, and the dwarf Cupidon. In the French market, Clio meets Clint Maroon, a cowboy from Texas, and an immediate and intense mutual love is ignited, despite Angelique's protests. All of New Orleans buzzes over this romance, which reminds them all of the old Dulaine family scandal involving Clio's dead parents. NOTES: With gross domestic rentals of $4.3 million, number 7 at U.S./Canadian ticket windows for 1945. Despite both Cooper's and Bergman's enormous popularity in Australia, the film came in at number 27 of the year's box-office successes. The reason was simple. Quite a few cinemas did not screen Warner Bros movies. Miss Robson lost out on Hollywood's annual award for Best Supporting Actress to Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge. COMMENT: Commences most promisingly with the return of Miss Bergman to the old family mansion to avenge her mother (shades of King's Row). Unfortunately, this story is wound up with astonishing expedition and the film degenerates into an extended dialogue between its two attractive stars, superlatively photographed in rich black and white against tasteful sets. Finally, the author introduces an entirely different setting which erupts in a brief episode of action before the predictable fade-out.The film is realised with taste, elegance and craftsmanship - indeed it is one of Wood's most stylish films, and it has a marvellous Steiner score - but it seems a long 135 minutes.
View MoreThis film is in serious need of editing - the first two-thirds or so is BORING and meanders aimlessly. I've never seen Ingrid Bergman chew up the scenery like this, she seemed to be channeling her inner Scarlett O'Hara (and not in a good way). Flora Robson looks ridiculous in black face, surely they could find a black actress??? The only character I liked a lot was the little man Cupidon, he was charming and great comic relief. Florence Bates livens up the proceedings immeasurably near the end, she's always a great character actress. But so much of this movie seems to be a very poor imitation of GWTW. But Ingrid does look lovely. Gary Cooper looks too old for his part. Just my two cents.
View Morethis film is full of grotesques with nothing more demeaning ever than flora Robson's blacking up ,what was that all about. Ingrid Bergman is one of those actresses your supposed to like no matter what she does .well i just don't buy her creole seductress.in the black wig the over rouged mouth she gives good impression of what Hedy lamarr might have looked like if shed been cast which she was but mayer wouldn't lend her . Hedy had smoulder Ingrid was always too sanitised . Gary copper acting style has dated his underplaying now looks like a familiar set of mannerisms .there's something rancid about this movie. it wasn't released for two years and didn't do as well as was expected .Bergman's penchant to grab everything, play everything ,is exposed in this movie for what it is -an actress of high ambition out of her depths .Bergman was good but mainly when she played Ingrid Bergman- endless repetitions of intermezzo scream at me if you like i'm a non believer and this film is a dud
View MoreI'll leave it to one of the ladies to give us judgment on Gary Cooper's charm.For me, this is Ingrid Bergman at her absolute best. Shot just after Casablanca, the screenplay and Sam Wood's common sense choose to focus on Ingrid in every scene but the brief, although well done, train wreck and brawl.She is radiant, sly, coquettish, warm, reactive, piercing, soft, hard. Most of all, she is desirable. A woman for all time, for all women.And she is strong. Melting for a brief second, gathering her resolve and forging ahead with her plans and schemes.The Edna Ferber novel has enough truth to provide a reasonable story line for Ingrid to carry along single handedly. Cooper and Jerry Austin as Cupidon are excellent. Florence Bates gets too little time, too late as a matron with claws.And French, yes, bless them, they allowed Ingrid to speak French, which she did so beautifully.The current 6.2 Yahoo rating is laughable. "Saratoga Trunk" may not be a "Casablanca" or "Notorious" but it is far better than this lowly rating. See for yourself.
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