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Post by topbilled on Dec 6, 2023 15:42:56 GMT
Though Leisen directed for other studios later in his career, as well as occasionally for television, he is most remembered for his successful run as one of Paramount's most stylish in-house directors from 1933 to 1951.
He directed Olivia de Havilland twice...she earned an Oscar nomination for their initial collaboration, then the Oscar for her their second film together.
Check out:
HOLD BACK THE DAWN (1941)
TO EACH HIS OWN (1946) |
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Post by Fading Fast on Dec 6, 2023 17:23:00 GMT
Though Leisen directed for other studios later in his career, as well as occasionally for television, he is most remembered for his successful run as one of Paramount's most stylish in-house directors from 1933 to 1951.
He directed Olivia de Havilland twice...she earned an Oscar nomination for their initial collaboration, then the Oscar for her their second film together.
Check out:
HOLD BACK THE DAWN (1941)
TO EACH HIS OWN (1946) |
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Dec 6, 2023 17:26:03 GMT
Leisen is one of my favorites. His work at Paramount in 30's romcoms, with Carole Lombard (Hands Across the Table, Swing High, Swing Low), Jean Arthur (Easy Living), and Claudette Colbert (Midnight), was something special, and his 40s films, as noted, also included the Paramount stars of that era in "A" productions for the studio.
Solid under-contract director that utilized the studio-system for all it was.
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Post by topbilled on Dec 14, 2023 13:53:43 GMT
Leisen is one of my favorites. His work at Paramount in 30's romcoms, with Carole Lombard (Hands Across the Table, Swing High, Swing Low), Jean Arthur (Easy Living), and Claudette Colbert (Midnight), was something special, and his 40s films, as noted, also included the Paramount stars of that era in "A" productions for the studio. Solid under-contract director that utilized the studio-system for all it was. |
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Post by topbilled on Dec 14, 2023 13:59:30 GMT
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Dec 14, 2023 15:20:44 GMT
Leisen is one of my favorites. His work at Paramount in 30's romcoms, with Carole Lombard (Hands Across the Table, Swing High, Swing Low), Jean Arthur (Easy Living), and Claudette Colbert (Midnight), was something special, and his 40s films, as noted, also included the Paramount stars of that era in "A" productions for the studio. Solid under-contract director that utilized the studio-system for all it was. I have seen No Time for Love but it was long ago. Another example of how MacMurray with so many of the major actresses of the era. |
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Dec 14, 2023 15:26:28 GMT
I wonder if Olivia and Joan ever discussed being directed by Leisen. Olivia worked with him in Hold Back the Dawn in 1941 (on loan out from WB since Jack didn't wish to give Olivia such productions after her splash with GWTW), and was nominated for Best Actress. Leisen handled actresses very well helping them give some of the best performances of their career. Right up there with Wyler and Cukor in that regard. |
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Post by Fading Fast on Dec 14, 2023 16:14:16 GMT
I wonder if Olivia and Joan ever discussed being directed by Leisen. Olivia worked with him in Hold Back the Dawn in 1941 (on loan out from WB since Jack didn't wish to give Olivia such productions after her splash with GWTW), and was nominated for Best Actress. Leisen handled actress very well helping them give some of the best performances of their career. Right up there with Wyler and Cukor in that regard. |
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Post by topbilled on Dec 21, 2023 13:13:24 GMT
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Post by cmovieviewer on Dec 21, 2023 20:55:31 GMT
Remember the Night (1940) is one of my favorite films. It is often introduced on TCM as the film that led to Preston Sturges demanding to direct his own screenplays, but I honestly can’t imagine it being much better. It would be interesting to find the original script to see the choices that were made.
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Post by topbilled on Dec 28, 2023 16:51:06 GMT
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