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Post by topbilled on Jan 2, 2024 9:32:53 GMT
Thanks for both excellent reviews! I'm still thinking about it today, a sign that it was more than just an entertaining story.
Just think how people must have been influenced by movies back when almost everyone went at least once a week, all saw the same films, and there was no internet or TV with conflicting messages. From this one movie they found out what a panic attack was and young women learned to be careful about going to men's apartments alone. I was surprised at how violent the scene was with Ginger and the man whose face we didn't see.
Such a thoughtful post. Yes, the movies held a lot more sway over how Americans thought and behaved in the 1940s...especially during the war years.
I'LL BE SEEING YOU was executive produced by David Selznick but daily production was overseen by Dore Schary and I think you can really detect Schary's influence on this picture.
I read something rather interesting about the Selznick-Schary collaboration that basically lasted from 1944 to 1948. When Selznick was considering hiring Schary for his new company (Vanguard Films), he went to MGM where Schary had been producing B-programmers to ask about Schary's day-to-day operations. He was told by MGM bosses that Schary was a message man more than he was a picture man. But after talking with Schary, Selznick decided that Schary was both those things and that is why he hired him. With I'LL BE SEEING YOU, we do have a very engrossing motion picture that can function as entertainment...but we also have a picture with strong social messages.
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Post by Andrea Doria on Jan 3, 2024 12:48:26 GMT
That's fascinating about Schary! I'll be looking out for his name and watching for his messages.
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Post by topbilled on Jan 3, 2024 14:42:15 GMT
That's fascinating about Schary! I'll be looking out for his name and watching for his messages. Per the IMDb, Schary's screenwriting credits include BOYS TOWN, YOUNG TOM EDISON, LONELYHEARTS, SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO and ACT ONE.
His producing credits include JOE SMITH AMERICAN, JOURNEY FOR MARGARET, BATAAN, I'LL BE SEEING YOU, THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, TILL THE END OF TIME, THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER, THEY LIVE BY NIGHT, THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR, ADVENTURE IN BALTIMORE, BATTLEGROUND, WALK SOFTLY STRANGER, WESTWARD THE WOMEN, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK and several others.
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