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Summary: ADVENTURE ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
Review: Miriam Hopkins plays beautiful Mary Rutledge who arrives in San Francisco in the 185O's to marry Dan Morgan - only to discover that he died mysteriously after losing his fortune to Louis Chamalis (Eddie Robinson), the powerful owner of the Bella Donna saloon. Mary works for Chamalis as a roulette operator: he falls for her, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. Then a handsome, well-bred Easterner named Jim Carmichael appears in the Bella Donna: Mary finds her man...Robinson's performance is not one of his best, but Hopkins is first rate and McCrea does an admirable job. William Wellman was originally assigned to direct this film which was originally supposed to team Gary Cooper with Gloria Swanson (!). This marked the first film in which Howard Hawks directed for Sam Goldwyn. In his second American film, David Niven is seen as as a Cockney sailor. The script was written by the esteemed team of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. In his first appearance in a Goldwyn film, Walter Brennan is seen as Old Atrocity (!).
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Summary: ADVENTURE ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
Review: Miriam Hopkins plays beautiful Mary Rutledge who arrives in San Francisco in the 185O's to marry Dan Morgan - only to discover that he died mysteriously after losing his fortune to Louis Chamalis (Eddie Robinson), the powerful owner of the Bella Donna saloon. Mary works for Chamalis as a roulette operator: he falls for her, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. Then a handsome, well-bred Easterner named Jim Carmichael appears in the Bella Donna: Mary finds her man...Robinson's performance is not one of his best, but Hopkins is first rate and McCrea does an admirable job. William Wellman was originally assigned to direct this film which was originally supposed to team Gary Cooper with Gloria Swanson (!). This marked the first film in which Howard Hawks directed for Sam Goldwyn. In his second American film, David Niven is seen as as a Cockney sailor. The script was written by the esteemed team of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. In his first appearance in a Goldwyn film, Walter Brennan is seen as Old Atrocity (!).
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Summary: Hopkins, McCrea shine in Howad Hawks production
Review: OK, so Edward G. was a little one dimensional in this ancient flick, but Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea more than make up for it in this entertaining drama. Good support from Brian Donlevy and another guy I can hardly remember. Good story, and Hopkins is absolutly lovely. Recommended, however Robinson looks positively ridiculous with those sideburns. Walter Brennen, by the way, is totally wasted.
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Summary: How to Make an Instant Collector's Edition: A Recipe
Review: This is a story that should make its way into the Guinness Book of Records. Dig this: the DVD (allegedly) hit the street in August 2002, was nowhere to be found at the time, then was reported as 'Out of stock'. Now if you look carefully on this page, you'll find that some smart-a** is selling it second hand for... $1,895.95!!Is this somebody's idea of a joke????
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