Tag: Joan Blondell

The Cincinnati Kid

DVD Review: The Cincinnati Kid

Back in print on DVD courtesy of Warner Archive, The Cincinnati Kid was adapted by Ring Lardner, Jr (M*A*S*H) and Terry Southern (Easy Rider) from a novel by Richard Jessup. Steve McQueen (The Blob) was still establishing his screen persona…

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Desk Set (Blu-ray)

Based on the stage play by William Marchant, Desk Set was the eighth film pairing of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. While the material is on the lighter side, it’s nonetheless a witty ride, acted expertly by its stars, and…

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The Seekers

DVD Review: The Kent Chronicles

Two years ago, Acorn Media released on DVD Backstairs at the White House, a star-studded portrayal of life at the White House through Lillian Rogers Park (Leslie Uggams), a real-life maid at the White House, who wrote a book about…

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DVD Review: Here Come the Brides – Season Two

Here Come the Brides is a television show based on the novel Gangway, Lord by historical fiction writer Jonathan Etter. Jason (Robert Brown), Joshua (David Soul), and Jeremy Bolt (Bobby Sherman) are loggers in the 1870’s and make a deal…

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