Showing posts with label Donald O'Connor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donald O'Connor. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Call Me Madam (1953)

Ethel Merman and Donald O'Connor

When 20th Century Fox lost the music rights for Irving Berlin's score to Call Me Madam, the film was withdrawn from public exhibition for twenty years. Consequently, it is not as well known as other big production musicals of the day, such as The Band Wagon, Kiss Me, Kate and Brigadoon, though it can comfortably stand alongside these better-remembered films. Thankfully, it resurfaced on DVD in 2004, and can now reclaim its place among the finest musicals of the 1950's.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Double Crossbones (1951)



There are two things I may never tire of: pirate movies, and Donald O'Connor. To find them both in the same film is a rare pleasure, even if the film, and O'Connor's performance in it, are far from legendary.