Hi Alison,charliechaplinfan wrote:I know this is a thread about Gilbert Roland but I do fins it very heartening that a big star like Cary Grant would make sure that friends from the old days get employment. I know Cary isn't the only star to have done this, it is nice to find out about it.
I included that info about Cary Grant because he so often seems to be considered a rather self-centered actor. In actuality, I think he always makes other actors look their best on screen in any scene with him, often bringing them up to his accomplished level. It was refreshing to read that his generosity could exist in his off-screen professional life as well.
I'm not sure if this is how Brooks behaved throughout his directorial career, but have read that this was his modus operandi in his early films. Since MGM, where Crisis (1950) was made, was in a state of flux, losing revenue, cutting off long term personnel and making the shift from Mayer to Dore Schary, perhaps that made being a newbie there more intimidating, bringing out the bear in Brooks.MissGoddess wrote:[Richard Brooks] may have had those old timers in mind yes, or his C.O. from the service, ha!! Too bad he obviously didn't hang around them long enough to learn you pay your dues first and earn the right to be bossy.
In any case, here are a few more photos of Mr. R.:
Even he could have a bad hair day! Though probably older, he looks about 16 in this photo.
With Dorothy Lamour in The Last Train from Madrid (1937), a drama centered around the Spanish Civil War. Though some present day reviewers seem to find this clichéd, I'd like to see it because GR is in it, as well as Lew Ayres and Karen Morley. It would be interesting to compare it with Blockade (1938), another Hollywood attempt to address this "dress rehearsal" for WWII that took place on Spanish soil.
With Dolores del Rio out on the town. What a striking pair they must have made in public, (though I've no idea if they were really more than friends).
