Folks were talking of a double feature over at TCM-City of
"ABANDON SHIP" and
"LIFEBOAT" and this time I paid attention. I watched both and was shocked out of my wits by "Abandon Ship." The ferocity of Tyrone Power showed me he could really pull off that type of character. "Nightmare Alley" was no fluke. He did make some tough decisions, and those camera shots that focused on those left at sea and when the camera pulled back to the boat you could really see that those poor souls were really left out there. It was serious business out there. Some folks only obeyed orders
"at the point of a gun." Every time Moira Lister said
"Brave Captain" was chilling. Now
that girl WAS a survivor. My jaw dropped when she peeled off her dress and jumped into the ocean to show that she needed no preferential treatment of women and children first-kind. She just auditioned to be one of the fit survivors is all.
( I wouldn't have been surprised had she keeled Mai Zetterling overboard in the moonlight.
) Whew! Marie Lohr also impressed me and broke my heart with her dignity.
"I forgive you." Now help me into the water.
The thing that was most shocking to me was the dog willingly jumping into the water after his master. Hell...he knew what was in store for him had he stayed on board that lifeboat. This movie was a grim, harrowing watch. It pulled no punches. I wish Tyrone Power had lived to make more motion pictures with strong roles as this.
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[u]CineMaven[/u] wrote:
“FUTURE NOMINEE FOR SUMMER UNDER THE STARS” I know the many actors I'd like to see may not have a body of work that could fill a 24-hour period. Some were not leads so they have a small amount of screen time. And because I don't have an archival memory, I may be repeating actors that TCM has already featured. But below are my nominees for TCM's SUTS' month-long marathon:
VICTOR MATURE - I'm not going to lie. Mature's hunkability is just too irresistible for me not to want to watch him all day... 8/15/2013- 1:41am )
Alright. So it's only twelve hours. On
Wednesday, September 18th, I'll take the twelve hours. Thank you TCM:
( 6:00 AM )
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S DAUGHTER (1939) - A gangster's moll runs home to mother, with reporters and amateur detectives hot on her tail. Dir: Hal Roach. Cast: Joan Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, John Hubbard. BW-80 mins.
( 7:30 AM )
SEVEN DAYS LEAVE (1942) - A serviceman has one week to wed an heiress and inherit $100,000. Dir: Tim Whelan. Cast: Victor Mature, Lucille Ball, Harold Peary. C-87 mins.
( 9:00 AM )
GAMBLING HOUSE (1951) - A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder. Dir: Ted Tetzlaff. Cast: Victor Mature, Terry Moore, William Bendix. BW-80 mins.
( 10:30 AM )
MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID (1952) - True story of Annette Kellerman, the world's first great swimming star. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon. C-110 mins.
( 12:30 PM )
THE LAS VEGAS STORY(1952) - When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife's shady past comes to the surface. Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Jane Russell, Victor Mature, Vincent Price. BW-88 mins.
( 2:00 PM )
THE ROBE (1953) - Biblical epic in which a Roman military tribune, who commands the unit that crucified Jesus Christ, tries to learn about the man he killed. Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature. C-134 mins.
( 4:30 PM )
THE SHARKFIGHTERS (1956) - Navy scientists race to develop a shark repellent that could save the lives of downed fliers.
Dir: Jerry Hopper Cast: Victor Mature, Karen Steele, James Olson. C-74 mins.
( 6:00 PM )
THE LONG HAUL (1957) - A veteran is lured into crime by his boss's sultry mistress. Dir: Ken Hughes. Cast: Victor Mature, Diana Dors, Patrick Allen. BW-88 mins.