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List Price: $19.98 Our Price: $17.99 You Save: $1.99 Features • Black & White • Closed-captioned • Subtitled • NTSC In Theaters : 18 April, 1942 DVD Release : 15 August, 2006 |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | A Dark Masterpiece |
| "King's Row" is one of the darkest masterpieces ever to come out of the Hollywood studio system. Released on February 2, 1942, this scathing attack on turn of the century small town American life probably would not have been made in patriotic, post-Pearl Harbor USA. As it was, filming was nearly completed when the Japanese attacked. Though Warner Brothers executives were fearful the movie might be too depressing for patrons so soon after their country had gone to war, "King's Row" found it's audience--and has continued to thrill them to this day. Indeed, this dark tale of a young doctor (Robert Cummings) returning to the town of his childhood--finding it hiding more secrets than he ever could have imagined--is a precursor of film noir, and predates David Lynch's similiarly terrifying view of Americana. There is no part of this film that is less than perfect; from the sublimely evocative cinematography of the master, James Wong Howe, to the lushly romantic score of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The performances, too, are sterling; with Ronald Reagan giving an Oscar worthy performance as Cumming's good-natured--if errant--friend, who suffers a horrific fate at the chillingly brilliant hands of Charles Coburn (surely, the most sinister surgeon ever depicted on screen). Betty Field and Ann Sheridan give the performances of their careers, and Sam Wood's forceful direction remains the pinnacle of his respected career. Future President Reagan so regarded this role, that he titled his 1965 autobiography, "Where's the Rest of Me?", after his famous line in this film. When he utters it onscreen, it's delivery will haunt you for years to come.
"King's Row" was nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for Best Picture, Director and Cinematography. It won 2 IFCA Awards (Cinematography and Score) and was nominated for 9 others (including Best Film, and a supporting actor nomination for Coburn). Casey Robinson superbly adapted Henry Bellamann's bestselling novel for the screen. |
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