Movie Review Hamlet (1948) Laurence Olivier’s ‘Hamlet’ Bows at the Park Avenue Theatre — ‘Saxon Charm’ Seen By BOSLEY CROWTHER Published: September 30, 1948 – It is not too brash or insensitive to say that these eloquent plays, in their uncounted stage presentations, have been more often heard than seen.…
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This was from a stinker of a movie, circa 1946. The Warners have simplified matters to an almost irreducible extreme and have found an explanation for the Brontës in Louisa May Alcott terms. They have visioned sombrous Emily, the author of “Wuthering Heights,” and Charlotte, the writer of “Jane Eyre,”…
The New York Times January 12, 1957 Screen: Sad Psychosis; ‘Written on the Wind’ Opens at Capitol. By BOSLEY CROWTHER THOSE Texas millionaires whose sad psychoses are subject for frequent literary concern come in for another harsh inspection in Universal’s “Written on the Wind.” At least one of them does…