tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post2732898678560148268..comments2024-03-27T14:29:31.460-05:00Comments on Cinema OCD: King Solomon's Mines (1950)Jennythenipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-63164488984377504832015-10-26T23:26:47.073-05:002015-10-26T23:26:47.073-05:00Character development? Hardly any, unless you coun...<i> Character development? Hardly any, unless you count Deborah Kerr cutting her hair.</i><br /><br /><br /><br />Really? I saw character development, other than Kerr's hair. Good grief, the attention span of today's audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-34898589579513690352010-02-25T10:30:46.069-06:002010-02-25T10:30:46.069-06:00I'll have to check that older KSM out. I love...I'll have to check that older KSM out. I love Laughton, though for the life of me I can't figure out where he'd fit into the script.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-10454181789082320422010-02-24T10:34:13.716-06:002010-02-24T10:34:13.716-06:00Before I forget, the 1937 (1936?) version of King ...Before I forget, the 1937 (1936?) version of King Solomon's Mines with Charles Laughton (again: ?) and Paul Robeson has some brilliant action scenes; well worth a look.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-77972647836807554432010-02-23T11:02:48.613-06:002010-02-23T11:02:48.613-06:00Steve: I have a vague memory of the remake waaaay ...Steve: I have a vague memory of the remake waaaay back in the 80s. I should really look it up. <br /><br />I love that Granger's name was Jimmy Stewart. And I love reminding people about his legs.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-20939195809166004862010-02-23T10:44:29.150-06:002010-02-23T10:44:29.150-06:00This was a "take it or leave it" film fo...This was a "take it or leave it" film for me, but there's a remake that's laugh out loud funny in its awfulness.<br /><br />Never thought about Granger's legs (thanks for that), and I never can think of him without thinking that his real name was Jimmy Stewart.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-62870872322848312942010-02-23T09:33:49.477-06:002010-02-23T09:33:49.477-06:00You might also check out Life's excellent onli...You might also check out Life's excellent online picture archive. They generally have the entire photo shoot, including pictures not published in the magazine, as is the case with this one.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-20541279415831479342010-02-22T19:40:16.020-06:002010-02-22T19:40:16.020-06:00Thanks for the comment. I didn't realize that ...Thanks for the comment. I didn't realize that Life did a feature on the film; I'll have to search it out in the university library since it would be fascinating to see how they treated the material.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544047015325046422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-729569612584327192010-02-22T15:05:30.497-06:002010-02-22T15:05:30.497-06:00That was a great post. I left a comment about it ...That was a great post. I left a comment about it on your blog. I never saw the trailer, and now I'm kind of glad I didn't. <br /><br />Life magazine did a huge article on the film (one of the beautiful pics is reprinted here in my blog). I was thinking about trying to track it down. Did you ever get a hold of it for your research?Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-2335239201186527442010-02-22T14:52:20.132-06:002010-02-22T14:52:20.132-06:00I wrote a little about this film last year; I was ...I wrote a <a href="http://garethsmovies.blogspot.com/2009/02/king-solomons-mines.html" rel="nofollow">little</a> about this film last year; I was watching it as part of a research project, and I found that the trailer indulged in far more "darkest Africa" antics than the film itself.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544047015325046422noreply@blogger.com