1965
The Essentials
| WHO: | WHAT: |
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| Walter Baines | Wonderfully awful musical in which star Natalie Wood does her own singing! |
| WHY: | |
| Our hero's role is miniscule, but nonetheless this is grand fun. | |
Director: Robert Mulligan
Writer: Gavin Lambert, based on his novel Production: WB Cast: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Roddy McDowall, Ruth Gordon, Katharine Bard, Betty Harford, Paul Hartman, John Hale, Harold Gould, Ottola Nesmith, Edna Holland, Peter Helm Running time: 128 m. Roddy quote: "... [my character] was always present, and I liked the statement that the part made — the silence that adds up to terrible malevolence." Revue: "Roddy McDowall does nothing in the nothing role ... and does it with his usual high skill." — The New York Herald-Tribune (February 18, 1966) |
| OVERALL RATING: |
McDOWALLISM: |
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| 6 of 10 |
4 of 10 |
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