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The Milwaukee Sentinel-April 1, 1951 ‘Robert Taylor Slept Here,’ But Babs Puts Bed Up for Sale Hollywood, March 31–INS–The leather-upholstered, king-sized bed of film star Robert Taylor goes on the auction block next Monday and auctioneers reported Saturday interest in … Continue reading
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I have no information about the analysis below. If anyone knows where it came from, please let me know and I will include the information. It’s pretty accurate although most of the substance could have come from written sources. … Continue reading
The Last Hunt (1956) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Mon, June 15, 2015 08:00 AM est. Close captioned.
Have no illusions, this IS a morality story. Granger is the troubled ex-buffalo hunter, tempted back to the plains one more time by kill-crazed Taylor. Granger can see the end is near, and feels deeply for the cost of the hunt-on the herds, the Indians and the land itself. Taylor, on the other hand admittedly equates killing buffalo, or Indians to ‘being with a woman.’ While Granger’s role of the tortured hunter is superb, it’s Taylor who steals the show, as the demented, immoral ‘everyman’ out for the fast buck and the good times. There’s not a lot of bang-bang here, but the story moves along quickly, and we are treated to a fine character performance by Nolan. The theme of this story is just as poignant today, as in the 1800s-man’s relationship to the land and what’s on it, and racism. Considering when this was made, the Censors must have been wringing their hankies during the scenes in the ‘bawdy house’, Taylor’s relationship with the squaw, and much of the dialogue. Although downbeat, this is truly a great western picture. Review by bux for the IMDB.
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On the 46th anniversary of Robert Taylor’s death, here is an article that nicely sums up the kind of man he was. NO PRETENSE ABOUT BOB Robert Taylor is the best answer to what’s fine about Hollywood. … Continue reading
Johnny Eager (1942) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Friday June 5 at 5:45 pm est. Closed captioned.
Robert Taylor and Lana Turner in “Johnny Eager.”
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Van Heflin, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane, Glenda Farrell, Barry Nelson. Slick MGM melodrama with convoluted plot about sociology student (and daughter of D.A. Arnold) Turner falling in love with unscrupulous racketeer Taylor. Heflin won Best Supporting Actor Oscar as Taylor’s alcoholic friend.(TCM)
Having only been familiar with Robert Taylor’s body of forgettable (humpf) work from the thirties (The Broadway Melodies, Camille, etc), seeing him in the title role of Johnny Eager 
was stunning. Tom Hanks’s 180 degree turn from silly comedies to Philadelphia might be a modern day equivalent. Taylor steps into a role that would seem tailor made for Bogart, Cagney or Robinson, and does an arguably better job than any of them could have. Yes, Lana Turner is present, and yes, Van Heflin won a supporting Oscar, but Taylor owns this film.
Johnny Eager is one of the best films of the 40s, as well as one of the all time greats.
(Taken from a review by Justin Behnke on the IMDB).
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