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High Wall- a Study in Versatility (spoilers included)

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High Wall is pretty close to being my favorite Robert Taylor movie. Then there’s Quo Vadis.  Hmm.  In any case, High Wall is one of Mr. Taylor’s most unusual performances–and one of his strongest.  The central character is a brain damaged World War II … Continue reading

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Quo Vadis Behind the Scenes

Quo Vadis was a long shoot, running from May to November of 1950. The film had been in development since the 1930’s, when it was to star Robert Taylor, who would have been too young. In the late 40s Gregory … Continue reading

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A Man’s View of Young Robert Taylor

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Collier’s Magazine October 3, 1936 Heart Bumper By Kyle Crichton The ways of Hollywood are inscrutable. They discover a young guy who is so handsome the hearts of the dolls give a twit! and turn over and play dead and … Continue reading

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Thirties Glamor in “The Crowd Roars” (1938)

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Robert Taylor was a fine actor, a man of integrity and a nice guy.  He was also drop dead handsome.  Lloyd Nolan was only one of the colleagues who observed that Mr. Taylor never appreciated the advantage his looks gave … Continue reading

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Nice Guys Finish First–Gable and Taylor

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It’s a cliche of our time that highly successful people are arrogant and ruthless.  Although there are all too many examples of this, nice guys really do finish first.  Clark Gable and Robert Taylor could have been bitter rivals–both jockeying … Continue reading

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