Frank Lloyd – David Vining, Author

1930s, 3/4, Adventure, Best Picture Winner, Drama, Frank Lloyd, Review

Mutiny on the Bounty

February 10, 2023February 3, 2023 davidmvining

John Ford's The Informer seems to have been a major beneficiary of Mutiny on the Bounty's riches at the Oscars. With three nominations for Best Actor (Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone), the vote seems to have split, taking the win from the major MGM production and giving it to Victor McLaughlin in the… Continue reading Mutiny on the Bounty

1930s, 2.5/4, Best Picture Winner, Drama, Frank Lloyd, Review

Cavalcade

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 davidmvining

Something of a spiritual precursor to David Lean's This Happy Breed, Noel Coward's Cavalcade (he also wrote This Happy Breed) tells the story of Britain from the end of the Boer War through the start of the Great Depression (roughly 1931). The screenplay, written by Reginal Berkeley, and direction by Frank Lloyd do everything they… Continue reading Cavalcade