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Stahl photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Strictly dishonorable is a 1951 romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by melvin. The profusion of research on film history means that there are now few. Love classical musicoperamusicals and pinza, but opera stars dont always work as well on film as they do on stage and am also taking into account the huge loss that strictly dishonorable had on release. Ezio pinza janet leigh millard mitchell 1951 an italian opera star. Strictly dishonorable 1931 1951 dvdr various artists. Janet leigh nacque a merced, california, unica figlia di helen lita westergard e frederick robert morrison. An opera star risks disaster when he marries a lovesick fan in the musical version of preston sturges stage hit strictly dishonorable 1951 video formats. It is the second film to be based on preston sturges 1929 hit broadway play of the same name after a precode film released by universal pi. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. A womanizing opera star is smitten by a young music student. It was written by gladys lehman and based on preston sturges 1929 hit broadway play of the same name. Lewis stone, who interestingly was featured in a similar sounding movie title, strictly unconventional mgm, 1930, is perfect as the moralminding judge.

The film begins with a dopey couple he from new jersey, she from mississippi who seem to have nothing in common. One of the greatest talents in film history, preston sturges is best remembered for four stellar comedies. Strictly dishonorable, a 1929 broadway hit written by preston sturges. Its available on dvd from the warner archive as part of a two film collection. Strictly dishonorable film streaming italiano ezio pinza wikipedia. This product was manufactured on demand using a dvdr recordable media disc and should play in most standard u. Stahl, with paul lukas, sidney fox, lewis stone, at turner classic movies. Strictly dishonorable was sturges second play on broadway, and his first to be filmed. Strictly delightful strictly dishonorable huffpost. Preston sturges hit broadway play strictly dishonorable was adapted for the movies in 1931 with virtually all its sexual innuendo intact. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies. Strictly dishonorable is a romantic comedy play written by preston sturges and first produced on broadway in 1929. Watch strictly dishonorable movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.

Based on the success of strictly dishonorable he was able to land work as a freelance writer for columbia, mgm, paramount and universal. Strictly dishonorable 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The most pleasant surprise was sidney fox as the sweet little girl that lukas had strictly dishonorable intentions toward. Strictly dishonorable original trailer trailer clip strictly dishonorable original trailer strictly dishonorable original trailer airing.

Adapted from preston strugess broadway play, these two adaptations take the classic tale and add their own unique charms and stellar casts to the mix. It dismisses almost entirely with the opportunities of the camera. The play was sturges second broadway production, and the first of his plays to be made into a film. Strictly dishonorable, the 1929 preston sturges comedy revived by the attic theater, is an oldfashioned kind of show. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed. Flimmaker you should know preston sturges raindance film. It is the only genre which really took off with the. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement. A well written play by preston sturges which gets too stagy for this movie. As mentioned above, this was based on a hit broadway play by preston sturges that ran for over 500. A scene from the 1931 film strictly dishonorable with paul lukas, sidney fox and lewis stone. Strictly dishonorable 1931 is a precode comedy based on a play by preston sturges. Ezio pinza and janet leigh in strictly dishonorable. Strictly dishonorable 1951 film wikimili, the free.

Strictly dishonorable is a 1931 precode romantic comedy film directed by john m. One of those plays, the 1929 comedy strictly dishonorable, was a smash hit running 557 performances with italian film star and matinee idol tullio carminati and was filmed twice, once in 1931 with paul lukas and again in 1951 with opera star ezio pinza. Stahl and starring paul lukas, sidney fox and lewis stone, george meeker, and sidney toler. Strictly dishonorable, the first film adaptation of the play, starring paul lukas and sidney fox. She had a relatively short career which ended in 1934 and a even sadder life after that ending when she killed herself in 1942 at the age of 34. I purchased this movie based upon a recommendation and was delighted to. Strictly dishonorable 1931 streaming ita dayze store. Gale robbins is effective, while millard mitchell is suitably droll.

Strictly dishonorable 1951 directed by melvin frank. The attic theater company revived the show at the flea theater in the summer of 2014. Strictly dishonorable movie trailer and videos tv guide. It was adapted for the screen twice, first in 1931, then again in 1951. Ezio pinza and janet leigh kiss in a scene from the film strictly. The play was a big hit on broadway, so i find it hard to believe it could have been as bad as this movie. Strictly dishonorable double feature manufactured on. Strictly dishonorable 1931 strictly dishonorable 1931. I havent read the 1929 preston sturges play on which it was based, or seen the 1931 movie that was first based on it. Burned by her past relationships, the girl determinedly holds out. Discover what genre strictly dishonorable, 1951, directed by melvin frank, with ezio pinza, janet leigh, millard mitchell, belongs at turner classic movies.

All in all, fun and in no way dishonourable if not exactly a film one would call great. Videos for strictly dishonorable turner classic movies. Includes strictly dishonorable pauls lukas, sidney fox. Strictly dishonorable shows the same problem with shooting a play exactly as seen on broadway.

Strictly dishonorable, the second film adaptation of the. So happy to have discovered preston sturges uplifting movies, its a wonderful life. Next came a comedy,strictly dishonorable1931, a faithful rendition of preston. She falls for a roguish italian singer with a bad reputation, whose interest in her is purely carnal. Perhaps strictly dishonorable played well back in 1931, but today its a very boring talkfestand about as enjoyable as having a migraine.

Strictly dishonorable 1951 strictly dishonorable 1951. In new york city, a young american girl tires of her abusive livein boy friend. The story is thin and sometimes unbelievable in its silliness. Early film musicals kept the broadway viewpoint, shooting all the their musical numbers under the proscenium arch. Read the full synopsis of strictly dishonorable, 1931, directed by john m. I didnt find the original in the same class as the remake but i did find it. It is the second film to be based on preston sturges 1929 hit broadway play of the same name after a precode film released by universal pictures in 1931 with the same title. Theres a nice atmosphere to the movie, and you can appreciate the film s structure its technically competent and the actors are good actors.

You can tell right from its first scene when the speakeasy proprietor. The attic theater company whose mission is to explore new plays and relevant classics from. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Strictly dishonorable, a sexual morality tale the new.