1935–1939 He marches triumphant through the 1930s, topping it with cinema’s biggest prize Iconic: Stars in Alfred Hitchcock’s best film and a blueprint for his later success Followed with dual …
Brent Reid
Brent Reid
I started Brenton Film because I love film – quelle surprise! The silent era, 1930s and 1940s especially get my literary juices flowing, so you'll see a lot about those. For more, see the About page and read this before emailing.
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1932–1934 Shooting star: By his late 20s, Robert Donat had assumed leading man status Sadly, his first two films are lost and the third is a shadow of its former …
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Britain’s biggest stage, radio and film star of the early sound era Carved internationally renowned career despite lifelong ill-health Hollywood and Broadway beckoned but he resisted big money offers Mostly worked …
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John Wayne’s first starring role gave him a leg up to superstardom Jaw-dropping recreation of a pioneer wagon train’s journey west The Big Movie: Two aspect ratios, five languages and …
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Master director Josef von Sternberg’s iconic early work launched Marlene Dietrich to international stardom Spawned stage and screen legend’s signature song, instant hit and lasting standard, “Falling in Love Again” …
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The Big Score Music for this star-studded Western epic remains composer Jerome Moross’s best known work After much musicological commentary, first complete physical and recorded history of his score A …
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The Big Releases and The Westerner Detailing every worldwide home video release of William Wyler’s iconic Western It couldn’t be seen properly for almost 60 years following original theatrical run …
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The Big Picture Examining technicalities of bringing Wyler’s iconic Western to the big screen Director’s Cold War allegory sets in opposition little people with big problems Lust, greed and egos …
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The Big Production The other magnum opus of William Wyler, director of Ben-Hur and The Best Years of Our Lives An array of top Hollywood talent is headed by prime-era …
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Soundtracks and spin-offs The Master’s long-running series spawned many equally popular works in other media Numerous tie-ins and spin-offs also include radio remakes and countless creepy books 1980s TV reboot …
