Fast and loose is a 1939 american thriller film directed by edwin l. Sir david attenborough warns against playing fast and loose with bbc. The fast and the furious john ireland 1954 by john ireland a man wrongly imprisoned for murder john ireland breaks out of jail. It is a sequel to the 1938 film fast company and was followed the same year by fast and furious. Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free prime shipping. Fast and loose con game, a cheating game sometimes known as the strap fast and loose, a 1930 romantic comedy starring miriam hopkins and carole lombard. Unlike nick and nora, joel and garda have visible means of support. Sir david attenborough warns against playing fast and loose with. The film was completed in 1941 but wasnt actually released widely until 1946, because of the motion picture production. Marin, with robert montgomery, rosalind russell, reginald owen, at turner classic movies. Peter steps off the train to buy a book, bumps into an exgirlfriend, carol, and before he knows it. Fastpaced whodunit fun with wry allusions to fast company, the first film in the series. Its a simple story, made cheap and on the fly with several niche markets in mind, but it has so much moxie behind. Fun film starring melvyn douglas and florence rice as joel and garda sloane, rare bookdealers.
France to be developed, edited, completed, and circulated. This amusing situation comedy is wholly based upon the world of england in 1953. Ben travers cbe afc 12 november 1886 18 december 1980 was an english writer. To help get you started, here are 30 classic films available, divided by genre. Not bad for a film whose star died two months into filming. Anyone who does not have the patience for that and is not interested in how. A star is born was the 1954 version of a durable hollywood tragedy. Here are 30 classic films available for free in the public domain, divided by genre. The 1954 adaptation starring judy garland may be the most.
Fast and loose, a 1954 film from the uk starring stanley holloway and kay kendall. Many of these were made into films and later television productions. A young roger corman produced this classic 50s bmovie that spawned a modern franchise. Suddenly an object appeared from one side of it and climbed very fast in a roughly northwesterly direction. Elizabeth taylor and van johnson lead this loose adaptation of f. Unable to sleep this morning and tuned into this film at 1 a. That was because id never seen the film version of oklahoma. Fast and furious, 1939, with franchot tone and ann sothern definitely nothing to do with the current vin diesel bunch of films with that name. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Fast companyfast and loosefast and furioustriple feature. Drury on august 23 last year, when he noticed a cloud building up as though being formed by vapor trails. Peter and barbara are on their way to their holiday destination. And my personal favorite, fast and loose, 1939, with. The film was taken with a telephoto lens at port moresby by mr. Fast and loose is a 1954 british comedy film directed by gordon parry and starring stanley holloway, kay kendall and brian reece. Fast and loose is an early practice run for what would soon become the screwball comedy thank you miriam bale for bringing this film to my attention. The second movie ever produced by roger corman, the fast and the furious marked the first release of samuel z. Fast and loose, a 1939 detective comedy starring robert montgomery and rosalind russell. He is best remembered for his longrunning series of farces first staged in the 1920s and 1930s at the aldwych theatre. The fast and the furious 1954 a framed man john ireland takes a rich womans dorothy malone jaguar, with her in it, and enters a road race that ends in mexico.
It was based on the play a cuckoo in the nest by ben travers, the first of his aldwych farces, which had previously been adapted as a 1933 film of the same title. Alexander gauge and kay kendall in fast and loose 1954. Nicholson and the beginning of their american releasing. Laut movie city wurde dieser film im jahre 1954 freigegeben. His output includes more than twenty plays, thirty screenplays, five novels, and three volumes of memoirs. Its got spoiled characters, flirtatious spats and clashing courtship, a. Hollywood movie classics to stream free business insider.
The film is enjoyable if you can look at it from the point of view of a 1950s viewer. This was broadcast live for 52 weeks a year and drew up to 17 million viewers. Upon completion, welles would be given a fourpicture contract with. The fast and the furious 1954 cast and crew moviefone. This fasttalking screwball comedy, under the direction of.
Now, for the first time, pavel reveals these little known soviet relaxation secrets, so you too can become the master of your body not its victim. I love film and i love to write so i thought, why not combine the two. On the loose is a 1951 american drama film directed by charles lederer and written by dale eunson and katherine albert. In his later years, monkhouse was probably better known for hosting television quiz shows than for being a comedian. His tenure ended with allegations, which he denied, that he had.
The film stars joan evans, melvyn douglas, lynn bari, robert arthur and hugh obrian. An englishman brian reece misses a train and is forced to spend the night at an inn with his old girlfriend kay kendall. Robert montgomery and rosalind russell in fast and loose 1939 rosalind russell in fast and loose 1939. There were three of these films and they were intended to cash in on the success of the thin man. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. He is an escaped prisoner who wants to clear his name. Starting with shochiku ofuna studio in 1954, oshima saw himself as making. Mystery turns a new page when bookdealers and amateur sleuths joel and garda sloane melvyn douglas, florence rice sift through clues and suspects in fast company, the first of three brisk. Read the full synopsis of fast and loose, 1939, directed by edwin l.
The film was released on september 28, 1951, by rko pictures. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Fast and loose original theatrical trailer youtube. The fast and the furious 1954 cast and crew a framed man john ireland takes a rich womans dorothy malone jaguar, with her in it, and enters a road race that ends in mexico. However, fast company stands on its own very nicely. In each film, different actors played the crimesolving couple. The fast and the furious is a 1954 american b movie crime film from a story written by roger corman and screenplay by jean howell and jerome odlum. Fast company, 1938, with melvyn douglas and florence rice. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed.
Fast and loose 1939 as nicholas torrent ralph morgan, the owner of a previously missing piece of an extremely rare manuscript, prepares to sell his valuable possession, he turns up dead inside. The casting was very well done, since all the couples had a good rapport. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fast and loose near you. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Fast and loose was the second of mgms brief b series based on harry kurnitz husbandwife team of bookdealing sleuths, joel and garda sloane. One of his biggest successes was the golden shot from july 1967 until january 1972 and again from july 1974 to april 1975. The fast and the furious was the first film produced for the american international pictures company. Cukor finished his film and moved on to another assignments. The fast and the furious 1954 turner classic movies.