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Back To The "Good Old Days"
In the late 1940's and into the 50's, there was a decency and innocence which existed that has all but disappeared today. This movie is a simple, wonderful story about innocence and blind faith, played beautifully by Loretta Young and Celeste Holm in the form of 2 French nuns. Using their charisma, they manage to get a children's hospital built in an affluent area, in which the people eventually are won over by these charming nuns. It is a "feel good" movie of the first magnitude, and, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful films ever made.

Not my usual dish of tea
Normally, a movie about a writer of popular songs discovering that what he thought was his original song actually was inspired, wouldn't really appeal to me. The character played by Loretta Young almost does the trick, though - and the scene in which Young's character asks Luigi Rossi for help always tears me up. This is a good Second List movie.

Beautiful depiction of a Nun's faith and inner soul
Loretta Young, one of Hollywood's most respected actresses had one of her greatest roles as the assured and determined Sister Margaret in Twentieth Century Fox's 1949 "Come to the Stable" a beautiful story of two women's determination and sheer belief in the rightness of what they are seeking in their work for others. Loretta Young, a staunch catholic in real life is one of those rare actresses in a league with the likes of Ingrid Bergman, Deborah Kerr and Audrey Hepburn , that seem totally convincing as nuns whether it be in their displays of humility in portraying their characters or just by the total immersion that they undergo when taking on the nun role.

"Come to the Stable" tells a very simple but extremely moving story based on a short story by Clare Booth Luce, of the journey that two nuns, one American and one french, make to fulfill a solemn vow made during World War 2. Resulting from the fact that through prayer to St. Jude, the Patron Saint of lost causes, their hospital was spared destruction by the advancing forces the two make a vow to return to America to set up a similiar hospital for young infants in Bethlehem, Connecticut where they have learnt of a woman who paints very beautiful religious paintings. After finding the right place atop a serene hill with perfect views of the town the nuns with very little money, very few propects and with a strong unquestioning faith proceed to achieve everything that has become their lifes work. Their journey from a hopeless situation with no funds to build the hospital or obtain the land, to one that inspires others to get involved to achieve the dream of the new hospital makes for inspirational viewing and puts across the strong message of the basic good of all people if you only take the time to look for it. In their drive to fulfill their aim the nun's encounter some interesting characters who's lives they alter in very positive ways. Miss Potts played by Elsa Lancaster in a wonderful performance is a lonely spinister who loves to paint and finds her whole life turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of the nuns on her door step. She for the first time finds a real purpose to her existence as she involves herself totally in the plans of Sister Margaret and Sister Scholastica (Celeste Holm). In their search for land to build the church on the sisters find themselves travelling to New York where they encounter small time con man Luigi Rossi who after hearing their story not only gives them a sizable donation but also the deed to the land with the promise that a commerative stained glass window will be installed in memory of his son who was lost in the war not far from where the sisters nursed in Northern France. His transformation from a small time hood to a man with a conscience is only one of the miracles that the nuns work in their dealings with others. Hugh Marlowe plays the nuns new and indeed quite unhappy neighbour Robert Mason who despite being against the idea of a hospital literally in his backyard finds himself helping the nuns and in a crucial situation where the nuns find themselves short of financing for their repayments, chips in and ensures the sisters dream becomes a reality.

Directed with a sentimental but sure hand by veteran director Henry Koster who was responsible for such diverse efforts as "Harvey", "Flower Drum Song"' and "The Robe", the representation of what strong belief can do to achieve great things either big or small in ones life is always the central theme of "Come to the Stable". Loretta Young as Sister Margaret was an inspirational choice as the lead in a role originally intended for Irene Dunne. She is everything a nun should be, strong, gracious, determined, and a firm believer in the basic good in man. Her's is a superb performance which quite rightly received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Actress. Equally honoured is the beautifully unplayed performance of Celeste Holm in the role of French nun Sister Scholastica, Sister Margaret's helper who in a comical moment reveals herself in a past life to have been a top class French tennis player in a scene where she is forced to play in full nun's habit for high stakes, namely a large badly needed donation to the building fund!

Such beautifully put together films as "Come to the Stable" often make me wonder what Hollywood is really doing nowadays as such delicate themes as guiding faith and divine providence, would not be able to be made nowadays what with the harsh reality of most modern screenplays. I never fail to be touched by this story or by the wonderful performance by Loretta Young in the lead. It is a heart warming viewing experience for anyone who has ever had avow to fulfill or a dream to pursue. Watch this film and be inpired as I always am to try and fulfill my dreams while enjoying an terrific excursion back to movie making as it used to be.

Where are new Lorettas, Ingrids, Audreys who can play nuns?
This movie and The Bishop's Wife are my 2 favorite Loretta Young
films. I, too, saw it on TV years ago and finally found a video to buy. I watch it at Christmas time, also. The two nuns, Loretta and Celeste Holm, arrive in Bethlehem, CT. during a snowstorm. Something I noted when I saw film: my father's relatives used to live in Waterbury, CT. back in the '50s and '60s. When we visited them, up the big hill from where they lived, there was sign advertising the town of Bethlehem, a re-creation of the biblical town of Bethlehem--a local tourist attraction that presented pageants this time of year. I think of that when I watch this film. Wonder if the makers of the film knew that, because the sign in the road the nuns see says "Bethlehem, CT." Is Bethlehem, the CT. tourist attraction from my youth, still going strong? Is it located in or nearby Waterbury, CT. I never went to see it, so I don't know for sure.

Absolutely beautiful depiction of Faith and Providence..
This must truly be one of the most beautiful and heartwarming pictures to ever come from Hollywood. Clare Booth Luce's story is a wonderful portrayal of how trust in God brings not only success in good ventures, but also peace of heart as well. The Sisters are resigned to the Divine Will, even if it means that their work seems to have been for nothing. They work as if everything depended on them, but trust as if everything depended upon God. How many of us could stand to learn this lesson! The film also has many very humorous moments.

Loretta Young is totally convincing as a Religious; her bearing is gentle and kind. She utterly radiates the beauty of the Catholic Faith. The rest of the cast is totally natural in their respective parts, especially Elsa Lanchester as the nervous Miss Potts.
I would highly recommend this movie for the entire family. It is not a Christmas movie as the title suggests, but I seem to find myself watching it every year around this time! ... Read more

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Perhaps if The Bishop's Wife had lapsed on its copyright and fallen into the public domain like It's a Wonderful Life, it would be as much a Christmas staple as that classic. It certainly deserves to be. Dudley (Cary Grant) is an angel sent down by the prayers of a new bishop (David Niven). The bishop is trying to build a new cathedral, and he's so entrenched in his fundraising that he's watching his own marriage crumble around him. Loretta Young is devoted, moist-eyed, and basically a great date for the tempted Dudley. They drink in the afternoon, go skating at night, and make impulse buys. The skating sequence beats mightily on one's suspension of disbelief, but the rest of the film is an absolute joy. Grant is suave, worldly, and enchanting. A wonderful present for anyone who has not seen it. --Keith Simanton ... Read more

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Delightful Holiday Story
Cary Grant stars as an angel named Dudley who suddenly appears and befriends an Episcopal bishop (David Niven) who is completely focused on raising money for his new church, and the bishop's wife (Loretta Young), who has become lonely and unhappy as her husband has gotten lost in his work. Grant uses little bits of heavenly magic and loads of charm to help Niven raise money and to help Young rediscover the joy of life. He also helps Niven and Young rediscover each other and realize that love must be the highest priority for anyone, including an ambitious bishop who's devoted to his job.

The acting is superb, as one would expect from this stellar cast. The story takes place at Christmas and, while not shown as much as other Christmas movies, I think it's one of the best. Cary Grant, all charm and suave coolness, plays this part perfectly, and the viewer even sees a touch of wistful envy in the angel who cannot have the Earthly love and happiness he helps Niven and Young rekindle for themselves. Buy this one and watch it every Christmas (or any other time you need a happiness booster or a reminder of the importance of love and kindness).

P.S.: "It's a Wonderful Life" is a good movie, but definitely I prefer "The Bishop's Wife".

A Family Favorite!
This film is one of the best of the Christmas Classics. The Bishop's Wife tells a story of an angel (Cary Grant) who comes down to earth in answer to a busy Bishop's (David Niven) prayer. The angel helps the Bishop learn to adjust his priorities and comes close to falling in love with Julia, the Bishop's wife (Loretta Young). The movie includes a lovely Skating/ Dance scene that defies description. Make this movie a tradition for your family this year.

Christmas with Cary Grant.
I think overall, this movie is maybe my favourite that was set around Christmas time. It's better than the brilliant - although overrated - Capra classic, "It's a Wonderful Life". I am in no way meaning to compare the two though. "The Bishop's Wife" is not really like that movie. But both films remain the two greatest christmas time classics to come out of the 1940's.

The film is, as one would have already guessed, set around christmas time. The main plot of the story, is that David Niven is this Bishop, who prays for guidance, of how to get a new cathedral built. Dudley (Cary Grant) is an Angel, who has been sent to help, although the Bishop does not take to him being an Angel too seriously, for some time. Dudley helps everyone he meets, but not always in the way they might prefer, to start off with. Dudley spends a lot of time with the Bishop's wife (Loretta Young) and he is not liking it. Dudley becomes the popular friend among all the people he meets, and helps, but the Bishop is the odd one out, becoming more annoyed, and frustrated with him as it goes along. It all ends nicely though, of course.

The film is really wonferful. There is a skating scene, that is inparticularly memorable, among Cary Grant always charming, excellent performance. The acting in this movie, is simply brilliant. I cant possibly have seen it being any better. The script, the story, everything about this movie is great. Repeated viewings are easy, and its one of Cary Grant best movies.

This DVD from MGM has a great print. It contains very few signs of scratching, and the other little artifacts you find in some movies of this age, and is an overall good looking transfer. The extras are lousy. You get the trailer (which is quite fun, might I add) but absolutely nothing else. Oh well, the print is the main thing, and they have done a good job in that part. Highly recommended.

Charming but overlong
Bishop: Are you expecting a letter?
Dudley: Well, you never know. If I did get one, the stamp would certainly be worth saving.

That's because Dudley (Cary Grant) is an angel sent to give guidance to forlorn Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven), and who eventually lights up the lives of everyone else in the Bishop's life, especially The Bishop's Wife in this delightful Christmas film from 1947. When the Bishop prays for help in getting a new cathedral built (the local millionairess widow will only give if her late husband's name is prominently displayed), Cary Grant shows up as his "assistant" but soon makes the Bishop even more miserable by charming his wife Julia (radiant Loretta Young), daughter Debby, and even housemaid Matilda (Elsa Lanchester, always wonderful).

The Bishop's Wife is truly "heavenly" with Grant playing off his tried-and-true persona. Originally Grant and Niven were supposed to have the opposite roles, but Grant decided he could do more with the angel role -- and Grant was a bigger star -- so they were exchanged. Good thing, too: I can't imagine Cary playing the indecisive Bishop any more than I can imagine Niven charming a woman away from Cary Grant.

Only a few things keep The Bishop's Wife from being perfect. There is an overlong ice-skating scene that really stretches the believability (I had to keep telling myself "he's an angel; he can do anything), and the film runs on about twenty minutes too long. In the beginning, Grant is so taken by Young that, if he weren't an angel, those looks would feel really sleazy. Turns out that Cary is just discovering temptations, which makes the ending all the more noble.

Watching The Bishop's Wife in June (during a Cary Grant festival on Turner Classic Movies) is a little strange, but the movie is so ... happy that it's easy to slip into the vibe, especially with all the Christmas carols being bandied about like so many candy canes. I'd certainly recommend that fans of the stars watch it at least once (especially since Loretta Young, whom I don't find all that attractive, is made, through Gregg Toland's photography, into a very appealing woman). Niven is rather on the milquetoasty side and his richest scene involves him being stuck in a chair, but the rest of the film is two hours of Christmas joy.

Charming!
THE BISHOP'S WIFE is a thoroughly charming movie about an "angel" (Cary Grant) who changes the life of a bishop (David Niven) who at Christmas time is trying desperately to raise funds to build an elaborate cathedral and has consequently neglected his wife, Julia (Loretta Young). The three leads give beautiful performances, and there is a wonderful supporting cast, including Monty Woolley as a kindly if doubting professor and James Gleason as a loveable cab driver. The screenplay is subtle, as is the musical score. The scene near the end of the film in which Grant, Young, and Gleason take time out for some ice skating is a delightful respite, very much like a number in a movie musical. THE BISHOP'S WIFE is a relatively recent addition to my video library, but it has quickly become my favorite classic Christmas movie -- next to MIRACLE ON 34th STREET and Alastair Sim's A CHRISTMAS CAROL, that is. ... Read more

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REAL FUN
I know that many critics or fans will not be agree, but I think this is the best film by mr. De Mille. It is real cinema. The cast is terrific. Not only Loretta Young or that gorgeous Henry Wilcoxon, but C. Aubrey Smith, funny Alan Hale and so on.

De Mille knew how to create tension, but also intimate scenes. True that from an historic point of view is not a very good film. but the spirit is there. The spirit of what a film must be.

Today when epic films are so "in", I recommend to some directors to watch films like this. He was a craftsman who needed few special effects to make a film interesting. And spent no time in long , boring speeches or interpretations to make the audience connect with his heroes.

Rousing Epic Production from the great Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille has always been an unfairly regarded Producer and Director with the majority of his work dismissed as lavish hokum with no real value as cinema art. I believe that is a very unfair judgement on the man who really made the "Epic Production", his own in a long series of films stretching from the silent era right through to the mid 1950's. His role call of magnificent cinematic efforts is in my opinion an illustrious record and none shines better from that list than his lavish production of 1935, Paramount's "The Crusades" starring Loretta Young and DeMille regular Henry Wilcoxon.

Judged as hopeless history and romantic froth I appreciate this wonderful film from the point of view of its romantic story, terrific recreation of medieval times, costumes and superbly staged battle scenes,pagentry, and respectful dialogue that never once really belittles the serious and dark times this story is set in. "The Crusades", focuses in actual fact loosely on the third crusade that involved most of the major powers of Europe in a joint struggle to try and free the Holy Land from the clutches of the dreaded Saracens. The central story of the film while certainly fictionalised, is nevertheless well told and deals with King Richard (the Lion Hearted)of England who to avoid an unwelcome marriage to the Princess Alice (Katherine DeMille) of France and spurred on by a determined hermit (C. Aubrey Smith in a terrific performance) who is instilling the fighting spirit in all the countries of Christendom, takes up the sword to lead the crusade to the Holy Land. On the journey in order to feed his starving men he reluctantly agrees to a sham marriage with Berengaria, Princess of Navarre. What starts out as a hate at first sight relationship softens into a real love for both Richard and Berengaria in particular when after doing battle with the Saracens at the gates of the city of Acre Berengaria is captured by the besotted Sultan of Islam, Saladin (Ian Keith in another of his very fine supporting performances). Faced with loosing the one who's life now means everything to him Richard goes through a change of heart and rather than using the crusade as just an excuse to get away from more serious matters really begins to see the real reason for the campaign and the true value of those around him.

Henry Wilcoxon as King Richard and Loretta Young as Berengaria are both in top form here and indeed Wilcoxon, a DeMille regular in such great films as "Cleopatra", the previous year has never been better than here as the first uncouth head strong King who gradually develops a real soul and feeling for others. Loretta Young has a most untraditional character for the times to play. Her Princess is at times a feisty, determined, and brave young woman who creates a new life for herself with Richard despite the unpromising person she first encounters on the way to Jerusalem. Resplendant in medieval flowing robes and long blonde wig Loretta Young has one of her best roles of the 1930's decade and really blossoms under DeMille's direction. No DeMille production would be complete without a sterling supporting cast and "The Crusades", is no exception. The always excellent Ian Keith is Saladin Sultan of Islam, and he has a most interesting character who is depicted as a cultured man of feeling and not simply a bloodthirsty warrior out to kill and plunder. Katherine DeMille is suitably icy as the spurned Princess Alice of France and the always superb Joseph Schildkraut has one of his best 1930's roles as the devious Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat who through his treachery with Richard's brother John pays dearly for his disloyalty at the hands of the Arabs. Alan Hale is suitably boisterious as Richard's friend and musician Blondel and much of the comic interludes in the story are centred on his bluff character.

I have great admiration for all of the work of Cecil B. DeMille. He was without a doubt the great showman of movie legend and "The Crusades" like all of his epic productions is full of stirring speeches, lavish sets, enormous crowd scenes involving huge numbers of extras, and battle scenes on a scale that literally dwarf the story they are depicting. This all adds up to top notch entertainment of the very best kind that Hollywood could offer at this time. For exciting story telling on an epic scale DeMille is unsurpassed and "The Crusades" is unique in being both rousing entertainment and surprisingly quite poignant drama in it's quieter moments. If you enjoy movie making on a grand scale with every scene literally a feast for the eyes then you need go no further than Cecil B. DeMille's epic 1935 production of "The Crusades".

DE MILLE SPECTACLE.
A holy man known as The Hermit arouses all the kings and princes of medieval Europe in a crusade to wrest the dominion of Jerusalem and the Holy Sepulchre from the Saracens. Richard the Lion-Hearted, King of England, having spurned the French princess Alice, accepts betrothal to Berengaria, whom he has never seen, in return fo subsistence for the Crusade, and she is formally married to his sword..................Synonymous always with all that the name DeMille stands for in relation to mighty, colourful pageantry and spectacle, massive settings and accoutrements, it tells a story of several of the early crusades. In 1935, DeMille was peerless in bringing the panoplied splendour of the past into torrential life upon the screen. As a picture, THE CRUSADES is historically worthless, didactically treacherous, artistically absurd. But none of those defects impaired its entertainment value. There are three main features which distinguished it from previous DeMille dillies: It was the noisiest, the biggest AND it had no bath scenes! As a footnote, Loretta Young was pregnant here with her daughter by Clark Gable, Judy Lewis; they had an affair during the making of CALL OF THE WILD earlier that year - the results of the affair was one of Hollywood's best-kept secrets.

True Love and True Cross come together well
I rented this movie because my three-year-old nephew has a fascination with suits of armor, but I came away a fan myself! Henry Wilcoxin makes a great Richard, a young Richard who only goes on crusade to evade one arranged marriage, and then enters into another only to gain cattle for his band of soldiers. The movie concerns how Richard slowly comes to respect marriage and to understand "the true meaning" of the crusades, but only at the ultimate cost for his pride and his heart. Of course, I think anyone would come to respect marriage pretty darn quick if they learned the lady in question was Loretta Young, resplendent in her blond wig. She turns in an undated performance as a woman who loves one man but appreciates another, in this case a sexy Saracen who knows how to compliiment women. One of my other favorite characters was The Hermit aka The Holy Man, played by C.Aubrey Smith. I especially liked his staff, which has a rather unique crucifix carved into it. The Hermit is probably the bravest character in the movie, defying the Saracens even though it eventually costs him his life. And of course, then there are the lusty battle scenes, replete with boiling oil and flaming catapults. So, if you want to watch an excellent old spectacle, you won't be sorry to go on this "Crusade" with Wilcoxin and Young.

This movie is a must watch!
Many of us have watched Demille's 10 Commandments because of its constant re airings on ABC, yet The Crusades is one of many of his works that deserve equal if not more attention. O.K. Its not historically accurate by todays standards of realism. It portrays chivalry with bravado and romanticism when in reality it was barbaric and crude. The beginning of the movie shows some very anti Muslim themes. Yet despite all this, the beauty of the film, the vistas, the thousands of extras in romantically filmed battle scenes,the characters and plot are very beautiful. Each shot if it were a still frame is worthy of being admired for its photographic beauty. For all you 10 Commandment fans, the same panoramic beauty shots, elegant costumes and romanticism of that movie is in this one too. The most wonderful thing I loved with this movie is that the real hero of the film is Berengaria. She is only one who really seems to want the right thing done, and is willing to make a stand to see it gets done. Even better, her beauty and femininity in no way took away from the dignity and intelligence of her character. This was such a delight and so refreshing considering the time period the movie was made and the historical era it portrays. As far as I can tell, this was the first attempt to put a heroine in a major production that was shown to be smarter than the male leads! This was also perhaps the first film to show thousands of extras in battle sequences. Braveheart, and Spartacus and so many other large epics owe Demille for breaking the ground in this area. Despite the politically incorrect aspects of the film, consider that the main characters are Christians, and that their anti Muslim views are to be expected considering their situation. Despite this, I think the message of the movie (and you will have to watch the entire movie to understand this) will convince everyone that the message of the film is that everyone, despite their religious differences should be respectful to all. ... Read more

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Sheer Brilliance!!!
I saw this movie when first released and was absolutely moved. I was able to purchase a copy when still in the stores and found it in a discount bin. When the characters are moved, I am moved. When they cry, I cry. This ranks along with "The Gathering" as one of my two top Christmas Picks. I also don't wait until Christmas to view Christmas Eve. I put it on when I feel the mood is about to strike. Nothing like the cleansing of a good cry that uplifts the spirit with hope for one and all.

Wonderful
In short: This is a fantastic Christmas movie. It will make you smile and it will make you cry. A must see (year, after year, after year). Please release on DVD soon!

Christmas eve - movie review
I taped this movie in Adelaide, South Australia when it was shown on TV several years ago and have watched this movie every Christmas with family and friends, all who have seen this movie loved it. Friends make it a point to come to my place to view this movie every year around the festive season. It would be wonderful if this could be produced on DVD as my copy is wearing out. Please advise if this is possible or can it be produced on a PAL tape. Cheers Henrietta

wonderful
Watching this movie is very moving. It makes you appreciate family alittle more. It is one of the best Christmas movies I've ever watched. It has my vote.

Christmas Eve
My family and I have enjoyed this wonderful Christmas story ever since I taped it from TV a number of years ago. This year I am ordering copies for my entire family. The story is great for young and old. The true meaning of Chrismas, a time of giving and forgiving, is brought to life when Loretta Young searches for her grandchildren that are estranged from the family because of a scrooge-like father who is suffering his own loses. The story ends with reconciliation and heartwarming scenes. ... Read more

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Little-known Welles
This is probably Orson Welles' least-remembered film, though paradoxically it was the only one that achieved any real box office success when it was first released. In backing a Welles project most studios had to wait a decade a two for the cult fans to pick it up and turn a profit. Here Edward G. Robinson is a mysterious investigator on the trail of a Nazi fugitive happily ensconced in a small American town. The interplay between these two wonderful actors drives the whole show, although Robinson reportedly disliked Welles' directorial methods. It's a good effort, without the wild cutting and uninterpretable plots that eventually forced Welles out of commercial moviemaking. ... Read more

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Along Came Jones is one of the most oddball artifactsfrom Hollywood's golden age. Gary Cooper (who doubled as producer)plays Melody Jones, a "common ordinary useless bronc-stomper" whomoseys into the town of Payneville--or is it Painful?--just afterlegendary badass Monte Jarrad has held up the stagecoach. The townsfolkeyeball the "MJ" on Melody's stirrup, leap to hysterically wrongconclusions, and start giving him a wide berth--in some cases, thebetter to lie in ambush for Jarrad while planning how to spend thebounty money. Now, as it happens--and as his crusty sidekick George(the insuperably irreverent William Demarest) keeps remindinghim--Melody can barely get his gun out of the holster without blowing hisown kneecap off. All that stands between him and extinction is thequick-thinking intervention of a local maiden, one Cherry de Longpre(Loretta Young). Melody, of course, promptly becomes hogtied with love,little suspecting Cherry's the childhood sweetheart of the real MonteJarrad (Dan Duryea).

Along Came Jones was developed for International Pictures, aquasi-independent outfit better remembered for such noir classics asWoman in the Window and The Stranger--something that mayspring to mind as you contemplate the flagrantly artificial exteriorsettings and the reservoir of duplicity lurking behind the heroine'sdewy sweetness. Stylistically the film is a wild mix, with directorStuart Heisler paying close attention to down-the-gun-barrel point ofview in several scenes, yet also sitting still for floatyback-projection photography so egregious that it may bring on motionsickness. Still, Nunnally Johnson's script is droll, Cooper clearlyrelished the chance to poke fun at his strong-silent stereotype, and heand Preston Sturges stalwart Demarest establish a sardonic comicrapport. --Richard T. Jameson ... Read more

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Cooper tour-de-force
Whatever ALONG CAME JONES lacks in comic pacing is more than compensated by Gary Cooper's delicious romp of a performance as Melody Jones, a cowboy who can't shoot or fight. Cooper produced this himself -- he was the first star to form his own company -- and clearly knew what he had in the role of Melody Jones. This is also a film far ahead of its time in the role reversal plot, in which Loretta Young can outshoot Cooper. It is Loretta Young, not Coop, who faces down villain Dan Duryea in the climactic gunfight. Highly recommended for Cooper's tour-de-force performance. ... Read more

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Great Slice Of T.V.'s Past!
This boxed set of The Loretta Young Show is worth twice the price! Every single one of these programs is excellent! Thoughtful, well-written, intelligent, and absorbing television!! I was surprised at how REALLY good these shows were! Miss Young stars in each of the dramatic plays presented in this set of VHS cassettes. And she displays her great talent as a very versatile actress in all of them!

I, too, like a previous reviewer, would love to see more of these classic Loretta Young programs made available to purchase. There should be plenty more out there somewhere, seeing as how the series ran for 7 years! It's hard to know, however, how many of these top-notch programs have actually survived after 4-plus decades.

Originally entitled "The Loretta Young Theatre", the series ran on NBC-TV from August 29, 1954 thru September 10, 1961. A total of 225 thirty-minute episodes were produced.

Loretta Young was born Gretchen Young on January 6, 1913 in Salt Lake City. She passed away from ovarian cancer August 12, 2000. She was 87.
Her talents will never be forgotten. Many younger people who weren't even alive when her shows first aired (like myself) now have the chance to see Miss Young's series thanks to the release of this 7-tape boxed set.

More Info on this set ........
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14 total episodes (2 per cassette).
Black-and-white.
Hi-Fi audio.

Episodes included:

Tape 1 -- Love Story / Hotel Irritant.

Tape 2 -- Lady Killer / Count of ten.
Tape 3 -- Son, this is your father / Oh, my aching heart.
Tape 4 -- Dear Midge / Reasonable doubt.
Tape 5 -- The girl who knew / Dateline Korea.
Tape 6 -- Tension / A dollar's worth.
Tape 7 -- Little witness / The twenty-cent tip.

I loved every minute. I want to buy more episodes!!!!!
It was wonderful getting to see Miss Young again. She is even better than I remembered. The subjects covered in the Loretta Young Show are timeless. I would purchase every episode with Loretta in it if only we could be lucky enough to have them made available. It was interesting getting to meet Loretta's son, Christopher. Maybe the 2 of them could introduce some more of her fantastic shows. Please make more packets like this one available!!! ... Read more

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Two women in search of a worthy man
What are two foxy babes like Jean Harlow and Loretta Young doing looking twice at that lead male character, that loser? Jean Harlow is miscast, but looks good; Loretta comes off best, serenely beautiful. Men might like it more than I did.

TWO LOVELY LEADING LADIES....
I agree and disagree on points made by some other reviewers about "Platinum Blonde". The title is misleading, I agree. The studio obviously wanted to showcase Jean Harlow to sell the picture. She's a second lead as Ann Schuyler, a wealthy society girl who marries a coarse newspaper reporter, Stew (Robert Williams) and tries to refine him. But, in as obvious a plot line as you can throw to an audience, his heart belongs to Gallagher (Loretta Young) his co-worker at the paper. The studio wanted to please Depression era audiences so the rich are portrayed as stuffy bores and the "poor" (Williams) are portrayed as scrappers who punch people in the face when they get mad and feel it's justified. I disagree that Williams gave a good performance. "Stew" (an apt a name as any) came off as sarcastic and unlikeable. The Schuyler family was justifiably appalled at him. Ann liked him though and tried to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. But he ends up feeling stifled and going ballistic. He wants to write. Williams showed none of the humaness that made Cagney or Gable so good at these kind of parts. His character was way too arrogant and cocky. His performance is badly dated and chauvinistic (especially in his dealings with Gallagher). But what I enjoyed about the film was the luminous presences of two future stars---Jean Harlow and Loretta Young. Both were excellent. Harlow had a thankless role as Ann but she was fabulous in gowns and quite braless. She was more sympathetic than the film would have you think. She didn't deserve the treatment she got from Stew. Young was SO young and so pretty and very good as Gallagher. She certainly didn't deserve Stew either. But that was the studio's approach to pleasing the masses back then. I can't recommend this as a good film because of Williams. But, as a relic of times gone by---it's certainly worth a look or two for Harlow and Young and for that fabulous Schuyler house with those immense diamond shaped tile floors and gorgeous staircase that Harlow goes up and down in those gowns and chandelier earrings. Good DVD print too. And that early Columbia logo is really vintage.

Well I liked it...
This is the one movie I've come across that manages to bring tears to my eyes every single time I've watched it. All of the actors are absolutely amazing... except for Jean Harlow, who is terrible. The humor is subtle on occasion and might be missed by those used to the more ribald humor of today. Most of the fun of Platinum Blonde is watching Stew Smith's eyes for his reactions. One can only wonder sadly why Jean Harlow was allowed to act in this film.

Harlow Miscast in Significantly Dated Script
PLATINUM BLONDE is an early Frank Capra-directed effort concerning common-man reporter Robert Williams who ignores an obvious love match with co-worker Loretta Young in favor of marriage with high-society socialite Jean Harlow. Although often cited as an early example of the screwball comedy genre Capra helped create with such films as IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, the script is very dated, and from a modern standpoint it creaks in almost every scene.

Although not often noted for her acting skills, Loretta Young gives a very fine performance here in the role of Gallagher, an attractive but working class reporter who can hold her own with the boys while maintaining her femininity. The often praised but little known Robert Williams gives an equally pleasant, enjoyable performance, albeit one less successful than Young's in the face of passing time. But Jean Harlow is seriously miscast in the role of manipulative socialite Anne Schuyler, who is first attracted to Williams by his working-class attitudes and who then seeks to erradicate them after their marriage.

The film is perhaps most interesting to Harlow fans, for it shows Harlow before Hollywood discovered how to best display both her talents and her beauty. Harlow's talent did extend to light drama, but she would be most at home in wise-cracking, sassy comedy, and she is clearly out of her element in this particular role; her physical appearance is also quite unlike the Harlow iconography expertly developed by MGM, and she looks rather like a white-blonde version of Kay Francis--but unfortunately without any of that actress' sparkle. It is a very wooden performance that seriously undercuts the success of the film, and one wishes that Young and Harlow had been cast in each other's roles.

Harlow fans will enjoy seeing Harlow "before she was Harlow," and those interested in the evolution of Frank Capra's work or in the development of the screwball comedy genre will find the film of considerable interest. Others, however, should stay away: the film has more historic interest than entertainment value, and more casual viewers would do better to select later films--such as Young's THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER, Capra's MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, and Harlow's BOMBSHELL.

ODE TO ROBERT WILLIAMS
PLATINUM BLONDE, an early Capra comedy, through heavy-handed, showed glints of the director's knack for outrageous situations and cast Harlow in the improbable role of a hoi-polloi socialite. This film plowed newer ground, even while it reinforced (with Loretta Young's performance) the career-girl myth. Rather than simply break a man's heart and betray him with another, Harlow's emasculation of her ace-reporter husband challenged not his sexuality, but his role as an independent provider. Socialite Harlow views his livlihood and his playwrighting aspirations both as an inconvenience and a blight on leisure-class dilettantism. Indefatigable and insensitive shrew that she is, she strips him of all that has been essential to he self-definition; insisting on setting up house in her parent's mansion, she insults his friends and belittles his work. The forgotten Robert Williams is easily the best thing about this film; his performance still shines with a natural virility uncommon in early talkies. Tragically, he died soon after this film was made. ... Read more

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Romance and drama come together in this beautiful story!
This movie is a favorite classic! All the actors do a superb job at bringing together everything a good movie needs... suspense, romance... drama... good versus the evil businessmen... and it makes you feel good to watch it. I'm an electronics teacher and show this to my high school students who love the movie! (It is not easy to inspire kids these days!!!) I've seen it over 20 times now showing it to all my students, and still love watching it!

"WATSON, I NEED YOU"...
Those were the very first words spoken (and successfully received by another party) via telephone by Alexander Graham Bell, the Scotsman who invented the telephone. The tale begins in 1875. Young Alex Bell is shown eating cheese and apples while trying to send speech over copper wires. No one thinks much of this idea except the deaf daughter of one of his grudging sponsors (the deaf girl is Loretta Young). Folks were inclined to call it a toy and they kept away from it; Bell himself tended to distust it. When Bell wants an ambulance, he sends a friend out to call one. "This thing will never work" he lamented. But it did of course, and soon the Western Union was trying to claim the patent...Don Ameche does rather well here, playing Bell with surprising conviction. Henry Fonda is fine as the sensible Mr. Watson as is Charles Coburn as the methodical Mr. Hubbard. The most moving scene in the entire film is when a mute boy, who had never spoken before, enunciates the word "father" (sob!). The direction by Irving Cummings is piously sincere. ... Read more

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a great video
"Key to the City," with Clark Gable and Loretta Young is a wonderful and delightful film. It is the story of two Mayor's one played by Clark, Mayor Finch from California and Mayor Standdish from Maine, played wonderfully by Loretta. The two fall in love in th epolitical world, and find out even though they are total opposites in tastes and personalities, they were made for each other. A great romantic, and entertaining film. I highly recomend it. It has a great story-line. It is very entertaining. ... Read more

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Epic WWII Action/Drama in the Far East
Ah yes, this is what your looking for; Action, adventure, personal drama, great story with some early WWII era homefront morale boost without being boring. It has all the elements.
Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, Wm Bendix (who's great) and best of all, a great supporting cast including the best of the war pictures type, the great's; Philip Ahn & Richard Loo.
Fine action and touching drama; Loretta Young is as always excellent. Alan Ladd in his second lead picture ever the fine athelete you'll like a lot. A good story for the times and usually overdone patriotism prone pictures. Well done; I really like it. ... Read more

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a great film!
Loretta Young and Jospeh Cotton make a great couple in this film. It has everything comedy, romance, and great scenery. Ethel Barrymore, is equally delightful in it. It's a film, well worth seeing.

Nice, light, 50s-ish postwar comedy-drama
Belabored, yet charming story of Loretta Young as a small-town girl who makes it big -- real big -- in Capitol City, by sticking to her simple honest values, and by nabbing Joseph Cotten, a state congressman who holds a torch for her. Very wholesome and very Fifties-ish, with some nice humorous touches (and a weird intimation of a postwar American fascist Fifth Column...) Charles Bickford is great as Cotton's sidekick/butler, who acts as the conscience of the household, and zips off a few choice zingers...

Loretta Young vs. Joseph Cotten
That's the choice the voters must make when politician Cotten finds himself being challenged for his seat by his own Swedish housemaid, Young. Young is very appealing in the title role as is Cotten; also see a very solid supporting performance by Ethel Barrymore as Cotten's mother.

A Truly Heartwarming Film - And Great Family Entertainment
This movie is as heartwarming as others, "It's A Wonderful Life" comes to mind, that have become classics, but it doesn't seem to get the same amount of respect. Loretta Young won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Katie Holstrom, and she deserved it very much. Charles Bickford, as the butler Clancy, was also nominated that year in the Best Supporting Actor category. He was just great as well.

The story is about a young woman's journey to town from her father's farm to become a nurse. Once in town, she gets sidetracked by romance and politics. There are some wonderful moments throughout that will make you laugh and may even bring a tear to your eye. I can't recommend this film enough. It's just great.

Politics With A Swedish Flavour
Loretta Young stars as a young Swedish farm girl who goes into the big city and ends up as a maid for an important political family (Joseph Cotten and Ethel Barrymore). She has opinions herself, and wouldn't you know it, she winds up running for Congress herself. This is one of Young's most famous films, and the movie contains some of my favourite actors from the Forties (Cotten, Barrymore, and Charles Bickford as the family's butler). This is an easy, warm comedy that benefits from the expert performances of the entire cast. ... Read more

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Film noir comes to suburbia in this suspenseful gem
Cause For Alarm (1951) is something of an oddity in the film noir genre, bringing its gritty sense of increasing tension and suspense out of the shadows of the night into the bright, daytime light of suburbia. Only a talented actress could make this story work, and Loretta Young shines in the role of the distraught wife of a paranoid, dying husband. Her character Ellen Jones seems to be quite the devoted wife caring selflessly for her bedridden husband George (Barry Sullivan), and a flashback to the couple's first meeting reveals a husband madly in love with her from the moment he laid eyes on her. This happy-go-lucky fellow is a far cry from the man we meet upstairs suffering from a mysterious heart ailment, for he has come to believe that his wife and best friend/doctor, Ranney Grahame (Bruce Cowling), are plotting to kill him so that they can be together. He is so convinced of this that he sends a thoroughly incriminating letter to the district attorney before confronting Ellen with his charges. He tells Ellen all about the letter that she herself delivered into the hands of the postman but collapses before he is able to exact his mad revenge upon her personally. Ellen's in a real spot; the man she loves has just died trying to kill her, and the terrible letter already on its way to the D.A. will make everyone think she killed him. What she must do, of course, is get that letter back before it reaches its destination. What follows is a frustrating, maddening, increasingly suspenseful paper chase, with all manner of obstacles placed in Ellen's way. Trying to get a letter back from the postman may not sound exciting, but Cause For Alarm delivers an almost frenetically suspenseful plot that leaves one wondering what will happen at the very end. Not only did I wonder if she would get the letter back in time, I wondered if there was more to George's paranoid suspicions than there originally seemed, as Ellen climbs up to the very pinnacle of panic, enmeshing herself in an increasingly entangling web of lies and deceit that stand to bring upon herself the very suspicions that she seeks to avoid. Cause For Alarm really and truly kept me in growing suspense from start to finish, culminating in a perfectly effective and satisfying conclusion.

A very entertaining film.
I really like this film. It's very entertaining, and makes the viewer wonder what will happen next. Loretta Young is great in the role of the young housewife. Her husband kills himself, but writes a suicide note accusing her. A letter that she mailed incriminate sher and she must get it back from the postman before it reaches th epolice. She goes through a frantic and stressful fight to get it back. She ends up finding love and a new life with a doctor who hd een her friend for years. It's a film well worth seeing.

A loco husband and an incriminating letter
Engrossing and taut "suburban noir" about a hapless housewife's formerly happy home life degenerating into a hell on earth. Loretta Young stars as the young wife whose once brash and confident husband has retuned from the war with a heart ailment and a sullen, mean temperament which spirals into all-out paranoia when he believes his wife and doctor friend are in love and planning to kill him. Barry Sullivan plays Young's invalid husband, who is relegated to the sickbed (when he's not sneakily creeping about) and generally makes day-to-day life miserable for her with his constant cutting remarks and her having to wait on him hand-and-foot. The action gets underway when Sullivan boasts to wife Young about a lengthy letter to the district attorney she has just posted for him--which contains detailed "evidence" of how his death has been planned, should it occur. He then intends to shoot her and then claiming self-defense--but just before he can do so the strain of his vituperative tirade and resultant physical exertion causes him to drop dead before her very eyes. Now the heat is on for Young to get that incriminating letter before it reaches the D.A., and the anguish and frustration she experiences at the many obstacles she faces will leave you feeling her pain!

Paranoia
Loretta Young got some of her best roles toward the end of her film career, and this was one of them. She stars as the patient and loving wife of Barry Sullivan, a bedridden man who has become paranoid and who manages to implicate her in his own death. Through a winding series of events, she must race against time to save herself from a murder charge. Young is excellent in the role, being given more opportunity to show her dramatic range than in many of the other films she made. The tension builds well and the story manages to remain credible. Although a small film and hardly a classic, it is quite good. ... Read more

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Delightful Holiday Story
Cary Grant stars as an angel named Dudley who suddenly appears and befriends an Episcopal bishop (David Niven) who is completely focused on raising money for his new church, and the bishop's wife (Loretta Young), who has become lonely and unhappy as her husband has gotten lost in his work. Grant uses little bits of heavenly magic and loads of charm to help Niven raise money and to help Young rediscover the joy of life. He also helps Niven and Young rediscover each other and realize that love must be the highest priority for anyone, including an ambitious bishop who's devoted to his job.

The acting is superb, as one would expect from this stellar cast. The story takes place at Christmas and, while not shown as much as other Christmas movies, I think it's one of the best. Cary Grant, all charm and suave coolness, plays this part perfectly, and the viewer even sees a touch of wistful envy in the angel who cannot have the Earthly love and happiness he helps Niven and Young rekindle for themselves. Buy this one and watch it every Christmas (or any other time you need a happiness booster or a reminder of the importance of love and kindness).

P.S.: "It's a Wonderful Life" is a good movie, but definitely I prefer "The Bishop's Wife".

A Family Favorite!
This film is one of the best of the Christmas Classics. The Bishop's Wife tells a story of an angel (Cary Grant) who comes down to earth in answer to a busy Bishop's (David Niven) prayer. The angel helps the Bishop learn to adjust his priorities and comes close to falling in love with Julia, the Bishop's wife (Loretta Young). The movie includes a lovely Skating/ Dance scene that defies description. Make this movie a tradition for your family this year.

Christmas with Cary Grant.
I think overall, this movie is maybe my favourite that was set around Christmas time. It's better than the brilliant - although overrated - Capra classic, "It's a Wonderful Life". I am in no way meaning to compare the two though. "The Bishop's Wife" is not really like that movie. But both films remain the two greatest christmas time classics to come out of the 1940's.

The film is, as one would have already guessed, set around christmas time. The main plot of the story, is that David Niven is this Bishop, who prays for guidance, of how to get a new cathedral built. Dudley (Cary Grant) is an Angel, who has been sent to help, although the Bishop does not take to him being an Angel too seriously, for some time. Dudley helps everyone he meets, but not always in the way they might prefer, to start off with. Dudley spends a lot of time with the Bishop's wife (Loretta Young) and he is not liking it. Dudley becomes the popular friend among all the people he meets, and helps, but the Bishop is the odd one out, becoming more annoyed, and frustrated with him as it goes along. It all ends nicely though, of course.

The film is really wonferful. There is a skating scene, that is inparticularly memorable, among Cary Grant always charming, excellent performance. The acting in this movie, is simply brilliant. I cant possibly have seen it being any better. The script, the story, everything about this movie is great. Repeated viewings are easy, and its one of Cary Grant best movies.

This DVD from MGM has a great print. It contains very few signs of scratching, and the other little artifacts you find in some movies of this age, and is an overall good looking transfer. The extras are lousy. You get the trailer (which is quite fun, might I add) but absolutely nothing else. Oh well, the print is the main thing, and they have done a good job in that part. Highly recommended.

Charming but overlong
Bishop: Are you expecting a letter?
Dudley: Well, you never know. If I did get one, the stamp would certainly be worth saving.

That's because Dudley (Cary Grant) is an angel sent to give guidance to forlorn Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven), and who eventually lights up the lives of everyone else in the Bishop's life, especially The Bishop's Wife in this delightful Christmas film from 1947. When the Bishop prays for help in getting a new cathedral built (the local millionairess widow will only give if her late husband's name is prominently displayed), Cary Grant shows up as his "assistant" but soon makes the Bishop even more miserable by charming his wife Julia (radiant Loretta Young), daughter Debby, and even housemaid Matilda (Elsa Lanchester, always wonderful).

The Bishop's Wife is truly "heavenly" with Grant playing off his tried-and-true persona. Originally Grant and Niven were supposed to have the opposite roles, but Grant decided he could do more with the angel role -- and Grant was a bigger star -- so they were exchanged. Good thing, too: I can't imagine Cary playing the indecisive Bishop any more than I can imagine Niven charming a woman away from Cary Grant.

Only a few things keep The Bishop's Wife from being perfect. There is an overlong ice-skating scene that really stretches the believability (I had to keep telling myself "he's an angel; he can do anything), and the film runs on about twenty minutes too long. In the beginning, Grant is so taken by Young that, if he weren't an angel, those looks would feel really sleazy. Turns out that Cary is just discovering temptations, which makes the ending all the more noble.

Watching The Bishop's Wife in June (during a Cary Grant festival on Turner Classic Movies) is a little strange, but the movie is so ... happy that it's easy to slip into the vibe, especially with all the Christmas carols being bandied about like so many candy canes. I'd certainly recommend that fans of the stars watch it at least once (especially since Loretta Young, whom I don't find all that attractive, is made, through Gregg Toland's photography, into a very appealing woman). Niven is rather on the milquetoasty side and his richest scene involves him being stuck in a chair, but the rest of the film is two hours of Christmas joy.

Charming!
THE BISHOP'S WIFE is a thoroughly charming movie about an "angel" (Cary Grant) who changes the life of a bishop (David Niven) who at Christmas time is trying desperately to raise funds to build an elaborate cathedral and has consequently neglected his wife, Julia (Loretta Young). The three leads give beautiful performances, and there is a wonderful supporting cast, including Monty Woolley as a kindly if doubting professor and James Gleason as a loveable cab driver. The screenplay is subtle, as is the musical score. The scene near the end of the film in which Grant, Young, and Gleason take time out for some ice skating is a delightful respite, very much like a number in a movie musical. THE BISHOP'S WIFE is a relatively recent addition to my video library, but it has quickly become my favorite classic Christmas movie -- next to MIRACLE ON 34th STREET and Alastair Sim's A CHRISTMAS CAROL, that is. ... Read more

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Corny, but it's also got something else...
As a fan of old movies, this was one I was going to end up seeing sooner or later. When it comes to the silent era, I prefer the slapstick, and I tend to avoid the more dramatic films. But who can ignore the legend that is Rudolph Valentino? This being the first Valentino film I'd ever seen, my expectations were pretty high, given his reputation, and I must say that I was a little disappointed. I personally don't see him as someone to commit suicide over upon his death, as some women did in 1926. Instead, I thought he was kind of effeminate. And, as a woman, I did find the storyline a little revolting - a woman falling in love with her kidnapper? But, as with any classic film, you have to look at the times in which it was made. The locations and costuming are exotic, definitely designed to transport the viewer into another time and place. And I'm sure that women were attracted to "dangerous men" even then, and the storyline is the kind that psychologically lets a woman off the hook, in terms of 1920's standards of guilt and morality (rape fantasy, anyone?). The actor's, and especially Valentino's, expressions were over-the-top, as they are in any silent-era film (probably why I prefer silent comedies-the overdone expressions fit better when they are played for laughs). But there's something else: even though I thought him effeminate, Valentino does certainly have a magnetism, a charisma about him. And the idea that a man would be so passionate about a woman that he would be driven to carry her off across the God-forsaken desert...well, I guess that plays pretty well, too. To be sure, some of it was unintentially funny and over-romanticized by today's standards. But I did find it much easier to swallow than the overblown morality plays of D.W. Griffith or the stuffed-with-substance films of Murnau. I would definitely recommend this film to anyone who is interested in exploring silent films or cinematic history in general.

White sands and dark eyes
Only Valentino could get away with kidnaping a woman, forcing her into his tent and having her fall madly in love with him in the end. Valentino gives an iconic performance and this is a movie where his character is in ownership of the movie, it is, his film. The Shiek has gorgeous cinematography, the horses carrying riders with long wispy clothes in the wind, traveling along the white desert terrain. The peephole views through the camera, as if you are looking through a pair of binoculars like any other desert lurker of the time, makes you, the viewer, a voyeur character of the film. The romantic wardrobe that drapes the leading lady within her capture tent is also a beautiful commentary of fashion of the time. Often times with silent movies the music that is composed 1 to 5 decades later tends not to mesh, but this time it is not intrusive and in fact remains impactful in it's own right. The Shiek is a beautiful piece of moving art, mythic, ethereal, and historically interesting, not just for silent movie buffs but for everyone.

Final footnote
During the 1920s, women who had seen the Sheik started running all over Arabia looking for Arabs to capture them. The real Arabs and British told them to please stay home: the real sheiks were not interested.

great romantic film!
For great romance and passion, "The Sheik," really has it. It's a great film. It's a silent film and is great. In my opinion it's one of the best. Rudolph Valentino is great as the desert lover.

It is just a story!
I love Rudolph Valentino. He possessed a spirit that I find
rare in anyone. As for "The Shiek", it is just a fantasy story.
There are pros and cons about the depiction of Arab people and
the treatment of women, but to me it is just a story about a women who finds love with a domineering man in a strange, and unusual place. The things that made her hate him turned to love in the end.The way Valentino related to women in movies he could not be anything but a real man. All men were kind of finely drawn in these silent movies. Compared to the book however, this movie is clean ... Read more

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Must see film!
This is an excellent film and I very highly recommend it.
"Rachel and the Stranger," hs a wonderful cast of the beautiful Loretta Young, also William Holden and Robert Mitchim. It's a very entetaining film, about a bond slave taken as a wife in the frontier days. It's vry good and an entertaining film. Loretta Young fans will especially like it.

Must See for Loretta Young Fans
this movie is a must see for all the Loretta Young, Bill Holden, & Bob Mitchum fans, it shows our country's early history with indentured servants, & our early settlers tenacity. This is a keeper ... Read more

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Pleasant movie,poor print.
The movie itself is by no means a classic - similar comic confections were served up far more enticingly by the likes of Garson Kanin,Wesley Ruggles and Ernst Lubitsch - but Niven and Young are effective enough,and the idea at the heart of the movie is strong enough to survive the mediocre script.The print,however,is dreadful -it is like watching the movie through the bottom of a glass- and,as the video is recorded in EP mode (why?),your VCR may well struggle with its tracking for the 110 minutes of the entertainment.Why this is labelled as a "Collector's Edition" is a mystery:avoid this edition,go for the other one and watch a slight but amiable comedy. ... Read more