Christopher Strong (1933)

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Directed by Dorothy Arzner.

Starring Billie Burke, Helen Chandler, Colin Clive, Ralph Forbes, Katharine Hepburn.

A prize-winning aviator (Katharine Hepburn) falls for the title character (Colin Clive), a British politician who is happily married. Both fall into a tempestuous affair, but are able to resist their urges. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

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Re:Recasting RAIDERS OF THE LOS ...
by mercurial in Filmgaming

liked it.

"Laurence Harvey - Indiana Jones Katherine Hepburn - Marion Ravenwood Basil Rathbone - Dr. Rene Belloq Peter Lorre - Major Arnold Toht Orson Welles - Sallah Buster Keaton - Dr. Marcus Brody Frank Puglia - Satipo Rudolph Valentino - Colonel Dietrich Ernest Borgnine - Major Eaton Circa 1950, this could actually have been made with everyone at an appropriate age to fill their roles except for Rudolph Valentino (The Sheik) who would be spot on as Colonel Dietrich except for the fact that he had already died. Laurence Harvey (The Manchurian Candidate) and Katherine Hepburn (Christopher Strong) would have that undeniably flirtatious tension between them. And what would be more fun than having Peter Lorre's (M) face being melted? Orson Welles (Citizen Kane), Basil Rathbone (The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes) and Buster Keaton (The General) were masters of the craft and could play any role. Frank Puglia (Now, Voyager) would play the bumbling local native perfectly. Lastly, ... " [More]

Re:5 Pre-Hays Code Films
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liked it.

"1.) Baby Face - Wow, is she a slut! For its time it's incredible that she sleeps with practically every man in the building she works in (it's a skyscraper).2.) Freaks - The cool as shit "freaks" in the movie know how to get revenge.3.) Grand Hotel - Amazing cast, insanely quotable, intense subject matter for its time.4.) The Maltese Falcon - Homosexuality, fornication, murder and mayhem. And most of it is just alluded to.5.) Christopher Strong - Hepburn is hot in those manly pantsuits and insane (the happy kind of insane) with love that leads her to do something pretty insane (the scary kind of insane). " [More]

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