Early film musicals kept the broadway viewpoint, shooting all the their musical numbers under the proscenium arch. 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. Based on the success of strictly dishonorable he was able to land work as a freelance writer for columbia, mgm, paramount and universal. 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. Perhaps strictly dishonorable played well back in 1931, but today its a very boring talkfestand about as enjoyable as having a migraine. Strictly dishonorable 1931 strictly dishonorable 1931. It was adapted for the screen twice, first in 1931, then again in 1951. Strictly dishonorable double feature manufactured on. Strictly dishonorable, the 1929 preston sturges comedy revived by the attic theater, is an oldfashioned kind of show. All in all, fun and in no way dishonourable if not exactly a film one would call great. Strictly dishonorable shows the same problem with shooting a play exactly as seen on broadway. 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. One of the greatest talents in film history, preston sturges is best remembered for four stellar comedies. The film begins with a dopey couple he from new jersey, she from mississippi who seem to have nothing in common. Strictly dishonorable original trailer trailer clip strictly dishonorable original trailer strictly dishonorable original trailer airing. Strictly dishonorable was sturges second play on broadway, and his first to be filmed.
Ezio pinza and janet leigh in strictly dishonorable. Strictly dishonorable is a 1951 romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by melvin. Strictly dishonorable, a sexual morality tale the new. Strictly dishonorable, the first film adaptation of the play, starring paul lukas and sidney fox. Strictly dishonorable 1951 film wikimili, the free. Preston sturges hit broadway play strictly dishonorable was adapted for the movies in 1931 with virtually all its sexual innuendo intact. Strictly dishonorable is a romantic comedy play written by preston sturges and first produced on broadway in 1929. Strictly dishonorable is a 1951 romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by melvin frank and norman panama, and starring ezio pinza and janet leigh. Next came a comedy,strictly dishonorable1931, a faithful rendition of preston. Strictly dishonorable 1951 strictly dishonorable 1951. I purchased this movie based upon a recommendation and was delighted to.
Discover what genre strictly dishonorable, 1951, directed by melvin frank, with ezio pinza, janet leigh, millard mitchell, belongs at turner classic movies. Strictly dishonorable, the second film adaptation of the. Stahl photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The story is thin and sometimes unbelievable in its silliness.
Watch strictly dishonorable movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. A womanizing opera star is smitten by a young music student. 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. Its available on dvd from the warner archive as part of a two film collection.
She falls for a roguish italian singer with a bad reputation, whose interest in her is purely carnal. Strictly dishonorable 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As mentioned above, this was based on a hit broadway play by preston sturges that ran for over 500. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. It is the only genre which really took off with the. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement.
The attic theater company whose mission is to explore new plays and relevant classics from. A scene from the 1931 film strictly dishonorable with paul lukas, sidney fox and lewis stone. Theres a nice atmosphere to the movie, and you can appreciate the film s structure its technically competent and the actors are good actors. Its a lot of good pieces, just not strictly perfect. Stahl, with paul lukas, sidney fox, lewis stone, at turner classic movies. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Strictly dishonorable 1931 is a precode comedy based on a play by preston sturges. So happy to have discovered preston sturges uplifting movies, its a wonderful life. Strictly dishonorable movie trailer and videos tv guide.
I didnt find the original in the same class as the remake but i did find it. You can tell right from its first scene when the speakeasy proprietor. Strictly dishonorable is a 1931 precode romantic comedy film directed by john m. 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. Strictly dishonorable 1931 streaming ita dayze store. Gale robbins is effective, while millard mitchell is suitably droll. Flimmaker you should know preston sturges raindance film. Videos for strictly dishonorable turner classic movies. Includes strictly dishonorable pauls lukas, sidney fox. The play was sturges second broadway production, and the first of his plays to be made into a film. 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 1931 1951 dvdr various artists. Stahl celebrity profile check out the latest john m.
It dismisses almost entirely with the opportunities of the camera. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Janet leigh nacque a merced, california, unica figlia di helen lita westergard e frederick robert morrison. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed.
Strictly dishonorable 1951 directed by melvin frank. This is not a great movie, or even a good one, frankly. 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. Read the full synopsis of strictly dishonorable, 1931, directed by john m. A well written play by preston sturges which gets too stagy for this movie. 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. In new york city, a young american girl tires of her abusive livein boy friend. 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. Strictly dishonorable film streaming italiano ezio pinza wikipedia. The profusion of research on film history means that there are now few. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies. The attic theater company revived the show at the flea theater in the summer of 2014. Strictly dishonorable, a 1929 broadway hit written by preston sturges.