Movies I Watched in April

Out of the Past (1947). The lighting of this scene is breathtaking. You can't get this in color films.

Had some pretty good rewatches this month. When I first watched Out of the Past (1947) I didn't know any of the actresses and kept getting them confused (I also watched it over the course of two days which didn't help). And when I first watched The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) I was expecting more Where the Boys Are (1960). Also noticed the exterior of the house in Invitation (1952) was also used in Executive Suite (1954).

Invitation (1952). There's a pond and bridge off to the right.

William Holden's house in Executive Suite (1954). The interior was modern, whereas in Invitation it was New England country style. The exterior worked with both!

Movies with an * indicate a rewatch:

1. Edge of the World (1937) - Niall MacGinnis & Belle Chrystall, Finlay Currie
2. *The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) - Errol Flynn & Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Vincent Price
3. *Out of the Past (1947) - Robert Mitchum & Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Virginia Huston, Dickie Moore
4. My Dear Secretary (1948) - Kirk Douglas & Laraine Day, Keenan Wynn, Rudy Vallee
5. *Invitation (1952) - Dorothy McGuire & Van Johnson, Ruth Roman
6. *Roman Holiday (1953) - Audrey Hepburn & Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert
7. Man with the Gun (1955) - Robert Mitchum & Jan Sterling, Angie Dickenson
8. *The Ten Commandments (1956) - Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, John Derek, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, Edward G. Robinson, Vincent Price, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, etc. 
9. It Happened in Naples (1960) - Clark Gable & Sophia Loren 
10. *The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) - Jim Hutton & Paula Prentiss 
11. Fools’ Parade (1971) - James Stewart, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, Kurt Russell, Anne Baxter
12. Charley and the Angel (1973) - Fred MacMurray, Harry Morgan, Cloris Leachman, Kurt Russell 
13. The Final Countdown (1980) - Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katherine Ross
14. Why Would I Lie? (1980) - Gabriel Macht (as Gabriel Swann)
15. Executive Decision (1996) - Kurt Russell, Halle Berry
16. Breakdown (1997) - Kurt Russell, Kathleen Quinlan
17. Life as We Know It (2010) - Josh Duhamel & Katherine Heigl
18. Fire on Fire (2012) - Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis 
19. Lost in the Sun (2016) - Josh Duhamel 
20. The Lost Husband (2020) - Leslie Bibb & Josh Duhamel, Nora Dunn

Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019)

Elvis in the Raw (2015) - uncut interview footage

Least Favorite Film: Something about Charley and the Angel just fell flat. Breakdown and Fire on Fire were a little too disturbing/violent.

Favorite Movie: You could take any still frame from Edge of the World and turn it into an art print. My Dear Secretary was very funny, especially Keenan Wynn. I watched Fools' Parade for Kurt Russell but it was actually really good! James Stewart had a great scene on the train involving his character's glass eye. You can watch it for free on Tubi right now. It has never been released on dvd or VHS so now's your chance!! It's also on rarefilmm.com. 

Errol Flynn is ridiculously handsome in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939).