#Raoul Walsh

[atomic-chronoscaph]

James Cagney - The Roaring Twenties (1939)

[gatutor]

Edward G. Robinson-Marlene Dietrich "Alta tensión" (Manpower) 1941, de Raoul Walsh.

[citizenscreen]

Mae West with director Raoul Walsh on set of KLONDIKE ANNIE in 1936.

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[rhera]

PURSUED (1947, dir. Raoul Walsh) - cinematography by James Wong Howe

[jonathanharker]

theda ‘vamp’ bara — silent film actress.

she made more than 40 films between 1914 and 1926, but most were lost in the 1937 fox vault fire.

portrait taken from carmen, a now lost raoul walsh film released in 1915.

[lesbiancolumbo]

They Drive by Night (1940, dir. Raoul Walsh)

[boydswan]

WILD GIRL (1932) dir. Raoul Walsh

[hellostarrynightblr]

Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith in Gentleman Jim (1942) dir. Raoul Walsh

[omercifulheaves]

High Sierra (1941)

[theharpermovieblog]

#HARPERSMOVIECOLLECTION

2024 MOVIE LIST

www.tumblr.com/theharpermovieblog

I re-watched High Sierra (1941)

A truly classic crime film.

After getting out of a prison, an ex con yearns for a better life, but false into one last heist.

Directed by Raoul Walsh and co-written by the great John Huston, High Sierra is yet another fantastic Humphrey Bogart film.

It's a gorgeous looking film with tons to love about it. Whether it be the locations, the characters, the heavy amount of old time charisma, or the whole heap of criminal lingo filled dialogue. "High Sierra" is a classic and it's a classic for a reason.

Bogart is cool as ever. A character actor's face with a leading man's attitude. He's easy to root for and easy to admire. A criminal with a heart of gold.

Now, there is one glaring issue with the film by today's standards, and that's a bit of racism. Actor/Comedian Willie Best has the unenviable reputation of playing stereotypically lazy and simple black characters. He definitely lives up to that reputation here, and I cringed each time he was on screen, which thankfully wasn't all that often. The script is definitely to blame for this, with Best's character obviously written from a place of ignorance by a pair of white men.

When we talk about these films, with clear racists tropes, it's always a good idea to acknowledge the racism and call it out. We shouldn't toss away whole films or pieces of art, but we should recognize the history in which these films were made and what was wrong about that history.

"High Sierra", despite this flaw, is a fantastic and beautiful film. One I adored watching. It's another film in Bogart's filmography that defines him as an actor and a film icon.

The film is truly about a man wishing he could change, wishing he could find his dream, and realizing that it's too late.

It's a sad tale that deserves to be seen.

I deeply recommend this one.

[gatutor]

Clark Gable-Eleanor Parker "Un rey para cuatro reinas" (The king and four queens) 1956, de Raoul Walsh.

[citizenscreen]

Director Raoul Walsh, cameraman George Clemens and others are watching Mae West and Victor McLaglen perform in KLONDIKE ANNIE (1936).

[letterboxd-loggd]

The Man I Love (1946) Raoul Walsh

December 15th 2024

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[davidhudson]

Raoul Walsh, March 11, 1887 – December 31, 1980.