Miner, with george montgomery, diane brewster, tom pittman, at turner classic movies. Black river, kuroi kawa is a 1957 japanese film directed by masaki kobayashi. Returning to my masaki kobayashi eclipse box set, i finally got around to seeing black river, a critique of japans steadily eroding moral stability. Clay morgan, a union veteran who wears a black patch over the eye he lost in battle, never returned home to iowa after the civil war, but instead traveled to new mexico.
The film stars george montgomery and diane brewster, and is the first film featuring a musical score by jerry goldsmith. The film stars george montgomery and diane brewster who played samantha crawford in the television series maverick that same year, and is the first film featuring a musical score by jerry goldsmith. George montgomery both produced and starred in the psychological western black patch. Dan blocker is known for playing the role of eric hoss cartwright, in bonanza, with lorne greene, michael landon and pernell roberts. Incredibly versatile and acclaimed by his peers, critics, and audiences alike, he is as popular as he is prolific. Popular movies week 15 september 1957 heres the list of the most popular movies in the week 15september 21september 1957. Planet of the apes, papillon, chinatown, the omen, alien, total recall, basic. A town marshal must prove that he is not an outlaw in this offbeat postcivil war western. A new mexico town marshal, clay morgan, known as black patch since he had lost an eye in the civil war, takes his job seriously, especially after an old. Black patch 1957 in a new mexico town, two former pals from the civil war meet again but one is the town marshal and the other is a wanted bank robber. Black patch is a routine western notable for being the first film scored by jerry goldsmith, a composer who would go on to some very great things indeed. Miner and written by leo gordon, who also plays a supporting role. Black patch the black scorpion bombers b52 bop girl goes calypso boy on a dolphin the brain from planet arous the bridge on the river kwai brothers in law the buckskin lady bugsy and mugsy the buster keaton story campbells kingdom a chaity tale cheese it, the cat.
The film itself is really pretty good, considering it was a b picture. Conceived by leo gordon, a hardworking character actor who also appears in the film as costar hank danner, it seems the development of the. The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. Youll find photos, biographical information, a filmography, and more about western actor george montgomery at brians drivein theater. A genuinely magnificent, forgotten b western imagine if david lynch traveled back in time to the 50s, made a tv show, then reedited it into a feature film to create the spaghetti western movement. Black patch 1957 film complet en francais a 20170818t03. Black patch also launched another legendary career.
Actor george montgomery starred in numerous b movies, including many westerns, from the 1930s through the 1960s. Miner, george montgomery, diane brewster, tom pittman, action, adventure, romance. Dan blocker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Black patch 1957 is an odd little george montgomery picture from his own. Black patch seems pretentious when seen today, but in 1957 a western never lost money at the boxoffice. Planet of the apes, papillon, chinatown, the omen, alien, total recall, basic instinct, l. Black patch is one such oater, which in the grand scheme of things is. A composer for more than 40 years, jerry goldsmith s work includes hundreds of scores for film and television. Although their appearance in the film has not been confirmed, hollywood reporter news items add bill chaney and michael hinn to the cast. The bridge on the river kwai won the academy award for best picture. Sometimes a western fan will stumble upon a movie and wonder why it isnt better known.
The black devil film black patch film black river 1957 film the black scorpion film blonde in bondage. Here is music from black patch 1957 jerry goldsmiths first feature film score. Bill bergson lives dangerously 1957 film birds anonymous. The story follows a university student who moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a. This includes all 1957 films that can also be found in the subcategories. Written by character actor leo gordon who also appears on. Black patch dvd 1957 george montgomery, diane brewster. The main article for this category is 1957 in film. Black patch is a 1957 american western film directed by allen h. The bridge on the river kwai a 1957 british world war ii film starring william holden, alec guinness and jack hawkins. Black patch is a film programme that first aired in 1957 and has been classified a pg certificate you may also like. Here is the love theme and finaleend titles music composed by jerry goldsmith. For convenience, all 1957 films should be included in this category. A vague latin feel surrounds this highlight from christmas and beads of sweat, and this musical genre is somewhat unusual for laura nyro, but wholly welcome.
Black patch marked the first feature film of noted film and television composer jerry goldsmith 19292004. Black patch 1957 posted by mark franklin on dec 15, 2015 george montgomery plays clay morgan, nicknamed black patch. Do you remember bitter victory by nicholas ray or love in the afternoon starring gary cooper, audrey hepburn, maurice chevalier, john mcgiver. Clay morgan george montgomery is town marshal of santa rita, nm, an office he discharges ably despite the fact that he lost his right eye in the civil war. Though not long and filmed in black and white, this 1957 western has a surprisingly complex psychological layering to it, and might even be called westernnoir. Do you remember arakure by mikio naruse or you cant escape starring noelle middleton, guy rolfe, robert urquhart, peter reynolds. George montgomery, diane brewster, tom pittman, leo gordon, house peters, jr. George montgomery davy crockettindian scout, the pathfinder stars as the marshal accused of. Black patch film sonicwbii wiki fandom powered by wikia. Clay uses his natural authority, backed with combattested shooting skills, to keep the town free of drifters and troublemakers.
A new mexico town marshal, clay morgan, known as black patch since he had lost an eye in the civil war, takes his job seriously, especially after an old friend, hank danner, arrives in town with his wife, helen, who formerly loved morgan. We sell brand new, genuine, factory sealed dvds and blurays that are formatted to play on us and canadian players. Hoss formed a great duo with little joe, michael landon recording very comic and serious scenes, also in alternating chapters of bonanza, gunmen stories of. Rating is available when the video has been rented. A great character portrait of a lover, the song works almost as a combination of film script and diary. Miner, known primarily for his television work, black patch 1957 is a strange and wonderful little western, a true independent film that took the kind of risks one rarely sees in this particular genre.
In this film, leo gordon is a scene stealer playing a more sympathetic and wellrounded sort of cowpoke. Impressively stark black and white cinematography, strong lead performances by george montgomery and diane brewster, a unique and memorable villain, and some quirky touches like the constant infernal saloon player piano which helps to furnish an interesting, if not very musically enjoyable, main title sequence. Hes the marshal in santa rita who gets an unexpected visit from two old friends, former saddlemate hank danner leo gordon and his wife, clays former lover helen diane brewster. A new mexico town marshal, clay morgan, known as black patch since he had lost an eye in the civil war, takes his job seriously, especially after an old friend, hank danner, arrives in. This is the sort of film in which a rape is represented by the symbolic opening and closing of a screen door. This film, scripted by costar leo gordon, was a very interesting change of pace for both. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Perhaps masaki kobayashis most sordid film, black river examines the rampant corruption on and around u. Popular movies week 8 september 1957 heres the list of the most popular movies in the week 08september 14september 1957. Most of our items are rare blurays or manufacturedondemand mod dvds that are not available in retail stores. Clay morgan, a union veteran who wears a black patch over the eye he lost in battle, never returned home to iowa after the civil war, but instead traveled to new mexico, where he was hired as the marshal of santa rita. Black patch 1957 film complet en francais hd streaming. China gate cinderella confessions of felix krull cosmic capers count max.
Jerry goldsmiths first film score in its variety and invention foreshadows his nearly sixdecade career as a master of movie music. Overview of black patch, 1957, directed by allen h. Black patch dvd 1957 george montgomery, diane brewster, sebastian cabot 888574143572 ebay black patch also launched another legendary career. George montgomery and diane brewster in the movie black patch, 1957. The most prominent storyline involves a love triangle between a woman and two men, one of them a handsome, brutish thug and the other, a mildmannered nice. On the sherman set i should imagine river lady and last of the.
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