All the King's Men (1949)
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classicfilmLast night I watched the film All the King's Men. This is one that has been on my DVR since recording it way back during the 31 Days of Oscar festival on TCM. And it wasn't that I was procrastinating on watching it, I was saving it because I knew it was a good one, and I try to really savor the good ones. ;)
If you haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend it. So for those of you who haven't seen it just little tease to get you interested:
It's about a man named Willie Stark who has humble beginnings as a hardworking "hick" farmer who is truly a man of the people. He is honest and wants to beat the corrupt local politicians in his small rural town. He fights all the way to the Governor's Mansion on a platform of fighting for the people and giving them the best: the finest hospitals, highways, schools. But at what price? What he doesn't plan on is that power, money, and corruption is a dangerous and powerful beast.
Now, is there anyone who has seen this film? First of all, I love Broderick Crawford. The first movie I had seen him in was Night People with Gregory Peck and then of course Born Yesterday with the fabulous Judy Holliday and William Holden. The characters he played in both of those movies were gruff and shall I say it, well kind of a jackasses. ;) So it was interesting to see him play a character that was different. Yes, Willie Stark has his "jackass" moments. And you downright despise him. But you can look at the character and remember that at the beginning he was pure and innocent and honest. And it was the political machine that corrupted him. I started to pity him.
What a story and what a performance.
If you haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend it. So for those of you who haven't seen it just little tease to get you interested:
It's about a man named Willie Stark who has humble beginnings as a hardworking "hick" farmer who is truly a man of the people. He is honest and wants to beat the corrupt local politicians in his small rural town. He fights all the way to the Governor's Mansion on a platform of fighting for the people and giving them the best: the finest hospitals, highways, schools. But at what price? What he doesn't plan on is that power, money, and corruption is a dangerous and powerful beast.
Now, is there anyone who has seen this film? First of all, I love Broderick Crawford. The first movie I had seen him in was Night People with Gregory Peck and then of course Born Yesterday with the fabulous Judy Holliday and William Holden. The characters he played in both of those movies were gruff and shall I say it, well kind of a jackasses. ;) So it was interesting to see him play a character that was different. Yes, Willie Stark has his "jackass" moments. And you downright despise him. But you can look at the character and remember that at the beginning he was pure and innocent and honest. And it was the political machine that corrupted him. I started to pity him.
What a story and what a performance.
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Date: 2009-06-03 06:42 pm (UTC)