All sing the praises of Frank Borzage, a gentle director fully committed to the idea of romance in an imperfect world. Sally Eilers and James Dunn make a go of marriage, despite their personal flaws and difficulties with communication. It’s hard to believe that films of this vintage portray behaviors as sensitive as this.
Bad Girl
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1931 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 90 min. / Street Date December 13, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Minna Gombell, Sarah Padden, William Pawley, Billy Watson.
Cinematography Chester A. Lyons
Film Editor Margaret Clancey
Written by Viña Delmar, Brian Marlow, Edwin J. Burke
Directed by Frank Borzage
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Directors don’t come any more romantic than Frank Borzage. It is said that he was one of several Fox directors, including John Ford, who were heavily influenced by F.W. Murnau, whose Sunrise was a massive hit in...
Bad Girl
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1931 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 90 min. / Street Date December 13, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Minna Gombell, Sarah Padden, William Pawley, Billy Watson.
Cinematography Chester A. Lyons
Film Editor Margaret Clancey
Written by Viña Delmar, Brian Marlow, Edwin J. Burke
Directed by Frank Borzage
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Directors don’t come any more romantic than Frank Borzage. It is said that he was one of several Fox directors, including John Ford, who were heavily influenced by F.W. Murnau, whose Sunrise was a massive hit in...
- 12/6/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Washington, May 23: The love letters written by Elizabeth Taylor to first love William Pawley, Jr. when she was a teenager have sold at auction for over 47,000 dollars.
More than 60 love notes went under the hammer at an Rr Auction sale online over the weekend, reports ContactMusic.
The late movie icon and Pawley, Jr. were engaged for less than a year, but never got married..
More than 60 love notes went under the hammer at an Rr Auction sale online over the weekend, reports ContactMusic.
The late movie icon and Pawley, Jr. were engaged for less than a year, but never got married..
- 5/23/2011
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Love letters Elizabeth Taylor wrote to first love William Pawley, Jr. when she was a teenager have sold at auction for over $47,000 (£29,300).
More than 60 love notes went under the hammer at an Rr Auction sale online over the weekend.
The late movie icon and Pawley, Jr. were engaged for less than a year and never married.
The actress died in March.
More than 60 love notes went under the hammer at an Rr Auction sale online over the weekend.
The late movie icon and Pawley, Jr. were engaged for less than a year and never married.
The actress died in March.
- 5/23/2011
- WENN
London, Apr 2 – Sixty passionate love letters written by Elizabeth Taylor to her first love William Pawley are to be auctioned following the Hollywood legend’s death last month.
The letters, penned in purple ink on pale pink notepaper, were written when she was just 17 and already a fast-rising film star, to Pawley, the 22-year-old son of a former Us ambassador to Brazil.
Their.
The letters, penned in purple ink on pale pink notepaper, were written when she was just 17 and already a fast-rising film star, to Pawley, the 22-year-old son of a former Us ambassador to Brazil.
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- 4/3/2011
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Before she was a screen goddess, Elizabeth Taylor was a 17-year-old girl writing love letters to a 22-year-old boy.
Taylor, who died last week at age 79, was apparently in love with William Pawley, the son of a former ambassador to Brazil, before she married her first husband, hotel heir Conrad Hilton, AP reports.
"I've never known this kind of love before -- it's so perfect and complete -- and mature," Taylor wrote to Pawley on...
Taylor, who died last week at age 79, was apparently in love with William Pawley, the son of a former ambassador to Brazil, before she married her first husband, hotel heir Conrad Hilton, AP reports.
"I've never known this kind of love before -- it's so perfect and complete -- and mature," Taylor wrote to Pawley on...
- 4/1/2011
- Extra
The Hollywood star married eight times, so her grand gestures of love obviously didn't last. Have you had good love go bad?
It was a declaration of undying love as strong as any. "I've never known this kind of love before, it's so perfect and mature," wrote the 17-year-old Elizabeth Taylor to her then fiance, the 28-year-old William Pawley, in a series of 60 love letters now to be auctioned off in May. "I've never loved anyone in my life before one-third as much as I love you, and I never will." But despite the power of the sentiment it was not to last, with the engagement ending after less than a year.
Pawley was, of course, not the last man to suffer from Taylor's serial monogamy, with the Hollywood star marrying eight times in her life. Nor was he the first in any relationship to have believed the grand gestures...
It was a declaration of undying love as strong as any. "I've never known this kind of love before, it's so perfect and mature," wrote the 17-year-old Elizabeth Taylor to her then fiance, the 28-year-old William Pawley, in a series of 60 love letters now to be auctioned off in May. "I've never loved anyone in my life before one-third as much as I love you, and I never will." But despite the power of the sentiment it was not to last, with the engagement ending after less than a year.
Pawley was, of course, not the last man to suffer from Taylor's serial monogamy, with the Hollywood star marrying eight times in her life. Nor was he the first in any relationship to have believed the grand gestures...
- 3/30/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Actor's reportedly enormous bank balance was result of smart business deals and sale of Elizabeth Arden fragrances
Elizabeth Taylor had a bank balance of somewhere between $600m (£374.6m) and $1bn at the time of her death a week ago, according to the Hollywood Reporter. But this capital was the result not of her screen work, but smart business deals and evergreen sales of two of her Elizabeth Arden fragrances, White Diamonds and Passion, which the company reports have generated $1bn in sales since 1991.
White Diamonds (which Arden describes as "radiant, extraordinarily rare and overwhelmingly beautiful") is the bestselling celebrity perfume ever, and sales look set to escalate in coming months in tribute to the star. Related products include a body wash, body cream, body lotion, eau de toilette spray, parfum, body powder and talc.
Taylor's jewellery collection was valued at $150m in 2002. It will now be auctioned, with the bulk...
Elizabeth Taylor had a bank balance of somewhere between $600m (£374.6m) and $1bn at the time of her death a week ago, according to the Hollywood Reporter. But this capital was the result not of her screen work, but smart business deals and evergreen sales of two of her Elizabeth Arden fragrances, White Diamonds and Passion, which the company reports have generated $1bn in sales since 1991.
White Diamonds (which Arden describes as "radiant, extraordinarily rare and overwhelmingly beautiful") is the bestselling celebrity perfume ever, and sales look set to escalate in coming months in tribute to the star. Related products include a body wash, body cream, body lotion, eau de toilette spray, parfum, body powder and talc.
Taylor's jewellery collection was valued at $150m in 2002. It will now be auctioned, with the bulk...
- 3/29/2011
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Elizabeth Taylor's teenage love letters to her first fiance are to be sold at auction in May. The Hollywood legend passed away on March 23 after losing her long battle with congestive heart disease. Now bosses at an auction house in New Hampshire are set to cash in on the star's colorful love life, they're putting more than 60 of the screen beauty's unpublished notes under the hammer, reports Access Hollywood.
Chiefs at Rr Auction bought the personal letters in 2009 from William Pawley, who was engaged to Taylor for several months in 1949, just before she wed Conrad Hilton, Jr. In one of the musings, the "Cleopatra" actress, who was then aged 17, tells Pawley she'll "never love anyone else, period".
Taylor was known for her many marriages, walking down the aisle a total of eight times.
Chiefs at Rr Auction bought the personal letters in 2009 from William Pawley, who was engaged to Taylor for several months in 1949, just before she wed Conrad Hilton, Jr. In one of the musings, the "Cleopatra" actress, who was then aged 17, tells Pawley she'll "never love anyone else, period".
Taylor was known for her many marriages, walking down the aisle a total of eight times.
- 3/29/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Elizabeth Taylor's teenage love letters to her first fiance are to be sold at auction in May.
The Hollywood legend passed away last week after losing her long battle with congestive heart disease.
Now bosses at an auction house in New Hampshire are set to cash in on the star's colourful love life - they're putting more than 60 of the screen beauty's unpublished notes under the hammer, reports Access Hollywood.
Chiefs at Rr Auction bought the personal letters two years ago from William Pawley, who was engaged to Taylor for several months in 1949, just before she wed Conrad Hilton, Jr.
In one of the musings, the Cleopatra actress, who was then aged 17, tells Pawley she'll "never love anyone else - period".
Taylor was known for her many marriages, walking down the aisle a total of eight times.
The Hollywood legend passed away last week after losing her long battle with congestive heart disease.
Now bosses at an auction house in New Hampshire are set to cash in on the star's colourful love life - they're putting more than 60 of the screen beauty's unpublished notes under the hammer, reports Access Hollywood.
Chiefs at Rr Auction bought the personal letters two years ago from William Pawley, who was engaged to Taylor for several months in 1949, just before she wed Conrad Hilton, Jr.
In one of the musings, the Cleopatra actress, who was then aged 17, tells Pawley she'll "never love anyone else - period".
Taylor was known for her many marriages, walking down the aisle a total of eight times.
- 3/29/2011
- WENN
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