John Ford and Samuel Goldwyn's South Seas disaster picture can boast spectacular action and compelling romance. The unjustly imprisoned Jon Hall crosses half an ocean to rejoin his beloved Dorothy Lamour under The Moon of Manakoora, before an incredible (and incredibly expensive) hurricane blows the island to smithereens. Ford's direction is flawless, as are the screenplay by Dudley Nichols and the Hollywood-exotic music score by Alfred Newman. The Hurricane Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1937 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 110 min. / Street Date November 24, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond Massey, John Carradine, Jerome Cowan, Al Kikume, Kuulei De Clercq, Layne Tom Jr., Mamo Clark, Movita, Inez Courtney, Chris-Pin Martin. Cinematography Bert Glennon Film Editor Lloyd Nosler Special Effects James Basevi, Ray Binger, R.T. Layton, Lee Zavitz Original Music Alfred Newman Written by Dudley Nichols, Oliver H.P. Garrett from the...
- 11/24/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Mel Sloan, an influential faculty member at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for more than 50 years, died Jan. 12 from pneumonia at his home in Van Nuys, Calif. He was 86.
Sloan served on the Sca faculty from 1946 until his retirement in 1997. He taught a wide variety of courses for undergraduates and graduates, including classes in his specialty, editing, and influenced such future movie makers as Irvin Kershner, Randal Kleiser, George Lucas, Walter Murch, Gary Rydstrom and Robert Zemeckis.
"Mel's remarkable legacy will live on through the storytellers and scholars who had the privilege of studying under him at the school," Sca dean Elizabeth Daley said. "With a genuine commitment and enthusiasm for teaching, he trained and nurtured generations of students who have gone on to shape the art form and the industry."
A native of the Bronx, Sloan interrupted his studies at USC with the outbreak of World War II...
Sloan served on the Sca faculty from 1946 until his retirement in 1997. He taught a wide variety of courses for undergraduates and graduates, including classes in his specialty, editing, and influenced such future movie makers as Irvin Kershner, Randal Kleiser, George Lucas, Walter Murch, Gary Rydstrom and Robert Zemeckis.
"Mel's remarkable legacy will live on through the storytellers and scholars who had the privilege of studying under him at the school," Sca dean Elizabeth Daley said. "With a genuine commitment and enthusiasm for teaching, he trained and nurtured generations of students who have gone on to shape the art form and the industry."
A native of the Bronx, Sloan interrupted his studies at USC with the outbreak of World War II...
- 1/25/2010
- by By Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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