By Dollie Banner
Somehow I missed Norman Jewison’s Other People’s Money when it was released in 1991, but now courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection, I was able to catch up with this minor but enjoyable film.
Based on Jerry Steiner’s play of the same name, with a screenplay by Alvin Sargent, Other People’s Money is mostly notable as Gregory Peck’s last major screen performance. Peck turns in one of his signature honorable roles as Andrew Jorgensen, a successful but principled businessman who is ultimately more invested in his employees and maintaining integrity than in enlarging his company’s bottom line. That’s why he and his wife Bea (Piper Laurie), along with manager Bill Coles (Dean Jones), are determined to keep New England Wire and Cable out of the ruthless hands of corporate raider Larry the Liquidator (Danny DeVito). Way out of their depth, they call in a secret weapon,...
Somehow I missed Norman Jewison’s Other People’s Money when it was released in 1991, but now courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection, I was able to catch up with this minor but enjoyable film.
Based on Jerry Steiner’s play of the same name, with a screenplay by Alvin Sargent, Other People’s Money is mostly notable as Gregory Peck’s last major screen performance. Peck turns in one of his signature honorable roles as Andrew Jorgensen, a successful but principled businessman who is ultimately more invested in his employees and maintaining integrity than in enlarging his company’s bottom line. That’s why he and his wife Bea (Piper Laurie), along with manager Bill Coles (Dean Jones), are determined to keep New England Wire and Cable out of the ruthless hands of corporate raider Larry the Liquidator (Danny DeVito). Way out of their depth, they call in a secret weapon,...
- 12/10/2015
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