Beware these "gentlemen" of the press.This 1957 film, starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis — ack! as a bad guy! — is based on an incident from the gossip columnist Walter Winchell's life. It was written by American playwright Clifford Odets, on whom the Barton Fink character was loosely modeled.
Has anyone seen it?
I was actually going to pick another Burt Lancaster film, "Elmer Gantry," but reading about that led me to this, which sounds more up my alley.
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Oh, in case anyone wonders, I am going now instead of George because he says he will be too indefinitely busy with school to participate.
I haven't seen it. Sounds very interesting!
Looks interesting!
I was thinking of looking into Clifford Odets so this is good timing.
Have you not seen this, Rick?
Not yet.
I haven't either. So it will be new to all of us!
A sight unseen pick? You are a gambler. Or maybe not, if nobody likes it, you can just say you didn’t know. I have been impressed that we are getting a good variety of films.
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