Filmed in cinemascope, it was the last film charisse did for metrogoldwynmayer, and the nexttolast film taylor did for the studio. Set in prohibition era chicago, party girl, is an unusual mix of the gangster genre and romantic melodrama. American prohibition era melodrama about a chicago lawyer and a dancer who luckily survive gang warfare and escape the vengeance of a ruthless vice king. Party girl 1958 was a return to the crime genre, starring cyd charisse as a 1920s chicago showgirl who questions her ties to a syndicate boss lee j. Despite high production values, fine performances by the leads especially cobb, a couple of fun dance numbers by charisse, and occasional moments of directorial ingenuity, the film is ultimately hampered by an uninteresting script which covers material. Sep 08, 2011 bursting with cliches and a simplistic script, party girl is nevertheless too packed with ideas not to love. Dec 12, 2019 so party girl is a minor success continuing his forays in expressionistic color schemes. Robert taylor stars in director nicholas rays party girl as the traditional ray anti hero. Party girl 1958 in party girl 1958, an unusual blend of film noir and musical,robert taylor plays a crooked lawyer loosely based on reallife dixie davis, thelawyer for mob boss dutch schultz who later turned informant.
While party girl is filmed in color and lacks the gritty dark look and unusual film angles of film noir, it is a nice nearnoir film. In the film, taylorhas become rich from getting gangster lee j. Party girl is a 1958 american metrocolor film noir, directed by nicholas ray and starring robert taylor, cyd charisse and lee j. Despite these drawbacks party girl generates a good gangland atmosphere, and many of the dramatic scenes definitely show nicholas rays sensitive touch. Similar searches party real party girls party girls lesbian party girl party girls homemade drunk party girl drunk girls partying partygirls girl party party girls fucked wild party girls wild girls party teens party lesbians college party girls girls gone wild club girls party porno amateur party girls bachelorette party party cove drunk party. Instead it is basically a prohibition era romance between a beautiful showgirl played by cyd charisse and a lame mob lawyer played by robert taylor. Among other merits, the film proves that robert taylor, always labeled as a pretty face, can really act, when given the right role, and so does charisse better known as a. Jake cole messy script redeemed by some of rays most beautiful work. Robert taylor has the limp, cyd charisse is the dancer, and both are prostitutes of a kind he a gangsters lawyer, she a party girl who use each other as. The film sets the scene in 1930s chicago falling a few tiers under the warner bros. Party girl is a negligible mess whose biggest obstacle is itself and its inability to figure out what it wants to be. Robert taylor stars as a crippled lawyer who has made a career out of representing the mob. By the late 1950s, the censorship rules in hollywood had relaxed a little and ray was able to offer up a more graphic depiction of.
He likes to exploit his crippled leg as a way of gaining juries. Although the taylorcharisse pairing rarely sizzles on screen the relationship, born from attraction and a shared connection with the mob, does provide the film with an interesting driving force. The 1958 release placed the film before the late 50s resurgence of historical gangster epics. Party girl two original still photographs from the 1958 film. Party girl 1958 set in 1930s chicago, party girl follows a bumlegged mouthpiece for the mob robert taylor and a gorgeous, wisedup vamp cyd charisse who fall in love, try to go straightand head straight for trouble. Party girl 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss rico angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if farrell leaves him. Party girl, shortlived series based on the 1995 film and starring christine taylor. Party girl not rated 1h 39min crime, drama, filmnoir 5 february 1959 uk lawyer tommy farrell is a defender of crooks. Party girl is a film directed by nicholas ray with robert taylor, cyd charisse, lee j. Cobb when a mob lawyer robert taylor wants her to make a break with him. She calls her godmother, a librarian, for bail money after being arrested for. W ith party girl, director nicholas ray makes a decent stab at rekindling the corditefragranced magic of classic 1930s gangster films such as little caesar 1931, the public enemy 1931 and scarface 1932.
Mar 20, 2017 party girl 1958 streaming ita admin 20170320t01. Staring kent smith, robert taylor, john ireland and lee j. May 26, 2015 writing about nicholas rays party girl 1958 in cahiers du cinema 107 may 1960, fereydoun hoveyda notoriously claimed. Our photographs are high quality reproductions, in mint condition, professionally printed on beautiful lustre finish photographic paper. If people insist on thinking that party girl is rubbish, then i proclaim, long live this rubbish which so dazzles my eyes, fascinates my heart and gives me a glimpse of the kingdom of heaven. Writing about nicholas rays party girl 1958 in cahiers du cinema 107 may 1960, fereydoun hoveyda notoriously claimed. Party girl is nevertheless too packed with ideas not to love. Oct 26, 2016 nicholas ray directs 1958s party girl. The disappointments of adulthood permeate nicholas rays gangland fable party girl, the story of a criminal defense attorney robert taylor and a nightclub dancer cyd charisse who struggle to break free of their ties to a chicago mobster.
Rays touches of violence contrast well with the mgm house style. Its not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that theres more to life then winning trials. However, he has a change of conscience when he falls in love with cyd charisses glamorous dancer but he finds leaving his old life difficult. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Robert taylor stars in director nicholas rays party girl as the traditional ray antihero.
Texty o jednotlivych filmech, kniznich publikacich, dvd a mnohem vice. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. By the late 1950s, the censorship rules in hollywood had relaxed a little and ray was able to offer up a more graphic depiction of gangland violence than most american films. No other sex tube is more popular and features more 1958 scenes than pornhub. Wind across the everglades film by ray 1958 britannica. Oct 25, 2011 party girl was essentially a lush, shiny excuse to burn off the last film each of the stars owed mgm according to tcm before the studio abandoned their contract system for the increasingly troublesome, and troubled, raycoming off of two films where his creative control was compromiseda studio musical set in 1920s chicago probably never looked bett. Slick lawyer thomas farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials.
Gallery of 20 movie poster and cover images for party girl 1958. Party girl 1958 deft lawyer thomas farrell robert taylor has found himself a role successfully defending the crooked goons of crime boss rico angelo lee j. Whilst party girl may be considered a secondtier nicholas ray film the qualities of the great director still manage to shine through. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Bronner one of the best showcases he ever had for his work, and was a treat to the eye of the viewer, a veritable explosion of color and motion for many of its best. Its not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that theres. Wind across the everglades 1958 was an offbeat collaboration with writer budd schulberg that featured christopher plummer as a game warden in the early 1900s whose efforts to save the everglades bird life from poachers are compromised by his debauched lifestyle. He has never realised that there is a downside to his success, until he meets the dancer vicki gayle. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Slick lawyer thomas farrell has made a career of defending. Yet hoveyda, like most of this films admirers, treats it as an. Cobb throws a party to celebrate the event at his penthouse. One of nicholas rays lesser known features, party girl is an underestimated crime feature about the relationship between two severely flawed individuals, played by robert taylor and cyd charisse.
Nicholas ray party girl two original still photographs from. Although wellknown for his films about youth they live by night 1949 and rebel without a cause. Lawyer thomas farrell has made a career defending crooks in trials. Mary is a freespirited young woman with a rundown new york apartment and a high fashion wardrobe. The movie has a solid music score, done by arranger jeff alexander, a 1950s jazz score that works well with the few dance scenes. But the films style provides much of its appeal, unfortunately. In this particular scenario, worldlywise dancing girl vicky gaye cyd charisse is always. Party girl dvdr 1958 warner archive collection mod. Set in 1930s chicago, party girl follows a bumlegged mouthpiece for the mob robert taylor and a gorgeous, wisedup vamp cyd charisse who fall in. Mayer period allowed for more violence than ever before at mgm, and party girl had its abundant supply in the final gangland sequences.
Party girl download italiano, film party girl in italiano. Not rated 1h 39min crime, drama, filmnoir 5 february 1959 uk. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Party girl 1958 is a crime, drama movie starring robert taylor and cyd charisse. Jedine stranky v cestine venovane vyhradne filmu noir. Party girl 2005 tv series, party planning series on discovery home party girl, episode of 1990s sitcom brotherly love 1995 tv series music songs party girl girlband song. Cyd charisse was an unsung heroine of the golden age. Party girl 1958, a film by nicholas ray theiapolis.
Party girl is a 1958 american film noir, directed by nicholas ray and starring robert taylor, cyd charisse and lee j. Party girl is regarded by many nicholas ray fans as the most beautiful looking of all of his movies. This is the type of film that if youre looking for things wrong with it, youll find them. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. Set in 1930s chicago, party girl follows a bumlegged mouthpiece for the mob robert taylor and a gorgeous, wisedup vamp cyd charisse who fall in love, try to go straightand head straight for trouble. An imperfect blend of rays mastered genres of film noir and melodrama, party girl is a sinister mob movie that also happens to be the most colorful and vibrant film of the directors career of colorsoaked, passionate films. Party girl is a disappointing entry in nicholas rays otherwise impressive oeuvre. Cyd seemed one of the last holdouts as the film musical glory days bit the dust. Shot in cinemascope and color, and starring cyd charisse with robert taylor, it gave cinematographer robert j. Party girl 1958 was a return to the crime genre, starring cyd charisse as a. Interesting to observe a number of aspects which clearly served as inspiration for a. While party girl is filmed in color and lacks the gritty dark look and unusual film angles of film noir, it is a nice near. However, if you just want an entertaining mgm film with big stars, then its a cool little film and a good watch.
This film pulled in a higher gross overseas than in the usa and canada, a rare event for the time. Party girl took a long time to make it onto dvd, but it was worth the wait. Its interesting that robert taylors last film under his long mgm contract ended so well with this tough little movie. At points its a mob movie, nothing as great as warner bros was putting out in. Cobb during the late 1920s, taylor manages to get cobbunderling john ireland off on a murder rap.
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