This turned out to be the most successful film of the year for MGM back in 1956
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The film was shown recently in widescreen format in what is a new or restored print.
The cast – Glenn Ford, Paul Ford (ironic , Eddie Albert, Marlon Brando and Harry Morgan – do a fine job of playing out the film’s humorous meditation on culture clash, and the ability of a strong but flexible people to maintain their Eastern ways in the face of Western influence.
Marlon Brando, in particular, is surprising in a film you might think him not able to do much with – it was a humorous characterisation, yet the brilliant and convincing manner in which he pulls it off reminds us of what a talented actor he was.
The film had its origins in a very successful stage play. We really have to thank everyone involved in making it so successful and even bringing it to the screen in the first place
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ABOVE Marlon Brando and Glenn Ford
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If you are a fan of Glenn Ford’s westerns – as I am – have a look at this role he plays to ‘timed’ perfection.
Glenn Ford has all the hesitation, stammering, and exasperation that it takes to be a comic genius. What an actor he was !
We are kept laughing so hard that we have a job to keep up with the fast pace of the story.
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It is difficult to recognise Marlon Brando
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What a great set ABOVE
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