---more from recent viewing:
Conquest (1937) Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer. I watched this again after many years and hated it even more. Only film where Boyer is made to appear ugly. Garbo is gorgeous and filmed as good as I've ever seen her. The story of Napoleon and his great love (he had quite a few) is humdrum. Kept wondering what she saw in him, but it's the power, I suppose. 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028739/
The Exile (1947) Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maria Montez. Doug is channeling his old man, jumping around, swinging his sword. Only part I liked was the beautiful Maria as the Countess. This is a vanity piece for Fairbanks and he got Max Ophuls to direct which makes some give it more importance than if an unknown had been at the helm. Deliver me! 5/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039360/
A Night In Paradise (1946) Merle Oberon, Turhan Bey, Thomas Gomez. Story of Aesop of Samos, teller of fables, King Croesus of Lydia, and Persian princess, Delerai, in 560 B.C. In beautiful technicolor, recently shown on TCM in a beautiful print. Gale Sondergaard is the sorceress who is seen in water, mirrors and smoke and is always taking a hand in the proceedings. And laughing at all these fools. Fun and beautiful to look at. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038778/
Scarlet Street (1945) Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea. I knew I didn't care for this from when I saw it in '45 but couldn't remember why. TCM showed it recently and I DVR'd it and watched it recently. Edward G. is just a milk-toast and I never liked to see him without his sneer and swagger. Joan is gorgeous and is good in her femme fatale role, as is Duryea as the villain. But squirmed and fast forwarded through some of it, which is not a recommendation for any film. 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038057/
Pandora & The Flying Dutchman (1951) Ava Gardner, James Mason. Ava is so beautiful in Technicolor you forget there is a mess of a story here. And Mason is not dynamic and sexy enough for a woman to die for, IMO. But the fable of the lady who gives all for a mysterious man on a sailing vessel is romantic I guess. Just see it for Ava, the Costa Brava and Barcelona in Spain. Worth the time spent. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043899/
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