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On the Double, a review by addicted2dvd

On the Double (1961/United States) Wikipedia |IMDb | Olive Films (United States) Director: Melville Shavelson Writing: Jack Rose (Writer), Melville Shavelson (Writer) Length: 92 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles:

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Stars:
Danny Kaye
Dana Wynter
Margaret Rutherford
Diana Dors

Plot:
American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East. What Williams is not told is that the Colonel has recently been a target of assassins. After the Colonel's plane goes down, the plan changes and Williams maintains the disguise to confuse the Nazis about D-Day.

Extras:

• Scene Access

I watched this one last night on Amazon Prime. Watching it I don't know that I personally would consider this one a musical but both Amazon Prime and IMDB has it listed as a Musical Comedy. I must say I just wasn't that impressed with this film. I am actually surprised how high the rating for it is on IMDB. I personally didn't find it very funny or very musical. But there is a fair share of music in it so I am including it in the marathon. Though this is not one I see the need to ever watch again. See no sense in adding this one to my collection.



(From July Movie Marathon: Musicals (Yes... You read right!) on July 14th, 2016)

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony, a review by Antares

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony



Year: 1999
Film Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Documentary
Length: 180 Min.

Director
Ken Burns (1953)

Writing
Geoffrey C. Ward...Writer

Producer
Paul Barnes
Pam Tubridy Baucom
Ken Burns (1953)
Susanna Steisel

Cinematographer
Ken Burns (1953)
Allen Moore
Buddy Squires

Music


Stars
Sally Kellerman (1937) as Narrator (Voice)
Ronnie Gilbert (1926) as Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Voice)
Julie Harris (1925) as Susan B. Anthony (Voice)
Amy Madigan (1950) (Voice)
Keith David (1956) as Frederick Douglass (Voice)
Wendy Conquest (Voice)
Ann Duquesnay (Voice)
George Plimpton (1927) (Voice)

Review
       If you were to walk up to the average stranger on the street and ask, The Civil War, the underlying theme of racial equality is the frame upon which he weaves his narrative. In Not for Ourselves AloneNot for Ourselves AloneReview Criterion4 Stars - Historically important film, considered a classic.

(From Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony on November 5th, 2010)

"Due South" marathon, a review by Rick

Pizzas And Promises

My least favorite episode so far. Not sure why. It just didn't really grab me. I did like the dilemma Fraser got himself into at the beginning with Diefenbaker, telling him to follow the car, then pointing out he will follow it till he catches it or his dies.

Rating

(From "Due South" marathon on July 6th, 2009)