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106--a pretty good run for someone who fell off the Statue of Liberty in 1942. Rest in peace, Mr. Lloyd.
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Aug 12, 2021 - 2:57 PM
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"The Streets of New York" a.k.a. "The Poor of New York" is a melodrama in five acts written by Dion Boucicault, adapted from the French play, "Les Pauvres de Paris", written by Edouard-Louis-Alexandre Brisbarre and Eugene Nus, published in 1857. The piece revolves around the efforts of a middle-class family, newly impoverished by the financial panic of 1857, to survive against a villainous banker. In 1939, NBC mounted a 60-minute television production of the piece, set in the present day, which aired on station W2XBS in New York City. Norman Lloyd, already a noted stage actor, made his film and television debut in the program. A five-minute, silent kinescope film of this live broadcast, now in New York's Museum of Television and Radio, is the earliest filmed record of an American television drama.
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Aug 12, 2021 - 4:31 PM
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Norman Lloyd made his feature film debut in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1942 wartime thriller SABOTEUR. In the film, “Barry Kane” (Robert Cummings) is an innocent man accused of burning down the California aircraft plant where he works, an act of sabotage that also claimed the life of his best friend, “Ken Mason” (Virgil Summers). After eluding the police, Kane begins a frantic search for the real saboteur, a man he knows only as “Fry” (Norman Lloyd). His pursuit will lead him to one “Charles Tobin” (Otto Kruger), a well-respected businessman who, in reality, is part of a spy network trying to disrupt the U.S. war effort. With the help of “Pat Martin” (Priscilla Lane), a young woman he meets along the way, Kane heads to New York City to prevent yet another act of sabotage. Norman Lloyd and Priscilla Lane in SABOTEUR John Houseman recommended the hiring of Norman Lloyd to Alfred Hitchcock. Three different units worked on SABOTEUR at the same time: Hitchcock with the main unit on a Universal sound stage; second unit director Vernon Keays and cinematographer Charles Van Enger shooting exterior footage in Lone Pine, CA; and John Fulton, the head of Universal's special effects department, shooting background footage in New York City with Norman Lloyd. Frank Skinner’s score for the film has not had a release. The film did only average business at the box office, coming in at #69 for the year, with a $3.6 million gross.
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Aug 13, 2021 - 10:15 AM
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In THE UNSEEN, a couple of murders in an older New England neighborhood lead governess “Elizabeth Howard” (Gail Russell) to become convinced that the mysterious and uninhabited brownstone house next door holds a deadly secret. So, she gives way to her curiosity to try to unlock the mystery of the house, boarded up since a murder took place a decade earlier. The film also stars Herbert Marshall as the friendly local doctor, “Dr Charles Evans,” a neighbor Elizabeth confides in, while Phyllis Brooks is the venomous, scheming “Maxine,” the prior governess. Norman Lloyd plays “Jasper Goodwin,” a prospective purchaser of the property, in the film. Lewis Allen directed this 1945 mystery, which has an unreleased score by Ernst Toch. This Paramount programmer took in $1.9 million at the box office.
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Aug 14, 2021 - 12:41 PM
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THE SOUTHERNER tells of the life of the poor Tucker family—“Sam” and “Nona” (Zachary Scott and Betty Field)—who work as cotton pluggers and decide to get their own ground. But man and nature are against them. When Sam asks neighbor “Devers” (J. Carrol Naish) for access to his well, Devers, a cynical, embittered man, grants it grudgingly and lets Sam know that his chances for success are slim. Later, when things are especially dire, Sam goes to Devers for help. Although Devers has plenty of milk, he spitefully refuses to give Sam any. Devers' daughter “Becky” (Noreen Nash) tries to sneak some milk to Sam, but “Finley” (Norman Lloyd), Devers' cruel, slow-witted nephew, stops her. J. Carrol Naish, Norman Lloyd, and Zachary Scott in THE SOUTHERNER Noted French director Jean Renoir directed the 1945 film, which he considered one of his most satisfying American films. Werner Janssen scored the film, conducting the Janssen Symphony Orchestra and Jester Hairston Chorus. Janssen received an Oscar nomination for Best Music (Scoring, Dramatic or Comedy Picture), losing to Miklós Rózsa for SPELLBOUND. Jean Renoir also received his only Best Director Oscar nomination, losing to Billy Wilder for THE LOST WEEKEND. THE SOUTHERNER had average grosses totaling $4.9 million.
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Aug 15, 2021 - 1:19 AM
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In the Alfred Hitchcock thriller SPELLBOUND, psychiatrist “Constance Peterson” (Ingrid Bergman) protects the identity of an amnesia patient (Gregory Peck) accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory. Norman Lloyd plays “Garmes,” one of Peterson’s patients who is convinced that he killed his father. Norman Lloyd and Ingrid Bergman in SPELLBOUND Miklos Rozsa’s Oscar-winning score was re-recorded by Ray Heindorf and the Warner Bros. Orchestra in 1958 (Warner Bros. LP, Stanyan CD) and by Allan Wilson and the Slovak Radio Symphony in 2007 (Intrada CD). Rozsa’s “Spellbound Concerto,” derived from the score, has seen numerous recordings. Gregory Peck liked the score so much that in his last years, he used it in his one-man touring lecture show, "An Evening with Gregory Peck." The $1.7 million picture was a big hit, coming in at #6 at the box office, with a $12.5 million gross.
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Aug 15, 2021 - 11:56 AM
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A WALK IN THE SUN followed a platoon of American soldiers during World War II as they trudge through the Italian countryside in search of a bridge they have been ordered to blow up, encountering danger and destruction along the way. After the picture's title card, which is the cover of Harry Brown's novel, the soldiers are shown marching, and the camera individually focuses on Dana Andrews (“Sgt. Bill Tyne”), Richard Conte (“Rivera”), George Tyne (“Jake Friedman”), John Ireland (“Windy”), Lloyd Bridges (“Sgt. Ward”), Sterling Holloway (“McWilliams”), Norman Lloyd (“Archimbeau”), Herbert Rudley (“Sgt. Eddie Porter”) and Richard Benedict (“Tranella”), as Burgess Meredith's narration mentions each actor's character name and gives a brief description of the character. Norman Lloyd (right) in A WALK IN THE SUN Samuel Bronston started the production, but after he ran out of his $500,000 of borrowed money, his creditors took over the film and gave it to director Lewis Milestone’s Superior Productions for completion. Superior Productions negotiated with several major studios for distribution rights, and the picture was purchased for distribution by Twentieth Century-Fox. Neither Fox nor Superior Productions ever filed a copyright registration on the film, which is why it is in the public domain today. Many reviews praised the film and favorably compared it to ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, the influential World War I picture directed by Milestone in 1930. Fredric Efrem Rich provided the unreleased score. The film had moderate grosses of $6.2 million.
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Aug 18, 2021 - 4:23 PM
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In THE FLAME AND THE ARROW, “Dardo” (Burt Lancaster), a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors, led by “Count Ulrich” (Frank Allenby). When Dardo’s son “Rudi” (Gordon Gebert) is captured, the rebels kidnap Ulrich's beautiful niece “Anne” (Virginia Mayo) in return. Norman Lloyd plays “Apollo, the troubadour,” who joins Dardo’s followers. Virginia Mayo and Norman Lloyd (far right) in THE FLAME AND THE ARROW Jacques Tourneur directed the 1950 adventure. Max Steiner’s score was nominated for an Academy Award. He lost the Oscar to Franz Waxman for SUNSET BLVD. Steiner’s score was released by Brigham Young Film Music Archives in 1998. THE FLAME AND THE ARROW was the #15 film at the U.S. box office, with a $7.8 million gross. Warner Bros. offered a $1,000 award to anyone who could prove that Burt Lancaster's stunts were performed by a double. To counter any doubts, Lancaster made public appearances on top of a fifteen-foot pole. When the film was re-released in July 1953, Warner Bros. upped the offer to one million dollars to anyone who could prove Lancaster used a stunt double. A man named Jules Garrison declared that stunt double Don Turner was in three sequences of the film and took the studio to court to get the money. The lawsuit was thrown out by the judge, who stated, "I feel that the court has been used as a publicity forum for Burt Lancaster and a three-year-old picture."
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