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US Mall 1 - Woman's World
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List Price: $19.98
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Clifton Webb, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Lauren Bacall, Fred MacMurray
Directed By: Jean Negulesco
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303419763
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6303419763
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 1995-05-03
Running Time: 94
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1954-09-30
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Summary: Underated 50's movie with an all star cast that should be on DVD.
Comment: This is a great movie that most people have never heard of. An all star cast in Cinemascope and Technicolor, this forgotten gem should be on DVD. Better yet, Fox, how about putting together a Clifton Webb DVD box set with some of his classic performances including this movie, Sitting Pretty (another neglected jewel) and the other 2 Mr. Belvediere movies, Stars and Stripes Forever and The Remarkable Mister Pennypacker to name a few. Give us a break, Fox!
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Summary: Priceless classic
Comment: A WOMAN'S WORLD is one of a kind movie...well maybe not so if you think of THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN and THE PLEASURE SEEKERS and films of that ilk. But it's one of the best, made when CinemaScope was new to Fox Studios. In fact that was Fox's "heyday" of scope films. They have released so many inferior products on DVD, why don't they start releasing some good old Scope films like A WOMANS'S WORLD? A Scope collection could include TEN NORTH FREDERICK; IN LOVE AND WAR; VIEW FROM POMPEY'S HEAD; VIOLENT SATURDAY to name just a few. WORLD is a bygone era of film making, the likes of we'll never see again. Great stars, scenery and a film score that's rich in atmosphere and romance. It has everything going for it with a nice "whodunit" twist at the end. Three couples are invited to New York to see which husband will be given the job of General Manager of a automotive company. The wives will have a lot to do with the end result. No great shakes of a plot, but this is just plain old fashioned entertainment. Now let's get this on DVD already. Is anyone who is the highest of echilon listening? Also, why not have a Clifton Web collection as he made all of his films at Fox. WOMANS'A WORLD; HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS; STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER; DREAMBOAT; MR. SCOUTMASTER; ELOPEMENT and the three BELVEDERE films. Come on Fox, get with it. What a collection that would make.
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Summary: DVD PLEASE !!!!!!!!
Comment: Please release this on DVD. With this all-star cast and view of 1950's New York this really needs to be on DVD. The clothes & scenerey are stunning. And besides my VHS tape is wearing out. I would love to see this digitalized with the colors back to their original hue. PLEASE Studios get on this one.
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Summary: entertaining film, should be on dvd
Comment: "Woman's World" is a fun and likable comedy with a first-rate cast, and it deserves to be put out on dvd. It also has funny and pointed dialogue, probably from Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, the celebrated playwriting team who wrote "Life with Father" among other hits, and who have an "additional dialogue by" credit on the film.
Clifton Webb brings 3 married couples to New York City to decide who should take over a major job in his auto factory. Cornel Wilde is the good guy with the square, awkward wife June Allyson. Fred MacMurray is the troubled one with an ulcer, and Lauren Bacall is his wised-up wife, agreeing to pretend she's not about to divorce him.
Van Heflin is the "still waters run deep" candidate with the gorgeous wife Arlene Dahl (with a Texas accent?), who sends out hilariously over-the-top sexual vibes to everyone including Clifton Webb. (Doesn't she know he's probably not interested? Of course, this is the 50s.) Miss Dahl is both charismatic and funny in this film.
The six actors playing the husbands and wives are all fun to watch. MacMurray and Bacall have the meatiest material, since they're dealing with a genuine problem marriage. I love their introductory scene, driving through the Lincoln Tunnel. As they're about to get out of the tunnel after a bitter exchange, he says "looks there's the light," and she says dryly, "I saw the light a long time ago" in her best Bacall drawl.
A fun side story has Bacall's character generously taking Allyson under her wing, since Allyson's character seems incapable of dressing herself or choosing an appropriate wardrobe. (Having blown her budget on a gruesome barbecue "chef" outfit for the whole family back home, very 50s.) Bacall, always playing someone savvy, takes her to a bargain basement kind of place that carries dicarded originals, and the scene of pandemonium of women ransacking the disorganized racks of sale price clothing is hilarious.
Anyway, it's an entertaining movie, and a fun capsule of 50s America, with good location shots of New York City. Doesn't deserve to disappear.
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Summary: Please, give this movie a chance.
Comment: This has been one of my favorite movies since I was a little girl. It's lighthearted and fun. It has an all star cast that includes June Allyson, Lauren Bacall, and Fred MacMurray. The story is also very good. June Allyson is so funny. This is really a great classic that should be released on dvd.
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