The Alternative American Film List

An ongoing project to survey the best films of individual decades, genres, and filmmakers
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Vic Pardo
Joined: Fri May 01, 2009 10:24 am

Re: The Alternative American Film List

#101 Post by Vic Pardo »

Juan Meyer wrote:Agree about White Heat there, with its spectacular Cagney performance and finale. Probably fell through the cracks because its director (Raoul Walsh) is not part of the canon.

Strangers on a Train, the Highsmith/Hitchcok meeting I also think is missing, as well as two major works by Hal Ashby, The Last Detail and Shampoo.
THE ROARING 20'S is on the alternate list, but it seems to be the only Walsh film found on either list. It's a great film, but HIGH SIERRA and WHITE HEAT are even better. (Cagney and Bogart in the first, Bogart in the second, Cagney in the third.)

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN is definitely one of Hitchcock's best and another one that I appreciate more the older I get, esp. Walker's performance.
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