Comments on: Father Knows Best: “The Desperate Hours” (1955) http://theroadshowversion.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/father-knows-best-the-desperate-hours-1955/ a modern take on classic movies Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:36:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rencsi http://theroadshowversion.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/father-knows-best-the-desperate-hours-1955/#comment-218 Rencsi Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:19:05 +0000 http://theroadshowversion.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-218 I just saw that the house has passed a resolution to honor Paul Newman. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_en_mo/paul_newman_resolution. I did a google image search for "Paul Newman and The Long Hot Summer." Your still from the movie is the exact moment I fell in love with Paul Newman. It was a couple years ago so I was about 25 at the time, and I had never really gotten into classic movies. It was late and I was doing some housework with TCM on and there he was... What a handsome man. I just saw that the house has passed a resolution to honor Paul Newman. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_en_mo/paul_newman_resolution.

I did a google image search for “Paul Newman and The Long Hot Summer.” Your still from the movie is the exact moment I fell in love with Paul Newman. It was a couple years ago so I was about 25 at the time, and I had never really gotten into classic movies. It was late and I was doing some housework with TCM on and there he was… What a handsome man.

]]> By: Jacqui http://theroadshowversion.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/father-knows-best-the-desperate-hours-1955/#comment-208 Jacqui Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:07:01 +0000 http://theroadshowversion.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-208 Sorry for the extremely late reply, but Paul Newman actually received rave reviews for his performance as Glenn. I actually saw this on Broadway as a drama student (showing my age). He was originally billed third or fourth (being a new comer), but due to the critics absolutely loving his role, the producers had to elevate him to top billing!! Behind the perfect face and beautiful blue eyes, Newman gave Glenn a lurking, wild, animalistic streak that perhaps made him far more dangerous than Bogie could have. Very similar to the character he played in Hud. That was always the trouble with Newman. He was so incredibly handsome and sexy that no one took him seriously in roles where he was required to be evil and nasty. Yet the Desperate Hours remains one of his highest-acclaimed performances in theatre or on film. Just because he is good looking, never discount him. Sorry for the extremely late reply, but Paul Newman actually received rave reviews for his performance as Glenn. I actually saw this on Broadway as a drama student (showing my age). He was originally billed third or fourth (being a new comer), but due to the critics absolutely loving his role, the producers had to elevate him to top billing!! Behind the perfect face and beautiful blue eyes, Newman gave Glenn a lurking, wild, animalistic streak that perhaps made him far more dangerous than Bogie could have. Very similar to the character he played in Hud.

That was always the trouble with Newman. He was so incredibly handsome and sexy that no one took him seriously in roles where he was required to be evil and nasty. Yet the Desperate Hours remains one of his highest-acclaimed performances in theatre or on film.

Just because he is good looking, never discount him.

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