Director Delbert Mann was baffled when Separate Tables, long after its release, was included in a retrospective of British film. Although set in the sleepy seaside resort town of Bournemoth, filming was completed entirely within the confines of Stage 5 of Goldwyn Studios in sunny California, and the director was very American by way of [...]
The Bishop’s Wife tries hard to be an uplifting Christmas film like another post-war drama, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), but falls a bit short in its attempt to pull at the heartstrings. The script is not as tight, and the direction not as consistent as Capra’s perennial holiday favorite, but there is enough here [...]
Actor: Gladys Cooper
Separate Tables (1958)
Director Delbert Mann was baffled when Separate Tables, long after its release, was included in a retrospective of British film. Although set in the sleepy seaside resort town of Bournemoth, filming was completed entirely within the confines of Stage 5 of Goldwyn Studios in sunny California, and the director was very American by way of [...]
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
The Bishop’s Wife tries hard to be an uplifting Christmas film like another post-war drama, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), but falls a bit short in its attempt to pull at the heartstrings. The script is not as tight, and the direction not as consistent as Capra’s perennial holiday favorite, but there is enough here [...]