#millard kaufman

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Magoo Goes Skiing animation cel (1954)

[gregorygalloway]

Bad Day at Black Rock was released on 7 January 1955.

Based on Howard Breslin's 1947 short story, "Bad Day at Honda," Millard Kaufman and Don McGuire wrote the screenplay, and John Sturges directed.

Spencer Tracy was 54 years old at the time of the shooting (much older than the protagonist of the short story, and too old to plausibly be a WWII vet) and tried to back out of the picture, but remained only after producer Dore Schary assured Tracy that he would be sued for breaking his contract. Tracy was nominated for his 5th Academy Award for his performance.

Bad Day at Black Rock was nominated for Best Picture, as well as Best Adapted Screenplay.

[rhade-zapan]

Convicts 4 ~ Millard Kaufman ~ 1962

Feat: Vincent Price

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[snow-and-glass]

i glanced out the window at the signs of spring. the sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright.

A Court of Thorns and Roses - Spring Court

[seanwicks]

Noirvember

GUN CRAZY a.k.a. DEADLY IS THE FEMALE (1950)

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

Screenplay: MacKinlay Kantor and Dalton Trumbo (front: Millard Kaufman)

Based on the Short Story by MacKinlay Kantor

[theoscarsproject]

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). A one-handed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.

This is a fun and unusual take on the western, inventively told, with a taut plot and some genuinely great characters. Spencer Tracy is typically good in the role, even if his lack of a hand feels, a, a little irrelevant, and b, hilariously done as he’s obviously just balled his hand up in his sleeve. Still, it’s a good thriller, and one worth the watch. 7.5/10.

[gregorygalloway]

Gun Crazy was originally released in the US on 20 January 1950 under the title Deadly is the Female (the title was changed in August 1950).

Based on MacKinlay Kantor’s 1938 short story in The Saturday Evening Post, the screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo (who had been blacklisted in 1947) but credited to Millard Kaufman. Trumbo was not recognized as the writer until 1992. "I've been telling people for years that I didn't write that movie," Kaufman told Daily Variety in 1992. He also admitted that he’d never watched the film.

The low-budget, stylistic film cast 2 unknowns as leads - 23 year-old Peggy    Cummins and 30-year-old John Dall. Veteran director Joseph Lewis encouraged improvisation and placing his actors in “realistic” settings (often with unsuspecting onlookers, while Lewis placed the camera inside a car).

While Gun Crazy was a cult b-movie, it’s influence was apparent (especially on 1967′s Bonnie and Clyde) and its reputation has grown since its initial release.

[wepicy]

Happiness Quote By Millard Kaufman, “Happiness, it has been observed, is best achieved by those who have been most unhappy heretofore.” Millard Kaufman, - Bowl Of Cherries