I came across this publicity photo of Dorothy Dandridge by happenstance, which was obviously made during the golden age of studio publicity photos. There was no caption for the photo other than her name, but judging from how she’s (ahem..) dressed and the nautical looking door, it was easy to guess what film it’s from. It’s from one of her more interesting and oddest films, and definitely worth a couple of words, which I shall say right here. It’s a publicity still from her 1958 MGM suspense thriller "The Decks Ran Red," starring, along with Dandridge, James Mason, Broderick Crawford, Stuart Whitman and Joel Fluellen. To date, it’s never been available on DVD and is rarely ...
- 2/18/2016
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Am I good or what? In my recent piece about the Dorothy Dandridge film, The Decks Ran Red (Here), I speculated that, being a late 50’s MGM film, it was a very likely candidate to be released one day on Warner Home Video’s DVD-on-demand label Warner Archive.Well guess what? Turns out that it’s coming out on the label this very week, today in fact. The first time the film has been available in any video format.I didn’t have any idea that it was coming out so soon. Just perfect timing I guess. But as I said in my earlier piece, It’s no major classic, but it's definitely a film that's well worth seeing, especially for a little seen or known Dorothy Dandridge filmGo Here if you’re...
- 6/4/2013
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
I came across this publicity photo of Dorothy Dandridge by happenstance a few days ago, which was obviously made during the golden age of studio publicity photos. There was no caption for the photo other than her name, but judging from how she’s (ahem..) dressed and the nautical looking door, it was easy to guess what film it’s from.It’s from one of her more interesting and oddest films and definitely worth a couple of words which I shall say right here.It’s a publicity still from her 1958 MGM suspense thriller The Decks Ran Red, starring, along with Dandridge, James Mason, Broderick Crawford, Stuart Whitman and Joel Fluellen. To date, it’s never been available on DVD and is...
- 5/27/2013
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
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