Band of Angels
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Movie Reviews of Band of Angels
Movie Review: Gable, Poitier, DeCarlo are outstanding!, Good Movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a Clark Gable fan and anytime I can get a movie on dvd I do so to add to my collection and to replace the vhs copy that I probably have already. I noticed this came available after Yvonne DeCarlo passed away. I wanted it of coarse and bought it.
It is wonderful! Made in 1957,3 years before Gable passed away. I won't go into any detail about the story line itself as the other reviewers do a good job of that. What I will say is that the color and quality of the film are fantastic compared to my vhs copy. The sets are superb as only old Hollywood could do. Authentic footage of the south. Max Steiner's score is great and you're reminded of "Gone With The Wind".
Yvonne DeCarlo is good, you see why she is cast here as they needed an actress with a look that would be believable going along with the story line. Clark Gable is great as always and he is my fave actor of all time. But the outstanding performance here is Sidney Poitier, he gives this movie the believable drama that makes you realize he was going to be and was even then a great actor. If you love Sidney Poitier (I have many of his movies my fave being "To Sir With Love") you must see this movie. It is great to see him and Clark Gable on the screen together. Two movie legends, one was already a legend and one was going to be.
One reviewer said they loved this better than "Gone With The Wind". I told my wife that and then she watched the movie with me. As soon as it was over she said "Good movie...but it is not better than Gone With The Wind I'm sorry to tell you". It is true it is not better than than GWTW but it is really a good movie and I am happy to have it in my collection.
Movie Review: fascinating film
Summary: 4 Stars
was not aware of this picture before Amazon recommended it to me . lots of folks here take real fine runs at describing its merits and faults . i come down strongly in favor of the picture but would stop well short of comparing it to Gone With The Wind . it's quite a film with a very intesting story to tell . if you're undecided , i'd hop off the fence because there's simply too much going for this obscure picture to mar its fascinating story . bought it outright . no regrets . the two male leads are in top form . Ms. Decarlo does not knock my socks off and the picture has other painful failings (an akward visit from a seafairing friend) , singing people in bondage , comic relief female house servant and so on . it is a film of its time though . see what you think .Movie Review: Rhett Butler full grown
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this film for 4 different reasons. I very much like the type of man that Clark Gable played and I think became. This is a tale of redemption, an interracial love story, and as one review wrote perhaps the clearest protrayal of blacks in the US of A that has been seen on film.
This shows a former sea captain, a former slaver, a very wealthy adult living in New Orleans at the outbreak of the War Between The States Who for some reason pays a fortune for a young mulatto girl off of the slave block. Take her home, and does not have sex with her. This is a story of a gentleman who is not a pussy.
This movie shows that once Clark Gable played a part, that part would always be his whether it is in a film or a book.
Movie Review: A Civil War Classic
Summary: 4 Stars
This film wasn't too kindly received when it was first released, but it has gained momentum over time. Maybe it's because we all love Clark Gable so much. I never saw him in any film that was completely bad. That marvelous Gable personality always saved the day and the movie. This film was a little campy, but the story is action packed and oh sooooooo romantic. I've just viewed it for the third time and I'll probably view it again, since I now have it in my collection.
Carolyn Kingsley, author, The Citrus Baron
A family saga of old Florida
Movie Review: BAND OF ANGELS ON DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
BOOK WAS GREAT AND MOVIE WAS VERY VERY GOOD. GAVE BOTH CLARK GABLE AND YVONNE DE CARLO GREAT ROLES. YVONNE DE CARLO AGAIN PROVED THAT SHE COULD ACT MANY ROLES AND IS VERY GOOD HERE. ONE OF OUR UNDERRATED ACTRESSES. GABLE AS USUAL IS PERFECT IN ANOTHER GREAT PART.