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Misc Directors #003 - Michael Gordon

Volume #003 - MICHAEL GORDON


How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
The Impossible Years (1968)
Texas Across the River (1966)
A Very Special Favor (1965)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
For Love or Money (1963)
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Portrait in Black (1960)
Pillow Talk (1959)
All Hallowe'en (1952)
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Woman in Hiding (1950)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
An Act of Murder (1948)
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
The Web (1947)
Crime Doctor (1943)
One Dangerous Night (1943)
Underground Agent (1942)
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)



He started out making dramas, and then was blacklisted. When he returned, his focus was on lighter films, being one of the foremost directors in the late 50s/early 60s Sex Comedy subgenre, including the masterpiece, Pillow Talk.

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george kaplan

MICHAEL GORDON

Seen: 3
Like: 3
Own: 2

Rank order:

Pillow Talk (1959)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Boys' Night Out (1962)


I haven't seen any of his earlier dramas, but enjoy his later comedies.

"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder

"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.

"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock

"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk

Brook K

Hadn't heard of this director, haven't seen anything. Pillow Talk is the only one I'm sure I've heard of so I can't say how interested I am in seeking any of these out.

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Only seen Cyrano de Bergerac.

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Seen 3
Own 0

How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
The Impossible Years (1968)
Texas Across the River (1966)
A Very Special Favor (1965)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
For Love or Money (1963)
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Portrait in Black (1960)
Pillow Talk (1959)
All Hallowe'en (1952)
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Woman in Hiding (1950)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
An Act of Murder (1948)
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
The Web (1947)
Crime Doctor (1943)
One Dangerous Night (1943)
Underground Agent (1942)
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)

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How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
The Impossible Years (1968)
Texas Across the River (1966)
A Very Special Favor (1965)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
For Love or Money (1963)
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Portrait in Black (1960)
Pillow Talk (1959)
All Hallowe'en (1952)
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Woman in Hiding (1950)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
An Act of Murder (1948)
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
The Web (1947)
Crime Doctor (1943)
One Dangerous Night (1943)
Underground Agent (1942)
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)

Seen 9
Own 0

I thought that the intent of George's abrupt muscling-in on Brook's parade was to provide a list of "non-obscure" directors?

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george kaplan

No, it was to find directors that Brook would find obscure, rather than the ones he has that I find obscure. Given that this thread has him saying, "Hadn't heard of this director, haven't seen anything", I think I've succeeded.

"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder

"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.

"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock

"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk

Jim_K

Re: Misc Directors #003 - Michael Gordon

Update:

Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)

Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, King Kong, La Femme Nikita, Planet Terror, Raging Bull, Ronin, The Third Man DVD: .................