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- Robert Harris
Studio-bound from the word "go," Philip Dunne's Ten North Frederick, based upon the novel by John O'Hara, seems at times as though it will take off.
I've always been a huge fan of Gary Cooper, but the tale of a successful man seeking love, and finding it with Suzy Parker, seems better in my memory, than it does reviewed. Some okay films gain with the passage of time, others...
Nicely photographed in black & white, and CinemaScope by the great Joe MacDonald, it somehow calls out for some location shots in that city where it's always sunny.
Mr. Dunne began as a writer of some superb films at Fox, and segued into directing in 1955, with Prince of Players. There something missing with Ten North, and while I'd prefer not to point a finger at the director, the fact that he was responsible for the draft, would lead one in that direction.
Image – 4
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
RAH
I've always been a huge fan of Gary Cooper, but the tale of a successful man seeking love, and finding it with Suzy Parker, seems better in my memory, than it does reviewed. Some okay films gain with the passage of time, others...
Nicely photographed in black & white, and CinemaScope by the great Joe MacDonald, it somehow calls out for some location shots in that city where it's always sunny.
Mr. Dunne began as a writer of some superb films at Fox, and segued into directing in 1955, with Prince of Players. There something missing with Ten North, and while I'd prefer not to point a finger at the director, the fact that he was responsible for the draft, would lead one in that direction.
Image – 4
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
RAH