Blu-ray Review Saigon – Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[t1g3r5fan]

Let’s look at Saigon.
Few actresses had the meteoric rise to stardom in any era of Hollywood quite like Veronica Lake. The Brooklyn born actress known for her signature “peek-a-boo bang” look went from being an extra named Constance Keane in 1939 to being named the leading lady for Mitchell Leisen’s military drama I Wanted Wings (1941) in just under two years. Now bearing her stage name, Lake would become one of Paramount’s top stars with films like Sullivan’s Travels (1941), I Married a Witch (1942), and The Glass Key (also 1942), the latter of which starred Alan Ladd. Though they already shared scenes together in This Gun for Hire, their second film together made Lake and Ladd a screen duo that Paramount parlayed into two more films, with Saigon closing out the pairings. Long unavailable on home video, Kino has licensed the movie from Universal for its home video debut here.



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[Robert Crawford]

Thank you for your review. I watched this Blu-ray a couple of weeks ago and thought the movie was okay after not seeing it beforehand. I watched it twice in its entirety because I wanted to listen to the audio commentary which was one of Lee Gambin's last ones before his passing.

 

[Osato]

Thank you! I ordered the film tonight!

 

[Robert Harris]

Great review, with nice historical background. Henry Bumstead became a major go-to as art director for Hitchcock, Eastwood and Hill. His work on The Sting gave him an Academy Award. Saigon was his first credited production as art director. Miss Lake made her first appearance at only 16.