The Black Book

Starring: Richard Basehart, Robert Cummings Director: Anthony Mann Dvd Release: 18th November, 2003 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Black & White, PAL, Region 0 Encoding

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Robert Cummings, also known as Bob Cummings, was an American motion picture & television actor. He chiefly performed in comic roles but was effective in his few dramas, especially two Alfred Hitchcock films, Saboteur & Dial M for Murder. Cummings was born in Joplin, Missouri. While attending high school there he was taught to fly by his godfather, Orville Wright. He studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania & the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He had a brief career on Broadway under the stage name Blade Stanhope Conway, a supposed Englishman, before moving to Hollywood, California, first acting under the name & persona of Bruce Hutchens, wealthy Texan. In the 1930s Cummings worked as a contract player & appeared in a number of minor roles. He achieved stardom in 1939 in Three Smart Girls Grow Up opposite Deanna Durbin. The Devil & Miss Jones with Jean Arthur & The Bride Wore Boots with Barbara Stanwyck. Kings Row, Saboteur & Dial M for Murder. Posters Of Saboteur

Editors Choice: The Chase, Saboteur, View DVDology

After the article has been cleaned up, you may remove this message. For help, see How to Edit a Page & the style & How-to Directory. Anthony Mann was born Emil Anton Bundmann in Port Loma, near San Diego, California. He started out as an actor, appearing off-Broadway in New York, then moved to Hollywood in 1938, joining the Selznick Company. He became an assistant director & moved into directing in 1942, directing low-budget assignments for RKO & Republic. His early films noir such as Desperate, Rail Roaded, T-Men & Raw Deal are well regarded today, but Mann would soon excel in the Western genre, making a cycle of famous Westerns featuring James Stewart, beginning with Winchester 73, seen as one of the best Westerns ever made. The Stewart cycle includes Where the River Bends, The Naked Spur, The Far Country & The Man from Laramie. Manns other famous Western is Man of the West, starring Gary Cooper. In all these Westerns, Mann displayed an acute visual sensitivity towards the American Western landscape, effortlessly blending naturual vistas with human drama. Posters Of El Cid

Editors Choice: The Heroes Of Telemark, The Fall Of The Roman Empire, El Cid, The Man From Laramie, Winchester 73, Bend Of The River, Railroaded, He Walked By Night, View DVDology

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