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starring: Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Betty Field, Charles Coburndirected by: Sam Wood
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302308204
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
ISBN: 6302308208
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 126 minutes
Sales Rank: 2592
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: April 18, 1942
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Rating: - When A Potboiler Becomes a Great Movie
KINGS ROW is one of those rare films that transcends its potboiler status into one that can make a legitimate claim as a near-great movie. Taken from the novel by Harry Bellamann, KINGS ROW, under the sure hand of director Sam Wood, manages to convey a gripping peek into the lives of Middle America at the turn of the century. There are many critics who compare this to a pre-World War II PEYTON PLACE, and there is some justification for that in that both deal with the lives of small town residents ... Read More
Rating: - My Favorite Movie
Anyone that says that Ronald Reagan couldn't act needs to see this movie. It is a sweeping story of friendship, loyalty and hope set in a small town at the turn of the century. Don't think that means that it is sappy, a small town has it secrets and bad times too.
Rating: - A Dark Masterpiece
"King's Row" is one of the darkest masterpieces ever to come out of the Hollywood studio system. Released on February 2, 1942, this scathing attack on turn of the century small town American life probably would not have been made in patriotic, post-Pearl Harbor USA. As it was, filming was nearly completed when the Japanese attacked. Though Warner Brothers executives were fearful the movie might be too depressing for patrons so soon after their country had gone to war, "King's Row" found it's audience ... Read More
Rating: - Great DVD
This is a great DVD that most of the older generation would appreciate more than the younger generation.
Rating: - a masterpiece and a classic---
this movie is so heavy and intense--and ultimately joyful !!! it knocks me out every time i watch it-- sheer brilliance---- every aspect--cast crew soundtrack-- howe's cinematography !!sam woods' briiliant direction and the soundtrack !! korngold at his best -- and thats saying something ! masterful at every turn !! and what turns-- this plot will knock u out !! and the amazing prescient book its based on-- it's about the early days of psychiatry-among other things--and the underbelly of the human psyche ... Read More
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