In a message dated 11/15/06 6:05:40 PM,
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net writes:
> Bill wrote:
>
> "I've learned there were reasons for it: for
example, Warner Brothers
> was the "cheap" movie company and fast-paced action
was demanded by the
> brothers in place of star-power, plot and
character-development. If
> anyone has further information about Warners and its
"tough guy" image
> I'd like to hear about it."
>
> Not sure if this applies to Warner, but their
"cheapness" implies it
> might. I seem to remember that a college
professor of mine, Douglas
> Gomery, wrote an article about film noir's
distinctive look coming from
> studios cutting costs by lowering the wattage of the
lighting on their
> movies.
>
> Mark
>
they had Cagney, Bogart and Edward G Robinson under contract.
what were they gonna do, make children's stories?
John Lau
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