Doppel-Gangster

He's staring himself in the eye
Two characters played by one guy
A tough-talking crook
The other a schnook
Apparently one has to die.

Two Edward G. Robinsons get The Whole Town's Talking (John Ford; 1935).

Seven Women on the Verge

A masterpiece, long thought a turkey
Ford's last sports a Mongol Mazurki
You'll explode with unease
Woody Strode plays Chinese
Two nasties gone wrong run berserki.

David Cairns



John Ford's final film is Seven Women (1966). Ann Bancroft helps missionary Sue Lyon (top) resist the advances of barbarian warlord Mike Mazurki and his cut-throat gang of warriors, one of whom is Woody Strode (above). The Late Show: The Late Films Blogathon runs all week at David Cairns' Shadowplay, celebrating late films by great filmmakers.

Directors Weak

Directors, in doubt, seek 'protection'Of angles they shoot a collection
Their cutting room floors
stream film out the doors
with editors giving direction

George Stevens, John Ford, and Billy Wilder (IMDb photo).

We sit in the Directors chair all this week at Limerwrecks.
Needless to say, the master filmmakers we feature here would
never use this indecisive method. John Ford was famous for
putting his hand in front of the lens to ensure that a shot would
be cut where he wanted it cut. That, or he famously said that's
what he did. Welcome to Directors Week at Limerwrecks.