Autumn leaves 1956 joan crawford, cliff robertson, vera. I just love joan crawford in everything she plays in. Robert aldrich biography, movie highlights and photos. Autumn leaves 1956 cast and crew after lonely, middleaged woman millicent weatherby joan crawford meets the vibrant and young burt hanson cliff robertson at a restaurant, they go out on a date. This is a 1sheet movie poster, measuring 27 x 41 good shape for its age, featuring joan crawford and cliff robertson for the 1956 dramatic motion picture, autumn leaves director. Joan crawford full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Millicent wetherby, spinster who marries younger psycho. Older milly joan crawford is rightly nervous about her date at the beach with impetuous burt cliff robertson in a typically weird scene from robert aldrichs autumn leaves, 1956. As burt successfully woos her and wins her hand in marriage, rumors begin to surface that millicents newfound beau is in. Autumn leaves 1956 robert aldrich short film, turner. Millicent wetherby is a middleaged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. Centering on joan crawford and cliff robertsons troubled maydecember romance, autumn leaves garnered aldrich the silver bear at the berlin film festival.
Autumn leaves 1956 robert aldrich full film joan crawford. Returning to the troubled realm of masculine violence, aldrich turned out the taut antiwar war film attack 1956, featuring palance and lee marvin. Kaufen sie herbststurme autumn leaves 1956 gunstig ein. The screenplay was written by jean rouverol and hugo butler, though it was credited to jack jevne, since rouverol and butler were blacklisted at the time of the films release. Jul 29, 2010 in the intense noir melodrama autumn leaves, joan crawford in the last good decade of her career plays milly, a rich, older, careeroriented spinster. Autumn leaves leaves me with the sense of the film being an overwrought soap opera, with joan crawford pouring on the masochism and selfloathing. A chance meeting with young cliff robertson at a concert brings two people with needs together. With joan crawford, vera miles, lorne greene, cliff robertson. Aug, 20 autumn leaves 1956 robert aldrich full film joan crawford, vera miles, lorne greene, ruth donnelly, cliff robertson. You dont have to be a big fan to appreciate this one. I am ashamed of myself for not giving autumn leaves its due credit.
Video of autumn leaves full movie for fans of joan crawford. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie. As for autumn leaves, boy oh boy this was not what i expected. Vicious, cynical, and borderline nihilistic, aldrichs movies churned idealistic characters through crucibles of violence and disillusionment where do you go when your worldview has been shattered. This is a movie i only discovered in the last few years, and i have to say i think its one of joan s best performances, she was able to convey millies loneliness and insecurity regarding her age with such ease, that my heart ached for her. Biden earns warren backing in show of democratic unity. Joan crawford autumn leaves scene 1956 giuseppinamatteson. Autumn leaves 1956 after lonely, middleaged woman millicent weatherby joan crawford meets the vibrant and young burt hanson cliff robertson at a restaurant, they go out on a date. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Watch the front row autumn leaves the new yorker video. They walk off into the falling autumn leaves with nat king cole singing along. Autumn leaves 1956 approved 1h 47min drama 8 october 1956 italy millicent wetherby is a middleaged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. Autumn leaves 1956 robert aldrich, joan crawford, cliff.
During the latter half of the 1950s, crawford starred in a series of b movies, including romantic dramas female on the beach 1955 and autumn leaves 1956. The screenplay was written by jean rouverol and hugo butler, though it was credited to jack jevne serving as a front, since rouverol and butler were. The plot concerns an aging former actress who holds her paraplegic ex movie star sister captive in an old hollywood mansion. Richard brody on robert aldrichs autumn leaves, from 1956, starring joan crawford. Volto di donna 22 1941 joan crawford video dailymotion. Dvd release part of tcms joan crawford in the 1950s. Autumn leaves was a modest boxoffice success, chiefly among crawford s female fans. Autumn leaves finds joan crawford as fortyish unmarried woman living alone in a court bungalow with landlady ruth donnelly for occasional company. Its been passed over as camp because of its star, joan crawford, but aldrich brings. Though a very attractive fortysomething, crawford remains aloof from romance until she meets cliff robertson, a young man half her age.
All of aldrichs early work is intriguing, but autumn leaves is his secret gem. Buy joan crawford movie posters from movie poster shop. For all his surface charm, the man has some deep issues. This is a 1sheet movie poster, measuring 27 x 41 good shape for its age, featuring joan crawford and cliff robertson for the 1956 dramatic motion picture,autumn leaves director. The song was composed by joseph kosma with lyrics by french poet jacques prevert. Please view the movie listings and the picture of the actual items being sold. It is about a millicent wetherby who is a middleaged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. Crawford plays millicent wetherby, a stenographer who meets a nice young man named bert hanson, who is way younger than millicent, at a diner and. Most of his later movies are at least a half hour too long, and. During her time on the pepsicola board of directors, whenever she and the current president of cocacola happened to be in the same restaurant at the same time, each of them would send the other a bottle of the others product. Joan crawford in the 1950s harriet craig queen bee autumn leaves the. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Autumn leaves is a 1956 american film noir drama directed by robert aldrich and starring joan crawford in an older womanyounger man tale of mental illness.
Joan crawford cliff robertson autumn leaves original 1sheet. I highly recommend this film for anyone who even remotely enjoys joan crawfords films. The english version of les feuilles mortes was written by american song writer johnny mercer in 1947 under the title autumn leaves. She is understandably distraught, pointing out their age difference is rather extreme never specifically stated, but at least 20 years, and encouraging him to consider younger women. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Autumn leaves from 1956 joan crawford and cliff robertson. This is what troubles me about the bulk of crawfords films. Aldrich won the silver bear for best director at the 1956 berlin internatio. Few actresses other than joan crawford could have successfully pulled off the melodramatic excesses of autumn leaves. The collision of his tough style with the soapy material makes for a film that never loses its queasy tension. Nat king cole sings with class the popular johnny mercer title song.
Autumn leaves 1956 robert aldrich, joan crawford, cliff robertson, vera miles, drama february 16, 2017 millicent wetherby is a middleaged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. An ardent and persistent suitor, robertson finally breaks down her resistence to marriage. I found autumn leaves a very good film with a strong cast of actors namely joan crawford lorne green vera miles and cliff robertson who portrays a person having a breakdown due to marriage problems. Richard brody on robert aldrichs 1956 film autumn leaves, starring joan crawford, which provides crucial backstory to the miniseries feud. He supplemented his somewhat unsatisfactory bigscreen work with interesting appearances on television, including the lead male role in the small. Nov 04, 2019 unsubscribe from joan crawford and bette davis movies. The cast was perfect, the script was good, and i think bob aldrich handled everything well. Vicious, cynical, and borderline nihilistic, aldrichs movies churned idealistic characters through crucibles of violence and disillusionment. Millicents solitary existence changes when she encounters burt hansen a charismatic younger man. Burt asks her to a movie, and in quick order tells her he wants to get married. About the song autumn leaves les feuilles mortes literally the dead leaves is a popular french song originally recorded in 1945. The joan crawford filmography lists the film appearances of american actress joan crawford, who starred in numerous feature films throughout a lengthy career that spanned nearly five decades.
Autumn leaves 1956 joan crawford, cliff robertson, vera miles drama harriet craig 1950 joan crawford, wendell corey drama. This is what troubles me about the bulk of crawford s films. Autumn leaves is a 1956 columbia pictures drama film starring joan crawford and cliff robertson in an older womanyounger man tale of mental illness. Mar 22, 2017 richard brody on robert aldrichs 1956 film autumn leaves, starring joan crawford, which provides crucial backstory to the miniseries feud. Apr 3, 2017 joan crawford on the set of autumn leaves. Jun 16, 2004 all of aldrichs early work is intriguing, but autumn leaves is his secret gem. I wish i had seen the movie before i found the location, it would have made things a lot easier. Joan crawford stars in autumn leaves joan crawford, who has probably logged more hours of suffering than any actress in american films, racks up another 108 minutes of it in columbias autumn leaves. Autumn leaves full movie joan crawford video fanpop. The screenplay was written by jean rouverol and hugo butler, though it was credited to jack jevne, rouverol and butler being blacklisted at the time of the films release. Joan crawford, cliff robertson, vera miles, lorne greene, ruth donnelly, shepperd strudwick, selmer jackson, maxine cooper, marjorie bennett. I didnt realize how joan crawford deprived i was until watching this film.
May 10, 1977 was an american film and television actress who began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting as a chorus girl on broadway. In 1962, crawford was teamed with bette davis in a film adaptation of what ever happened to baby jane the thriller film was a box office. Autumn leaves 1956 cast and crew after lonely, middleaged woman millicent weatherby joan crawford meets the vibrant and young burt hanson cliff robertson at. Autumn leaves is the story of what happens to a robert aldrich hero after the robert aldrich movie ends. Lot of 3 dvd boxsets joan crawford classic hollywood. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52.
The screenplay by lukas heller is based on the novel what ever happened to baby jane. I was very disciplined about this crawford season and only saw two other films. Autumn leaves 1956 joan crawford vera miles rare daybill. Vhs, dvd tcm joan crawford in the 1950s collection 11657. Herbststurme autumn leaves 1956 italienische import.
In his own words the official website of cliff robertson. Joan crawford, cliff robertson, vera miles, imdb rating. But, robertson worked with true hollywood royalty in the 1956 robert aldrich f ilm autumn leaves, where he held his own against joan crawford in what she called best older womanyounger man movie ever made. Its been passed over as camp because of its star, joan crawford, but aldrich brings all his hard edges to this womans picture. The actress thought highly of the film, deeming it the best older womanyounger man movie ever made, and added, everything clicked on autumn leaves.
Freuds notebooks fluttered down at the astor yesterday. With joan crawford, cliff robertson, vera miles, lorne greene. It gives its name to a hollywood movie in 1956 starring joan crawford. Joan crawford cliff robertson autumn leaves original 1. Its crawford s best movie of the 1950s, after sudden fear. Robert aldrich the dirty dozentoo late the herokiss me deadly directs this weepie womans pic melodrama with style. Nov, 20 autumn leaves 1956 starring joan crawford and cliff robertson playing this week 1114 at chelsea classics.
Joan crawford list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Joan crawford, who has probably logged more hours of suffering than any actress in american films, racks up another 108 minutes of it in columbias autumn leaves. Joan crawford in the 1950s harriet craig 1950 queen bee 1955 autumn leaves 1956 the story of esther costello 1957 the joan crawford collection the women 1939 mildred pierce 1945 humoresque 1946. The screenplay was written by jean rouverol and hugo butler, though it was credited to jack jevne, rouverol and butler being blacklisted at. Richard brody on robert aldrichs autumn leaves, from 1956, starring joan crawford in her first collaboration with the director before the 1962 box office hit what ever happened to baby. Alone at the concert, milly joan crawford enjoys her first flashback to life with her father selmer jackson in robert aldrichs autumn leaves, 1956. A columbia pictures release of an older womanyounger man tale of mental illness. Autumn leaves movie autumn leaves is a 1956 american film noir drama film by columbia pictures starring joan crawford and cliff robertson in an older womanyounger man tale of mental illness. Upon meeting the younger and charming burt cliff robertson, she falls in love with him, not realizing his problems as a schizoid paranoid. Friday night 5 october we watched the gloriously tortured melodrama autumn leaves 1956 an ideal way to conclude the british film institutes joan crawford retrospective fierce. Crawford supported the film and stated everything clicked on autumn leaves.
The sexy joan crawford seduces the hunky cliff robertson in this older womanyounger man romance. Joan crawford was born lucille fay lesueur on march 23, 1906, in san antonio, texas, to anna belle. She made her film debut in lady of the night 1925 as a body double for film star norma shearer. Love on the run movie 1936 starring joan crawford, clark gable, franchot tone and reginald owen. The file on thelma jordon 1949 barbara stanwyck, wendell corey crime, drama, filmnoir. In the intense noir melodrama autumn leaves, joan crawford in the last good decade of her career plays milly, a rich, older, careeroriented spinster. But over time, like the love that milly felt for burt, i have totally fallen in love with this movie.
Autumn leaves joan crawford wrings her hands appropriately throughout autumn leaves, a weepy and overheated melodrama from 1956 that should produce some genuine conflicted emotions among the viewer, but mostly just produces unintentional giggles. Joan crawford cliff robertson autumn leaves film poster. Autumn leaves this 1956 romance about a lonely woman falling in love with a younger man was the first film crawford made with director robert aldrich, who would later direct baby jane. He then played joan crawford s deranged young husband in autumn leaves 1956 and was given leads in films of fair quality such as the naked and the dead 1958, gidget 1959 and the big show 1961. Though its strictly soap opera, joan crawford lifts it higher than all the falling autumn leaves. My whole movie watching has been sporadic for months now and in a way im not quite happy with, so im going to try to do better. Autumn leaves 1956 i didnt become aware of autumn leaves starring joan crawford until i was researching the bungalow location from what ever happened to baby jane. Autumn leaves 1956 starring joan crawford and cliff robertson.