Howard Hawks was a gobsmackingly prolific director who mastered a variety of genres. As such, there is a multitude of movies that come to mind upon hearing his name, from crime dramas like Scarface and The Big Sleep to Westerns...
This article originally ran as part of our TCM Classic Film Festival: Special Home Editon coverage. Howard Hawks’ Sergeant York (1941) has a spoiler right there in the title since Alvin York (Gary Cooper) doesn’t even join the army until...
After viewing a decidedly fumbled (though enjoyable) “Good Neighbor” film the previous day with Neptune’s Daughter, it was nice to catch up with Night Flight (1933), a tribute to the South American airmail industry directed by the great Clarence Brown....
Title: Bringing Up Baby Year:1938 Director: Howard Hawks Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Catlett, May Robson Synopsis: A bookish paleontologist, Dr. Huxley (Grant), is working tirelessly to reconstruct the skeleton of a brontosaurus. However, things get sticky two days...
Title: The Big Sleep Year: 1946 Director: Howard Hawks Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone, John Ridgely Synopsis: Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is enlisted by General Sternwood to resolve a matter regarding some gambling debts. However, Marlowe’s...