The Swimmer (1968) Send For Me In Summer

The Swimmer (1968) Columbia Pictures
Directed By: Frank Perry
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Marge Champion & Kim Hunter

Tagline: Burt Lancaster hits the screen with a bolt of personal drama as "The Swimmer"

Note:

Movie based on a book published in 1964 by John Cheever.

Plot:

Neddy Merrill (Lancaster) in his comfortable life decides on one summer day to get home via the pools of the county. His energy is at first high at the beginning of the journey. Friends run into him and wish him well on the swim. The interesting part is mid-way through Neddy's trip of the swimming experience things take an odd turn. An entire swimming trip takes one day but things are starting to seem unclear and blury on the aspect of time itself, is it really just a day? We see when Neddy starts the swimming trip it is mid-summer then nearing the end it is fall. Even more odd by the time Neddy gets home has even more time slipped by.....you will have to see if it is just in one's imagination or reality! A very good and underated film of Burt Lancaster's.

In Pictures: Ann Sothern

In Pictures: Ann SothernHere is our nineteenth installment of this very successful feature to "Love Those Classic Movies!!!" This article is simply an enjoyment via beautiful pictures of our favorite golden age classic stars. Not a lot of writing at all or tid bits or extras just simply as it is stated, "in pictures!" Hope you all enjoy one of the original great actress's of the silver screen Ann Sothern and her brilliance in pictures, cheers!!!!

Classic Radioland: Ann Sothern in "Beware The Quiet Man"

Classic Radioland: Ann Sothern in "Beware The Quiet Man" (1948) in Suspense Theater. Here our classic film buffs is our fifth installment of our classic radioland article for all you lovers of movies and radio programs. This time around we are featuring leading lady Ann Sothern in the classic radio production of "Beware The Quiet Man"in 1948.

A Letter to Three Wives (1949) All of them wondered which of them wandered!

A Letter to Three Wives (1949) 20th Century FOX
Directed By: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring: Ann Sothern, Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell & Kirk Douglas

"All of them wondered which of them wandered!"

Notes:

• Movie is based on novel entitled "Lettter to Five Wives"
• Won 2 Academy Awards for Best Director & Best Writing (Screenplay) in 1950.

Plot:

The story centers on three married women who are all friends: Deborah (Crain), Rita (Sothern) & Lora Mae (Darnell). All ladies are close and dear friends and reside in NY state. On the day we are introduced to them all three are boarding a boat filled with children. Just before the boat sails a messenger delivers a letter posted to all three ladies. All three gather around and read the devastating letter that states that a friend of their's being Addie has left town for good. The cherry on top is that Addie has left with a married man, one of their husbands but wont mention who! Each lady after this news has a flashback on the ups and downs of marriage and the circumstances they are in. It is a long day for each of these ladies but at the end of the day one will find out which man has strayed. A very well acted film that showcases each of the fine actresses.

In Pictures: Rosalind Russell

In Pictures: Rosalind Russell
Here is our eighteenth installment of this very successful feature to "Love Those Classic Movies!!!" This article is simply an enjoyment via beautiful pictures of our favorite golden age classic stars. Not a lot of writing at all or tid bits or extras just simply as it is stated, "in pictures!" Hope you all enjoy one of the original great actress's of the silver screen Rosalind Russell and her brilliance in pictures, cheers!!!!