tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post8999790486466490709..comments2024-03-22T11:43:15.466-07:00Comments on Oscargasms: William Powell, Life with FatherAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-35154586751284828292017-06-04T17:27:00.282-07:002017-06-04T17:27:00.282-07:00I have to say, that I really enjoyed William Powel...I have to say, that I really enjoyed William Powell's performance and thought he certainly deserved his Oscar nomination. I feel the blustery performance was what was needed to portray the blustery Clarence Day. The Powell charm was found here and there throughout. I found his and Irene Dunne's singing of Sweet Marie while sitting on the sofa showed the sweetness and charm of William Powell. His interactions with the boys were, I believe, conveyed with Victorian reserve perfectly. Everything I've seen William Powell in, has had his sweet, witty, charming personality show through.cchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910950473780065745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-42853468011766443692016-02-15T02:50:20.589-08:002016-02-15T02:50:20.589-08:00His '30s persona was witty and sardonic and he...His '30s persona was witty and sardonic and he had chemistry with Loy, Lombard and Gable (and Tracy). Here he's more grouchy and I don't think he and Dunne ever really click. I've always thought of this as his 'career-capping' nomination that might have led to a sentimental win if Ronald Colman hadn't come along with his 'career-capping' nomination the same year in a better film. Timing.Frank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-33692897496617751382016-02-14T16:17:15.416-08:002016-02-14T16:17:15.416-08:00I don't think I've ever seen this one, but...I don't think I've ever seen this one, but I feel cautioned not to hurry. Nick Charles, Godfrey, <i>Libeled Lady</i>, the teamings with Gable - Powell in the 30's, I think I'll stick with them. He might have been wonderful with Garbo in <i>Ninotchka</i>; I read that illness prevented him in it. He was the last great love of Jean Harlow's life too.dvlarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154934310323584284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-82635989090553412402016-02-14T00:32:32.561-08:002016-02-14T00:32:32.561-08:00The film is based on a play (which was based on a ...The film is based on a play (which was based on a book) and I've always found it a bit stagy and the plot contrivance of his refusal to be baptized becomes grating after a while. Part of the problem, your right, is Powell. He starts on one note and stays there for the film's duration. The problem is, that note's pretty abrasive. His light comedic touch from the "Thin Man" series or "Libeled Lady" is nowhere to be found. It's too bad, because I've always found 'that' William Powell to be a real charmer.Frank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.com