Whistle stop movie ava gardner

Whistle stop is a 1946 crime film noir directed by leonide moguy and starring george raft, ava gardner, victor mclaglen, and tom conway. Whistle stop is a 1946 black and white crime film noir directed by leonide moguy and featuring starring george raft and ava gardner. Apr 05, 2020 whistle stop is a 1946 crime film noir directed by leonide moguy and starring george raft, ava gardner, victor mclaglen, and tom conway. Ava gardner, george raft, victor mclaglen, tom conway, jorja curtright, leonide moguy. The movie looks as if the old, deteriorated, film was being shown on a screen while it was videotaped too closely and sometimes, especially in the opening credits it is jumpy. Ava gardner golden age of hollywood classic hollywood in hollywood jean harlow rita hayworth marilyn monroe night of the iguana most beautiful women more information. At this point her career with mgm was going nowhere. Ava gardner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Ava gardner celebrity profile check out the latest ava gardner photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. A whistle stop is a stopping point at which trains stop only on request whistle stop or whistle stop may also refer to. After i rented it i was shocked to see the actual movie quality, it reminded me of something people taped off the television with very cheap video tape.

Ava gardner arrives back in her nowhere town from chicago in satin and mink to take up her former life there, showing up at country dances filled with joy about how her life was going. But seeing ava gardner in her first starring role is worth it. From a young girl who grew up in north carolina to an international film star, take a look back at the incredible life of ava gardner in photos. After living for years in chicago, mary ava gardner travels back to. Whistle stop 1946 is a crime, drama movie starring george raft and ava gardner. A whistle stop is a stopping point at which trains stop only on request. Dec 23, 2018 whistle stop has the involvement of many tops at their craft including yordan, cinematographer russell metty, composer dimitri tiomkin, and actress florence bates. However, a muddled story presentation and the mismatched pairing of gardner and george raft as romantic leads defeats the movie. Details about whistle stop 1995 vhs ava gardner and george raft. When beautiful mary returns to her whistle stop home town, longstanding feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder. Meeting up with her old love, kenny george raft, she discovers that he is still the. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the whistle stop.

If it and she flopped it was no loss to mgm who saw their money up front in a loan out fee. Whistle stop, a 1961 jazz studio album by kenny dorham whistle stop, a 1994 episode of l. I might have rated this movie higher after all the fabulous ava gardner can lift almost any mediocre film up a few notches. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.

Whistle stop 1954 full movie ava gardner, george raft. Whistle stop, with ava gardner and george raft, at globegay intruders, dark is night open. Whistle stop 1946 ava gardner, vintage movie stars. I could tolerate raft just to be dazzled by her presence. Only in a couple of instances is there a pointofview looking downwards, mainly when lou faces mary and later gitlo seated below him in his office.

Mgm was about to launch her on her career and whistle stop was a low budget independently produced noir film that united artists released. Whistle stop is directed by leonide moguy and adapted by phillip yordan from the maritta m. There she reconnects with her old flame, the hapless kenny george raft, and discovers. With george raft, ava gardner, victor mclaglen, tom conway. Feb 21, 2020 from a young girl who grew up in north carolina to an international film star, take a look back at the incredible life of ava gardner in photos. Whistle stop george raft ava gardner victor mclaglen 1946 a smalltown woman ava gardner causes trouble between her shiftless boyfriend george raft and a sleazy hotelbar owner. Luckily an independent producer named seymour nebenzal came along and asked the studio if he could borrow ava for the part of mary. I might have rated this movie higher after all the fabulous ava gardner can lift almost any mediocre film up a.

Whistle stop 1995 vhs ava gardner and george raft ebay. Meeting up with her old love, kenny george raft, she. When beautiful mary returns home to her whistle stop home town. Sep 08, 2017 when beautiful mary ava gardner returns home to her whistle stop home town, longstanding feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder. When i tried to make myself ugly, they said, oh, shes lost her looks. Whistle stop, starring george raft and ava gardner. Woman ava gardner causes trouble between boyfriend george raft and bar owner. Aug 07, 2014 based on the novel of the same name by maritta wolff, whistle stop tends to leave one bewildered and more than a bit confused, because frankly much of the film is simply unexplainable. Russell metty is on cinematography and dimitri tiomkin provides the music score. Whistle stop is really just an average film thats most redeeming quality is probably ava gardners presence. Ava lavinia gardner december 24, 1922 january 25, 1990 was an american actress and singer. In 1988, only two years before her death, ava gardner, living in semiseclusion in london, unable to get work, and running dangerously low on funds, asked the late british author peter evans to ghostwrite her autobiography. Whistle stop, a 1961 jazz studio album by kenny dorham.

Whistle stop 1946 film, starring george raft and ava gardner. There she reconnects with her old flame, the hapless kenny george raft, and discovers that, in the years since they last met, he has developed a crippling gambling addiction. Ava gardner and george raft in whistle stop 1946 victor mclaglen and george raft in whistle stop 1946 whistle stop 1946. However this movie shouldnt be rentable in its current state. Ava gardners life in photos rare pictures of ava gardner. Whistle stop vcr vhs tape movie ava gardner george raft nr used. Whistle stop 1946, usa george raft, ava gardner, tom conway.

Ava gardner is mary, and as the movie opens she is returning from a presumably self imposed exile to the big city of chicago. Oct 25, 2017 the film noir whistle stop marks a very significant time in the career of favorite of the month ava gardner, for this was her first big part. Whistle stop is almost entirely shot at an angle that is slightly upwards, which creates an affirmative viewpoint of the working class characters. When beautiful mary ava gardner returns home to her whistle stop home town, longstanding feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder. Watch whistle stop online stream full movie directv. That was a fun film to watch, ava stunningly beautiful and just starting to surface so to speak.

In this drama, mary ava gardner returns to her small town after she becomes a success in the city. Watch whistle stop starring george raft in this drama on directv. When beautiful mary returns home to her whistle stop home town, longstanding feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder. Whistle stop 1946 film noir starring george raft, ava. The screenplay was written by philip yordan, based on a novel by maritta m. After living for years in chicago, mary ava gardner travels back to the tiny hamlet where she grew up. Gardner was signed to a contract with metrogoldwynmayer in 1941, and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in the killers 1946. Ava gardner, one of my all time favorite actors and the reason why i bought this dvd, is beautiful and comes across well, when you can hear all of what she is saying. Dec 12, 20 ava gardner and george raft in whistle stop 45.