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East Side, West Side (1949 Film)
''East Side, West Side'' is a 1949 American melodrama crime film, starring Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin, and Ava Gardner. Based on the 1947 East Side West Side (novel), novel of the same title, written by Marcia Davenport, screenplay by Isobel Lennart, produced by Voldemar Vetluguin, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Opening narration by Barbara Stanwyck "Yes, this is my town. It's not new to you — you've read books about it... you've seen it in movies. People are always talking about New York — it's the most exciting city in the world they say... the most glamorous, the most frightening and, above all, the fastest. You hear a great deal about the tempo of this city — its speed, its pace, its driving heartbeat. Perhaps it's true... for visitors. But I was born here... I live here... and the only pace I know is the pace of my own life... the only beat I hear is the beat of my own heart and, like for millions of others, New York is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies. During the 1930s, LeRoy was one of the two great practitioners of economical and effective film directing at Warner Brothers studios, the other his cohort Michael Curtiz. LeRoy's most acclaimed films of his tenure at Warners include ''Little Caesar'' (1931), '' I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang'' (1932), '' Gold Diggers of 1933'' (1933) and '' They Won't Forget'' (1937). LeRoy left Warners and moved to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in 1939 to serve as both director and producer. Perhaps his most notable achievement as a producer is the 1939 classic ''The Wizard of Oz'', of which he was also uncredited as a director. Early life LeRoy was born on October 15, 1900, in San Francisco, California, the only child of Jewish parents Edna (née Armer) and Harry LeRoy, a well-to-do department store owner. Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
