Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on November 20, 2024

Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon” Daisy Kenyon (1947), based on the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Janeway, is one of many films referred to as “women’s pictures” during Hollywood’s Golden Age. In m   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 5, 2024

Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon” Daisy Kenyon (1947), based on the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Janeway, is one of many films referred to as “women’s pictures” during Hollywood’s Golden Age. In m   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on June 3, 2013

Another trio of reviews from The Henry Fonda Collection.  In this segment we’ll look at a western, a quasi-noir with romantic overtones, and a crime procedural. Daisy Kenyon (Joan Crawford) is a forward thinking career-woman who can’t seem to pick the right mate.  Mired in a relationshi   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on March 19, 2012

Daisy Kenyon (1947): 5/5! – Contains mild spoilers Daisy Kenyon opens with an awesome, fun-fact-spewing cabbie (who is never seen again, but is a great way to start the film) and a romantic, airy song. This opening may set a viewer who has never seen or read about the film...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on July 14, 2011

What do Daisy Kenyon Joan Crawford as Daisy Kenyon and Laura Hunt Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt have in common? You mean besides being beautiful, artistic career girls (Daisy a commercial artist, Laura in advertising) and having FABULOUS New York City apartments? You mean besides going out to fanc   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on April 11, 2011

Daisy Kenyon (1947)      I have said (to myself) for a while now that Otto Preminger films never disappoint. I’m not implying that Daisy Kenyon is a let down, but it is not the sort of film for which I have come to know Preminger. It is a romance, quite...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on November 5, 2008

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Warning: If you rent The Cardinal (1963) from Netflix, please make sure you also rent the 2nd DVD with special features. The Cardinal DVD Extras 1) Preminger: Anatomy of...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on November 3, 2008

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. An earlier Otto Preminger film, Daisy Kenyon is a film about a working artist, played by a too-old Joan Crawford, who finds herself caught in a love triangle. There...   read more