Rod Steiger masterfully portrays an aging movie mogul hopelessly rebelling against a new Hollywood. Fine supporting cast. Originally released as an hour long episode as part of the Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater TV series. Written by Rod Serling, the episode had so impressed Universal producers that additional content was added for a 1967 theatrical release as "The Movie Maker" (Dir. Joseph Lejtes). But with the Paley Media Arts Center, NYC being apparently the sole holder, this movie and/or TV episode is virtually inaccessible to most viewers. Hopefully, Universal, ShoutFactory, Criterion, Kino or Amazon can make a long overdue DVD or Blu-Ray release finally happen.
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)
A Slow Fade to Black (1964)
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A Maudlin Account of a Great Man's Rise and Fall.
kayaker361 June 2022
Steiger shows his enormous talent in this modest, black and white biopic apparently based on the career of movie pioneer Jesse Lasky, the man who literally invented Hollywood but died forgotten by the industry he helped create.
A young Robert Culp and other stars also are featured with an intelligent script, some memorable dialog and many insights in how today's movie industry came to be. Realistic characters abound in this story of the first producer to film a motion picture in the then unknown corner of Los Angeles County called Hollywood.
A young Robert Culp and other stars also are featured with an intelligent script, some memorable dialog and many insights in how today's movie industry came to be. Realistic characters abound in this story of the first producer to film a motion picture in the then unknown corner of Los Angeles County called Hollywood.
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