Kim novak peter finch coral browne valentina cortese ernest borgnine. Tuesday weld holds a press conference in a bubble bath in the 1963 television play the legend of lylah clare, a dupont show of the week. The legend of lylah clare full frame, remastered, manufactured. Watch the legend of lylah clare movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The legend of lylah clare, aldrichs cyanidelaced 1968 valentine to hollywood, exists in the long, haunted shadow of faded stardom and abandoned dreams. When a naive young actress is chosen to star in a biopic of film goddess lylah clare, who died under mysterious circumstances on her wedding night. A camp classic of old time hollywood and its scandals.
With sorrell booke, alfred drake, johnny haymer, michael tolan. Two best actor academy award winners, peter finch as lylah s obsessed widower and ernest borgnine as a loutish mogul, help stir a heady plot that reveals secrets, compulsions, perversions and murder as the naive young actress becomes consumed by the identity of the dead star. Japanese movie poster image for the legend of lylah clare 1968. The villainous studio head in the legend lylah clare is played by ernest borgnine, and hes every evil producer stereotype wrapped up into one particularly vile character a role that borgnine plays gleefully. Robert aldrichs the legend of lylah clare is an awful movie, but fairly enjoyable. Saint clare of assisi her legend and selected writings download. The legend of lylah clare movie trailer and videos tv guide. The legend of lylah clare, dvd, full frame, remastered, manufactured on demand, dramaclassics, 883316381816.
Available on itunes no one can touch robert aldrich when it comes to holding a mirror up to the selfabsorbed selfdeception of hollywood. From humble origins in germany, she became a star under the tutelage of her mentor and later, husband, director lewis zarkan peter finch. Aldrichs 1962 classic what ever happened to baby jane. The legend of lylah clare 1968 overnight, she became a star. Need to watch the legend of lylah clare on your tv, phone, or tablet. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Videos for the legend of lylah clare turner classic movies. The legend of lylah clare, poster, us poster, kim novak, bottom.
Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the robert aldrichdirected movie via subscription can be. Tagline for the legend of lylah clare kim novak returned to the screen after a threeyear absence with the 1968 gothic drama, the legend of lylah clare, making up for lost time by taking on two roles, a longdead hollywood sex symbol and the novice actress hired to play her. The legend of lylah clare 1968 japanese movie poster. A dictatorial film director peter finch hires an unknown actress kim novak to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great hollywood star. The legend of lylah clare dvd, 2011 for sale online ebay. Kim novack tears up the scenery as her bookish actress takes on the characteristics of legendary screen siren lylah clare.
Kim novak and nick dennis in the legend of lylah clare 1968. No one can touch robert aldrich when it comes to holding a mirror up to the self absorbed selfdeception of hollywood. It was the inspiration for the 1968 kim novakrobert. The film stars peter finch, kim novak in multiple roles, ernest borgnine, michael murphy, and valentina cortese.
The legend of lylah clare official trailer originally a teleplay presented on nbcs dupont show of the week, this is a pretty good drama with some standout acting and will attract those who. The legend of lylah clare kim novak peter finch ernest borgnine 1968 a filmmaker manipulates a starlet into the image of his late wife, a celebrated actress who met a tragic death. The dupont show of the week the legend of lylah clare. The legend of lylah clare is a 1968 american drama film released by metro goldwynmayer and directed by robert aldrich. Aldrich apparently began the movie without getting quite straight what he intended to do. The legend of lylah clare is a 1968 american drama film released by metrogoldwynmayer and directed by robert aldrich. What really happened to the famous film star lylah clare, whose life and death forms the subject of a proposed new movie. Aldrichs acidic drama also lives in the harsh, unflattering shadow of two films similar enough to invite unkind comparisons. The legend of lylah clare, poster, us poster, kim novak, bottom from left. Like the burtontaylor boom, it provides its own grisly satisfaction. It was on a wish list of films id read about since childhood but never had the chance to see. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
The legend of lylah clare 1968 stream and watch online. The legend of lylah clare 1968 was a failure in the sense of a box office hit it could have been, even with the collaboration of novaks star quality, the studio mgms money machine, the successes aldrich had with the dirty dozen in 1967 and the stellar casting, it came across as an convoluted oddity. Not everyones cup of tea but if you love films like valley of the dolls, beyond the valley of the dolls and their ilk its a must have for your collection. Trailer for the 1968 psychological thriller the legend of lylah clare, directed by robert aldrich and starring kim novak, peter finch and ernest borgnine.
The film was based on a 1962 dupont show of the week tv drama cowritten by wild in the streets creator robert thom a satire on. With kim novak, peter finch, ernest borgnine, milton selzer. The legend of lylah clare richard brody on robert aldrichs the legend of lylah clare 1968. The legend of lylah clare 1968 official trailer kim novak, peter finch movie hd a dictatorial film director finch hires an unknown actress novak to play the lead role in a planned movie. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the robert aldrichdirected movie. All hollywood turned out, director zarcon peter finch unveils elsa kim novak, the deadringer for his dead wife, columnist molly luther coral browne commenting, in robert aldrichs the legend of lylah clare. The legend of lylah clare page 3 general discussions. Kim novak, peter finch, ernest borgnine, milton selzer, rossella falk, gabrielle tinti, valentina cortese, lee. A sexy starlet resembles lylah clare, a flamboyant star of the thirties, who died mysteriously and tragically on her wedding night gets a chance to play her in a biographical film directed by lylah s reallife husband peter finch and history repeats itself as he falls for her reincarnation. The legend of lylah clare dvd, 2011 kim novak plays a dual role as mousy but headstrong budding actress elsa campbell, who is plucked from obscurity by agent milton selzer and presented to hasbeen director peter finch because she resembles the dead 1940s movie queen of.
Ive owned a bootleg vhs tape of the legend of lylah clare 1968 for some years now. The legend of lylah clare 1968 official trailer kim. The legend of lylah clare is a 1968 film directed by robert aldrich lylah clare was an iconic sex goddess of the golden age of hollywood. View the tcmdb entry for the legend of lylah clare 1968. The film was based on a 1962 dupont show of the week tv drama cowritten by wild in the streets creator robert thom a satire on hollywood, full of references to. Listen for it early in the movie when elsa steps into lylah s footprints outside graumans chinese theatre. The legend of lylah clare trailer turner classic movies. The legend of lylah clare dvdr 1968 warner archive. The legend of lylah clare 1968 23 dailymotion video.
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