Portrait In Black / Madame X (Double Feature)
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Actor: Burgess Meredith, John Forsythe, Lana Turner, Ricardo Montalban, Universal 2pakBrand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 213 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-05
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Portrait In Black / Madame X (Double Feature)
DVD Review: I LOVE PORTRAIT IN BLACK
Summary: 5 Stars
portrait in black" is more my style
though i do like a good drama and sad story
like
"madame X"
both movies are great
i want to buy this
but i will waitfor a while
probaly 2 of lana turners best movies!
DVD Review: Lana Turner - good actress
Summary: 4 Stars
The double feature is definitely a bargain for the price. I will give it 4 stars. The story is very real and for the 19 sixties Madame X was all over the world a movie that really move people to tears exspecially the women. If you want to cry and like to look at something different and see how the upper-class lived GET it.
Henry Daneel
DVD Review: twice the thrills - twice the Lana!
Summary: 4 Stars
When it comes to glossy 1960s melodrama, there's only one leading lady who consistently delivered the goods - Lana Turner. Slip into a glittery cocktail dress, prepare the drinks and settle back with two unforgettable movies starring "La Turner"!
In PORTRAIT IN BLACK (based on a 1947 play by Ivan Goff), Turner plays Sheila, the second wife of ruthless, embittered shipping tycoon Matthew Cabot (Lloyd Nolan). Matt is dying, and the death can't come soon enough for Sheila, who has grown weary of Matt's blazing temper and suspicious mind. Unbeknownst to the rest of the household, Sheila is carrying on an affair with Dr. David Rivera (Anthony Quinn) - who'se also eager for the old codger to fall off the twig - so he administers a lethal concoction in lieu of Matt's daily injection... The deed goes off without a hitch, until a few days later when Sheila receives a hand-printed letter, congratulating the widow on the "success of her murder". Sheila and David's lovelife slowly unravels as the pair attempts to track a mysterious blackmailer whilst the body-count rises...
With a slight nod to Lana Turner's film noir masterpiece "The Postman Always Rings Twice", PORTRAIT IN BLACK is a gorgeously-filmed mystery thriller which had me riveted right to the end. Sandra Dee co-stars as Sheila's stepdaughter Cathy, with John Saxon as her boyfriend. Richard Basehart, Ray Walston and Anna May Wong (making a brief return to movies after a ten-year absence) are marvelous. Ross Hunter favourite Virginia Grey has a small but very well-written role as Cabot's secretary.
In MADAME X. (1966), Lana Turner is Holly, the vivacious young wife of up-and-coming diplomat Clay Anderson (John Forsythe). Holly has it all, but Clay's globe-trotting lifestyle unfortunately allows Holly to fall prey to the advances of notorious ladies' man Phil Benton (Ricardo Montalban). During a bitter fight where Holly tries to leave Phil once and for all, he accidentally falls down the stairs. Faced with going to trial for his "murder", Holly's icy mother-in-law (Constance Bennett) forces the bewildered Holly to stage her death, and stay out of Clay's life forever. Many years pass before Holly, now a drunken, broken old woman, emerges in New York, once again accused of murder. But this time the past is more than a memory away...
With the character of Holly in MADAME X., Lana Turner proves (sadly really for the final time) just how wonderful she could be when the material was first-class. Holly was reportedly one of her favourite roles, and I'm sure she held the experience in fond memory (especially as she later waded through such dreck as 1969's "The Big Cube" and 1980's "Witches' Brew"). Constance Bennett is splendid as the witchy mother-in-law (she sadly passed away shortly before the movie was released); Burgess Meredith is appropriately slimy as the blackmailer trying to ride Holly's coat-tails. Keir Dullea co-stars as Holly's adult son.
A bargain for the price. Recommended.
DVD Review: Great Classic...
Summary: 5 Stars
Timeless movie... has all the elements. Love, loss, intrigue... very nice twist... my brother made me watch it the first time.. loved it! So, fast fwd 20 yrs later and I can BUY it through Amazon! Awesome! Especially when it was never available to rent thru Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, or Netflix!!! DVD Review: A lana turner fan
Summary: 5 Stars
Anyone who loved Lana Turner in "Imitation of Life" needs to add this film duo to their collection. I absolutely loved "Portrait in Black" as I am a huge Anthony Quinn fan too. "Madame X" is a heartwrenching story that should not be missed if you are a Lana fan. Again, both of these films are classics and get a "thumbs up" from me.
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