THERE WAS A FATHER-1942-(CHICHI ANIKI)-A poignant film from the great Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu that details the long relationship between a kindly sacrificing father (Chishu Ryu) and his devoted successful son (Shuji Sano). It’s up to the viewer to decide whether the father made the right decisions or not. A beautifully made film that fans of Ozu seem to go out of their way to criticize.
THE DELINQUENTS-1957-This serious look at juvenile delinquency was one of the first feature films by director Robert Altman. Future Billy Jack star Tom Laughlin is Scotty a seemingly decent guy but for some reason his girlfriend’s parents won’t let them go steady. He winds up getting involved with a guy named Cholly (Peter Miller) and his gang of punks (featuring perennial snot nosed greaser Richard Bakalyan). They have an illegal party and get busted by the cops and later they get Scot drunk and pin a gas station hold up on him but eventually Scotty gets tough.
MANSLAUGHTER-1922-Cecil B. DeMile directed this highly moral melodrama about a self possessed high society woman (Leatrice Joy) who accidentally kills a policeman with her car. Her own fiancée (Thomas Meighan) prosecutes her and she’s found guilty and sent to prison. Demile moves the story along fairly fast and the acting (especially by Joy ) is highly dramatic.
At the time Joy was married to John Gilbert and would work in several more DeMile projects including THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. Her great grandson is low budget film making David Prior. Lead actor Meighan was a major star at this time but unfortunately is forgotten today.
"It takes a great man to be a good listener"-Calvin Coolidge
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