Films of Fredric March

by Lawrence J. Quirk

Book by Quirk, Lawrence J.

Genres: Media Tie In

256 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1974

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Films of Fredric March by Lawrence J. Quirk published in 1971 was written in a breezy, fan-magazine style. Includes stills and critic review excerpts, either from the time of original or later release of March's films from 1929 - 1970. Fredric March was in many highly regarded films of the 1930s: A Star is Born, Laughter, The Royal Family of Broadway, Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Merrily We Go to Hell, Smilin' Through, The Sign of the Cross, Anna Karenina, Death Takes a Holiday, Nothing Sacred and many others. If you liked the Noel Coward play Design for Living but didn't like the movie, Quirk's review is for you! You know definitively whether Quirk liked a film or not - he didn't pull any punches. Particularly interesting for films that are hardly known today.

[John Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This well-documented and lavishly illustrated 50-year-old book includes a 23-page bio section of the two-time Oscar winner who had a knack for subtle underplaying. The book includes details and reviews from all of March's films. The versatile actor portrayed Mark Twain, Dr. Jekyll, Jean Valjean, Robert Browning, Willy Loman, Norman Maine, and a facsimile of William Jennings Bryan in various films. The author offers little criticism, other than noting that March tended to overact if he didn't like the material.

[黑 · Rating 3 out of 5]

只看了第一部分，后面随缘……

[Alexandra Freire · Rating 5 out of 5]

¿Ya he dicho cuanto amo a Fredric March?
Es mi actor favorito de todos los tiempos. Lo amo, lo amo, lo amo...
Es indescriptible lo que siento por este actor cada vez que lo veo en pantalla. Guapo, honesto, tan versátil, que puede interpretar desde Dr. Jekyll hasta Cristobal Colón. Hizo tanto por el cine y el teatro, ganando 2 premios Óscar y 2 Tonys. Y lamentablemente es tan poco conocido hoy en día!
Esta fue una lectura sumamente atrapante. Habla de todas, sí, todas sus películas, y al final, un poco de sus obras de teatro. Cuenta igualmente al inicio con una corta pero bastante completa biografía, que ni siquiera en la única biografía que existe al sol de hoy de él, tenía datos que sí encontré aquí. Y ni se diga de las bellas fotografías a lo largo del libro.
Si pudiera le daría un millón de estrellas. Un tesoro para cualquier amante de March como yo.