Strong film noir lobby card from my son john, 1952, starring helen hayes, van heflin, robert walker, dean jagger. Admittedly, its not for the casual viewer some people would undoubtedly find it too long and overly talky. A woman must stop a mad scientist from taking over the world with a robot monster. But walker, an intellectual gasp isnt like them any more. With robert walker, helen hayes, van heflin, dean jagger. So in other words, this was a director who could, and did, make just about any kind of movie. Sep 30, 2016 my son john 1952 one of the most extreme cold war scare films. My son john 1952 1080p download yify movie torrent yts. Watch my son john full movie in hd visit in this cold war drama, a woman suspects her son is a communist spy.
In my son john, leo mccarey the frankcapraesque director of duck soup, ruggles of red gap and going my way, weaves several of them into the most emotionally loaded and propagandistically shameless red scare movie of the coldwar years. The paper size is approximately 11 x 14 inches 28cm x 36cm. My son john 1952 full movie download full hd youtube. My son john 1952 leo mccarey synopsis, characteristics. His already nervous wreck of a mother is distraught by the way he seems to be feigning feelings for her and his father that he no longer has. The jeffersons are the ideal pictureperfect allamerican family in a small town, but their eldest son john returns home after a long absence. No pinholes or tape and has never been hung or displayed. The nomination was later viewed as a possible attempt by the motion picture industry to signal its loyalty to the anticommunist. My son john, produced and directed as well as planned and written, in part by the. Helen hayes, robert walker, van heflin, dean jagger, frank mchugh, leo mccarey, leo mccarey, leo mccarey. As a film, leo mccareys my son john 1952 is not very good.
But for me, one of their most interesting releases is a fine bluray edition of leo mccareys my son john 1952. My son john 1952 my son the vampire 1952, uk aka vampire over london, or old mother riley meets the vampire the narrow margin 1952 never look back 1952, uk no room for the groom 1952 oklahoma annie 1952 one minute to zero 1952 operation secret 1952 othello 1952 aka the tragedy of othello. It works, because mccarey builds my son johnwhich, at over two hours, is long by the standards of the early 1950saround a sense of familial intimacy, which is then betrayed. All my son john movie posters,high res movie posters image for my son john.
Another example is my son john, a postwar suburban study thats part of the 1950s wave of anticommunist propaganda films. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Filled with the kind of red scare propaganda that must have. The stellar releases continue with my son john, an anticommunist picture from the early fifties thats part political thriller and part family drama, featuring an outstanding cast that includes helen hayes, dean jagger, van heflin and, in his final screen appearance he died during the films production, the great robert walker.
He was involved in nearly 200 movies, the most well known today being duck soup, make way for tomorrow, the awful truth, going my way, the bells of st. It is a strange and often moving film, at once demented especially in the patchedtogether final act and full of grace notes. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for my son john 1952. My son john 1952 wholesome american husband and wife dan dean jagger and lucille helen hayes are disgusted when their son, john robert walker, a government worker, begins exhibiting pro. Leo mccareys infamous film my son john 1952 is a key example of the virulent anticommunist propaganda films made during the cold war in the 1950s. My son john 1952 john jefferson comes home from a trip overseas a strangely changed man. Watch my son john 1952 full movie online m4ufree 123. Wholesome american husband and wife dan dean jagger and lucille helen hayes are disgusted when their son, john robert walker, a. Watch my son john full movie in hd visit movie 52991 in this cold war drama, a woman suspects her son is a communist spy. My son john 1952 one of the most extreme cold war scare films. Vampire over london the mysterious figure known as the vampire comes to england to complete experiments in his mad bid to gain control of the world. My son john is a movie starring robert walker, helen hayes, and van heflin. In this 50s red scare drama, shes a simple housewife whose son robert walker isnt quite what he used to be.
Overview of my son john, 1952, directed by leo mccarey, with helen hayes, van heflin, dean jagger, at turner classic movies. My son john is a 1952 american drama film directed by leo mccarey, starring robert walker as a suspected communist spy. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities. She and her husband dean jagger are rather simple, patriotic folk who go to church a lot. My son john is one of the stranger ones, and seems to have come from a very different place than the others. Leo mccareys infamous film my son john 1952 is a key example of the virulent anticommunist propaganda films made during the cold war. My son john 1952 brings back helen hayes in a starring role after 17 years. Wilson determining that certain provisions of the new york education law allowing a censor to forbid the commercial showing of any nonlicensed motion picture film, or revoke or deny the license of a film deemed to be sacrilegious. While many artists and filmmakers were victims of senator joseph mccarthy. Mccarey, a staunch anticommunist, part of hollywoods rightwing faction and a devout roman catholic, came up with this hysterically rabid diatribe against the red scare which the united states was hilariously mired in at the time. There are some good not great performances and a weird ending that has to be seen to be believed. My son john is a film directed by leo mccarey with helen hayes, van heflin, dean jagger, robert walker, year.
My son john 1952 cast and crew wholesome american husband and wife dan dean jagger and lucille helen hayes are disgusted when their son, john robert walker, a government worker, begins. In this cold war drama, a woman suspects her son is a communist spy. America as seen by the nights of columbus and the american legion. My son john style a 1952 single sided, decorative wall poster print. Despite his parents interrogations and the intervention of a government worker who tells the couple their son is an undercover spy john maintains his innocence, but it soon becomes clear that he is lying. The year 1952 in film involved some significant events. When the radarcontrolled robot which he had ordered shipped to him is delivered instead to. Old mother riley meets the vampire alternate title. My son john 1952 of all the cinematic depictions of communism and the red menace in hollywood films, few are as blatant or as infamous as my son john 1952, which was released when the house committee on unamerican activities huac was at the height of its power and senator joseph mccarthy was still fanning the flames of a political witchhunt that had already. This tonally discordant drama was made at the height of hollywoods red scare period, when the industry came under attack by the house unamerican activities committee and some hollywood figures were falling over. Helen hayes, van heflin, dean jagger, robert walker, minor watson, frank mchugh, richard jaeckel, james young director. Script problems aside, my son john is one of those movies that can be appreciated both as a drama and as a historical document in the sense that its very much a product of the time in which it was produced. Dec 12, 2012 but for me, one of their most interesting releases is a fine bluray edition of leo mccareys my son john 1952. My son john 1952 of all the cinematic depictions of communism and the red menace in hollywood films, few are as blatant or as infamous as my son john 1952, which was released when the house committee on unamerican activities huac was at the height of its power and senator joseph mccarthy was still fanning the flames of a political witchhunt that had already taken its toll on the.
My son john and the red scare in hollywood senses of cinema. As a moralpolitical tale, you may think it the best film ever made or the worst. The best movies of 1952 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to my son john. The jeffersons are the ideal pictureperfect allamerican family in a small town, but their eldest son john returns home after a long absence spouting views. My son john 1952 nr 04081952 us drama 2h 2m user score. My son john was tall and slim and hed a leg for evry limb but now hes got no legs at all for he ran a race with a cannon ball timmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da whack. During this period, a number of films displayed and embraced an atmosphere of political hysteria perhaps unparalleled.
While focusing mainly on screwball comedies during the 1930s, mccarey turned towards producing more socially conscious and overtly religious movies. There are some good not great performances and a weird ending that has to be seen to be bel. The mother blows a gasket and flies to washington, dc where her son works to make him. The jeffersons are the ideal pictureperfect allamerican family in a small town, but their eldest son john returns home after a long absence spouting views that cause them to worry he may be a communist. My son john 1952 wholesome american husband and wife dan dean jagger and lucille helen hayes are disgusted when their son, john robert walker, a. Helen hayes and robert walker in my son john 1952 helen hayes, dean. The condition of this item is brand new mint condition. My son john is a 1952 american drama film directed by leo mccarey, starring robert walker as a suspected communist spy the strongly anticommunist film, produced during the height of mccarthyism, received an oscar nomination for best writing, motion picture story. See the article in its original context from april 9, 1952, page 0 buy reprints.
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