tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post977403250649342147..comments2024-03-25T06:29:08.480-04:00Comments on Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers: A Clash of Passion - Barbara Stanwyck in "Clash by Night" The Metzinger Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post-5936820183783937712013-08-13T21:55:34.428-04:002013-08-13T21:55:34.428-04:00Thank you for your comment regarding "Clash b...Thank you for your comment regarding "Clash by Night". You are right that Clifford Odets's dialogue is colorful. He manages to pack a punch with each sentence. I haven't read the play, itself, though I would like to very much. Though some people think this film is a "noir", Peter Bogdanovich doesn't consider it to be a "noir" either. Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Ryan are a great team and I especially like the romantic tension going on between them which they display in this film. They do a marvelous job and it is a pleasure to see these two amazing stars in action. The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post-62964989124577632882013-08-13T21:47:35.652-04:002013-08-13T21:47:35.652-04:00Thank you for your nice message! My sister and I a...Thank you for your nice message! My sister and I are glad that our blog is helping to introduce you to classic movies you want to watch! That is the goal of our blog and it makes us happy that it is doing what we set out to do. "Clash by Night" is a great film and we hope you will be able to find it soon. We're sure you will enjoy it as much as we do! The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post-67016111091677181812013-08-09T20:51:38.445-04:002013-08-09T20:51:38.445-04:00I really do feel like the "clash" betwee...I really do feel like the "clash" between Robert Ryan and Barbara Stanwyck is one of the most memorable in Stanwyck's career since Ryan was one of the rare male costars who could match her blow for blow in a film. All three of the leads do strong work and some of the Odets dialogue is wonderfully strange and colorful ("Jerry's the salt of the earth but he's not the right seasoning for you"). It's not top work for either Odets or Lang. There's too much back-and-forthing in the final part of the movie, with characters choosing one way and then another. But I like your assessment of the film's essential message, that changes can be made and that we're strong enough to do it. Even if the movie is often classed as film noir, it's not really as fatalistic or cold as that genre usually is. Thanks for a great entry in the Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon!Aubynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446079492480611898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post-56967498611812639592013-07-22T12:16:13.376-04:002013-07-22T12:16:13.376-04:00I love how this blogathon is introducing me to so ...I love how this blogathon is introducing me to so many movies I want to see now! And this is definitely one I want to see, thanks to your great review. I've been doing a bit of mulling over my own priorities lately, so that aspect of this movie sounds like it might really resonate with me. I'll have to try to find it. Thanks!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com