An expatriate american living in madrid, former air force pilot lloyd tredman robert taylor is haunted by his memories of the korean war and refuses to fly. Mgms tip on a dead jockey 1957, an adaptation of a short story by irwin shaw, stars robert taylor as pilot lloyd treadman, a veteran of world war ii and korea who is plagued by fear and guilt. In his youth, he got by on his looks, but he aged very badly. Broke and about to divorce his wife dorothy malone, a pilot robert taylor joins a smuggling scheme in postwar madrid. Tip on a dead jockey once this jockey spurs up momentum, film shapes as a solid, satisfactory action picture. Tip on a dead jockey official trailer taylor is a pilot and veteran of ww ii haunted by memories of the pilots he inadvertently sent to their deaths during that war. Tip on a dead jockey is an enjoyable movie, if when you are watching it you remember it was made in the 1950s. An expatriate american living in madrid, former air force pilot lloyd tredman robert taylor. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. Costarring academy award winner dorothy malone and jack lord hawaii fiveo, tip on a dead jockey was adapted by charles lederer kiss of death from a short story by bestselling novelist irwin.
There is a great deal of speaking of minds in tip on a dead jockey, which arrived at loews state yesterday, but the souls bared are not likely to startle a steady movie goer. Of all the golden age stars, taylor holds the record for the greatest number of years under contract to one studio, and his career benefited from the longterm guidance and stability provided by a major studio under the contract system. It is based on the new yorker 1954 short story by irwin shaw. Despite some sprightly dialogue and a brisk melodramatic climax, the films. Film tersebut berdasarkan pada cerpen the new yorker tahun 1954 karya irwin shaw pemeran. One of my favorite actors, robert taylor, was born 99 years ago today in nebraska. However, plots dealing with warweary pilots who have lost their nerve have an. Tip on a dead jockey a grounded flier gets mixed up. Tip on a dead jockey 1957 richard thorpe, robert taylor, dorothy malone, marcel dalio august 1, 2015 an expatriate american living in madrid, former air force pilot lloyd tredman robert taylor is haunted by his memories of the korean war and refuses to fly. Other members of the cast not necessarily in the movie still.
A generic rainy paris tale of lost opportunity, where naive richardson makes out like a bandit. Released 1957, tip on a dead jockey stars roberttaylor, dorothymalone, giascala, martingabel the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. When an illadvised bet on a racehorse robs him of his savings and also results in a jockey s death, an impoverished thorpe is forced to work for the manipulative bert. Tip on a dead jockey 1957 one of my favorite actors, robert taylor, was born 99 years ago today in nebraska. Tip on a dead jockey 1957 crime, drama, film noir youtube. Lloyd tredman robert taylor has decided to drift along in life, hiding away from family and friends in madrid. Tip on a dead jockey looks at the plight of a veteran pilot who is suffering from what we now call posttraumatic stress disorder. Read the full synopsis of tip on a dead jockey, 1957, directed by richard thorpe, with robert taylor, dorothy malone, gia scala, at turner classic movies. Air force duty in the korean war, distinguished pilot lloyd tredman sends his wife phyllis a letter from madrid requesting a divorce. With robert taylor, dorothy malone, marcel dalio, martin gabel. Joyce jameson joe abdullah peter camlin hayden rorke peter adams albert. The movie was originally known as adamson of africa. Tip on a dead jockey contributor names richard thorpe director.
Hes a korean war pilot group commander who ordered too many men to. June united artists rejoins the motion picture association of america. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. Was there ever a more charmless movie star than robert taylor. Tip on a dead jockey 1957 robert taylor starred in tip on a dead jockey near the end of his 25year tenure with mgm. Tip on a dead jockey 1957 richard thorpe, robert taylor. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Hes a marginally better actor here, playing a washedup pilot slumming it in madrid, than in, say, camille, but hes still acting the. Buy tip on a dead jockey movie posters from movie poster shop. Tip on a dead jockey 1957 by lightning at january 29, 2019 0 an expatriate american living in madrid, former air force pilot lloyd tredman is haunted by his memories of. Killers of kilimanjaro is a 1959 british cinemascope adventure film directed by richard thorpe and starring robert taylor, anthony newley, anne aubrey and donald pleasence for warwick films.
Tip on a dead jockey 1957 directed by richard thorpe. With madrid as a backdrop, robert taylor mixes smuggling, adventure and dorothy malone into 98 minutes of passable entertainment in this. Warwick films had made three films in africa, safari, zarak and odongo. Hes a marginally better actor here, playing a washedup pilot slumming it in madrid, than in, say, camille, but hes still acting the role of the hero and he just cant muster the spirit. Phyllis tredman dorothy malone goes to reno, for the usual reason, but finds its not as easy as she imagined since she seems to have no valid grounds for a divorce. Tip on a dead jockey 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. There is a great deal of speaking of minds in tip on a dead jockey, which.
Tip on a dead jockey is an average actionadventure film that finds robert taylor as an air force veteran settled in spain after he thinks hes gotten a divorce from dorothy malone. Robert taylor, was always to me at least a bit stiff and unemotional, just spoke the words, lacked any emotion. Tip on a dead jockey 1957 mikes take on the movies. Probably its closer than to what most of us would do in the situation. June 6 jerry lewis appears in his first film without dean martin in the delicate delinquent. May ingmar bergmans the seventh seal wins the special jury prize at the 1957 cannes film festival.
Robert taylor and dorothy malone in tip on a dead jockey 1957 tip on a dead jockey. Barbers shrewd until the end of the story, when he gets morals and loses out. According to a 23 mar 1954 dv article, the short story tip on a dead jockey was purchased by mgm subsequent to being published in the new yorker that year. In tip on a dead jockey, director richard thorpe relied too much on master shots in long takes, and his widescreen compositions lacked dynamism, resulting in a visually dull film. Tip on a dead jockey original theatrical trailer youtube. Haunted by the deaths of pilots under his command in korea, treadman leaves the service unable to flyor to resume normal life with his wife, phyllis dorothy malone. Originally intended for orson welles, it was directed instead by richard thorpe, the sixth of eight films he would make with robert taylor, which. Tip on a dead jockey is a 1957 film, a drama directed by richard thorpe and starring robert taylor and dorothy malone. Released 1957, tip on a dead jockey stars robert taylor, dorothy malone, gia scala, martin gabel the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. John ohara could have written this tale of subverted expections. Tip on a dead jockey 57 robert taylor airplane rotor. Tip on a dead jockey, a 1957 thriller at least in genre convention directed by richard thorpe from a script by charles lederer and irwin shaw based on a story shaw had previously published in cosmopolitan magazine though identifies the story source as a novel.
Charles and i watched a movie id recorded from tcm earlier that day which id long been curious about. Dorothy malone just the female interest gia scala much better. Tip on a dead jockey movie posters from movie poster shop. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment. Phyllis tredman is shocked when husband lloyd, a decorated korean war pilot. Tip on a dead jockey 1957 imdb directed by richard thorpe. Originally slated to be produced in 1955, an oct 1956 hr news item notes that orson welles was signed to direct the film. Tip on a dead jockey movie trailer and videos tv guide. He was only 45 when he made tip on a dead jockey, but his sunken eyes and puckered skin are those of a man easily ten years older.
February 1 rko ceases domestic distribution of feature films which is taken over by universal pictures. Tip on a dead jockey features some earnest performances by the cast, but the film is not on the best 10 list for any involved. Tip on a dead jockey adalah sebuah film drama tahun 1957 garapan richard thorpe dan menampilkan robert taylor dan dorothy malone. Watch tip on a dead jockey now on your favorite device.
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