He won the academy award for best actor in 1953 for his role in stalag 17, and a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actor for his role in the 1973 television film the blue knight. William holden, the lad just signed for the coveted lead in golden boy, used to be bill beadle. The turning point fits right in with bill holdens post sunset boulevard tough and cynical image. The turning point 1952 william holden argentine poster this is a 29 x 43 argentine onesheet poster for the 1952 william dieterle film the turning point based on the horace mccoy novel storm in the city, screenplay by warren duff and starring william holden as jerry mckibbon. Holden starred in some of hollywoods most popular and critically acclaimed films, including. William holden made between sunset boulevard and stalag 17, the turning. See more ideas about my photos, veronica lake and collection. Though he had been working pretty steadily as an actor since 1939 and had more than 20 films under his belt, his career didnt really take off until this film noir was released. A version of how he obtained his stage name holden is based on a statement by george ross of billboard. The turning point original one sheet movie poster william. He was nominated three times for the best actor academy award winning it once in 1954 for his performance as the cynical sergeant in stalag 17. The turning point is a conspiracy thriller where the stakes get higher and the story becomes more fascinating as the film goes on. William holden western movies to watch free westerns theater. With william holden, edmond obrien, alexis smith, tom tully.
Duffs screenplay doesnt take advantage of this aspect of the story, settling instead for a fairly routine crime story with less than sparkling dialogue. The turning point 1952 william dieterle, william holden. He died way too young at only 63 and underappreciated by the film industry. That would reach its apogee when next year holden would win an oscar for the ultimate cynic in stalag 17. This week features a discussion about william holden. Program is complete, original and with no missing pages. Released 1952, the turning point stars william holden, edmond obrien, alexis smith, tom tully the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
Holden did a sports film at columbia, boots malone 1952, then returned to paramount for the turning point 1952. Appeared in 72 movies in a career than spanned 43 years. I was looking for old movies and saw two in a row with william holden. Holden won the academy award for best actor in 1953 for his role in stalag 17, and a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actor for his role in the 1973 television film the blue knight. Special prosecutor john conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father matt as chief investigator. The turning point 1952 william holden argentine one. Nevertheless his characterizations turn every one of his films into a movie goers topnotch experience. Inspired by the reallife senate investigations of 1951, the turning point. The turning point 1952 dvd william holden edmond obrien. The turning point 1952 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
Sort william holden movies how they were received by critics and audiences. Oct 29, 2010 the first time i saw william holden in the flesh was at a new years eve party given by dominick dunne and his wife, lennie. The turning point is a fast paced film, particularly for. With william holden l to r william holden, alexis smith, edmond obrien. The turning point 1952 dvd film noir william holden. Actress carolyn jones made her motion picture debut in the film. Odds against tomorrow, the dunwich horror steals the movie as an oily crime boss. One of several good but undistinguished films that william holden made between sunset boulevard and stalag 17, the turning point is a fairly typical 1950s film.
The turning point is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by william dieterle and starring william holden, edmond obrien and alexis smith. It was inspired by the kefauver committees hearings dealing with organized crime. William holden april 17, 1918 november 12, 1981 was an american actor. The turning point original daybill movie poster william. He looks to his father, matt tom tully, a police officer, for. William holden list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Turning point filmnoir 1952 william holden, edmond o. Turning point 1952 william holden crime drama mayda mart. He won the oscar for best actor for the film stalag 17 1953, and a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for the television film the blue knight 1973. As obrien starts to go after the mob, holden finds some dirty things out about his friends father, while he cant help falling in love with smith and she cant help it either. William holden jerry mckibbon edmond obrien john conroy alexis smith amanda waycross tom tully matt conroy ed begley neil eichelberger danny dayton roy ackerman adele longmire carmelina larue ray teal clint, police captain. His old buddy from college happens to be a reporter in town. The climax is staged at a crowded boxing arena, where holden is struck down by an assassins bullet intended for obrien.
Point 1952 william holden for sale barware collectibles. Then, under them she debuted opposite william holden in the movie the turning point in 1952. The turning point em ingles no internet movie database. The turning point william holden edmond obrien vtg 1952 danish movie program good condition with agerelated marks.
This starstudded ensemble disaster flick was not the first of its kind, but it is definitely one of the best. Jan 25, 2020 william holden photos are to be used for your personal pleasure not for resale on any site nor are they to be used in any publishing format without my express written permission. This is a 29 x 43 argentine onesheet poster for the 1952 william dieterle film the turning point based on the horace mccoy novel storm in the city, screenplay by warren duff and starring william holden as jerry mckibbon. The turning point 1952 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. I instantly fell in love both with the movie itself and with its handsome old male lead, william holden. William holden full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Jerry william holden plays a reporter who is pretty good friends with edmond is and together they try to bring the syndicate down, both of which have quite different methods. The turning point 1952 great cast good guys and bad, great director william dieterle is a stalwart hollywood director who did the hunchback of notre dame among many others, and solid plot. Nov 30, 2010 the turning point 1952 november 30, 2010 the turning point, what a bad title for a hell of a picture. The turning point 1952 directed by william dieterle.
Crusading reporter william holden agrees to assistwhile he and obrien vie for the attention of a loyal alexis smith. With william holden, edmond obrien, alexis smith, tom tully, ed begely, dan dayton, adele. William holden is the crusading newspaperman who attempts to help obrien, but even his efforts are compromised by deeply entrenched political corruption. One of the most popular movie stars of all time, holden was one of the biggest box office draws of the 1950s.
Believe it or not, the irwin allen produced the towering inferno was not only nominated for eight academy awards, it won three of them. Friend and hardnosed newspaper man, jerry mckibbon william holden has doubts john is the right choice for the assignment and during his own investigation discovers that matt conroy has been running around with local mobsters. William holden the diary of a film history fanatic. One of the many wonderful things about bill holden is that he was so often shirtless.
If i find them on ebay or any other site for resale, i will have them removed. The turning point movie, alexis smith, william holden. Home about us popular wallpapers popular tags community stats member list contact us. The turning point 1952 dvd william holden edmond o brien. Actress stefanie powers dishes on her love william holden. Also on hand is alexis smith, his girl friday, and william holden, a cynical reporter who warns obrien of the pitfalls that lie ahead.
From 1952 paramount, the turning point is a crime drama starring william holden, alexis smith, edmond obrien, and ed begley. The turning point 1952 william dieterle, william holden, edmond obrien, alexis smith, crime, drama, filmnoir, thriller august 8, 2017 special prosecutor john conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father matt as chief investigator. The turning point 1952 is a crime, drama movie starring william holden and edmond obrien. Signed a contract with paramount in 1937 at age of 19, appeared in his first film one year later. God was sad this date in 1981 when william holden passed away in santa monica, ca from a fall. We talk about films such stalag 17, sunset boulevard, sabrina, fedora, bridge on the river kwai, the turning point, the wild rovers, alvarez kelly, counterfeit traitor, love is a manysplendored thing, the wild bunch, breezy, picnic and many more. William holdens oscarnominated performances cinema cities. Stalag 17 and peak of stardom edit holden was reunited with wilder in stalag 17 1953, for which holden won the academy award for best actor. William holden active 1938 1981 born apr 17, 1918 in o. On the columbia lot is an assistant director and scout named harold winston. The turning point 1952 william holden, edmond obrien. At some point, sunset boulevard played at the silver screen. The turning point william holden edmond obrien vtg 1952.
The turning point original 1952 22x28 movie poster william holdenalexis smith. The turning point has been ranked 502 times, wins 50. Nevertheless his characterizations turn every one of his films into a moviegoers topnotch experience. Sort william holden movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost in millions sort william holden movies by yearly box office rank. Special prosecutor john conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city.
The film stars shirley maclaine and anne bancroft, along with leslie browne, mikhail baryshnikov, and tom skerritt. The turning point, what a bad title for a hell of a picture. Point 1952 william holden for sale barware collectibles store. The turning point 1952 movie moviefone prosecutor john conroy edmond obrien is determined to bring down organized crime in his midwestern town. Posts about william holden written by cinemafanatic. The turning point the 1952 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Starring william holden, edmond obrien, alexis smith, tom tully. Jones was lucky to get noticed by a talent scout from paramount pictures who gave her a screen test that turned out to be quiet good.
The turning point is a 1977 american drama film centered on the world of ballet in new york city, written by arthur laurents and directed by herbert ross. The turning point lc7 william holden alexis smith william bendix film noir 1952. William holden born william franklin beedle jr april 17, 1918 november 12, 1981 was an american actor who was one of the biggest boxoffice draws of the 1950s. Paramount trains its cameras on a fictional crime syndicate in the turning point. William holden was one of the truly great actors and so poorly treated since so many of the movies he was cast in were only considered bfilms. Edmond obrien stars as an idealistic states attorney assigned to. The turning point 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. John doesnt understand why matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter jerry mckibbon thinks he knows. The turning point 1952 film noir 480p 30fps h264 128kbit aac.
Find films and movies featuring william holden on allmovie. It was inspired by the kefauver committees hearings dealing with. Mar 23, 2016 the turning point 1952 william holden argentine poster. Sort william holden movies by costars of his movies. He also catches the eye of johns gal, amanda alexis nicole, which puts a strain on the friendship of the two men. He appoints his father matt, a cop, as the chief investigator. The turning point was one of paramount titles announced. William holden william holden was an american actor who became one of the biggest box office draws of the 1950s. The turning point 1952 stream and watch online moviefone. The turning point 1952 jerry mckibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor john conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include conroys own police detective father as a suspect. William holden april 17, 1918 november 12, 1981 was an american actor, who was one of the biggest box office draws of the 1950s. The turning point 1952 william holden dvd elvis dvd.
I didnt know it was good till it got better and better and then that big end title came up and an occasional question filled my mind. The rest of the cast performs well in roles that fit them admirably. The turning point 1952 prosecutor john conroy edmond obrien is determined to bring down organized crime in his midwestern town. Entertainment wallpapers movies classic movies the turning point 1952 classic movies the turning point 1952. Armed with a college education and a law degree, edmond obrien tackles his new job of a crime committee chairman. He won the academy award for best actor in 1953 for his role in stalag 17, and a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actor for his role in the 1973 television.