He attended the university of alabama and began his career as a police reporter for the birmingham post in the mid1930s. When merle miller was adapting his screenplay from joe david browns novel the original intention had been to hire dorothy dandridge to play monique. In france during an offensive against the retreating germans an american lieutenant frank sinatra and a cocky captain tony curtis both fall in love with an american girl natalie wood who was raised on the riviera. The kings go forth programme note this work was commissioned jointly by the royal air force music service and an american universities consortium and received its world premiere during the 1996 raf british tour. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Director daves renders an exotic backdrop of villas and meadows as the two battlehardened gis court monique, evoking a teenage sense of lust and angst. Natalie wood and tony curtis in kings go forth 1958 kings go forth 1958 frank sinatra and. The music box of wind redicural recommended for you. During world war ii, in a picturesque town on the french riviera, u. The screenplay was written by merle miller from the novel of the same name by joe david brown, and the film was directed by delmer daves.
The film stars cary grant and john garfield and features dane clark, robert hutton, and warner anderson, along with john ridgely, alan hale sr. She in turn loves the captain who rejects her when he discovers she is a mulatto. Frank sinatra goes soldiering in this adaptation of joe david browns novel, kings go forth. Some time late in wwii soldiers sam and britt are spending time in the south of france, where they meet monique, who was raised in france by american parents. The plot involves friends of different backgrounds manning an observation post in southern france who fall in love with the same. Kings go forth is a relationship drama set in the context of world war ii, rather than a straight war movie. Kings go forth 1958 is a war film, a buddy movie, and a love story, but more important, its a sincere and sober entry in the problempicture genre, looking at issues of sexism and racism through a tale of three americans caught in a complicated emotional web. Set in france in 1944, as kings go forth is a riveting film. It has an interesting plot about gis and romance in france filmed there, in part near the end. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Kings go forth 1958 delmer daves, frank sinatra, tony. Scenes of frank sinatra in kings go forth 1958 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Britt harris tony curtis both fall for the same local. Joe david brown was a journalist and author, best known for the novel addie pray which was adapted into the 1973 film paper moon.
Kings go forth 1958 frank sinatra, tony curtis, natalie wood, leora dana, karl swenson. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Later that year, however, he returned to the genre that had proven so successful for him. Her background will reveal more about them than her. Wellcrafted but unconvincing mixture of war movie and melodramatic problem picture, with sinatra and curtis as. A romantic melodrama set in the south of france during the last year of the second world war, kings go forth 1958 is a sincere but painfully mild film revolving around the thentaboo subject of miscegenation. Unlike many young actors, wood made a smooth transition into adult roles as a darkeyed beauty, costarring with moreestablished and much older actors including frank sinatra, tony curtis, gene kelly, warren beatty and her future husband, robert wagner, in films including marjorie morningstar 1958, kings go forth 1958. But an upcoming mission vital to the allies victory over the nazis makes both men reconsider their feud. As film scholar julie kirgo notes in her terrific liner notes. Note that the battle scenes pale in comparison to what you would expect to see if it was filmed in 2018. The screenplay was written by merle miller from the 1956 novel of the same name by joe david brown, and the film was directed by delmer daves.
The groups songs are written largely by noble and vocalist. Screenplay by merle miller, based on the novel by joe david brown. Nicely done and as for the film, i hadnt seen it in many years and found it enjoyable once again. Kings go forth was universally popular except, perhaps. If you can get beyond the annoying irony of a film that claims to be a critique of american race prejudice but contains nary a single person of color in. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. He served as a unit production manager on broken lace 1954, the bachelor party 1957, kings go forth 1958, the taming of the shrew 1967, portnoys complaint 1972, the count of monte. All my tomorrows frank sinatra, orchestra, nelson riddle from a hole in the head 1959 5. It has an interesting plot about gis and romance in france filmed there, in part near the end of wwii. Jan 24, 2015 he served as a unit production manager on broken lace 1954, the bachelor party 1957, kings go forth 1958, the taming of the shrew 1967, portnoys complaint 1972, the count of monte. Britt harris tony curtis both fall for the same local girl, the americanborn monique blair natalie wood.
It is some war that frank sinatra, tony curtis and, occasionally, the american army fight in kings go forth, which opened at the capitol yesterday. Two american soldiers, fighting in the south of france during world war ii, find their friendship torn apart over the love for a woman they meet while on leave. July 20, 1938 november 29, 1981 was a russianamerican actress who began her career in film as a child and became a hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three oscar nominations before she was 25. Kings go forth music from the motion picture soundtrack. Kings go forth 1958 is a world war ii action, drama movie starring frank sinatra and tony curtis. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from kings go forth. Kings go forth 1958 letterboxd social film discovery. Promotional spots frank sinatra for a hole in the head 1959 4. It was one of those powerful films that i watched for the first few minutes, fully expecting to change the channel but was quickly hooked for the duration. Kings go forth are a tenpiece american soul band from milwaukee, wisconsin. It was directed by delmer daves in his directorial debut, and the screenplay was written by daves and albert maltz, based on an original story by former submariner steve fisher. The most important thing about this film is that all three stars had a. Destination tokyo is a 1943 blackandwhite submarine war film.
Kings go forth opened in 1958, almost a decade after elia kazans pinky and. Kings go forth is a 1958 blackandwhite world war ii film starring frank sinatra, tony curtis, and natalie wood. Kings go forth 1958 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Kings go forth 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Their sound is rooted in 1970s soul, and the group employs production and recording techniques common in that era. Adapted by formerly blacklisted writer and subsequently famously outofthecloset homosexual merle miller from joe david browns novel, the movie version cops out. Kings go forth sonicwbii wiki fandom powered by wikia. Kings go forth 1958 is a war film, a buddy movie, and a love story, but more. The plot involves friends of different backgrounds manning an observation post in southern france who fall in love with the same french girl. Frank sinatra, tony curtis, natalie wood, leora dana, karl. Kings go forth 1958 is an excellent war drama with frank sinatra, tony curtis, and natalie wood and directed by delmer daves. Kings go forth is just more proof that daves remains one of the most crucially overlooked directors of the classic hollywood studio system. Toward the end of world war ii, two american soldiers fighting in southern france become romantically involved with a young, american woman.
Read the full synopsis of kings go forth, 1958, directed by delmer daves, with frank sinatra, tony curtis, natalie wood, at turner classic movies. As big and brave and bold a love story as has ever been exploded. Kings go forth was universally popular except, perhaps, with those exgis who were still resentful that frank sinatra had in real life been spared wartime service due to a questionable physical ailment. Action scenes of the war certainly form part of this film, however they take a back seat to the drama between the three main characters. Kings go forth is a film directed by delmer daves with frank sinatra, tony curtis, natalie wood, karl swenson, year. The film ends ambiguously, possibly because miscegenation was still a touchy topic amongst hollywood censors. The film had its world premiere in monte carlo on june 14, 1958, according to modern sources. Adapted by merle miller from the novel by joe david brown, kings go forth stars frank sinatra and tony curtis as, respectively, a tough army lieutenant and a cocky radio operator. Several divisions who were fighting in italy under mark clark were sent to invade france from the south. Kings go forth is one of, maybe the only, film about the allied offensive in southern france in late summer of 1944. If i could have, id have given this movie 312 stars. Frank sinatra and tony curtis star in kings go forth 1958 as a pair of american soldiers in world war ii france, both falling in love with the same woman natalie wood, an americanborn expatriate with a difficult secret. With frank sinatra, tony curtis, natalie wood, leora dana. Kings go forth 1958 12 0628 1958 us drama, action, romance, war 1h 49m user score.
Jan 17, 2014 second world war melodrama kings go forth is one of the frank sinatra films from the 1950s which tends to get overlooked. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Find release information for kings go forth 1958 delmer daves, delmar daves on allmovie. Brown was the son of william samuel and lucille lokey brown. The film utilizes an oftused storyline of the war movie genre which has two soldiers in love with the same girl. Second world war melodrama kings go forth is one of the frank sinatra films from the 1950s which tends to get overlooked. Kings go forth 2009 during world war ii, in a picturesque town on the french riviera, u. Its also an interesting showcase for the versatility of style and appearance that. Kings go forth is a dramatic love story about two american soldiers fighting in france that fall for the same woman. Kings go forth adds an interracial angle that was rare for the 1950s but the casting of natalie wood as a biracial woman dilutes the film s intended message of racial equality.
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