{"id":3414,"date":"2007-07-02T09:31:31","date_gmt":"2007-07-02T16:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3414"},"modified":"2022-12-18T14:50:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T21:50:29","slug":"two-weeks-in-another-town-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3414","title":{"rendered":"Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want your charity &#8212; if I&#8217;m through as an actor, I&#8217;m through!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Poster.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWashed-up Hollywood actor Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) is given a chance by director Maurice Kruger (Edward G. Robinson) to coordinate the dubbing on his latest Italian melodrama, starring young hotshot Davie Drew (George Hamilton). When Kruger falls ill, Andrus &#8212; who has fallen in love with Hamilton&#8217;s girlfriend (Daliah Lavi) &#8212; takes over directing duties.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actors and Actresses<\/li>\n<li>Claire Trevor Films<\/li>\n<li>Cyd Charisse Films<\/li>\n<li>Edward G. Robinson Films<\/li>\n<li>George Hamilton Films<\/li>\n<li>George Macready Films<\/li>\n<li>Kirk Douglas Films<\/li>\n<li>Movie Directors<\/li>\n<li>Has-Beens<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood<\/li>\n<li>Vincente Minnelli Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s not much redeeming value in this overblown melodrama by director Vincente Minnelli, based on a novel by Irwin Shaw. The normally reliable cast of A-list actors fail to adequately develop their characters (Claire Trevor is particularly shrill and one-note as Kruger&#8217;s controlling wife):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Trevor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Trevor-1024x501.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"313\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Trevor-1024x501.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Trevor-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Trevor-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Trevor-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Trevor-1536x752.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Trevor-552x270.png 552w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Trevor.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the narrative covers ground trodden many times before. A major disappointment. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daliah Lavi&#8217;s appealing performance as Douglas&#8217;s Italian love interest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Lavi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Lavi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1831\" height=\"931\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Lavi.png 1831w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Lavi-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Lavi-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Lavi-128x65.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Lavi-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Lavi-1536x781.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Two-Weeks-in-Another-Town-Lavi-531x270.png 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1831px) 100vw, 1831px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Though this film is inexplicably lauded by many (and was voted by Godard as one of the best films of 1963!), it&#8217;s not must-see viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0056625\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies2.nytimes.com\/mem\/movies\/review.html?_r=1&#038;title1=&#038;title2=Two%20Weeks%20in%20Another%20Town%20%28Movie%29&#038;reviewer=BOSLEY%20CROWTHER&#038;v_id=51433&#038;pdate=19620818&#038;oref=slogin\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/478\/two-weeks-in-another-town#articles-reviews?articleId=31552\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicfilmguide.com\/index.php?s=other_reviews&#038;item=224\">Classic Film Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S-2YPtGoVQY\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want your charity &#8212; if I&#8217;m through as an actor, I&#8217;m through!&#8221; Synopsis: Washed-up Hollywood actor Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) is given a chance by director Maurice Kruger (Edward G. Robinson) to coordinate the dubbing on his latest Italian melodrama, starring young hotshot Davie Drew (George Hamilton). When Kruger falls ill, Andrus &#8212; who has fallen in love with Hamilton&#8217;s girlfriend (Daliah Lavi) &#8212; takes over directing duties. 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