{"id":86143,"date":"2022-08-14T00:54:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T07:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=86143"},"modified":"2022-08-14T00:54:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T07:54:59","slug":"last-sunset-the-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=86143","title":{"rendered":"Last Sunset, The (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;She loves me in a way she&#8217;ll never love any other man.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-86144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Poster.png 629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the Mexican desert, a man (Kirk Douglas) is pursued by a law enforcement agent (Rock Hudson) eager to arrest him for killing his sister&#8217;s husband. Meanwhile, Douglas visits an old flame (Dorothy Malone) living with her alcoholic husband (Joseph Cotten) and teenage daughter (Carol Lynley), and soon finds himself accompanying them on a cattle drive, joined by Hudson, who doesn&#8217;t want to let Douglas out of his sight.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carol Lynley Films<\/li>\n<li>Dorothy Malone Films<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Cotten Films <\/li>\n<li>Kirk Douglas Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Neville Brand Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Aldrich Films<\/li>\n<li>Rock Hudson Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nKirk Douglas produced and Robert Aldrich directed this seemingly standard genre western which takes a decidedly <em>weird<\/em> twist at a certain point, thus raising all kinds of challenging questions that aren&#8217;t even close to being resolved by the end. Along the way, we&#8217;re treated to a brief glimpse of Cotten as an uninhibited drunk whose grizzled performance seems inspired by Orson Welles in his later roles &#8212; or maybe I&#8217;m just reading that into it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Cotten.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Cotten-1024x549.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Cotten-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Cotten-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Cotten-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Cotten-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Cotten-503x270.png 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Cotten.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, sexy Malone emanates her usual world weariness, while Douglas and Hudson project Movie Stardom in their leading roles as cagy adversaries eager to outsmart one another. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Hudson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Hudson-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Hudson-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Hudson-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Hudson-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Hudson-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Hudson-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Hudson.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a critical supporting role, Lynley first comes across as tomboyish and naive:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Lynley-Douglas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Lynley-Douglas-1024x553.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Lynley-Douglas-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Lynley-Douglas-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Lynley-Douglas-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Lynley-Douglas-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Lynley-Douglas-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Lynley-Douglas.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; before suddenly emerging as more womanly and knowing what she wants from life and love. Sadly, Jack Elam and Neville Brand are wasted in minor roles as baddies who come and go too quickly.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Elam-Brand.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Elam-Brand-1024x542.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Elam-Brand-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Elam-Brand-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Elam-Brand-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Elam-Brand-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Elam-Brand-510x270.png 510w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Elam-Brand.png 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Ernest Laszlo&#8217;s cinematography is noteworthy as always, but it&#8217;s unfortunately in service of an overall less-than-satisfying story. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ernest Laszlo&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Lynley.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Lynley-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Lynley-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Lynley-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Lynley-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Lynley-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Lynley-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Lynley-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Last-Sunset-Douglas-Lynley.png 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0055073\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/06\/15\/archives\/douglas-and-hudson-in-the-last-sunset.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/the-last-sunset\/\">CineSavant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/80942\/the-last-sunset#articles-reviews?articleId=138979\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;She loves me in a way she&#8217;ll never love any other man.&#8221; Synopsis: In the Mexican desert, a man (Kirk Douglas) is pursued by a law enforcement agent (Rock Hudson) eager to arrest him for killing his sister&#8217;s husband. Meanwhile, Douglas visits an old flame (Dorothy Malone) living with her alcoholic husband (Joseph Cotten) and teenage daughter (Carol Lynley), and soon finds himself accompanying them on a cattle drive, joined by Hudson, who doesn&#8217;t want to let Douglas out of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=86143\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86143"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86155,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86143\/revisions\/86155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}