![]() His lines are delivered with a wooden tone and no conviction. Cornel Wilde was probably in the late stages of his alcoholism, and it showed in his hokey performance as the lead. The bare-bones 74 minute movie had potential to be so much better than 50's b-movie fare, but instead the filmmakers opted to skip a solid story and add in a group of bikers and other silliness that reflected the times. The effects, though dated by today's CGI-laden standards, were spectacular - and the Stan Winston created gargoyle suits still look good pretty damn today. Seeing it again as an adult is a different matter entirely. ![]() As a kid, I was freaked out by gargoyles because of this movie (unlike the next generation who saw gargoyles as defenders of evil, thanks to a Disney series). All Rights Reserved THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, James Stewart, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, 1952 TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN CONDOR, Constance Smith, Finley Currie, Cornel Wilde, 1953 THE HOMESTRETCH, Cornel Wilde, Helen Walker, 1947, TM and copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp.This is one of those childhood films that has always stuck in my mind. All Rights Reserved THE PERFECT SNOB, Cornel Wilde, 1941, TM and ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. ![]() THE WALLS OF JERICHO, Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, 1948, (c) 20th Century Fox, TM & Copyright THE WALLS OF JERICHO, Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, 1948, (c) 20th Century Fox, TM & Copyright THE PERFECT SNOB, Cornel Wilde, 1941, TM and ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, 1945 A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Cornel Wilde, Adele Jergens, 1945 A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Adele Jergens, 1945 IT HAD TO BE YOU, Cornel Wilde, working out on-set, 1947 BEACH RED, Cornel Wilde, 1967 WOMAN'S WORLD, from left: Clifton Webb, Arlene Dahl, Van Heflin, Fred MacMurray (rear), Lauren Bacall, Cornel Wilde (rear), June Allyson, 1954, TM & Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. THE WALLS OF JERICHO, Cornel Wilde, 1948, ©20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, TM & Copyright BEACH RED, Cornel Wilde, 1967 TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN CONDOR, from left, Cornel Wilde, Constance Smith, 1953, TM and copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. The Comic Photos CONSTANTINE AND THE CROSS, Cornel Wilde, 1962 IT HAD TO BE YOU, Cornel Wilde, 1947 HOT BLOOD, from left: Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, 1956, hotblood-fsc06, Photo by: (hotblood-fsc06) WINTERTIME, Cornel Wilde, 1943, TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. An intelligent and able performer, Wilde was a solid actor and also an unfairly overlooked directorial talent of that era. His later credits in this vein included such graphic, groundbreaking films as the jungle adventure "The Naked Prey" (1966), the Vietnam drama "Beach Red" (1967), and the post-apocalyptic thriller "No Blade of Grass" (1970). ![]() Wilde also carved out a successful second career behind the camera as a producer, director and sometime screenwriter. He also did laudable work in successful productions like "Leave Her to Heaven" (1945), "Forever Amber" (1947), and "Road House" (1948) during his tenure at 20th Century Fox. It also did not hurt that he was an effective dramatic performer and proved it when he earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for "A Song to Remember" (1945) early on in his career. fencing team, he was able to utilize skills that made him a desirable lead for period swashbucklers, a la Errol Flynn. Fluent in several languages and good with accents, he was also highly athletic and often emphasized physicality in his performances. Handsome leading men were hardly in short supply in Hollywood during the 1940s, but Cornel Wilde was a unique specimen. ![]()
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