He was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Tony curtis was an american film actor who died 29th september 2010. With james stewart, charlton heston, betty hutton, cornel wilde. The two quickly marry, and with her at his side, the magician begins.
These two native new yorkers, burt lancaster and tony curtis, had a great deal in common before they met. Marilyn monroe, tony curtis and a secret love child. Alongside lancaster, a sporting tony curtis and the sultry gina lollobrigida add some human flash and dazzle to this circus drama but their limited skill on the highwires and obvious stunt doubles breaks the illusion and fizzles some important tension. He won critical plaudits as well as broad popularity in both dramatic roles and comic performances. Mike ribble burt lancaster is a harddrinking tent pitcher. A crippled circus acrobat is torn emotionally between two ambitious.
My first impression was of the smell, but after a while, i didnt notice. The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle. The greatest show on earth 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is the movie that to me shows tony curtis at his best. A mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and characters that entertain the inhabitants and teach valuable lessons.
Curtis himself admits that while he had almost no formal education, he was a student of the school of hard knocks and learned from a young age that the only person who ever had his back was himself, so he. A new book reveals the traumatic episode that destroyed the couples long onoff romance and why the late actor never forgave his some like it hot costar. They were both savvy, temperamental, conceited, smartmouthed pranksters with an enormous vitality, a ready smile and a bursting selfconfidence. The autobiography herinnert curtis zich dat sommige. Met burt lancaster, tony curtis en gina lollobrigida. Helen gurley brown natalie wood, a young psychologist and author of the bestselling book sex and the single girl, a selfhelp guide with advice to single women on how to deal with men. Lancaster plays a crippled acrobat, disabled after attempting to perform a dangerous triple midair somersault. Trapeze was filmed on location in par is, the film has been acclaimed as one of the most spectacular and authentic circus movies ever made. Many a daring young man and woman followed leotards lead over the years, including former circus performer burt lancaster, who starred in the 1956 movie. He was born bernard schwartz on 3rd june 1925, in the bronx, new york.
His career as a famous trapeze artist ended years ago after attempting a triple somersault gave him a permanent limp. June 3, 1925 september 29, 2010 was an american film actor whose career spanned six decades but who achieved the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was directed by delbert mann jim sorenson, a marine depicted as hayess best friend, is a fictional composite of other men who raised the flag. Tony curtis, a classically handsome movie star who came out of the hollywood studio system in the 1950s to find both wide popularity and critical acclaim in. Tony curtis costars as an aspiring aerialist who coerces lancaster into teaching him the tricks of the trade.
Tony curtis screen credits tony curtis is one of the most successful actors of his era, appearing in a number of the most popular and acclaimed films of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is famous for his light comic roles, especially his musician escaping from gangsters in some like it hot 1959. Trapeze 1956 film highlights gina lollobrigida, tony. Trapeze is a 1956 american circus film directed by carol reed and starring burt lancaster, tony curtis and gina lollobrigida, making her debut in american. Goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat. June 3, 1925 september 29, 2010 was an american movie actor. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Its a fun albeit silly soap opera with great actors delivering some memorable performances. He has also acted in more serious and dramatic movies, like the defiant ones 1958, for which he received an academy. This shows burt lancaster, tony curtis and gina brigida at their passionate, physical, intense best and this is a very good entertaining film about circus life, and how being good at something difficult and dangerous, the amount of effort one has to put in to become a really good performer, and the sacrifice one has to make to get to the top. Trapeze is a 1956 american circus film directed by carol reed and starring burt lancaster, tony curtis and gina lollobrigida, making her debut in american films.
Marilyn monroe and tony curtis love affair and miscarriage. Trapeze 1956 starring burt lancaster, tony curtis and gina lollobrigida. For a guy who started life as bernard schwartz, son of a struggling tailor in the bronx, tony curtis has done alright for himself, making more than movies and creating some iconic performances. One of bobs colleagues has just written an article about dr. Tony curtis was an iconic american actor who did more than a hundred films in his career spanning six decades. Entertainment reporter peter ford says tony curtis will be best remembered for his role in some like it hot but his personal life left a lot to be desired. I must say she does as good an acting job as possible with a poorly written, and thankless sex object role. Tony curtis, original name bernard schwartz, born june 3, 1925, bronx, new york, u. Set in the 1930s, a former veterinary student takes a job in a travelling circus and falls in love with the ringmasters wife. Burt lancaster and tony curtis star with italian bombshell gina lollobrigida, making her america film debut, in director carol reeds adaptation of a 1950 novel about circus life by max catto, originally entitled the killing frost. See more ideas about tony curtis, classic hollywood and movie stars. Much of trapeze was filmed at the cirque dhiver, the permanent winter circus.
Curtis symbolizes the golden age of hollywood and is legendary for his good looks, smooth charm and. Full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. With burt lancaster, tony curtis, gina lollobrigida, katy jurado. The film did well at the box office placing in the top three among the years top earners in the united states and canada. The best part of this movie though is the trapeze itself. Years earlier, mike ribble lancaster, one of the worlds best trapeze artists, became crippled while trying to complete a flying triple somersault. At one point, curtis takes my hand firmly, and tells me how great it is to meet up with people like me and talk about his life. He acted in more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. The stuntman who performed stunts for tony curtis was alessandro nava, an italian circus artist and acrobat. Schwartz grew up in the bronx, where he experienced a troubled home. The film is based on max cattos novel the killing frost, with the adapted screenplay written by liam obrien. Double for tony curtis uncredited circus boy a journalist uncredited paul circus peddler uncredited. Goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie.
Janet leigh, who was married to curtis at the time, was a frequent visitor to the set and recalled the filming in her autobiography, there really was a hollywood. Former circus aerialist burt lancaster was the logical choice to star in the technicolor drama trapeze. Burt lancaster, tony curtis, gina lollobrigida, katy jurado en thomas. Tony curtis gives a winning performance as the great houdini, the struggling circus performer who emerged as the worlds most captivating magician and escape. Tony curtis was born bernard schwartz, the eldest of three children of helen klein and emanuel schwartz, jewish immigrants from hungary. Tony curtis plays an indian nicknamed chief by other soldiers who fights in wwii and helps to raise the flag at iwo jima. Tony curtis first met a beautiful starlet named marilyn monroe in the autumn of 1948. With tony randall, barbara eden, arthur oconnell, john ericson. Interestingly, his films covered a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. Tino joins the circus, and manages to covince mike to teach him the triple. Bob weston tony curtis works for stop, a scandal magazine whose owner and staff are proud of being regarded as the filthiest rag in america.
Curtis is going to be 60 on his next birthday, june 6. Marilyn monroe carried my baby this article is more than 10 years old in a new memoir published in september, curtis claims that. If you are a houdini fan or a tony curtis fan, do yourself a favor and watch this great movie. Tony curtis on his torrid love life, marilyns privates. In his later years, curtis made numerous television appearances. The outsider is a 1961 biopic film about ira hayes, a native american who fought in world war ii in the united states marine corps and was one of the marines who raised the flag on iwo jima.
A crippled circus acrobat is torn emotionally between two ambitious young trapeze artists, one a talented young american and a lessgifted but beautiful italian. Curtis through was revered as a talented actor all through, reached the pinnacle of success during the 1950s and 1960s. Tony curtis simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Part of my 5 directors x 5 unseen films challenge what a cast. While working as a coney island entertainer, harry houdini tony curtis meets and falls madly in love with bess janet leigh. I love this movie and probably have watched it 15 times in my life, and i never get tired of watching it. Forbidden is a 1953 american film noir crime film directed by rudolph mate and starring tony curtis, joanne dru and lyle bettger. Tony curtis, james franciscus, gregory walcott, bruce bennett.