1954 - On The Waterfront: "I Could've Been A Contender"

1954 Best Picture Winner

 

Premiered July 28, 1954

 

Budget $910,000

 

Gross $9.6 million

 

The great movies were all ahead of their time. Rebecca introduced the Hitchcock type suspense to the world, Casablanca took acting to a new level, It Happened One Night brought Romantic Comedy to to Hollywood. This was a great crime drama before the era of great crime dramas in the 1970s. The action and suspense make it a film worth watching. It also worked to expose the corruption of unions in blue collar industires.

 

Joel

Favorite: I really liked the performance of Marlon Brando. He is the best actor we've seen since Clark Gable.

Least Favorite: I liked everything about the film.

 

Callie

Favorite: The plot was good and the movie had a nice pace to it.

Least Favorite: It was hard to follow the characters and who was who.