One Desire
| One Desire | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
| Written by | Conrad Richter (novel), Lawrence Roman, Robert Blees |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Frank Skinner, Henry Mancini (uncredited) |
Production company | |
Release date | September 2, 1955 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
One Desire is a 1955 film directed by Jerry Hopper. It stars Anne Baxter and Rock Hudson. Described as a "rugged story of oil-boom Oklahoma in the early 1900s", it was adapted from Conrad Richter's best-selling 1942 novel Tacey Cromwell.[1] Anne Baxter portrays the gambling house owner Tacey Cromwell, while Rock Hudson plays gambling dealer turned bank president Clint Saunders.[2] Although the music is generally by Frank Skinner, the film features a Henry Mancini song sung by Gene Boyd and backed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra which was uncredited to Mancini.[3]
Cast
- Anne Baxter as Tacey Cromwell
- Rock Hudson as Clint Saunders
- Julie Adams as Judith Watrous
- Carl Benton Reid as Sen. Kenneth A. Watrous
- Natalie Wood as Seely Dowder
Reception
The Ames Daily Tribune praised the "exciting climax" of the film with a drunken quarrel and fire, and praised the "ace high" of the cast in their "demanding" roles.[1] The New York Times described it as "nothing thing more than a plodding, old-fashioned soap opera" trangle and that "some spectators may find themselves simply tuning in, eyes closed, to the familiar train of events, dialogue and musical effects", although praised the performances of the cast.[4] One book described it as "another 50s melodrama made at Universal".[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Rugged Story of "Oil Boom" One Desire". Aimes Daily Tribune. Ames, Iowa. 12 November 1955. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rescuer Rescued". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. 16 October 1955. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Caps, John (3 February 2012). Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music. University of Illinois Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-252-09384-5.
- ^ "One Desire (1955)". The New York Times. 3 September 1955. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Babington, Bruce; Evans, Peter William (1989). Affairs to Remember: The Hollywood Comedy of the Sexes. Manchester University Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-7190-2291-3.
External links
- One Desire at IMDb
