King Solomon's Mines (1950)

King Solomon's Mines (1950)

MGM

November 24, 1950

Historical Drama

DVD
C-

Is it an anti-hunting protest?  Is it an examination of racism and sexism?  Is it an adventure tale?  Shrug.  I watched a quarter hour and it was better than I expected, but still a C-.  This is based on the novel by H. Rider Haggard and co-directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton.

The King and I

The King and I

20th Century Fox

June 29, 1956

Musical, Historical Drama

DVD

C-

This is a little dull and even the costumes and sets didn't dazzle me in the first quarter hour.  It's of course based on the stage musical, which in turn is based on Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam.  Walter Lang directed.