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The Power And The Prize

1956, Movie, NR, 98 mins

The Power And The Prize: Review

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This is a "big business" indictment and covers much of the same ground as PATTERNS and EXECUTIVE SUITE, which are both superior to it. Taylor may have been just a bit old to play this part (he was 44), although he always managed to convince audiences that he was the age he acted. Ives is the head of a huge conglomerate who realizes that he's getting close to retirement and plans to have Taylor take over the reins. Ives wants to see if Taylor is sufficiently without ethics to handle the big job, so he sends him to England to negotiate an immoral deal that will bring Ives the control over a large British mining company. Taylor bids farewell to his girl friend, Michaels, and goes to England, then finds that he doesn't have the necessary ice water in his veins to bilk Hardwicke, the industrialist who has the mining interests. Meanwhile, he also meets Mueller, an attractive German refugee who is suspected of having a Communist association. She's later vindicated of the accusations. When Ives discovers that Taylor is not following through, he does his best to destroy his hand-picked successor but loses the battle. Mueller was a gorgeous Swiss who made this movie and then virtually dropped from sight. Michaels also had a very brief career, and both women will hardly be remembered for their work in this picture. It was shot in black and white and CinemaScope, MGM's first attempt at blending the two, and the process didn't work: the intimate scenes had no feeling of intimacy on the wide screen. Coburn gives his customary dignified performance and Rose's costume design earned an Oscar nomination. leave a comment
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