Tag: Bob McNaught

Twilight Time Goes to War, Part 4: Conflicted Nuns!

Twilight Time Goes to War, Part 4: Conflicted Nuns!

November 25, 2014 | By

In Part 4 of Twilight Time Goes to War, we look at two tales of Conflicted Nuns from 1957: John Huston’s underrated drama Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison on Blu-ray + Fox’ DVD of Sea Wife!

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DVD: Sea Wife (1957)

DVD: Sea Wife (1957)

November 25, 2014 | By

Based on the novel Sea-Wyf by J.M. Scott, Sea Wife is a curious mélange of genres – WWII drama + survival tale + tropical island exotica + romance – that originally began as a Roberto Rossellini film until Fox had concerns about the script’s sexual content, and to appease censors opted for a tamer script, causing Rossellini to exit and production manager Bob McNaught to take on the directorial chores…

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