Pendulum (1969)
9/10
Starring George Peppard
30 November 2020
George Peppard was given Spencer Tracy's bungalow and the emphasis at MGM was on Peppard showcasing him in top quality films. George Peppard was groomed by MGM during the early 60's. on MGM film Vincente Minnelli's brilliant Home From The Hill, s the massive hit in the Cinerama process How The West Was Won directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway and George Marshall. While Greg Peck, James Stewart, Henry Fonda John Wayne were superb Peppard was the thread that held it together dramatically. Peppard went on loanout (rather than starring in a predictable film.. Loanouts to Paramount for Audrey Hepburn'd Breakfast At Tiffany, and a smashing big hit The Carpetbahhers

Peppard free lanced after laving MGM and starred in this Columnia contract film. It is just okay film that could have been better. Peppard went to Columbia for The Victors (another all star, co staring cast Jeanne Moreau, Albert Finney, and his fellow MGM contact star George Hamilton Michael Callan a Columbia star has a small role in this film.

Peppard had as a co star Jean Seberg, beautiful and talented Jean Seberg simply did not click with American audiences. Seberg starred in Moment To Moment with Sean Garrison, Ross Hunter's smash hit Airport and Paramounts flop Paint Your Wagon which has one of the great musical stores of all time Co starred were Lee Marvin who hit it big with Cat Ballou and The Dirty Dozen, The film also has lint Eastwood

Josh Logan who made Kim Novak a true superstar in Picnic passed on Kim for Seberg. The film flopped. I wished Kim got the female lead bu imagine since the film was a major flop. Kim was lucky to avois this film which cost Paramount milions.

This is an okay cop drama. I hoped it wouldbe a hitas Peppard was one of my favorite stars.
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