Natalie Wood dominates the movie screen in “This Property is Condemned.” The photogenic star in her prime is definitely the main attraction in this film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ Southern melodramatic novel and play. The story is about a southern belle (Wood) clashing with her domineering mother (Kate Reid), who trys to convince her to find a wealthy husband. She has eyes on a city-slicker new to town (Robert Redford), but Mom blocks those efforts, and Wood’s character gets revenge by taking up with her boyfriend (Charles Bronson).
This movie has loads of soap opera drama to keep the audience busy, with a cast of Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Charles Bronson, Kate Reid, Robert Blake, Jon Provost (Timmy Martin of CBS-TV’s “Lassie” 1957-1963), Mary Badham, Alan Baxter, Bob Random, Quentin Sondergaard, and Dabney Coleman as a salesman in deleted scenes.
This watchable film from Seven Arts Productions and Paramount Pictures was a flop at the box office, despite being directed by Sydney Pollack (his second picture), produced by John Houseman, screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Coe, and Edith Sommer, costumes by Edith Head, and cinematography by James Wong Howe. Nothing seems to help the lower property values in the unpopular but nonetheless fascinating movie “This Property is Condemned.”
This Property is Condemned (1966)
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My Review
Natalie Wood dominates the movie screen in “This Property is Condemned.” The photogenic star in her prime is definitely the main attraction in this film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ Southern melodramatic novel and play. The story is about a southern belle (Wood) clashing with her domineering mother (Kate Reid), who trys to convince her to find a wealthy husband. She has eyes on a city-slicker new to town (Robert Redford), but Mom blocks those efforts, and Wood’s character gets revenge by taking up with her boyfriend (Charles Bronson).
This movie has loads of soap opera drama to keep the audience busy, with a cast of Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Charles Bronson, Kate Reid, Robert Blake, Jon Provost (Timmy Martin of CBS-TV’s “Lassie” 1957-1963), Mary Badham, Alan Baxter, Bob Random, Quentin Sondergaard, and Dabney Coleman as a salesman in deleted scenes.
This watchable film from Seven Arts Productions and Paramount Pictures was a flop at the box office, despite being directed by Sydney Pollack (his second picture), produced by John Houseman, screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Coe, and Edith Sommer, costumes by Edith Head, and cinematography by James Wong Howe. Nothing seems to help the lower property values in the unpopular but nonetheless fascinating movie “This Property is Condemned.”