John Huston was born 97 years ago today, on August 5, 1906.
Among many achievements in a long career, Huston directed The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierre Madre, The African Queen, and- personal pick- Night of the Iguana.
He was also a screenwriter for some of these, and an actor. Angelica Huston is his daughter. More impressive, his daddy was ol' Scratch himself, Walter Huston.
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Night of the Iguana [VHS]
The Night of the Iguana may be Richard Burton's finest hour on the screen: beautifully cast as an anguished, defrocked reverend, doomed to his own purgatory in Mexico as tour guide to a group of nattering biddies. ...
The Maltese Falcon
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Two-Disc Special Edition)
The African Queen
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