Author Archives: Ralph

Filmed February 1985 TCM’s The Essentials recently aired George Stevens’ 1948 classic, I REMEMBER MAMA starring Irene Dunne in an Oscar nominated performance. At the end of the screening Sally Field, Robert Osborne’s co-host, stated that movie sadly would not … Continue reading →

Filmed January/February 1985 Question: What is the difference between a catfish and a lawyer?
 Answer: One is a bottom-dwelling, garbage-eating scavenger. The other is a fish. Did you hear about the new Sushi Bar that caters exclusively to lawyers? It’s … Continue reading →

Filmed January 1985 As I entered 1985, I was closing in on ending a quarter of a century behind the camera, directing a production that was precipitously near to being my 200th. I felt an affinity to James Hart, and … Continue reading →

Filmed January 1985 The Harvard Law Review is a student run law journal published monthly from November through June that publishes eight regular annual issues of various legal articles by professors, judges, practitioners, and students. The Harvard Law Review published … Continue reading →

Filmed November 1984 Face it! Many changes had taken place in the 23 years plus a month that had elapsed since I directed JOHNNHY TEMPLE on DR. KILDARE. I had progressed from being an unknown new director through being a … Continue reading →