Films with Taken In Hand overtones or references
I'm perhaps a bit older than some of you, and there are films I grew up with that had some scenes that were heavily Taken In Hand. I remember watching them and feeling so filled with joy and a sense of pleasure watching them, and I want to turn you on to them, too.
One is The King And I with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr (made in the 1950s). There is one scene in which the King explains his philosophy of women, and if you are a Taken In Hand woman you will be so turned on by it!
Another is The Ten Commandments, also with Yul Brynner (also made in the 1950s). There is a scene where he confronts his bride to be who does not want to marry him. I won't spoil it by repeating the dialogue (which I've had memorized all these years!), but you'll love it. It's what I have fantasized a man saying to me ever since I was little, and I never felt safe sharing this with anyone till now!
You will also enjoy the American TV series from the 1960s, I Dream of Jeannie, about a female genie who is released from her bottle by a US Air Force major. She is the humorous “brat”, who calls him “Master” yet is always doing things to cause embarrassment for him. Cute show!
Another movie is McLintock!, with John Wayne. I grew up on this movie too, and there is a scene where he spanks his wife (it's a Western version of The Taming of the Shrew.)
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Forsaking All Others
Submitted by Louise C on
My favourite film with a Taken In Hand theme is 'Forsaking All Others' with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford. Unlike many films where the heroine gets spanked by the hero, there is genuine warmth and humour between the characters, and they actually seem to like each other, even though they don't sort out their emotional entanglement until the end of the film. I don't like films where the heroine is bullied by the hero, but Forsaking All Others is not one of those, in this film Clark Gable really does love Joan Crawford more than he loves himself.
In The King and I, the King says that his philosphy is that a woman should only have one man, but that a man should be able to flit from woman to woman. That is not how a Taken In Hand relationship is supposed to be. A Taken In Hand relationship is monogamous. Also, as I recall it, in the film the woman is decidedly unimpressed by his philosophy! I didn't find The King and I a turn-on at all, but then I don't fancy Yul Brynner. The King and I has always struck me as being about as un-Taken In Hand as you can get. It's a film about a strong, determined woman getting her way with an obstinate, opinionated man. She runs rings around him in the end. There's nothing even slightly Taken In Hand about it that I can see.
Male dominance and female submission
Submitted by BlueRose on
I agree that the films I mentioned do not show a Taken In Hand relationship, but they do show aspects of male dominance and female submission. For me my own idea of a Taken In Hand relationship includes elements of D/s, which is perhaps why I automatically included those films. However I realize not everyone in a Taken In Hand relationship feels that way.
The Assassination Bureau
Submitted by SarahDinah on
Anyone ever seen this film? It's old, maybe from the 60's or 70's, and it's a comedy about an organized crime bureau, "The Assassination Bureau," run by Ivan Dragomiloff (played by Oliver Reed). The Bureau is hired by Miss Winter (cannot recall the name of the actress, but maybe Diana Rigg) to assassinate...Ivan Dragomiloff! Seems she is appalled at the very existence of an "Assassination Bureau" and hopes to put an end to it all by putting an end to the chairman.
Anywho, there is a scene about halfway through the film that screams Taken in Hand, at least to me. Miss Winter has just survived an assassination attempt that was meant for Ivan. He is nonchalant about the attempt. She is shaken, crying out, "How can you talk shop when I was almost killed?" Up to this point, she was a thoroughly modern, independent woman who the filmmakers tried to portray as plain.
Ivan is instantly solicitous. Then he notices that she is only wearing a towel and says, "Now that's what I call a pretty gown." They make eye contact. He reaches for her. She pulls back an inch, maintaining eye contact. His lips are half an inch from hers, and he says, "Miss Winter, surrender." She looks him straight in the eye and says, "Why not? Surrender is no defeat...for a woman." Then she lays back in his arms and they kiss.
The next day, the supposedly "plain Jane" is now dressed fashionably, preening herself in the mirror, dancing around, clearly happy, happy, happy.
Again, has anyone seen this film? It was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up, and I just bought a copy for myself. I always LOVED that scene...and their power struggle throughout the film.
Sharon
Hollywood and Taken In Hand
Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
I didn't remember that line in the Ten Commandments; I thought that came from The King and I. I really can't recall a line from The Ten Commandments about marriage anymore. So if you would perhaps share it? I think a lot of women haven't even seen the film and it hardly gives away the plot. I mean, if you know the Bible, you know the plot!
TV shows like Lucy, Jeannie and Bewitched actually showed the beginnings of a pervasive malaise with the assumption that women were to be taken in hand. For all her apparent subservience, Jeannie is always causing some sort of trouble. Samantha struggles to hide her power (in which she greatly exceeds her husband) but her true nature and strength keep on breaking through the little housewife facade. And Lucy, of course, was forever going her own way, no matter what Ricky said or did, including spankings.
McLintock is one hilarious spoof and yes, a direct descendant of "Taming of the Shrew."
The typical Hollywood love story of the forties and fifties followed a specific pattern. The hero and heroine would meet and take an instant dislike to each other. They would spend the early part of the film at odds but with electricity crackling in the air. Then would come some precipitating event, whether a spanking or a kiss, or something else, that would make them aware of their attraction to each other. From that point forward it would proceed as a classic romantic love story, with obstacles coming from outside the couple rather than within.
To me, this didn't show the woman being "Taken in Hand" so much as showing that she has been changed and become happier, and that being in love has brought out a gentler side in her.
An example of this would be "The African Queen," where Bogart and Hepburn begin at odds with each other but end up in love and teaming up to blow up a German ship. Bogart carries out Hepburn's wishes though he expresses the thought that what she wants to do is impossible and will get them killed. They work together on it and she is in no way deferring to him, but, she is gentled out of her harsh exterior (church lady) by her love for him.
I'm surprised anyone would mention "The King and I" as his relationship to his wives was master and slave, and he had no use for monogamy.
I can also think of Kathy and Heathcliff in the movie version of "Wuthering Heights." Yes, Heathcliff was a "worthy opponent" and a strong lover, who wouldn't tolerate Kathy's hankering after the life of the idle rich. But I also remember the scene where she attacked him for his "dirty hands" and he slapped her face, saying, "Have them then! Have them where they belong!"
But directly after this, you see him taking the hands that struck his beloved, and breaking a window with them, deliberately punishing himself by lacerating those hands. So you see the remorse he feels, rather than triumph in having "put her in her place." And she, for her part, nearly died searching him out in that horrific storm.
If they were ever married I think she would have been his completely in body and soul and he would not have had to master her or bring her to heel.
"Pat"
For me a quintessential Taken
Submitted by Jeff on
For me a quintessential Taken in Hand movie is The Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Sean Thornton arrives in the Irish village of his birth. He sets his sights on Mary Kate Danaher, a auburn-haired beauty with a hot temper. He gains her heart but must win her hand. He does this with determination but without her understanding of his methods. It is true the film tries to show by the end that he is not dominating her by tossing away a stick offered to beat her with but I sensed that she had subjected herself to his will in the end. This was because she had learned his refusal to fight for her dowry (the main conflict of the film) was not due to weakness but rather due to his resolute strength.
The Quiet Man
Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
You failed to mention the reason why he won't fight for her dowry. He won't because he is a professional boxer who once killed a man in the ring.
He won't fight because he is still haunted by that memory and fears that it may happen again. That is why he went to Ireland, which, I believe, was not the land of his birth but of his ancestors' birth.
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Submitted by summer24 on
Hmmmm... perhaps I need to go back and watch some of these older movies as I don't remember some of what's been said here. The movie with John Wayne, 'The Quiet Man', if that's the one I'm thinking it is~ where he goes to the train station and looks in all the cars to find his wife and drags her out and pulls her by the arm all the way home~ that part I found quite stimulating ;)
There is also a movie, I believe with Clark Gable, where a brush is referenced and he threatens to use it on the lady, I think it was Claudette Colbert, and at the end of the movie, I think they are on a ship and she hands him the brush through the door.
and... speaking of the Titanic, wouldn't it be nice in scenes like the one with Kate's boyfriend~ where he would turn her over his knee instead of acting like he did!
Clark Gable and the brush
Submitted by Louise C on
The movie you refer to is 'Forsaking all Others', and it's actually Joan Crawford. Gable does spank Crawford about halfway through the movie, and later tells her that she's a 'spoilt brat who needs a hairbrush now and then' 'you're pretty good at that hairbursh thing aren't you?' she says to him 'You ought to know' he says. At the end of the film, when she's finally figured out that Gable is the one she loves, she's followed him to the ship he's going away on, and he feels a tap on his shoulder,and there she is holding the hairbrush out to him. I love that film.
There is a film where Claudette Colbert gets spanked, it's 'Bluebeard's Eight Wife' with Gary Cooper. But the spanking is not a success. You see him spanking her, then in the next scene he's looking mortified while she puts iodine on his leg, 'I always bite people who spank me' she explains calmly. It's the only film I've ever seen with a spanking scene where the heroine is entirely impervious to any beneficial effects of being spanked. It's one for people to remember if they get carried away by the idea that spanking can solve any problem.
I didn't much care for 'Titanic' myself, or any of the characters, I can't imagine either of the men in the film spanking Kate at all. Especially not the upper-class one, gentlemen in those days were not supposed to strike ladies. But then nobody in the film behaved in the slightest degree in period at all.
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Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
Yep, I thought it was someone other than Claudette Colbert but couldn't find it. I knew he had been in at least one movie with her but I just couldn't put my finger on it which actress it was.........
Kiss Me Kate
Submitted by Louise C on
Just thought of this one. Musical based loosely on 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Cole Porter apparently got the idea for it after observing the real-life bickering between Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontane.
Arthur Marshall recalled going to stay with the Lunts when they were very old, and still arguing over a production of 'The Shrew' that they had been in about 40 years earlier. They were quarreling about a scene Lunt had cut from the play.
"I could have got a laugh in that scene, Alfred"
"Oh no, Lynney, it was dull scene, it was better cut"
"There was a laugh there Alfred!"
The Sheik (silent, 1920?)
Submitted by BlueRose on
I also like this one...while it does not show a Taken In Hand marital relationship, the film turned me on because of how dominant Rudolph Valentino is in it....he is an Arab sheik who captures a white English woman who is rather headstrong and independent, and by the end of the film she has fallen in love with him and chooses to stay (if I remember correctly.)
The Original Romance Novel
Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
The Sheik was probably the original of the romance novel genre, and women in those books are still being captured by Sheiks today. I read the book when I was 17 but never saw the film.
The one film I can think of that was somewhat "Taken In Hand" even though the couple was not married was the original 1970's version of "Swept Away," directed by Lina Wertmuller, starring Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangelo Melato. She was a spoiled rich woman and he was a working class fellow employed on her yacht. Somehow the two became stranded on a desert island and managed to survive but she kept carping at him and treating him as a lowly servant, until he realized that class distinctions didn't matter there. Since he was a larger and stronger male he took her in hand and made her serve him instead of the other way around. She fell in love with him but the story ended sadly.
Lina Wertmuller claimed the film was not about male/female relations but about class struggle played out in the characters of these two people.
At the time I was fascinated by the film and found the sex scenes very erotic, though I wished he had spanked her instead of slapping her face many times during the film.
"Pat"
Swept Away
Submitted by Louise C on
That sounds like a variation on a 1934 film 'We're Not Dressing' with Bing Crosby and Carole Lombard. I'd forgotten it until you mentioned 'Swept Away'. There isn't any spanking in 'We're Not Dressing' but I do remember a scene where Crosby ties Lombard to a tree. I think it does end happily, though it's a very long time since I've seen it, but films did tend to end happily in the 30s.
I think 'Six Days, Seven Nights' with Harrison Ford and Anne Heche was another variation on this theme. She's a haughty upper-class socialite, and he's an earthy pilot who's flying her out to meeet her fiancee in Tahiti. They get stranded on an island together and end up falling in love. There's one scene where she loses her temper and starts throwing all his things out of the stranded plane, and I found myslef thinking wistfully that had the film been made any time up until the early 60s, this would have been the moment when he might have spanked her!
Harrison Ford
Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
I've heard that Harrison Ford is into spanking, too. Yummy. I wish he would show up at a party! I've done roleplay with several (unknown) actors and it's a lot of fun.
"Pat"
Harrison Ford is into spanking?
Submitted by Louise C on
I'm not sure I can cope with that information. I may have to go and have a cold shower or something. As you say, Yummy!
Harrison Ford giving a Spanking
Submitted by Nina da Kenth on
I'm half way in the cold shower, gals.... I may not be out for a while. And by the way, I swear I knew it all along! Ever since I saw him in "American Graffiti" as a little girl, it was love at first sight.
Angi girl
The Phantom of the Opera (film, not stage show)
Submitted by BlueRose on
Unless you've seen the film, you might not understand this....but I realized today that the dominant behavior of the Phantom in this film had a lot to do with making me understand some things about D/s vs a more loving, romantic form of it.
Until recently, my husband and I had been D/s practitioners, but it felt as if we were going thru the motions, trying to do everything D/s and not vanilla, that I lost the focus: that it is supposed to deepen our feelings for each other. We were almost using it as a "scene" thing, and I wondered why it left me feeling not quite fulfilled.
A month or so ago, my husband rented POTO, and I fell in love with the movie. Today he asked me, "Do you think the film had anything to do with what you have learned about yourself?", and I realized it did.
In the film, the Phantom is an older man who acts rather dominant toward the woman he is in love with, and his actions are filled with love and obsession for her. In watching the film over and over again (OK, I got addicted to it, the music is great too!), it did dawn on me that my husband was right: I found myself absolutely CRAVING to be held the way the Phantom held Christine, esp. in the Point of No Return scene. I realize now that I was seeing D/s ( dom male/sub female), but with tenderness, romance, and no violence.
Coincidentally (or maybe not), I found the Taken In Hand site not long after, and everything came together for me. I just cannot get enough of this website!
Phantom of the Opera
Submitted by Louise C on
I dunno, I've never seen the Lloyd Weber version, but I saw an old film version with Claude Rains. In that one the Phantom is a nutcase who lives down in the sewers and abducts the heroine. I wouldn't personally think of him as the ideal Taken In Hand man, but of course he may be different in the new version.
Phantom & Dominance
Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
I've heard from a number of sources that there are D/s undertones in Phantom of the Opera. I haven't had the opportunity to see the play or the film but I'd like to see it for myself and decide if it is true.
I would agree it's not like that in the old version, from what I have seen of it he's cast as more evil.
"Pat"
you have to see the new POTO!
Submitted by BlueRose on
Here is a website to find out more:
http://www.phantomthemovie.com
The music is haunting, its a very Gothic film, lots of D/s overtones, and the more you watch it the more you see. Some of it is very open, some is subtle.
then there are the films that....
Submitted by BlueRose on
Then there are the films that try to make dominant men seem domineering and abusive. I was thinking about this today while sorting through some old videotapes.
Has anyone seen TITANIC (the one with Kate Winslet)? Remember her jerky fiance? Sure, he at first ACTED like a gentleman and dominant, but he was actually a jerk and abusive. But I suspect the writers were trying to equate dominant with domineering in that film. It never dawned on me until now. I recall how he ordered food for her at dinner (normally a chivalrous practice). And ACTED like a chivalrous gentleman in certain other ways, but he had an explosive temper and ultimately only thought of himself. Not at all what a man in a Taken In Hand relationship would be like!
Titanic
Submitted by Louise C on
Is a very silly film, but I think Kate Winslett's fiancee is meant to be the villain, so they had to make him as villainous as possible. The fact that he acts like a chivalrous gentleman means nothing, there's nothing to stop an abusive jerk showing the superficial courtesies of 'chivalry', any gentleman of that period, nice or not, would have done the same. Observing social customs is not an indication of niceness, just habit.I expect Dr Crippen was very polite to his wife, but it didn't stop him poisoning her.
Having food ordered for you without being consulted about what you wanted would not strike me as chivalrous, but as infuriating! If that's a chivalrous custom then it's one I can well do without, it just sounds plain annoying to me.
None of the characters in Titanic, good or bad, resemble real human beings in the least, and I don't think they're meant to. It's a daft film.
I find it rather sexy
Submitted by BlueRose on
I find it rather sexy when my husband orders for me (of course he knows what I want, because he either knows my preferences, or he consulted me beforehand.) And yes it is an aspect of "old-fashioned" chivalry, like the custom of a man rising when a woman enters the room. I find such things very sexy, but then, I like it when men treat me as being worthy of special devotion like that. I like feeling protected, cared for and watched over.
Chivalry
Submitted by Louise C on
I don't think any man I've ever eaten out with has ever assumed that he could just order for me without asking what I wanted, it doesn't sound terribly chivalrous to me, but it's a matter of taste I suppose. Things like standing up when a lady comes into the room etc just used to be automatic things that 'gentlemen' did, I don't know how common such things are nowadays, I don't know any men who do them. I think things like that were just social customs rather than being evidence of devotion. And they weren't generally an indication that a man was particularly considerate in general. As Virginia Graham observed in 'Say Please':
The Trappings vs. The Real Thing
Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
I'd rather have a guy keep sitting and leave me to order my own food, but be there when he's needed. All those little trappings of polite society had nothing whatever to do with a man's true character or how he treated his wife behind closed doors. The creep in "Gaslight" was nice to his wife in public even though he was already insinuating that she was crazy with all kinds of mind tricks he played on her.
Don't confuse polite nothings with what's inside a person's character, you can get burnt to a crisp that way.
Oh, and speaking of "Gaslight," since that film was made at a time when women's rights weren't at issue and no one had any (supposed) stake in making a dominant man look domineering and abusive, it should be clear that the villain of the piece is going to come off that way, because that is who he is. Same goes for the more modern fiance in "Titanic." He was cast as the bad guy and he played the bad guy quite well.
The movie was about a woman's liberation but not so much from male dominance as from the restrictions and the stifling trappings of wealthy society. Jack freed her, even through his death, to live the life she wanted to live, away from all the restrictions that were sucking the life out of her.
I find it rather sexy too :)
Submitted by MeadowAngel on
I realize that not everyone does but like BlueRose, I find it sexy when my husband orders my food for me. Or holds the door, helps me into my coat, or carries my packages. I especially find it sexy the way he gently guides me when we're walking with a hand lightly placed at the small of my back. Now granted, if he didn't know what kind of food I like, it would be annoying but that isn't the case. To me it says that he's in charge, in control if you will, and taking care of me.
We even have this one thing we do from time to time that never fails to make my knees weak. A sexy little game we play. He "puts me on heel". Basically this means that I have to stay within touching distance at all times unless I specifically let him know I'm leaving that distance (for example going to the bathroom, etc). *shrugs* I don't know, I just find the whole thing incedibly sexy and very shortly into the evening, I find that i can't wait to get home. ;)
MeadowAngel, more details please
Submitted by J's Girl on
Which one of you thought up the game of "putting you on heel"? Do you this in public or at home? Is it difficult for you to keep up with him? What happens if you don't? Is it another way to discipline? Please tell the details of how it works...I'm very interested.
J's Girl
The Phantom Rocks...
Submitted by Sam on
I've seen the Broadway play, and I just today rented and viewed the movie. Yeah, there's a hint of dominance, but the poor Phantom's got some real control issues.
Whatever!! Both the play and the movie are tops!
Sam (of Sam & Missy)
Marnie
Submitted by sophia on
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Marnie--a dominant yet adoring Sean Connery taking control of his wife's sexuality rather forcefully? What woman wouldn't respond to that?
The Man Who Cried
Submitted by SarahDinah on
I just watched the indy film "The Man Who Cried" with Johnny Depp as Cesar and Christina Ricci as Suzie. Cesar seems very much the Alpha male. When he first takes Suzie, it is completely consensual but he is so much the one in control, in charge, and it is HOT! The way he looks at her, letting her know what he wants. I don't want to give any more away, but please check out this wonderful film!
Sharon
Oooh the nostalgia!
Submitted by Pink Cheeks on
Blue Rose's article about films with Taken in Hand connotations caused a tweak of the corners of the mouth and a warm glow inside! I have seen all the films referred to and Yul Brynner is rather yummy. John Wayne spanking Maureen O'Hara in McLintock! was another magic moment. She took a while to be brought to submission but it's the thrill of the fight, isn't it? One particular quip from that famous spanking scene is when an onlooker eggs him on, stating that "my father would be proud of you!". Indeed, if my husband were to do that to me (God why don't you and it loses its magic touch if it's not spontaneous, etc...etc....etc...) I bet the male members of my family would grin from ear to ear if they knew of or witnessed such an event. I vaguely remember "I dream of Jeannie" but haven't seen any episodes—worth a look I fancy.
Another Wayne/O'Hara classic is a scene from "The Quiet Man", where he literally drags her down hills and through meadows, again followed and encouraged by a bunch of nosy onlookers. With a touch of genius choreography, she takes a swipe at him, he ducks and promptly kicks her behind. Sweet!
How about "The Thin Man" movies?
Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
I would be curious to read others' impressions of the series of movies with William Powell and Myrna Loy. There were something like six of these movies that came out in the late 1930s to the early 1940s. It seemed to me that in the first few had definite Taken In Hand overtones, then sorta lost it in about movie 5, and then regained it again in the last movie. Rather than going on about what the movies were about (which anyone can read by just going to Amazon.com or imdb.com), I am more curious what others thought about these movies, which I personally loved. And yes, there was a scene in about movie 3 or 4 where William Powell gives Myrna Loy a quick spanking with a newspaper for her indiscretions in speaking to the press.
The thin Man
Submitted by Louise C on
I like 'The thin Man' series, but I have never thought of them as being particularly Taken In Hand, though i do enjoy the way Myrna Loy and William Powell spar with each other. The spanking scene is in 'the Thin Man Goes Home' and it's a good scene, though I don't suppose the newspaper really made much impact on her!
Louise
Thanks for commenting, Louise
Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
I agree with you that The Thin Man series is not overtly Taken In Hand. And I also agree with you that the newspaper spanking scene is very mild and may not have made much difference (although it did emphasize to me exactly who was in charge in their relationship).
I guess what I was thinking about the movie series, particularly in the first one or two movies, is the great way that Myrna Loy (who, for those who don't know the movies, is the one who came into the marriage with the money and a high society background—factors that one might assume put her in charge of the relationship) balances being very capable with letting William Powell be the one in charge. William Powell has this great, low-key way of never being ruffled by anything and always handling whatever comes along, to the delight of Myrna Loy. He clearly adores Myrna Loy in these movies, doing everything he can to dote on, take care of and protect her, yet is never a doormat to her. And, in turn, she so clearly respects William Powell and defers to him.
I guess I just see what I hope I have with my wife. A wonderful balance of each of us being very capable, independent people with an underlying dynamic of me taking care of her and her caring for me. (As an aside, I think I like that distinction—"taking care of" versus "caring for"). I don't know if this is making sense to you, Louise, or to anyone else for that matter.
Old movies
Submitted by a Taken In Hand reader on
Let me start out by saying that I am new to this site, though I've been "lurking" for a long time. It seems to be exactly what I've been looking for. I'm so glad I found it. (But more about that in another post.)
I also happen to be an old movie buff. I've loved them since I was a child. I barely watch any films made after 1970. Most old movies just feel inherently right to me. If you're looking for a movie with a strong Taken In Hand plot in it, just about any old film will do. Some more some less.
I have noticed that a lot of people who don't know much about old movies tend to think women were weak in them. Nothing could be further from the truth. They usually gave as good as they got. Of course they lost the fight in the end in the end, but that's the way it should be (I'm sure most people on this site will agree with me.)
There is another article on this site called "Films with Taken In Hand overtones or references", but I don't seem to be able to comment on it anymore. So here are some more recommendations for films with Taken In Hand overtones or men who have no problem asserting their dominance and act like a man.
"The Ten Commandments". Sexy Yul Brynner lets Anne Baxter know in no uncertain terms what he's going to do with her once they're married. Sadly enough, as we all know, it never comes to this.
Of course I have to mention Rudolph Valentino's "The Sheik" and "The Son of the Sheik". Makes you weak in the knees. The best scenes are on youtube.
Also "The Fountainhead", an obvious choice. No matter if you agree or disagree with Rand's philosophy (and a lot of people don't), watch the movie (or read the book) for the delicious sparring between Patricia Neal and Gary Cooper.
Hitchcock's "Marnie" of course comes to mind. Sean Connery is just so absolutely in control.
Also on the lighter side have a look at "The Black Swan", a fun pirate movie with Tyrone Power and the wonderful Maureen O'Hara.
And actually a movie from the 70's. "Three Days of the Condor" with Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway. He takes her hostage and well, you can imagine what follows.
I will be posting more recommendations with more in detail analyses if anybody cares to read them.
So long,
Jessica R
Just about any old film?
Submitted by Louise C on
I don't think this is actually the case. While there are quite a lot of old romantic comedies that have a Taken In Hand type feel to them, there are also plenty that aren't really Taken In Hand at all.
Some of my favourite old films have no Taken In Hand theme to them, like Bringing Up Baby, Desk Set, and Stand-In, for example.
Louise
More old movies
Submitted by Jessica R on
Louise, it's true that not every old film has taken in hand overtones to it, but a good 70-80% of them do. Or at least they have a take-charge man in it and/or ravishment scenes (my favorite). I really can't think of a newer film where this is the case.
So, here are a few more goodies:
"Duel in the Sun" (1946) with Jennifer Jones and Gregory Peck. An absolutely campy movie, but fun. Gregory Peck as the sexy bad guy (a role he did not play very often). He ravishes Jones more than once, and the scenes are quite explicit.
Old movies with ravishment scenes are innumerable. Just a few here:
"Jeopardy" (1953) with Barbara Stanwyck. A nice little gem of a B-movie.
"Female on the Beach" (1955) with a slightly over the hill Joan Crawford, but she still manages to vamp it up. A camp classic.
"River of no Return (1954) with Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe.
When it comes to new movies (or tv shows), I can only think of one: "Rome". Titus Pullo "rapes" the slave Gaia. After getting an invitation from her.
There is a short little taken in hand scene in "Destry Rides again" with James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich. It's been a while since I've seen it, but as far as I remember Stewart ask Marlene who the boss of the saloon is and her answer is "I am". He just looks at her and says: "Until the real boss comes."
So, that's it for now,
Jessica Rabbit