40s to 60s films and other episodes were about making the star the central sun, around which all the others satellited. The most egregious example, to my mind, was Jack Lord in Hawaii Five O … many a tale about him. For some reason, Bogey was less contentious, those playing Marlow and earlier the Thin Man and so on.
Lloyd Bridges, again to my mind, did not quite have what it took to be an uber-star or maybe it was the writing in Sea Hunt, maybe the milieu. I’ll run this one below today but using, say, Peter Gunn as a benchmark … well, it pales a bit. You might differ and if so, I’d obviously run more.
“Lloyd Bridges, again to my mind, did not quite have what it took to be an uber-star or maybe it was the writing in Sea Hunt, maybe the milieu.”
All three I’d say. Good reviews, but unlike Peter Gunn it doesn’t encourage this viewer to watch another. Maybe it’s not easy for underwater scenes to maintain enough pace to hold the attention, but some of that seems to be Lloyd Bridges who doesn’t create a sense of urgency in spite of the gunboat.
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JH: Fear you’re right, AKH.