James Westerfield’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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James Westerfield has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by On the Waterfront.
Recurring themes

Before the Revolution
1964
Romance · Drama

Splendor in the Grass
1961
Drama · Romance

Girl with a Suitcase
1961
Drama · Romance

A Patch of Blue
1965
Drama · Romance

Summer with Monika
1953
Drama · Romance

Women in Love
1969
Drama · Romance

The Soft Skin
1964
Drama · Romance

The Truth
1960
Drama · Romance

A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
Dir. Elia Kazan · With Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.
Dir. Howard Hawks · With Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, Maria Perschy

A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much of the plot revolves around the eviction of a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
Dir. Elia Kazan · With Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet
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