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Michael Curtiz filmography[edit]

Michael Curtiz filmography (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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Nominator(s): Jimknut (talk) 18:06, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about Michael Curtiz, one of the most prolific film directors during the golden era of motion pictures. Among his many credits are Mystery of the Wax Museum, Captain Blood, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Kid Galahad, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels With Dirty Faces, Four Daughters, The Sea Hawk, The Sea Wolf, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, Life With Father, The Breaking Point, White Christmas, and King Creole. I did a major overhaul of his filmography and want to make it a featured list. Please help me achieve that if you can. Jimknut (talk) 18:06, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Drive-by comment

The banner at the top saying "This article currently links to a large number of disambiguation pages (or back to itself)." is not a good start - can you address that (or remove the banner if it has already been addressed)? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:25, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like somebody took care of that already. Someone fixed the disambiguation links last night. The banner has been removed. Jimknut (talk) 16:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comments on the lead
  • "whose filmography spanned from 1912 to 1961" - I think "whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961" would be better
  • "During this period he directed, whole or in part," => "During this period he directed, wholly or in part,"
  • There's a gap between the full stop and ref 2
  • "The latter film was released in England" - I'd imagine it was released in the United Kingdom, not just England
  • "For his contribution to cinema, Michael Curtiz was awarded" - no need to repeat his first name
  • Think that's it on the lead, I will look at the rest later -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:51, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Revisions made per your suggestions. Jimknut (talk) 21:17, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from ~ HAL333 19:54, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
;Comments
  • Could you add scope to the title column to make it more readable?
  • It may look nicer if you move the English title to a second column.
  • Could you archive the sources?

That's all for now. ~ HAL333 22:06, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've added scope to the title columns and moved the English translations of the Hungarian and Austrian titles to a second column, per your suggestions. As for archiving the sources, I've never done that before, so I may need some help. Can it be done in one action or do I have to enter each url into the archive one at a time? Jimknut (talk) 23:34, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I just did it for you. There's an automated tool for this, click the history tab on any article, "Fix dead links", "Add archives to all non-dead references", "Analyze", and wait (may take a few minutes depending on amount of refs).--AlexandraIDV 10:31, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much. What else do I need to do to improve this article? Jimknut (talk) 15:49, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Jimknut (talk) 22:30, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:44, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
;Initial comments on tables
  • "In 1912, Kertész enter Hungary's motion picture industry" => "In 1912, Kertész entered Hungary's motion picture industry"
  • "in an effect to better training as a film director" - just say "to train as a film director"
  • Also, you don't need to keep repeating his whole name. Just use the surname.
  • First World War should have capitals
  • "By 1919, a communist government was established" - by 1919 or in 1919?
  • "where made for the Sascha-Film Company" => "were made for the Sascha-Film Company"
  • "creenplay by Ladislaus Vajda" - typo on first word
  • "to come to the United States and directed films" => "to come to the United States and direct films"
  • "Curtiz directed some addition scenes" => "Curtiz directed some additional scenes"
  • Got as far as 1954, will endeavour to look at the rest tomorrow -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:42, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I have made the changes you suggested. Thanks for the help. Jimknut (talk) 21:54, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
More comments
  • "The Final Years" - none of these words are proper nouns so they should not have capitals. This also applies to the section immediately previous, but I forgot to mention that earlier :-)
  • "1954, Curtiz left Warner Bros. and spend the remaining years" => "In 1954, Curtiz left Warner Bros. and spent the remaining years"
  • "Curtiz learned that was suffering from incurable cancer." => "Curtiz learned that he was suffering from incurable cancer."
  • "received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress." => "received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, or Best Supporting Actress." (current wording suggests the films were all nominated for all six awards)
  • Something has gone wrong with the column headings on the National Film Registry table
  • And the one below it :-)
  • Note h doesn't need a full stop as it isn't a complete sentence
  • Same with notes l, m, n, o, r, w, y, z
  • Think that's it. Great work overall. Reading this list makes me realise that I have actually never seen Casablanca all the way through, I really must rectify that...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:10, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
All corrections made per your suggestions. Thanks again for the help, and by all means see Casablanca. Jimknut (talk) 15:46, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Could you have another look at the sentence above the Oscars table? It still says "received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, or Supporting Actress." as it did before, which as currently worded would mean that every film listed was nominated for all three of Best Picture, Best Director and one of the acting awards. My suggested wording above fixes this -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:25, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I took care of this. Jimknut (talk) 17:53, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Jimknut (talk) 23:39, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments a nice piece of work, some bits and pieces:

  • Several duplinks in the lead, e.g. sound film, two-color Technicolor, James Cagney, film noir and Vistavision.
    • Fixed
  • " worked in CinemaScope.[2] He worked in" mildly repetitive.
    • Fixed
  • Isn't the plural of "film noir" actually "films noir"?
  • "Hungary's Royal Academy of Theatre and Art" looks notable, do we have a hu-wiki article we can {{ill}} to?
    • I imagine it is - or was - a notable academy; however, I can't find a proper link to it
  • " drama, Maés Holnap ("Today and Tomorrow", 1912).[6] " maybe "1912 drama Maés Holnap ("Today and Tomorrow")"
    • Changed
  • "the part-talking " forgive me, what is "part-talking"? Does it mean that the film has long sections of action without speaking?
    • I added a link
  • "which brought stardom to John Garfield." is that referenced?
    • It is now
  • "magnum opus" I would expect to see in italics.
    • Now in italics
  • consider linking star vehicle.
    • Linked
  • "As of 2020, four films..." that reference is dated to 2018 so it's safer to say "As of 2018".
    • Changed to 2018
  • Ensure linked items are linked each time in sortable tables, e.g. I see "sketch film" isn't linked every time.
    • Changed
  • "Projectograph Production;..." why are all of these "productions" with a capital P?
    • Because that is how I learned to spell things; when a proper name precedes a generic word both are capitalized; i.e "He lives on a street" / "He lives on Market Street"; "It is a film production" / "It is a Warner Bros. Production"
  • " Lucy Dorraine; " one r in her surname.
    • Corrected
  • "Lily Damita" our article calls her Lili.
    • Corrected
  • María Corda has a diacritic on her i.
    • Corrected
  • Under a Texas Moon is unnecessarily piped.
    • Corrected
  • Not the right Norman Foster, appearing in a film three years before his birth.
    • Corrected
  • "Academy Award Nominations" why is Nomination capitalised?
    • Corrected
  • Mildly confusing to have the separate table for all Oscar noms and then cherry pick six categories to list in the subsequent section...
    • Someone else added an extra section; I have deleted it
  • Where is the reference for the first "all-in" Oscars table?
    • List deleted
  • All tables should have row and col scopes, and captions implemented.
    • Corrected
  • "Angels With Dirty Faces" small w for with.
    • Corrected
  • Likewise for "Life with Father".
    • Corrected
  • Ref 9: pp. 8 should be p. 8
    • Corrected
  • Ref 10: p. 59, 64 should be pp. 59, 64... suggest you check all single/multiple page references are formatted correctly.
    • Corrected; and I didn't see any others that were incorrect
  • Ref 45: p. 26-27 should be en-dash (and pp.)
    • Corrected
  • "The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935" should be en-dash in year range.
    • Corrected

That's all I have on a first run. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:48, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    • Thanks for the help, Rambling Man! Jimknut (talk) 20:35, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support my concerns addressed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:20, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, again! Jimknut (talk) 15:56, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Source review passed; promoting. --PresN 02:46, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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