Hey now, Kubrick made two films before Paths of Glory: Killer's Kiss (1955) and The Killing (1956). Haven't seen Killer's Kiss but The Killing is a fine noir.
Despite being a Salkind production The Trial is a good film; Mr. Arkadin was taken away from Welles during editing; You try making a professional film at the start of the 1950s with your own money after the studio goes bankrupt and see if its as good as Othello; I don't know what you're talking about when you call Chimes at Midnight an "interesting failure".
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