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I'm a fan of Kay Francis; She had real style and no one wore a gown better than Kay. She had good comic timing with her co-stars and her 30s works was very good. Warner Bros. didn't really know how to use her in the late 30s and early 40s but she was still in a few good films. Trouble in Paradise is my favorite Lubitsch film.

Hopscotch (1980) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) I Was a Spy (1933) British Agent (1934)

I'm a super-fan of Kay Francis' and so enjoyed "Kay Day." She is equally effective in light comedy and high melodrama. Lights up the screen every time she appears. I had no idea who she was until I started watching TCM. What a revelation. Love all of her films and I also love that even when Warner Brothers threw her into a lot of sub-standard fare (to get her to quit) she laughed and said: "As long as they pay my salary, I'll do 'whatever.'" She was a smart lady and didn't let WB force her out. Like Myrna Loy, she did a ton of volunteer work during WWII and later handled retirement gracefully. A class act and I never tire of seeing her films.

Yes, I love Kay Francis. Yes, she was very glamorous. I think she was beautiful. It's her eyes and that very intelligent face that makes her a beauty. While I love Trouble In Paradise and One Way Passage, Confession is also a favorite. King of the Underworld with Bogart is fun too. Kay as Spot White walking down that staircase in the sequin gown in Mandalay, is a knockout., So glamorous .She's one of my favories.

The River Girl (1954) Country (1984) Schitt's Creek (2015-2020)

The Kid (1921) Sullivan's Travels (1941) Umberto D. (1952) Ladybird Ladybird (1994)

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Dorsey on "Barney Miller." He had an entire episode devoted to establishing his character but he just didn't catch on.

Oh! What a Lovely War. 1969. Directed by Richard Attenborough. WWI as an amusement park, and army officers sell the entrance tickets. Excellent movie about the initial frivolity and optimism and finally the disillusionment and tragedy of war. It has plenty of songs that serve as satirical comments on historical facts and people. The cast includes brief appearances by Dirk Bogarde, Maggie Smith, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, and many others. Jean-Pierre Cassel has a wonderful cameo singing and dancing on a carousel about the invasion of Belgium, and John Mills is excellent as General Haig, who tallies casualties as if he was balancing a budget.

Just watched Jewelry Robbery yet again. What a wonderful pre-code film. Powell and Francis have great chemistry and this film is just fun. I really like how Francis ends the film breaking the 3rd wall. I'm going to Nice!

Lucille Ball is recruited by Scotland Yard in Lured Government agent Jane Russell uses Bob Hope as a cover in The Paleface Bob is involved with another agent..Madeleine Carroll in My Favorite Blonde

Two Women (1960) Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Rachel and the Stranger (1948) Loretta Young is an indentured servant This Property is Condemned (1966) Street Screen (1931) Hell's Kitchen Man's Castle (1933) living in a Hooverville Wild River (1960) rural Tennessee

Ethan Frome (1993) Jude the Obscure (1971) -- or -- Jude (1996)

NICHOLAS NICKELBY DAVID COPPERFIELD ACT ONE THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (Bing) LES MISERABLES

I only watched the first two primetime features, which arguably were her two best movies, although admittedly, there are a lot I haven't seen. One-Way Passage is only about 70 minutes, and then I watched all but about the last 10 minutes of Trouble in Paradise. I was too sleepy to finish. I'm unsure if I'm a fan, but I enjoy those two movies very much.

The Good Earth 1937 Of Mice and Men 1939 Tobacco Road 1941 Oliver Twist 1948

so, at the risk of turning this into a DARK SHADOWS FAN THREAD (because I know there are many of you), I finished the 2019 documentary MASTER OF DARK SHADOWS: THE LIFE OF DAN CURTIS, which is free on TUBI. The general concensus of, oh EVERYONE THEY TALK TO, seems to put forth that CURTIS was a HIGHLY LOVABLE, EXTREMELY ENDEARING A-HOLE, a brash, impatient, temperamental, extremely supportive and admirably resilent l creative force. you can feel the love for him even as the various writers and actors go on about what a harda$$ he could be. it also has A LOT of great footage- I really enjoyed the 35 mm footage of DARK SHADOWS GROUPIES hanging out in front of the ABC STudios in NYC and asking the actors for autographs, my favorite moment in the whole documentary was when JOAN BENNETT gets out of a cab wearing a PUCCI SCARF and looking like A GOD D*MN MOVIE STAR!!!!!!!!!!! They get really deep into the appeal of the show and interview quite a few (all?) of the surviving actors of the original series and BARBARA STEELE and BEN CROSS from the 1990 PRIME TIME REVIVAL on NBC (which is how I was introduced to the whole show) it also has a brief shot of the deleted scene of DAVID'S faked suicide by hanging in a closet in the film HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS, seeing it, I must say THEY WERE EXTREMELY WISE TO CUT IT, because I BET ANYTHING a few kids would've died emulating it. i wish they had not discussed the unfortunate TIM BURTON fiasco, which was SUCH an insult to the fans and actors of the show, but it's only dealt with for a couple of minutes. (seriously, **** that movie and **** everyone involved in its making not named MICHELLE PFEIFFER.)

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Den 12. Mann (The 12th Man). 2017. Norway. Directed by Harald Zwart. With Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Marie Blokhus. After the sabotage mission fails, one man (Jan Baalsrud) escapes the Germans and must cross the country to reach Sweden. The movie shows not only the hardships and near-escapes that Baalsrud faced during his journey, but also all the people who risked their lives in order to help him reach the border. Uneven movie about a Norwegian hero. The movie is tense and gripping most of the time, and is beautifully photographed. Zwart and his cinematographer capture the beauty of Norway during winter, and block the scenes in order to enhance the sense of isolation of all the characters, and perhaps, of the whole country during the war. And the film pays just homage to all those who helped him along the way. But Zwart also overstates how much Baalsrud suffered when battling the elements and physical ailments. The scene where he is in a cabin by himself and hallucinates goes on forever. Thomas Gullestad, Mads Pettersen, and Marie Blokus do their best to flesh out underwritten characters, but Jonathan Rhys Meyers, as a Gestapo officer, is stuck with a stock character.

I liked Larrry Linville's final episode, which is also the one where Margaret gets married. He is oddly sympathetic, almost bonding with Hawkeye and **** and then quietly and full of dignity saying "Goodbye, my Margaret" to himself as he strolls away.

Conspirator (1949) Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966) -- it's dreadful; can't believe I even know this title

I can agree with that. I liked Frank Burns but they'd taken the character about as far as they could. I also preferred Harry Morgan's Col. Potter to McLean Stevenson's Lt. Col. Blake. Blake was good but they seemed to flesh out Potter's character more.

fyi to you DARK SHADOWS FANS OUT THERE (i know there are many) I have been watching the documentary MASTER OF DARK SHADOWS about DAN CURTIS and it is really fascinating. made in 2019, it contains interviews with living cast members and some great behind the scenes footage- it also takes you through the writing/rehearsal/filming process of an episode that will make you respect the hell out of the bygone glory of DAYTIME TELEVISION. It, along with A LOT OF OTHER GREAT DOCUMENTARIES about horror, mondo movies and the occult are all on TUBI TV at the moment.

I've actually tried that and it really does work. It takes a long time however to consume. On your hands and knees, sticking your head in the dishwasher, licking the gratings and sidewalls, sucking the egg out of crevices. I mean, really, it's a pain in the neck. The worst part is spitting out the eggshells.

I'm sorry, but I just found this and it is TOO FUNNY NOT TO SHARE. THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO IS TITLED: "GRAYSON HALL DELIVERS YOUR EVERY QUARANTINE MOOD"

She left most of her entire estate (of several million) to the charity that trains seeing eye dogs (forget what the exact name of it is). She had no children and felt that the loss of sight was the worst sense to lose. Her experience entertaining the troops during WW2 was the basis for the (highly fictionalized) film, 4 Jills In a Jeep which she co-starred in with her tour co-stars (Martha Raye etc.) The horrible parts were glossed over into a more crowd pleasing picture.

That's the British who tend to be more patient and dainty with their meals than Americans. Cook your soft-boiled egg the way James just said to do it. Have your slice of toast buttered and lying face up on your plate. Hold your nicely cooked egg by it's two ends with your left finger and thumb. Give it a good whack with your butter knife! Use your spoon to scoop out the two halves onto the toast. Spread it out a little, salt it and eat it with a knife and fork. One of the best flavors ever is hot salted runny yellow egg on toast.

The "dream" season had Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie. This was season 9. Bel Geddes missed the previous season, recuperating from quadruple bypass surgery. The season became a dream season because Patrick Duffy returned to the show after his character had supposedly been killed.

Oliver Harmon Jones. The character appears in the novel and movie too...

I find it hard to believe IMDB would classify Not as a Stranger as a film-noir (well maybe not so surprised), but it isn't by a mile. Fine flawed film: it has it moments and there is some fine acting but there are also flaws, de Havilland's over-accent being one of them, as well as Mitchum being a little too low key (even for him). Sinatra is very good in the film and kind of helps ground it with the always good Charles Bickford

Concerning Ben, I think he is at his best when he is dialoguing/bantering with Eddie Muller. Those two play off each other very well in my opinion.

YES!!!! I took the day off, so could watch many of the films (though I've seen them all, except for one yesterday) I recorded some in the morning hours.

Walter Yetnikoff, Infamous CBS Records Head Who Helped Make Michael Jackson a Superstar, Dies at 87

The White Sheik (1952) Italy/Dir: Federico Fellini - A young newlywed sneaks away from her husband during their honeymoon in Rome in hopes of meeting her movie star idol (Alberto Sordi). Fellini's first solo feature directing job is enjoyably fun, with many humorous set-pieces and good performances. It's a lot more mainstream than his later films. I don't have much more to say, as I'm sure everyone else has seen this one, but I just got around to it this past weekend after re-subscribing to the Criterion Channel. (7/10)

They look pretty chummy in this shot here anyway, Katie... (...I think this still is from Not as a Stranger)

My House Is Full of Mirrors (2010) Sophia Loren portraying her mother in her sister's autobiography. This is a beautiful three-and-a-half hour television movie production which traces the mother's relationship with the father of Sophia and her sister Maria, how she raised the girls and how they grew into their own. This movie is broken into two parts. I am very sorry to say that I bailed approx. one-quarter into the first half and again approx. half into the second half. The movie was quite obviously well-written and the portrayals were all that a viewer could wish and the production values were quite high for a television movie. I must admit that the fault is solely mine. I do not have a great problem with movies which are pure sentimentality and I do not have a problem with reading subtitles in foreign-language movies but the combination proved overpowering. I know only a little ristorante Italiano and that is so poor that there have been times when I was not quite sure what I was eating so there was no hope for me to follow the dialogue at all. There were many places where the simple subtitles did not carry any of the passion of the spoken dialogue and so I felt deeply that I was not truly experiencing the movie as it was meant to be watched. 8/10 for the portions I watched. The only streaming service which I know is presently carrying it is: MHz.

🍩 ← Have a donut. It'll make you feel better.

Yep, four of 'em, Ed. After The Dating Game, a couple of years later I was on the 1972-75 quiz show titled 'Split Second' hosted by Tom Kennedy, and on which I was the champion for one day and won as I recall about $600. Here's an example of the show: The next one was in 1980 and on another quiz show titled 'Bullseye' (1980-82) and hosted by my ol' Dating Game buddy Jim Lange. I was the champion for 3 games and won $10,000 on that one. Here's an example of this show: And the last one being in 1989 and on another very short-lived quiz show titled 'Couch Potatoes' and hosted by Marc Summers. And here's an example of this one: Didn't do too well on this one, and because the two guys who worked with my wife and who asked me to be their third team member and who told my wife that they were really good with television trivia...weren't. (...and btw, I actually had an old VHS cassette of my appearances on "Bullseye' and on 'Couch Potatoes', but a few years ago noticed that I had somehow lost that cassette somewhere along the line)

POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (1990)

I love Navy Blues, first saw it when it was on Million Dollar Movie decades ago. It's funny, has good songs, and great performances, particularly by Ann Sheridan. Sadly, a musical comedy about the Navy in Waikiki which opened in September 1941 had a problem a few months later...

@lavenderblue19: Don't forget about the 1962 movie MADISON AVENUE starring Dana Andrews.

Duchess of Idaho 1950

In interviews, Matt Weiner creator of Mad Men, said that Bewitched was one of the inspirations for Don and Betty and I've always thought that Roger was probably inspired by Larry. Don, Betty. Roger, etc of course are an exageration of those characters, those clean cut restrictions for a comedy series in the 1960's obviously are different than the plot lines in Mad Men. Mad Men gave us a more realistic picture of men working on Madison Aveue in that time period. The womanizing, the drinking were realities.. I worked for a time in the early 1970's on Madison Avenue, some of Don's and Roger's and Pete's, etc. attitude towards women and their behavior are not total exagerations of the behavior I saw there.

Sabotage Agent aka the Adventures of Tartu Five Graves to Cairo

I'll go a step farther here, sewhite. When Larry Linville's cartoonish Frank Burns character got his transfer papers out of the 4077th and was replaced by David Ogden Stiers' Charles Winchester character, the show's quality actually increased. (...ya know, when ANY TV series replaces a TWO-dimensional character with a THREE-dimensional character, it's always a good thing, don't ya)

The Spy in Black 1939 The Ipcress File 1965 The Liquidator 1965 Where the Spies Are 1966 Our Man Flint 1966 Three Days of the Condor 1975

Mata Hari (1931) The 39 Steps (1935) Secret Agent (1936) Sabotage (1936) Confidential Agent (1945) North by Northwest (1959) True Lies (1994) Enemy of the State (1998) A Most Wanted Man (2014) Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

The Lady Vanishes (1938) Our Man in Havana (1959) Dr. No (1962) The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1966) Johnny English (2003)

2006 and I’ve also seen … Inside Paris (2006) Christophe Honore, France Two brothers live with their divorced father in a Paris apartment. One is manically depressed and contemplates suicide. There is more to the film but it was hardly worth the journey IMO. A miss.

On a personal note I had the great fortune to meet Miss Withers on a couple of occasions. Primarily at Robert Osborne's Star on the Walk of Fame event. I believe the first time may have been at the Egyptian Theatre. I'm not sure. When I met Miss Withers that time I was overcome with a sense of spirituality I had never felt before. It almost brought me to tears. I was so choked up. I've met a lot of famous people and a lot of regular people too and never experienced anything like this. I can only say I felt I was in the presence of someone, not just special, but Holy. I know that sounds quite hyperbolic but it's the only way I can describe it. When I spoke to her again at the RO event I was overcome with the same feeling. Wanting to understand what I was feeling I later expressed these emotions to Dick Moore hoping he might offer some wisdom. He simply said, "Yes, she's a very special lady." Again, I can't explain it. I don't know what it means. To this day and this very moment I'm still a little confused by it. Surely if there are angels among us Jane Withers was one of them!