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For those who might be interested, here are the original 1948 MGM titles to Frank Capra's STATE OF THE UNION. After the original release, rights reverted to Capra and he reissued it under the Liberty Films banner. The remade titles also misspelled Katharine Hepburn's name (as "Katherine"). Also significant is that the original release did NOT include the portion of the scene in Kay Thorndyke's office where her editors resign en masse. I've included the original cutting of that sequence on the video, followed by the original Liberty Bell end title (title was changed and music was cut in the reissue).

Rita Hayworth Carole Lombard Helen HAyes Brigitte Bardot and, of course....Me 😉

The Wolf Man, 1941

Ricardo Cortez was a successful actor who switched to Wall St. to make big coin with Salomon Bros. next: Ivy Leaguer

Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Meet Joe Black (1998) Lost Horizon (1937) The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) A Guy Named Joe (1943) The Enchanted Cottage (1945) A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Portrait of Jennie (1948) What Dreams May Come (1998) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2006) Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

The Ancestress (1919) Austria/Dir: Jacob Fleck & Louise Fleck - The ghost of a woman haunts her ancestral castle estate, watching over her last two remaining descendants, unable to rest until the family line is extinguished. With Liane Haid in a dual role as the ghost and her descendant Berthe. The film has large sets and lavish costumes, and some of the wind-blown gossamer ghost shots are nice, but I found the story dull and drawn out. (5/10)

By the way, I noticed something when I was looking up Gloria Grahame's credits on the IMDb. She appeared in a British television show in 1980 called TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED. An episode called "Depart In Peace" co-starring Joseph Cotten. Gloria is wearing a green dress and is braless. Nice cleavage. You can't miss it. → Because Gloria was only 56 at the time instead of 65 I don't think 'Thompson' would object to Gloria showing cleavage in early 1980. I recall 'Thompson' was aghast at Dana Delany, aged 65, showing cleavage of any kind in her segments with Eddie Mueller recently. You can see a number of snaps on the IMDb of her appearance on the programme (I'm using the UK spelling cos it was a British show) and see Gloria looking very fetching in her green dress. Cheers.

Malombra (1917) Italy/Dir: Carmine Gallone - A woman (Lyda Borelli) moves into a large castle and soon becomes convinced that she's the reincarnation of one of the previous occupants, returned to settle unfinished business. This is very much like the gothic horror melodramas that Italy excelled in producing in the 1960's, and it was fun to see one of the antecedents of the genre. I also appreciated the slightly more modern filmmaking on display, such as a greater emphasis on close-ups, rather than the mid-field static shots of the earliest cinema productions. The story was adapted several more times, including in 1942 and 1974.

I noted the KINO Blu-Ray release offers up 2 versions of the film; one 'cut' still having the film grain intact. Interesting. I'll offer up this nugget of info from my old-timey VHS recollections of WHITE ZOMBIE. Currently, I have two VHS copies of WHITE ZOMBIE. I had three at one point and should've kept the third tape. One of them is a 1985 PRISM Entertainment release. It's in a fancy clamshell case with insert artwork. As you would expect for an '85 video release the tape contains just a straight transfer of a film print. Full of hisses, pops and scratches (but I like that stuff -- makes the movie more eerie to my viewing enjoyment). However, the sound is fine and I've never had any issue watching "White Zombie" on that tape. Later, I picked up another copy of it on a different label. The ADMIT ONE label. I should have kept that tape! Played great, but I traded it to a fellow video collector for a tape I didn't have. Same version that was on the PRISM tape, but with slightly better picture quality [which is why I shoulda kept it . . . ]. Then I picked up a 3rd VHS tape on the 'Hal Roach Studios' label. → This version was a lil' different. It had been cleaned up to a degree in terms of 'picture quality' . . . except it was missing various bits of footage. It looked to me like what was done, in order to make the picture quality overall look better, was that small amounts of footage was trimmed out of the movie that was considered "unsalvageable"; the footage in question being in such poor condition there was no way to make it look better with the technology at hand at the time that tape was issued. Ergo, some of the 'worst' footage was cut out and there are *noticeable* jumps in the picture on that Hal Roach tape as compared to the PRISM tape I kept and the ADMIT ONE tape I foolishly traded off. Live and learn. I compared the PRISM tape with the Hal Roach Studios tape and that's what I observed; the PRISM tape had more footage, albeit some of it was in very rough shape. A Thought: Wasn't WHITE ZOMBIE (1932) considered a "lost" film until 1968 or so? I recall reading it was rediscovered . . . somewhere . . . circa 1968.

Tonight is The Glass Wall with Vittorio Gassman and Gloria Grahame. Also contains one of the larger film roles for Jerry Paris, better known for his role as Robs friend and neighbor in The Dick Van Dyke Show. Here is is on the left.

Hilde Warren and Death (1917) Germany/Dir: Joe May - After becoming pregnant following a tryst with a murderer, a famous actress (Mia May) begins having visions of Death (Georg John). This fragmentary supernatural melodrama is mainly of note now for being the first produced script by Fritz Lang. There's not much here to recommend, although the look of Death is said to have influenced Victor Sjostrom's The Phantom Carriage and, later, Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal. (5/10)

Whoever is providing the videos to Hulu might be on the zombie dust...

I had yesterday off and so I watched White Zombie live. The copy I saw/heard appeared restored. Not at all like the public domain copies I've seen circulate. I was using the east coast live feed of the WatchTCM app on Roku TV. There were also restored copies of Doctor X, Mystery of the Wax Museum, and The Vampire Bat being shown yesterday.

1936 - Sworn Enemy 1937 - Married Before Breakfast 1938 - Paradise for Three Next: James Stewart & Jack Carson

Angela Lansbury Next: brave performer

Here's a restored version of White Zombie on youtube. Looks nice a nice print. The Spanish subtitles only appear if you click on the "CC" button. 🙂

Brie Larson Anthony Mackie Carrie Fisher Julie Andrews

C'mon now, Toto. The explanation to this is very very simple. Uh-huh. Antonioni is pretty much saying that it's a hell of a lot easier playing tennis with an IMAGINARY ball than it is with a REAL one! Topspin lobs and overhead slams especially. (...take it from the avid tennis player here) LOL

The Loves of Carmen (1948) -- another from Rita Hayworth's production company, Beckworth Corporation Next: Affair in Trinidad (1952) -- another with Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford

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Fear (1917) Germany/Dir: Robert Wiene - A wealthy nobleman (Bruno Decarli) goes on a world-wide quest to collect rare works or art, and decides to steal a sacred Indian statue along the way. He's informed that he has consequently been cursed, and only has 7 years to live. How will he spend his remaining time? Writer-director Wiene would shortly go on to make the seminal The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari a few years later. That film's co-star Conrad Veidt appears briefly here as an Indian priest. The lead actor gesticulates a lot in the silent film fashion, undercutting much of the drama. (6/10)

Morrow, Rob

The Thing with Two Heads 1972 AIP Pictures Directed by Lee Frost Ray Milland Roosevelt Grier.Late in his career Ray Milland was doing a lot of things for the money as he said but he also knew he was no longer a leading man. This movie is very funny in a way.A bigot doctor researching head transplants(successful with a 2 headed gorilla-gorilla suit of course) is planning to try it on humans but something happens and he must be the guinea pig.This is not a comedy but they are many funny lines by Milland and others,the atmosphere on the set must have been very good...The ending is great with a very appropriate song. A perfect fit for TCM Underground 91 minutes 5.5 /10

Everyone seems to like Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Cannot stand it!!!

Men: Buster Keaton Groucho Marx Trevor Howard Montgomery Clift Charlton Heston Marcello Mastroianni Yves Montand Philippe Noiret Walter Matthau Michael Douglas Women: Lillian Gish Joan Fontaine Deborah Kerr Angela Lansbury Julie Andrews Romy Schneider Catherine Deneuve Sigourney Weaver Susan Sarandon Kate Winslet Gwyneth Paltrow Alicia Vikander

Thanks Bronxgirl & Dan. Your posts are perfect examples of how debate should work. I enjoy several of the movies Bronxie dislikes, but completely understand her reasoning...because she takes the time to explain, even if just a sentence or two. And knowing these films, I can see why she feels that way. I don't, but that's OK. That's what makes movies (& any art) fun-they touch you or they don't. That said, I was taught never to use the word "hate" either-"dislike" was the strongest I could say. Same for (Philadelphia Story) couldn't say "stink" but "smell" was acceptable.

6. Edgar Buchanan 7. Sally Field 11. Rosemarie DeCamp

Tyrell, Olenna -- Diana Rigg on Game of Thrones

The Seventh Seal Carousel Dead of Night (not listed as fantasy, but I think the whole dream element makes it one)

Satan's Rhapsody (1917) Italy/Dir: Nino Oxilia - An old woman (Lyda Borelli) makes a deal with Mephisto (Ugo Bazzini) for renewed youth and beauty, but in exchange she must avoid love. This dark romantic fantasy has very interesting lighting work, as well as excellent production design. The devil is of the pointy-goatee variety, so that's a bit corny/silly/fun. I would have been curious to see where this director's career went after this, but unfortunately he died at the age of 28 fighting in WWI shortly after finishing this movie. (7/10)

Everybody's a critic. Here's a funnier Bob & Ray routine:

Miss W., wow, thanks. I saw your page one ZHIVAGO comments. I'm more disposed towards the pre-epic Lean. (SUMMERTIME being a particular favorite as well as the Dickens adaptions) Chaplin of course heads the pantheon of great silent comedians (and along with him, Keaton and Lloyd, I'd add Fatty Arbuckle, who imo has been somewhat underrated) Charlie's shorts are more my so-called style I guess -- less "important" but for me funnier. I like The Tramp's early prickly persona as opposed to the more popular, tug-at-your-heartstrings one. I too have problems with Warren Beatty. Can never tell if he's being masterfully subtle or just a natural bore. There are certain moments however, in ALL FALL DOWN and SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS where I feel he's reaching for something authentic. For better or worse I can never separate WHITE CHRISTMAS from HOLIDAY INN. But this upcoming season I'll give it another go. (or try to!) Can't imagine VERTIGO w/o Bernard Herrmann. The first time I saw this film I was like "What the heck??" and continue to watch every time it's on, trying to figure it all out, what did I miss, etc. So for me I need more viewings, not less. Not that I feel forced to love or even understand the plot, character motivations and the like, mind you. I think maybe people confuse the important themes in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD as a reason to lavish praise on its overall quality as a film. There is, though, one truly sublime moment, and that's Scout's "Hey, Boo". I don't feel manipulated in that scene but am really touched, even to the point of tears. Yes! I'm always drawn, though, to the unpopular stuff. And that usually means a genre film in the horror/sci-fi/mystery category. ROBOT MONSTER is a favorite.

When it asks you to select a provider, select the "View all TV Providers" button at the bottom, and then in the search box type in "Hulu", and then click on "Hulu." It should then redirect you to auth.hulu.com, which will ask you for your Hulu credentials. This is on the Watch TCM website. I'd try it there first to make sure it works, and then try it on the Watch TCM app. I have YouTube TV, and it works for that, in both cases.

"Parallel Skiing": Filming of both movies was going on during the same period to such the extent that one of the sites being used for DOWNHILL RACER at the time got in the way of "OHMSS"!

From October 2-5, 1921, the Poli ran The Lost Romance, starring Conrad Nagel as Dr. Allen Erskine, Jack Holt as Mark Sheridan, Lois Wilson as Sylvia Hayes, and Fontaine La Rue as Elizabeth Erskine. The film’s release date is in question, but it was seven reels. The Library of Congress holds a complete copy. Plot: Dr. Mark Erskine marries Sylvia Hayes, and they have a son together. After a few years of happiness, they begin to have problems. Mark Sheridan, an explorer and a former suitor of Sylvia, arrives from Africa and attempts to rekindle their relationship. Sylvia is ready to run off with him. Erskine’s Aunt Elizabeth decides to put Sylvia to the test. She kidnaps their child, and Sylvia discovers she still loves her husband. Exhibitor’s Herald was not impressed, writing that the film was an “expensively dressed society drama that contains every element of box-office attraction with the exception of a good story,” adding “it is a rehash of obvious situations that fail to appeal because of their banality.” Motion Picture News remarked “it is a picture for unhappy wives and sentimental girls. For the average every-day fan, especially the male of the species, we fear it will be voted a tame, unreal story, telling once again what everybody knows, that married life, to be successful, is a partnership.” The National Motion Picture League recommended that the “drinking scene” in reel two be cut.

A dependable actor, whether he was cast as a durable World War II soldier with frostbitten feet.. ...a White writer who had his skin darkened in order to experience conditions for Blacks in the 1950s Deep South... ...or one of our greatest presidents.

Langland, Gay--Clark Gable in "The Misfits"

Tiny Tim ain't got nothin' on Bob 'n Ray!

Tomorrow, October 2, haunting a theatre near you (perhaps) . . .

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) Next: Salome (1953) (two decapitation requests)

If your parents were coaching you on smell versus stink and dislike versus hate, you must have been a dream kid. I was just happy to get my kids out of the F bomb factory. Never got to subtleties.

THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955)

Next up The Glass Wall (1953) . It's a good story about man (Gassman) a refugee from WWII trying to find his American GI Joe sponsor in New York City. All he's got to go by is the soldiers first name and his occupation before the war which was a jazz musician. Like looking for a needle in a haystack. He meets various characters on his quest. The director was Maxwell Shane writer/director of those rather unheralded noirs Fear in the Night (1947), City Across the River (1949), and and its remake Nightmare (1956). It was written by Ivan Tors and Maxwell Shane. The excellent cinematography was by Joseph F. Biroc (It's a Wonderful Life (1946), The Killer That Stalked New York (1950), Cry Danger (1951), Loan Shark (1952), Vice Squad (1953), Down Three Dark Streets (1954), Nightmare (1956), The Garment Jungle (1957)). Music was by Leith Stevens (Illegal Entry (1949), Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949), Abandoned (1949) Shakedown (1950), Undertow (1949), The Narrow Margin (1952), Angel Face (1953), Private Hell 36 (1954) The Lineup (1958) and others). Some great early 1953 NYC location shots of Times Square, Mid Town Manhattan and the 3rd Avenue El (though some of them are obvious rear projections). The vignettes with each of the various New Yorkers Gassman encounters could have been a tad longer, but it's a quicky B at 82 minutes so can't expect too much.

Next: Vivien Leigh rises up through the ranks of English society to eventually get the man who tops Trafalgar Square.

Meryl Streep Next: leather jacket

I found the streetcar graveyard scene in Hellbound fascinating as a snapshot of a particular point in time, and it shows why old movies are worth watching regardless of what you think of their merits as a piece of art.

It's brutal. I knew the only way I could get through this movie (after reading about it for years) was to see it in a theater. I absolutely hated the first part -you're supposed to- it's all just a grand set up for the rest of the story. Totally worth watching, at least I thought. Yes, this thread has been made before...I notice several "common" threads started every few years. My answers have already been stated by others: I absolutely hated Dr Zhivago, a long drawn out story of adultery. I can barely stomach Tom Hanks but since everyone loved Gump, forced myself to watch it. Once. What a horrible horrible movie. Talk about cliché...sounds like The Green Book is another stereotype cliché, too bad. And yes, 2001 A Space Odyssey IS a great movie and I CAN completely back that up. Just look for an old thread about it, haha. There have been several threads, most likely in YOUR FAVORITES discussing 2001. It's unusual that much is told visually and the viewer has to actually participate to understand it. Kubrick shows you instead of tells you, the complete opposite of Stephen Spielberg who spoon feeds a story like the viewer is a baby. Gypsy, Seven Brides, The Music Man.....they are all similar: Technicolor stagey musicals. Mr Tiki loathes them, I love them. Next time Seven Brides comes to a theater, MarkP2/me/MrTiki are all going. While he thinks lumberjacks singing & dancing is weird, he's going to enjoy the actual story line, which of course, I can't spoil for him.