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Yes, what is going on that nobody (even in the so-called "older generations") wants to have an actual conversation or discussion anymore that comprises more than 4 words? I'm a writer by trade and I've always "massaged my message" before I sent it because words are important to me and I want to make sure I correctly convey what I think. I've had friends with whom I emailed back and forth for years who suddenly abandoned email for texting or FB messaging. God, what a seismic change. They can no longer have a substantive discussion on anything or even write more than 2 sentences in any communication. Also, once someone moves from email to texting they actual look down on the person who is still emailing. Absolutely absurd. I find it so sad and odd that abbreviated forms of communication are having a real (and incredibly negative) impact on how people communicate and relate to one another. Texting also gives the recipient an audio signal every time a text arrives. Kind of like Pavlov's dog . . . "Oh, I must answer this" but, God forbid, if you send a (gasp) letter or long email to someone. Since they don't get the "ping," they don't bother to respond. It's becoming a very discourteous world. Texting is a convenience, not a means of real communication. Great for sending a message like: "I'm running late . . .I'll be there in 10 minutes" but certainly not the medium to use to have a substantive discussion. Twitter is the social media equivalent of texting and, unfortunately, it has changed the way people express themselves irrevocably.

I think the old movies are interesting regardless of their artistic merits simply because they're glimpses of a world that no longer exists. The same reason pottery shards from ancient Greece are so much more interesting than say, the ones from the coffee cup you dropped this morning.

Hoo-ray for credits! When I first moved here, the local movie house was still run by it's original owner, a crusty old lady reminiscent of Margaret Hamilton. I was the last person in the theater when she turned off the projector (one woman show) and I yelled "BOO!!". She came down to talk to me & asked why I was still sitting there-she thought I was asleep. I said "to watch the end credits". "WHY? Who cares?" Well I do because I like catching friend's names on screen. It's just respect for those who contributed to the craft of film making. I do have to mention though, I found the opening credits for UNDER THE YUM YUM TREE astounding: Reminiscent of Mary Tyler Moore's dancing style.

https://deadline.com/2021/10/lenka-peterson-dead-broadway-actress-mother-glynnis-oconnor-was-95-1234850144/ Had Not Heard About this, til about twenty minutes prior. Apologies (and no disrespect meant) if this was "made" common knowledge in an earlier different/separate post, or thread. Born in Omaha Nebraska. Rest In (Heavenly) Peace. 🎨🌈🕊🧸🎨🌈. P.S. - AWESOME, Lovely First Name Madam.🎨

Panic in the Streets (plague) The Last Man On Earth (zombie plague) How to Marry a Millionaire (measles) I know it was mentioned before, but I think it's funny that people are masked so they won't catch a 'happiness' infection (What's so Bad About Feeling Good?)...but in other older movies about deadly plague...no masks...

I think that this may also have something to do with TCM being in some kind of partnership with Criterion, and since Criterion has lots of foreign films in its collection, you are seeing more of them.

Maybe they allowed it as a cautionary tale to show what can happen to young women who live in Greenwich Village.

The Fugitive Kind (1960). Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward. Another helping of Tennessee's southern gothic cornpone served up medium hot. A mysterious young stud comes to a small southern town and gets various lonely ladies' nether regions in an uproar. This time the stud is played by Brando, posing as a geetar playing musician with the typical Dixie name of Valentine Xavier. He is nicknamed Snakeskin because.......he wears a snakeskin jacket. His geetar is his best friend. Val is on the run from some hinted at trouble in New Orleans, not doubt of an especially perverse kind. For a while he gets free spirit Woodward in a tizzy, but that goes nowhere, maybe because Woodward looks like she put on her eye makeup in the dark. But the middle aged and married Magnani falls for Val. She is tied down to her dying husband who runs a general store and has a very bad temper. Val is hired to help out in the store. He doesn't exactly break his back from hard work. Hubby cottons to the fact that Marlon and Magnani are getting it on, southern small town style and that she is now preggers. The sheriff has been on Val's case since he drifted into town and now warns him to get out before sunrise. Val doesn't, leading to tragic consequences. Hubby sets Anna's new addition to the store on fire and Val is killed in the ruckus that follows. Meandering film with more eccentrics then you'd likely find in five southern towns. Brando does his mumbling confused guy shtick fairly well and the film does have its moments of unintended comedy, but it's hard to take seriously as a whole. Williams spends so much time on the kinks of the various characters that it's hard to believe in them very much. It's more like a weird human zoo than anything else. Just keep the cages locked.

My first real-time record by The Who - released the same year as 'yours', Allhallowsday:

No, Mario is a bird lover, so it's on topic!

Maybe it was Akim Tamiroff!

You can't call them the Dixie Chicks anymore. (I don't write the new rules, i just mock them)

The Aristocats (1970) Les Misérables (2012) A Monster in Paris (2011)

I dunno.... I've always liked this guy's style! Sepiatone

The Phantom of the Opera (1925) An American in Paris (1951) Love in the Afternoon (1957) Funny Face (1957) Gigi (1958) Paris Blues (1961) La Grande Vadrouille (1966) Three Colors: Blue (1993) The Page Turner (2006) La Vie en Rose (2007) Midnight in Paris (2011)

Well, at least there was something worth watching in that flick. Sepiatone

Double Indemnity (1944) BS: "I was just taking a sunbath." FM: "no pigeons around, I hope?" next: getting a workout

Yes, they do. Taylor goes back inside and gets them for Kathy.

1939 - Three Smart Girls Grow Up 1940 - Spring Parade 1941 - It Started with Eve Next: Clark Gable & Wallace Beery

1947

I agree, I've tried various tacks but keep running into a dead end. The only thing I've found so far that works for all five actors is this--they all appeared in remakes of another film: Bellamy: His Girl Friday (The Front Page) Tierney: That Wonderful Urge (Love is News) Hackman: Narrow Margin (The Narrow Margin), The Birdcage (La cage aux folles), Under Suspicion (Garde à vue) Archer: Narrow Margin (The Narrow Margin) Keaton: Father of the Bride (Father of the Bride), Mad Money (Hot Money), The Big Wedding (Mon frère se marie) But I actually hope this isn't the right answer, because this sort of thing can probably be found in the résumés of most actors (Hollywood being as unoriginal as it often is). In other words, it wouldn't be a restrictive enough list to enable one to hone in on the right answer, because it could apply to almost anyone. fwiw, four of these actors worked with at least one of the others (Bellamy and Hackman have each worked with three of them)...but none worked with Tierney.

Glorioski, Tikisoo! That's what I'm talkin' about! Glad you're a credit fan, too. Now that would really be something if the old movie house owner could write the credits across the sky with a broomstick. I think I'd pay top dollar to see that! Thanks for your contribution.

I was actually made to sing that along with my classmates in my music class in high school. I love the Muppets though. No one can sing it better than Kermit, I must say.

Please bear in mind...some of us have P.O.-pos in our family.

No one could be more cynical that this old f-art, but lest I digress... "Classic" means standing the test of time & culture, universally (mostly) accepted by all. While I'm usually not crazy about newer movies (abhorrent language/violence) I'm OK with the addition of newer movies, as long as they are decent. I missed out seeing 60's-80's movies and it's great catching up with them on TCM. The oddball ones can end up on Underground if you're into that sort of thing, like Blaxploitation or horror - maybe a "stinker" but still kind of important to the historical aspect of movies. I don't think TCM is shifting because the audience is "dying off", rather a movie like 73's CINDERELLA LIBERTY and 88's CROSSING DELANCY are just nicely crafted movies that this viewer definitely enjoyed included on the schedule. Well, I'm a former editor, so I recognized your command of the written word. Crazy spaces, charactors and fragmented sentence posts make me apoplectic. 90% of the newbies that float in & out of here just type stream-of-consciousness fragmented words, not sentences. You can pretty much guess a poster's age by their grammar. Oh my dear, it's possible to download from streaming....and my movie buddy has the equip to burn disks of d/l so I can share movies with my 92 year old Mom. (my streaming costs zero, just bought the modem/router)

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) Next: pinball

Spook Busters (1946) next: surreal

The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) -- smallpox Prison Nurse (1938) -- typhoid fever Rage (1966) --rabies Hud (1963) -- hoof and mouth Breathe (2017) -- polio The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) -- anthrax Outbreak (1995) -- fictional ebolavirus from smuggled African monkey Jezebel (1938) -- yellow fever Flu (2013, South Korea) -- influenza Train to Busan (2016, South Korea) -- zombie virus I Am Legend (2007) -- terrible man-made virus mutates the infected and kills most

Cecil Kellaway in Zotz (1962), The Shaggy Dog (1959), Kitty (1945) next: Aurora Greenway Gittel Mosca Fran Kubelik

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937) Germany/Dir: Karel Lamac - Another German take on the Arthur Conan Doyle tale, with Bruno Guttner as Sherlock Holmes and Fritz Odemar as Dr. Watson. Also with Peter Voss, Alice Brandt, Friedrich Kayssler, and Fritz Rasp. Rasp was also in the 1929 silent German version, although here he plays the Baskerville's butler. This was a very pedestrian take on the story, and a bit too talky, although I enjoyed the unusual intro that featured a flashback to the centuries-old incident that created the Baskerville curse. (5/10)

OK lilipond and twin. We're off to a fair start! I will check on you two tomorrow. Thanks for the help.

VAUTRIN, that is interesting about the "David Gideon" character on Perry. He was that earnest young law student you reference who started out involved with married temptress Patricia Barry, and then morphed into a sort of apprentice in Perry's law office. Then he disappeared, I think without explanation. I liked him in the episode about the jazz musician (James Drury) whose fiancee suddenly won't marry him and is fingered for the murder of an unscrupulous composer... Bobby Troup was in that too, calling everyone "Baby". Ha, ha, JUDALINE, your Dad was right. Julie London was so glamorous! So glad that you and TWINS are here! (Fellow posters, I hope I'm not sounding clique-ish with these joyful 'reunion' messages--- I know a few people from other sites who are now here, and am excited we can all be here with you. I'm very impressed with the TCM message boards.)

twin, Bobby Troup was great. Really talented. I wonder if they ever made an album together. I kind of remember seeing a clip of her singing and he was on the piano . She was in a slinky evening dress. He wrote the Route 66 song. (get your kicks, haha)

Thanks, twin, lol.

Judaline - your message showed up in the right place! I forgot that Julie London was married to Jack Webb, but remember her married to Bobby Troup. They starred together in Emergency which is on COZI TV.

Watched Il Posto last night on TCM. While my wife, who grew up in Italy had heard of the film she had never seen it. There was a lot to like about the film despite the storyline really not going anywhere (well expect in one-direction related to the title). My favorite part was when the two leads were just getting to know he other. This came of as really genuine. I also feel the actress Loredana Detto gave a great performance (as well as being well directed). Her "I'm interested,,, but" way of how she interacted with the young man very refreshing.

Sorry to say though, in 2021's world Popeye would be accused of police brutality and probably suspended from the force, maybe even jailed.

She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) next--another about putting on the school show

I believe that Bullit , The French Connection, and The Seven-Ups were all stunt work by Bill Hickman.

From October 6-8, 1921, the Poli ran Lessons in Love, starring Constance Talmadge as Leila Calthorpe and Kenneth Harlan as John Warren. The film was released in May of 1921 at six reels. The Library of Congress has a nearly complete copy, with the third reel missing. Plot: Leila Calthorpe’s guardian tells her he will leave her his fortune if she marries his nephew, John Warren. Although Leila needs the money, she refuses to marry Warren without having ever met him. Warren comes to visit, and Leila poses as a maid in her own house. She then gets her Aunt Agatha to pose as herself, to test whether Warren is after her money. Instead, Warren falls for Leila and the two get married. I found plenty of stills, but could not place them in context because all the synopses I found were very brief. So I will just identify the actors were possible. The still below shows Talmadge with George Fawcett, who plays her grandfather: The next two show Talmadge with Harlan: Below are Harlan with Flora Finch (as Aunt Agatha) and Talmadge: Talmadge is shown below with James Harrison, who plays one of the Calthorpes: Next are Harlan, Talmadge, Harrison, and Florence Short: Finally, we have Short, Harrison, Harlan showing off his musculature, and Talmadge: Exhibitor’s Herald praised the film, writing “it runs the gamut of farcical situations leaving nothing to be desired with the final fadeout.” But Motion Picture News panned the movie, remarking “for the fan who doesn’t worship at a stellar shrine and who likes a little action and incident in his photoplay fare, “Lessons in Love” is apt to be called dull and tiresome and possibly silly.” Motion Picture Magazine added “this is the frailest sort of plot, in such it can be called, with Constance working overtime, in her endeavor to keep some shred of suspense going until the climax.” Kenneth Harlan was a good-looking matinee idol who was married multiple times. Although his IMDb lists nine wives, I could only confirm seven. On well, what’s one or two wives. His fourth wife, Helen, divorced him in 1946, telling the Superior Court Judge that her husband kept late hours, and every time she asked him where he’d been, his replies were “try and find out,” “none of your business,” and “why don’t you get a divorce?” She added “he’d come in only long enough to change his clothes.” About a month before the divorce was finalized, Harlan was involved in a minor traffic accident in Los Angeles. Dorothy Phelps testified that Harlan’s car had struck hers, and that Harlan had failed to identify himself. Harlan produced three witnesses (all female) who were riding with him at the time; one of them testified that Harlan had given Phelps his business card. Harlan was fined $5. Harlan’s fifth wife, actress/singer Helene Stanton, had kind words for Harlan following their divorce in 1953. “It is just too bad we didn’t get along,” she told reporters outside the courtroom following the decree. “He’s really very nice. Matter of fact, I think I’ll take him out to lunch.” Harlan married wife number six, actress/dancer Rhea Walker, in 1957. Harlan was 62; Walker was 25. Surprisingly, that marriage didn’t last either. The Poli showed scenes from the opening game of the 1921 World Series between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants, and continued the practice until the series ended, also offering updates during the shows. Famed slugger Babe Ruth was doubtful for Game Four after having a boil lanced from his arm the night before. But in true heroic fashion, Ruth played and hit a home run in the game, albeit in a losing effort. The Giants would go on to win the series, 5 games to 3.

As long as TCM continues to present films uncut and commercial-free, I'll be a fan.

Sabu Let's not forget that Sabu served in the US Armed Forces with distinction in WWII as a tail gunner in the Pacific campaign. Thank you for your service Sabu! next: Spinout (1966)

Wife, Husband and Friend (1939) Next: Fred MacMurray, Gale Sondergaard & Bonita Granville

Donna Reed

Tender Mercies (1983)

VERTIGO (1958)

Sparrows (1926) Dunno why, but for me, when I think silent film, I think of the big three - Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyde. And screwball comedy... But, oh my gosh, this film was amazing. Sparrows is dramatic film about a very serious subject, baby farms. Baby farms were basically where orphans were imprisoned for slave labor or private adoptions for cash. While the film exposes practices of the baby farms of the time, it also carries a movie plot along with it - a kidnapping. The film stars Mary Pickford. Similar to my opening comment, when I think of Mary Pickford, I think of Chaplin. But she carried her own weight. She not only stars in this film, but she was also the film's producer. We should also note that she was also one of the four who started United Artists, along with D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks. IMDb gives this film a 7.3; well deserved if not underrated. TCM's version of the film includes a prologue where the following text is shared with the viewer.... "Baby Farms" were where desperate, unwed, or deserted mothers were paid to leave their children who in turn were sold to adoptive parents or as slave labor. By the 1920s, baby farms were beginning to be exposed for the horrific places they could be, and Sparrows played a part in that. The Dickensian melodrama helped to increase pressure to pass child welfare laws and restrict private adoptions. Sparrows features a supporting cast of eleven children, all under the age of ten. Mary Pickford, the film's producer as well as star, put the children on salary several weeks before shooting began so that they could get accustomed to the "swamp" set as well as toughen their feet, since they are barefoot until the final scene of the picture.

I purchased the DVD sets several years ago. Ironically the company making them went our of business or something after the third season and was a while before someone else made season four. Now all four seasons are available as a set - for now. I have learned that the availability of DVD's of old TV shows and old movies is never assured. It is on Tubi streaming - free with commercials just like the original. Also got a CD with the theme song by Nelson Riddle. However, the quality is not as good as I had hoped. I much prefer Riddle's theme song to the Get Your Kicks on Route 66 song. Riddle's really fits in with the theme of moving on the open road. There are about 10 or 15 episodes that I watch frequently - the lighter ones mostly.

One of the movies I could sneak in the theater to see it despite its Mature rating. It is an excellent movie, and a favorite of mine. The movie has many several memorable scenes besides the car chase, like the subway scene when Gene Hackman and Fernando Rey try to outsmart each other, and when Fernando Rey is dining in an expensive restaurant while Hackman and Scheider eat some hotdogs outside.