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The Producers scheme how to get rich by making a flop Spending Christmas in Connecticut is the scheme to save Barbara Stanwyck's job The entire plot of Gambit (2012) is a convoluted scheme to steal a painting Ray Milland schemes to kill his wife in Dial M for Murder T Three women pool their resources in a scheme to find rich men in Moon Over Miami (and in Three Blind Mice, Three Little Girls in Blue, and How to Marry a Millionaire..). )

I was watching myself in the mirror this morning, and I was doing it!

two thousand two hundred thirty-first category Life is but a scheme THE PARENT TRAP (1961) DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY (1991)

I found the scene where the dad is playing with his son in the pool then starts abusing the son and almost drowning him really disturbing. The transition from play to violence is so sudden. Oliver Reed as an actor can really play a character with simmering tension. His portrayal of Bill Sykes in "Oliver" was dark and really good. I thought Burnt Offerings was good but not great but I agree with others that it's got one of the most surprising endings. I didn't see it coming.

And let us not forget Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? and The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade.

First, thanks for the "Head's up!" about Night Monster. I also have Peacock. Oddly, I wasn't able to find it lumped in with Peacock's collection of Universal monster movies. I wound up instead watching Curse of the Fly, the finale in The Fly "trilogy." Directed by the estimable Don Sharp and produced in England, it is an entertaining programmer that offers a modicum of chills and earnest performances by a dependable cast helmed by Brian Donlevy. Among the supporting cast: Yvette Rees in Oriental drag, remarkably resembling Katherine Hepburn in Dragon Seed, and Burt Kwouk, an actual Oriental. Properly beginning the way all movies should begin, IMO, with a nubile damsel (lovely Carole Gray) in bra and panties, the remaining 82 minutes don't quite provide the same pulse-quickening thrill. The scantily clad lass is escaping (in slow motion!) from a mental institution and is picked up by Martin Delambre (George Baker), scion of the famous/infamous family of scientists who experimented with teleportation. Seeing the slender babe in her scanties seems not to have an effect on Marty. However, his hormones perk up after she puts on a rather dowdy dress that he steals for her. "Hey! Not bad!" he admiringly exclaims. Oh, those crazy Delambres! Science-Fiction fans hip about the misadventures of The Delambre clan know what to expect henceforth. Peacock offers a jolly good presentation with a, comparatively, minimum of ads.

In celebration of the Heading of this thread may I suggest TCM air these 2 movies? I COULD NEVER HAVE SEX WITH ANY MAN WHO HAS SO LITTLE REGARD FOR MY HUSBAND (1973) Color/86m. Rated [R]. and then . . . YOU'VE GOT TO WALK IT LIKE YOU TALK IT OR YOU'LL LOSE THAT BEAT (1971) [Only problem: Both of these movies seem to have the current status of 'Lost Films'. Sheesh!].

Anyone recall this DC comics series? I stumbled across these on Google. Never heard of them. Say, who is that on the back of the motorcycle with him? That's not Olivia de . . . I mean Evelyn Keyes, is it?

Manderley in Hitchcocks Rebecca or the Morbius home in Forbidden Planet.

The British songwriter and producer Leslie Bricusse, known for his creation of popular songs for stage and screen productions, died Tuesday at the age of 90. His death in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France was announced on Instagram by his longtime friend, Dame Joan Collins -- the actress who once was married to Bricusse's frequent collaborator Anthony Newley (1931-1999). Collins called Bricusse “one of the giant songwriters of our time.” The cause of death was not mentioned. Bricusse was nominated for 10 Academy Awards (winning twice), nine Grammys (with one win) and four Tonys, He and Newley were inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1989. Briscusse is survived by his wife, the actress Yvonne "Evie" Romain, their son Adam and several grandchildren. At the fifth Annual Grammy Awards, held on May 15, 1963, Bricusse and Newley won Song of the Year honors for "What Kind of Fool Am I?" -- one of their songs from the 1962 stage musical "Stop The World - I Want To Get Off." They were the first Brits to win the songwriting Grammy. Bricusse and Newley's song "Feeling Good" -- from their 1964 stage musical " The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd" -- became a celebrated 1965 recording by Nina Simone -- and a favorite song for numerous "American Idol" hopefuls through the years. Bricusse, Newley and composer John Barry co-created "Goldfinger," the theme for the 1964 James Bond thriller starring Sir Sean Connery. It was the first of three Bond themes performed by Dame Shirley Bassey, and it became the Welsh singer's signature song. In a 2004 American Film Institute survey of the Top 100 movie songs of all time, "Goldfinger" came in at No. 53. Three years later, Bricusse and Barry created the title theme for another 007 film. "You Only Live Twice" was performed by Nancy Sinatra, and it became a No. 3 hit on Billboard's adult contemporary chart. Bricusse's first Academy Award win was for the 1967 song "Talk to the Animals" from "Doctor Dolittle." Sir Rex Harrison, who played the title character in the film based on Hugh Lofting's children's books, performed the tune in the picture. A year later, the Best Original Song Oscar went to "The Windmills of Your Mind" by Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman from "The Thomas Crown Affair." That song was performed in the movie by Noel Harrison, Sir Rex's son -- giving the Harrison family an unprecedented, back-to-back achievement. Bricusse's Oscar was accepted by Sammy Davis. Jr. (pictured below with presenter Barbra Streisand) who earlier performed "Talk to the Animals" during the 1968 Oscar telecast. Davis included many Bricusse-Newley songs in his repertoire. The 1969 musical remake of "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" -- which starred Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark -- earned Bricusse and John Williams an Academy Award nomination for Best Score of a Musical Picture. Among the numbers performed in the production were "What a Lot of Flowers" and "Fill the World with Love." The two songs were recorded by actor Richard Harris --O'Toole's longtime friend and sometime drinking companion -- and included in his 1970 LP "The Richard Harris Love Album." Bricusse spearheaded the production of "Scrooge," the 1970 musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" that starred Albert Finney in the title role. Bricusse served as the movie's executive producer, adapted the movie's screenplay and provided compositions for the music score. Directed by Ronald Neame ("The Poseidon Adventure"), the production received four Oscar nominations: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Terence Marsh, Robert Cartwright and Pamela Cornell), Best Costume Design (Margaret Furse), Best Original Song ("Thank You Very Much" by Bricusse) and Best Music, Original Song Score (Bricusse, Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer). The beloved 1971 fantasy film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" -- it's being remade for the second time -- featured an Oscar- nominated score by Bricusse, Newley and Walter Scharf. The movie's star, Gene Wilder, performed the song "Pure Imagination." Another song, "The Candy Man," was later recorded by Sammy Davis, Jr., and it became his only No. 1 hit song. Bricusse reteamed with John Williams for the memorable flying sequence in 1978's blockbuster hit "Superman," Bricusse wrote the lyrics for "Can You Read My Mind?" -- recited by Margot Kidder, the actress who played Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve as The Man of Steel. Bricusse and another music great, Henry Mancini, won their final Academy Awards for "Victor/Victoria," the 1982 musical comedy starring Dame Julie Andrews as a struggling British coloratura soprano named Victoria Grant who became the toast of Paris by posing as a singing female impersonator named Victor. In effect, that made her a woman posing as a man posing as a woman. The songwriters shared the award for Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score. Nancy Sinatra @NancySinatra My heart is aching today because one of the loves of my life is gone. Leslie Bricusse was my friend for more than fifty years - years filled with warm embraces, a strong shoulder & a guiding hand. Sending love to Evie, Adam & all of their friends tonight. May God treat him well. 5:55 PM · Oct 19, 2021·Twitter Web App Piers Morgan @piersmorgan RIP Leslie Bricusse, 90. Songwriter extraordinaire, and a delightful man. Penned many of the greatest movie lyrics incl Bond themes from Goldfinger & You Only Live Twice, and had one of the great showbusiness marriages to his beloved Evie for more than 60 years. 6:51 AM · Oct 20, 2021·Twitter for iPhone Brent Spiner @BrentSpiner RIP Leslie Bricusse. My next door neighbor for many years. Wrote lyrics for so many memorable songs. Love to Evie and the family. 4:15 PM · Oct 19, 2021·Twitter for iPhone Tim Rice @SirTimRice Songwriters around the world mourning the loss of the great Leslie Bricusse, creator of hit shows, hit records, many immortal standards. Music's Candy Man who ruled his world with charm and modesty. RIP. 5:13 AM · Oct 20, 2021·Twitter Web App

If you spot Rita Hayworth one day in some roadside restaurant, I don't mean to spoil the thrill but it could be that you're wrong.

The Kid (1921) - Chaplin as the window repair man The Fortune Cookie (1966) - Jack Lemmon feigns an injury The Towering Inferno (1974) - Fred Astaire as the con man Parasite (2019) - fake diploma

Ocean's 11 4 For Texas Kangaroo: The Australian Story A Touch Of Larceny (1959)

Matrimonial schemes — TALL STORY LEGALLY BLONDE EVERY GIRL SHOULD BE MARRIED A financial scheme that turns into a matrimonial scheme — LADY EVE

THE RAINMAKER THE MUSIC MAN ANASTASIA — spoiler alert!

Winding down my Mason retrospective with .. ...The Reckless Moment 1949 Directed by Max Ophüls Starring Joan Bennett, James Mason Film-noir 1 hr. 22 min. Synopsis: After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal. It dawned on me that I'd seen this before. "The Deep End" (2001) with Tilda Swintin and Goran Visnjic was a remake with some minor differences. In my opinion this was so much better, as originals often are. Joan plays a helicopter mom whose wealthy husband travels constantly, so she's left with their two children in a lakeside home with just a fulltime maid and her father-in-law. I guess I'm supposed to feel sorry for her, but when she frets about economizing to her maid, it's tough. This is because Mason is shaking her down for the murder and she can't come up with his cash demands so easily. Her attempt to control the situation from the beginning has only made it worse and now she's stressed to the max. Having a showdown with her teen's 40 year old boyfriend the day before, she now has to drag his dead body into a boat, tie on an anchor and dump it over the side before breakfast. This isn't easy for a small woman. Wasting no time, her blackmailer shows up at the house the same day. Getting turned down for a loan by lunch and pawning some jewelry still isn't enough. Luckily he's attractive and there's a spark, so he gives her a break, but the body count keeps going up along with the tension. Max Ophüls was another talented German director who fled the Nazis and made a handful of films in Hollywood before returning to Europe. Caught and The Reckless Moment were his last two here, both starred Mason, and were underrated. I love his camerawork and long tracking shots. Solid 8/10 Full movie on You Tube

DOWN AMONG THE SHELTERING PALMS (1952)

Yes of course, just bustin' his chops...

Ain't Misbehavin'

Random Harvest (1942) "Out in this weather, Major? You are one for a walk, ain't ya? Proper ol' pea soup, this is." Next: Your go-to film when you are feeling down.

Personally, MY favorite "plant based" horror is..... Sepiatone

The Thing (1982) Next: Oil wells

Thanks for the link! I will have to watch it. Am sure there is stuff in there I didn't know. Yes, David Wilde was a character. I had read arson was suspected but that was all. Weird that Joan had 2 fires in different homes! TCM, once again, missed the boat with this.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/photos/2021/09/09/love-is-a-crime-podcast-photos Here is an article with photos about that podcast. Lots of nice photos. Just read up on Vanessa Hope. Interesting.

Thanks for the info! He looks like his father. Yes, Joan strikes me as old school as far as family is concerned. What did you think of the podcast? TCM COULD HAVE had a great tie in with that podcast by picking Joan as SOTM, but NO! Even could have one of her daughters co-hosting! I'm glad the painting still exists. I was worried it was destroyed in the fire at Joan's home in Scarsdale. Could not find any info online about it, or how extensive it was.

I just listened to the last episode of a podcast about Joan Bennett (Love is a Crime). They interviewed Bennett's grandson, Felix Werner, who is the son of Diana Markey and Oskar Werner. It sounds as though he has quite a bit of her memorabilia including the painting. Werner said he and Bennett's widower took the painting to Germany for a film festival shortly after her death. Werner remembers his grandmother as rather stern and proper. Vanessa Hope, one of Bennett's granddaughters, is a host of the podcast. She had much warmer memories of her grandmother.

As I recall, in the original thread there was a concern expressed that Cantone would make fun of some of the greatest classic horror movies. This hasn't happened. He's clearly really enthusiastic about the films he's introducing, I enjoy his film choices and he's entertaining.

1972 - Play It Again, Sam 1975 - Love and Death 1977 - Annie Hall Next: Robert Young & Joan Crawford

1953 - Scared Stiff 1954 - 3 Ring Circus 1955 - Artists and Models Next: Judy Garland & Marjorie Main

I made a grievous error one time: I tried to watch a copy of Heironymous Merkin once. ONCE. A ~bad~ mistake. I could not get past an hour of this tripe. I found it to be an incomprehensible mish-mash that wastes an enormous amount of talent. Someone, many moons ago, had given me a tape of this flick. Not like a legal VHS release from a studio; just a copy of the movie on the tape. I thought: How bad could it be? My verdict: DIRE. I should have remembered the '66 movie OH DAD, POOR DAD with its long title . . . heck, I bought a Paramount tape of it over 20 years ago. But I forgot about it until I read Dargo's post. Shame On Me. Grr!

Chuck Connors Next: costarred with Chuck Connors

Wendell Corey Next: played major league baseball

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

There's also OH DAD, POOR DAD, MAMMA'S HUNG YOU IN THE CLOSET AND I'M FEELIN' SO SAD. The play it's based on has an even longer title: OH DAD, POOR DAD, MAMMA'S HUNG YOU IN THE CLOSET AND I'M FEELIN' SO SAD: A PSEUDOCLASSICAL TRAGIFARCE IN A BASTARD FRENCH TRADITION

I kinda like BURNT OFFERINGS. I'd rate it for my viewing enjoyment 2½ stars out of 4 for "Worth Watching". For some reason the 1974 plant-based horror opus has crept into my mind: SEEDS OF EVIL starring Joe Dallesandro, Katharine Houghton and Rita Gam. BEWARE of the foliage! You've been ♦warned♦!

I always liked Uncle Elliott's Parisian house in The Razor's Edge. Two beautiful people and a beautiful staircase. I also love the Villa Balbianello located in Lake Como which was featured in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Casino Royale. My friend had a very small wedding there in 2019 and it's a lovely spot.

Django the Bastard (1969) Italy/Dir: Sergio Garrone - Mysterious gunslinger Django (Anthony Steffen) shows up in a dusty western town and proceeds to cause mayhem, all in the name of vengeance over a Civil War massacre. Also featuring Paolo Gozlino, Luciano Rossi, Teodoro Corra, Jean Louis, Carlo Gaddi, and Rada Rassimov. I thought this was fairly routine for a spaghetti western of the period, very indebted to Leone's Man with No Name trilogy. The one unusual aspect is the question of whether Django is another standard movie tough guy, or actually a spirit of vengeance or angel of death. I won't spoil it. The heavily edited American release was re-titled The Stranger's Gundown. (6/10)

Well bless my soul! Charlotte Motor Speedway, 1974. "The Night they Invented 'WHOA!'" And "Good Stuff" really put a nail in that champagne coffin. I just finished watching "Blithe Spirit" so I now understand the whole Margaret Rutherford exorcism clambake. Kay Hammond would have been gone in a heartbeat listening to this. You are a devil, Mr. Gorman, but thank you. And now all the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals have started. I wish you all the very best of luck getting through this evening and into the morning.

So, like, what r u fellas tryin' to say? 😉

The Zombie Walks (1968) West Germany/Dir: Alfred Vohrer - Mystery based on an Edgar Wallace story. Someone in a skull mask is murdering people with a poisoned ring. The superstitious think it may be the zombie of the man whose funeral opens the film. With Joachim Fuchsberger as the police inspector on the case, Siw Mattson as a plucky reporter, Hubert von Meyerinck, Wolfgang Kieling, Pinkas Braun, Claude Farell, Peter Mosbacher, and Siegfried Rauch. The tone is all over the place, with some moments played as horror and the next for laughs. The cinematography is good, and I liked the green lighting used for the killer. There's a very good subtitled print on YT at the moment. (6/10)

Beast From Haunted Cave (1959) You get what you pay for (in this case, nothing for nothing). Rugged Michael Forest leads a group of “tourists” on a ski outing, unaware they are a gang of crooks. His first clue should have been that they all carry rifles. I once went skiing in West Virginia, and I’m pretty sure that firearms were not allowed. The cast spend most of the time plodding around in snow, not terribly concerned that some creature is following them. Forest keeps showing his teeth, like he is in some kind of commercial for Pepsodent©. Sheila Noonan, as the gang leader’s “secretary,” takes a bath, but even this didn’t pique my interest. The only chick in the film who had some cleavage worth admiring was Playmate Linne Ahlstrand as a bar-girl, but the producers were stupid enough to quickly off her. Frank Sinatra’s cousin plays one of the gang. The monster, which looks like a combination of a Morlock and a spider, is played by Chris Robinson. The film runs about an hour, and, I must admit, it does seem to get better if you can stick with it. But let’s face it, if you start out in a s***hole, things can’t get much worse.

The Bad Seed; that scene where Rhoda starts a fire and locks Leroy (Henry Jones) in his basement room was very scary.

Audie Murphy

Today We Live 1933 The Bride Wore Red 1937 The Shining Hour 1938 next: Margaret Sullavan and Robert Young

I dunno. That's a mountain of meh. Good looks can only get you so far... like a bunch of big time movie roles, tons of money, drop dead gorgeous partners, awesome cars... damnit, I bet he can get really good fried chicken too.

You might be right there Gorman, but Hogan’s Heroes was a pretty lame show, let’s face it. Way more satisfying to watch Last Tango in Paris instead, with Maria Schneider. Now there is an actress, and she was only nineteen. Brando played the bongos and danced behind the beat. Good movie.

GIGI (1958)

Since he’s a doctor, I think we can add FRANKENSTEIN THE BODY SNATCHER FLATLINERS ISLAND OF DR MOREAU ISLAND OF LOST SOULS

Anna May Wong I just heard that she'll be featured on the back of a commemorative quarter next year. Next: Rice Girl (2014)