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Curses! [Almost] foiled again!
I'll have to crank up the old 'lateral thinking machine' again...
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> Overall, I prefer glamor (Lizabeth Scott) within
> gritty (film noir).
I do too [although Lauren Bacall came to my mind...]. It keeps life balanced.
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Thanks, everyone, for your contributions to the discussion here.
I will have to keep my eyes open for Hell's Heroes and even the earlier silent versions of the story.
Thank you, moira, for giving my viewing of the film some context. This gives me a good excuse [as if I really needed one] to watch The Big House again, to see Chester in another role. I also enjoyed the Lewis Stone character and his philosophical perspective on life and death. What I like about him is that we are not really sure why an educated man turns to a life of crime but, in the end, it is his wisdom that determines his fate [i.e. he knows that he is at the end and does his best for his fellow man before the end comes]. There is something admirable about that.
I rarely have to find an excuse to see a film with Walter Brennan in it - I enjoyed how he changed his name and backstory with every new person he met in town.
This version of the film has entered my list of memorable films.
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Oh, Jack, very crafty.
It pays to know the ins and outs of the game before playing.
[by the way, Jack, it's your turn over at "Six Degrees...", thanks to your solving of my Marie Windsor/Jerry Lewis conundrum.]
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Thanks, ken.
The acting in the films of the 30's has an inherent stiffness, I grant you.
Your recommendation is enough for me to seek out the Ford-Wayne version, if only to see Ward Bond and the others out in the "Technicolor/John Ford West".
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Ahhhhhhhh....CAROLE LOMBARD.......the luminous one...........
Pardon me as I float upon her ethereal gaze.............
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I will weigh in on this topic in my usual considered and non-confrontational manner.
Rather than disliking films after 1970, I prefer to say that there is little, if anything, in them which could capture and/or hold my interest at this time.
There may be stories in more recent films that might attract my attention but I don't find myself having the urge to see contemporary actors tackling them. For example, the film "Good Night, and Good Luck": a story that may be of interest to me but I don't feel an urgent need to see how George Clooney deals with it. It can keep, as far as I'm concerned. If it's that good. it'll be good ten years from now.
Conversely, there may be actors whose work I might be curious about, to see where they might be in their development as actors, but the stories these actors inhabit may not be compelling enough for me to want to make the investment in what constitutes the contemporary "movie-going experience". An example here would be Kevin Spacey, an actor with tools and potential but is this enough inducement for me to see "Superman Returns" or "Beyond the Sea" or other movies of less questionable merit - short answer: not yet. Again, it can wait.
The territory of pre-1970 [or, for me, pre-1960] films is rich enough for me to explore for the foreseeable future.
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I just finished watching this film - nothing on today's schedule caught my eye so I decided to fire up this one from the videotape pile.
I was very impressed; in many ways, a classic Western.
Smart writing, a well-written story in a concise package and a trio of solid lead actors [Chester Morris, Walter Brennan and Lewis Stone].
It gave me a new perspective about films of the early-to-mid 1930's, which I had generally placed in the 'unrefined' category, with notable exceptions, of course.
This film looks good, sounds good and is good.
I will be looking for some more Chester Morris films for future viewing on the strength of his work here. The friendship between the Brennan and Stone characters is genuine [at least to me] and edges on the profoundly touching.
Any film that refers to a book by Schopenhauer as a "joke book" is wise beyond its years.
The Chester Morris sequence where he tells the bartender how he got the lady's watch and the throwaway 'tagline' at the end is a gem of screenwriting - I almost fell over in my chair with laughter and surprise.
I would also be interested in hearing from anyone who has seen the later version of this film - the 1949 John Ford/Wayne version.
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A solution has arisen:
Wrongfully Accused < Leslie Nielsen > Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet < Walter Pidgeon > Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady < Louis Calhern > The Arizonian
The Arizonian < Richard Dix > The Ten Commandments
That is the best I have come up with to this point.
I'll see what other routes are available.
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I can't do any better, MrWriteLA.
I came up with:
Little Caesar > Edward G. Robinson > Two Weeks in Another Town > George Macready > Taras Bulba > Sam Wanamaker > Guilty by Suspicion
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You are correct, sir. Life is often harder than it seems.
This does not say much for France. [M. Hulot's Holiday has to be funnier than The Nutty Professor - or at least let me live in hope/delusion...]
In any case, the floor is yours, Jack.
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Here goes, Jack:
Der Blaue Engel < Marlene Dietrich > Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg < Spencer Tracy > Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde < Ingrid Bergman > A Matter of Time
A Matter of Time < Liza Minnelli > Cabaret
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I'm picking two names [sort of] at random, just to see what people can come up with in the way of connections:
From the sublime to the ridiculous:
MARIE WINDSOR to JERRY LEWIS
Tally-ho!
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I'll post a pair of names soon - I'm trying to decide whether I should try to devise something tricky or just pick names at random and see what everyone comes up with...
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Submitted for consideration:
Leslie Howard < The Lady is Willing > Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke < A Woman's Vengeance > Mildred Natwick
Mildred Natwick < Tammy and the Bachelor > Leslie Nielsen
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> Best Non-synchronized Speaking by a Bit
> Player: the guy with the Elmer Fudd lisp whom
> Shatner shot---I think between the eyes---on the
> porch outside the saloon.
> It's good to see that the chimps who've been
> programming the Fox Movie Channel and AMC have gotten
> their sibling a job on weekends at TCM. Per diem
> basis, no doubt. That must mean that this chimp
> provides his own darts & blindfold and TCM points him
> facing the dart board, aka schedule.
Many thanks, moira, for reminding me [and others] about this unique individual - I'm sure he was shot between the eyes, as you mentioned. To put it mildly, the guy creeped me out. It was a surreal interlude amidst a cavalcade of mediocrity, and his appearance almost [but not quite] made the film watchable.
I'm sure the fever will pass, if it hasn't already. Cold compresses and maybe some light entertainment [a musical, something silent from Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd, perhaps] should do the trick. If not, you may have to go for further, more intensive treatment.
Re: chimps and dartboards
You are on to something here - it was either this method, or the dreaded Wheel of [Mis]fortune that spun inexorably to its fatal resting place.
I am a bit concerned, however, that there may be some cross-contamination occurring among some of the movie channels on offer. I may have to propose the posting of a "CHIMP ALERT!" if such aberrations in programming occur more regularly.
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Correction, please...my enthusiasm overtook me there.
Radar Men From the Moon > George Wallace > Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet > Anne Francis > Funny Girl
Funny Girl > Barbra Streisand > What's Up Doc
What's Up Doc > Ryan O'Neal > Paper Moon
There is an answer.
There may be a better one, though.
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Radar Men from the Moon > George Wallace > Forbidden Planet > Anne Francis > Funny Girl > Ryan O'Neal > Paper Moon
Such is my answer.
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We will certainly try...and welcome from all of us here.
The first film that comes to mind from your description is June Allyson in "Too Young to Kiss" [1951]. You can check on the Movie Database above to see if this is the right one.
Feel free to browse, chat, play some trivia or whatever you wish.....
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Much to my [mis]fortune, I am unfamiliar with this "I Dismember Mama" of which you speak.
After a brief detour to imdb, I notice that film patrons were provided with free paper "Up Chuck Cups" for their personal use during the film - how quaint...
Would that such little touches as these could be provided nowadays...for oh so many reasons...
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Well, Jack, I did watch it today, much to my chagrin [this film made me wonder about the virtues of, dare I say, "ishtar"* or "howard the duck"*].
My review, such as it is, can be read in Genre Forums under "Westerns" - look under "Commanche [sic] Blanco...".
*=whispering as quietly as I possibly can...
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Hey, Jack...too fast for me!
I had Dan Rowan > "Maltese Bippy" > Mildred Natwick > "The Enchanted Cottage" > Robert Young > "Tugboat Annie" > Marie Dressler
This is FUN, though...
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Well, Jack, trust you to find a more direct solution than my own humble effort.
A less direct person, such as myself, might have posited the following:
"My Man Godfrey" > Eugene Pallette > "Tales of Manhattan" > Edward G. Robinson > "Mackenna's Gold" > Raymond Massey > "East of Eden"
You may fire when ready...
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Ah, a BINGO!
Such contentment...thank you, MrWriteLA.
I enjoy Ian Wolfe also, if only because he pops up in a film where you least expect him...
Back to the game now.
Please go from "My Man Godfrey" [1936] to "East of Eden" [1955].
[i will be away from the desk this evening, so please excuse any delay - I will look at your response[s] as promptly as I can.]
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Mine is somewhat similar:
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day < Mabel Normand > Should Men Walk Home?
Should Men Walk Home? < Eugene Pallette > In Old Sacramento
In Old Sacramento < Robert Blake > Electra Glide in Blue
Electra Glide in Blue < Elisha Cook Jr. > The Champ
The Champ < Jon Voight > Pearl Harbor