JackBurley
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"I Think the right Van Johnson is in an actors home in NJ."
If so, then it would seem he's moved very recently. The address listed came from an autograph website. The fan claimed to have written Mr. Johnson at this address in June 2006 and received Mr. Johnson's autograph and reply.
According to his bio on Classicmovies.org, he lives in Nyack:
http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/aa082601a.htm
The on-line encylopedia reference.com states the same claim:
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There are no guarantees that this is correct, Miss Ivy; but a search on the internet brought up this address:
Van Johnson
51 Mountainview Avenue #224
Nyack, NY 10960-1709
Good luck!
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Frankenweenie is only about 30 minutes long. It's a darkly funny story of a dog who is killed (I said it was dark!) and brought back to life by his owner, Victor Frankenstein (Barret Oliver). Shelly Duvall, Daniel Stern and Sophia Coppolla are also featured.
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"I found [in] Spielberg's 'War of the Worlds', the only thing I really liked was Morgan Freeman's VO. And Miranda Otto. I found myself not believing the machines: That these things could be undergound for so many thousands/millions of years, and they would escape detection especially in NYC, where there are so many sewer systems and undergound tube systems. SOMEONE would have found a machine. Those things were just too big to have been missed while New York City was populated and grown? Ridiculous!
Of course when all hades breaks loose, well, the story was so different than any previous version, you might as well have called the moovie: 'Aliens come down via lightning and use huge machiens to turn Human beings into red guck, but then germs get them ands they die so we win'- But please don't call such a thing 'War of the Worlds'. The '53 film was more like an actual military action.
And his kid? How did those kid get to Boston? Huh? Maybe Speileberg needs to make a sequel just to explain that, heh?"
I was surprised that I really enjoyed the Spielberg War of the Worlds -- except for the last 30 seconds. There were inconsistencies; how some things worked but others didn't (cars, electronics, etc.) that called for suspension of disbelief. But I loved the irony of Scientologist Tom Cruise being chased by space aliens, and I enjoyed the thought that L. Ron Hubbard might be on one of those ships.
I came to this movie expecting it to be about Tom Cruise's character becoming the hero by battling and winning over the aliens. To my surprise, his character was completely at a loss throughout. It was all so much bigger than him; he was completely fallible and ill prepared for anything of this magnitude. I found this refreshing. Tim Robbins was terrificly creepy as Harlan Ogilvy, the countryman gone mad. The F/X were awing; the art direction beautiful. I would have gone back to see this again, if I could have. Now about those final thirty seconds [spoiler alert]: How preposterous! He arrives at the parental homestead to find it unscathed. Gene Barry and Ann Robinson (great cameo choices) answer the door as if nothing had happened. It absolutely made no sense, and almost ruined the entire precedings for me. It was far too pat and easy.
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I love the actor chains! I'm so close (I think)! Now don't tell me; I just wanted to get this down before I lose it -- though anyone is welcome to chime in if they know which Jean gets a fur coat, a bishop or who the leprechaun is...
Italian mayor's wife
Fields's niece
Recipient of fur coat
Bishop
Leprechaun king
FBI agent in drag
Lieutenant chasing Chucky
Patron of Hollywood Canteen
Entertainer stranded in the Alps
Leda Gloria (of the Don Camillo comedies)
Gloria Jean (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break)
Jean _______(____)
____________ (____)
______ Martin (_____)
Martin Lawrence (Big Momma's House)
Lawrence Dane (Bride of Chucky)
Dane Clark (Hollywood Canteen)
Clark Gable (Idiot's Delight)
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Frank was never in a movie with with his siblings; but Mabel and Jack were both in George Roy Hill's Period of Adjustment.
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You're not alone in your appreciation for On Dangerous Ground. Thanks for posting, and check this out:
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=84483&start=0#7815291
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Anatole Litvak's wonderful Tovarich was a Warner Bros. picture, so you'd think that WBHV would be able to release it. It'd be swell to have this in a box set of other Colbert features, say:
For the Love of Mike
It Happened One Night
Tovarich
Midnight
Palm Beach Story
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Alas Mr. Ranger, the two weren't related at all. Audrey was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Belgium. Her father was British; her mother Dutch. Katharine Hepburn was all Yank; born in Connecticut, schooled at Bryn Mawr. They never made a movie together...
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"I was just wondering how when you respond to a post, how can you reprint just part of it?"
I just copy and paste the portion that I need. CtrlC for Copy; CtrlV for paste...
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Cantinflas! He's been on my list for so long. I want to see more of his work. He was a legendary Mexican comedian. And all I've really seen is the American Around the World in 80 Days. Add in some Bollywood, Suzuki, Tarkovsky... I'm so there!
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"I'm still smarting over the fact that Joan Allen was snubbed for an Oscar nom last year as she was excellent in 'The Upside of Anger', which I've rewatched for the umpteenth time recently.
Joan Allen gives consistently excellent performances, and she was amazing in The Upside of Anger. She's been nominated three times now; surely it's just a matter of time...
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Cy Landry < Riding High > Cass Daly
Cass Daly < The Spirit is Willing > Ricky Cordell
Ricky Cordell < Smith! > Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith < Stormy Monday > Cy Benson
Some of the above are pretty obscure; that is, Miss Griffith was only an extra on Smith!. So normally I wouldn't include someone like that; but in this case both Cy's are uncredited characters as well...
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Do you know about the "in response to" at the top of our posts? It not only shows us to whom the poster is responding, but also allows you to click on it to see the message that the poster is responding to. It's a cool feature. (Thanks TCM!)
Hope you can find the answer, Mr. 1957. I've been waiting months for the reply...
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TCM plays international classics now; but heck, I love foreign flicks, so having a station devoted to it sounds swell to me.
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Great news for tap and Eleanor Powell fans: Tuesday, November 21 will be Eleanor Powell day on TCM featuring:
Born To Dance (1936)
Broadway Melody Of 1936 (1935)
Broadway Melody Of 1938 (1937)
Rosalie (1937)
Honolulu (1939)
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"Dead link, Jack. Not as dead as Stompanato, but dead."
How clumsy of me! Sorry about that. I updated the link below.
"Also read that she was later the model for 'Cinderella' and 'Sleeping Beauty'. Strange career transition."
Seems like an appropriate transition to me; I always found her rather animated.
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Is there an update on this?
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"I would very much like to see a "where are they now" film on the surviving actors of this film. I was shocked to realize that David Peel would have been in his 80's if he had still been alive."
Perhaps this is a morose reply, but considering the context of the living dead, maybe it's appropriate. You see, almost all of the featured players from Brides of Dracula have passed on. You mentioned Andree Melly, who played "Gina"; and she's still around. Yvonne Monlaur ("Marianne Danielle") is still alive too. But Peter Cushing, Martita Hunt, Freda Jackson, David Peel, Miles Malleson, Henry Oscar, and Mona Washbourne are all gone.
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I believe SalMarz was responding to alcr1, Mr. 1957. In her post she ended with this:
"Trivia question: during the "Hurray for Captain Spaulding" number, Margaret Dumont sings, "You are the only white man to cover every acre." Groucho followed that with a "risque" line that was removed by the censors. What was the line?"
We're still awaiting the answer...
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I'm betting that she didn't actually play the piano for that scene. Unfortunately, I couldn't tell you for sure; but if she had that talent I'd imagine they would have included it in all her films. Did you know that Helen Stanley was once married to Johnny Stompanato, the gangster who later married Lana Turner and was killed by her daughter? Yipe!
And you might be interested in this thread:
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?messageID=7803578
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Go here:
http://tcmdb.com/title/title.jsp?stid=81501
On the right side of the screen, you'll find the place to cast your vote under "HomeVideoVote".
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I had heard that Mr. Lee was making the Katrina documentary and looked forward to seeing it in the theatres. It was only last week that I learned the disappointing news that it was intended for HBO viewing (I'm not a subscriber). Hopefully, it will be released in DVD. I'm a great admirer of Spike Lee's films, so thanks for the tip on 4 Little Girls. I wasn't aware of this one. Was it also made for televison?
Thank you for the reminder of The World's Fastest Indian. This was an excellent film -- based on the true story of New Zealander Burt Munro -- starring Anthony Hopkins (with Diane Ladd in a beautiful cameo). Great story and well told. I've added it to my list of favorite recent flics (earlier in this thread):
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?messageID=7804893?
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I have a better method: wordmaster. He gave me the key to the whole thing. In fact, he should really be deemed the winner. He figured out most of the order, and I merely told him the song and the next movie. Yet he is too generous and modest to take credit. So I'm giving it to him now. I dedicate this answer to Wordmaster:
Come September
On Golden Pond
Babe: Pig in the City
Why Must I Die?
Don't Make Waves
We Three
Paint Your Wagon
The Twonky
Town Without Pity
And Then There Were None
All of Me
That Darned Cat!
The next movie:
Jazz Heaven
It's from Chicago!
Go Team!!
Ann Sothern day tomorrow! Don't miss!
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It seems more than possible; it would seem probable. I love finding props and sets from picture to picture. I believe it was in Ziegfeld Girl, that I was delighted to see Ziegfeld's audience members wearing dresses that were featured in the fashion show from The Women... I'd also heard that the dress that Norma Shearer's Mary Haines (in The Women) is being fitted in the dressing room, was actually originally intended for Marie Antoinette[/u].