GarboManiac
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Ok, moving right along!
Two women I really thought were terrible for different reasons: Sigrid Gurie and Fransicka Gaal!
Everytime I watched Sigrid, I feel asleep, and Fransicka made me so uncomfortable I was writhing in my seat.
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But, on a serious note. I agree with you on Ronald Colman and Fredrick March. They were both so great, but I prefer Colman. That voice which transcended time! Like Garbo's face! And, I will never forget March in Les Miserables.
Metsfan, I also agree with Eddie Cantor. At one point I was taping his movies just to have some record for myself. I have a few pretty good titles. On of my favorite fantasies is Ali Baba Goes to Town with Gypsy Rose Lee (Louise Hovick). I also like your choice of Ceasar Romero, but I have been singing his praises in other threads, too.
A couple of others I might add are Monty Wooley and Dennis Morgan. Loved Wooley's sour attitude and biting wit in anything he did. And, Dennis was so pleasant, handsome, and he could sing! He probably wasn't the greatest actor, but I always remember him while others have forgotten.
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Anybody got a cigarette???
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Excellent choice! "Most" of us here are Bette fans, but there are some heretics! Ha!
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LOL! Ok, I'll keep that in mind!!
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Ok, I will use those clues next time I'm singing, "Santa Baby," and someone asks me! Tanka!
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I don't mean to answer for rainee, but YOU ARE CORRECT, SIR!
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Swiss Miss, and my favorite, Brats!
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I loved Maria Montez! She was SOOO Beautiful!! I have every Arabian Nights movie with her I can find! I loved her accent. I am Ma-hree-a Mon-tayz! I think I loved her as much for her accent as for her looks.
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Yup! She did! Why don't we see more stuff of Eartha? I am always singing, "Santa Baby!" Young people never heard that song, and when I tell them who she was, they don't know. Not even if I say Cat Woman!
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Gosta is ordered and will arrived soon! I didn't actually go out. But, thanks so much for the reminder! Even I get busy and forget my "priorities!" Ha!
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Welcome, Ronfon! Glad to have you aboard.
That said, Most of us agree with you on Taylor. We bashed him on the What Role Would You Recast? under General Discussions. You should read that one. Another good one is The Least Sexy!
Personally, I love Lana, but I am into blondes (except for Hedy)! You should go into Who Are Your All Time Favorite Actors and Actress under Hot Topics, and list yours. That will give you some idea about who is who. I also agree with you on Jane Wyman. Nobody has even talked about her as far as I know, but that's not much! There is a lot to read!!!
Again, WELCOME!
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That was you, me and feaito over in Seen Any Good Movies Lately! We were raving about Sternberg's directiing, photgraphing, and the handling of Dietrich. Then, feaito brought up Shanghai Gesture and Gene!
Plus, she has appeared on many people's lists of favorites, beatuies, and brunettes!
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Thanks, jarhfive! Very enjoyable message. Love that Orson! You know some called him the "boy genius." But, that handle really belonged to Irving Thalberg, but he was dead by the time Welles came along. So, I guess you could compare that to "the blonde bombshell" title repetition.
And, Jack, I enjoy that bumper everytime I see it, too.
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LOL! Good choice! He was petite, he could sing, AND he could chew gum and DANCE and the same time! Don't know his shoe size, though.
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Thanks for the info, ChelseaRialtoStudios! I will check it out!
Oh, and Jack, yes I remember him in that film, too. And, wasn't that John in On A Clear Day with Streisand?
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My pleasure, wordmaster!
Well, I know most everyone says Hedy couldn't act, but she was accepted into Max Rheinhardt's Dramatic School in Berlin. He was so impressed with her that he personally handled her dramatic education in his school, and that ain't HAY! Also, it has been said that she was never a big star! A-hem! It has been documented in several books, and by several of Hollywood notables that she was a SUPERSTAR. The fact that she is talked about over and over on these threads is sufficient proof, to me, that that ain't HAY either!
I loved the part in her "autobiography," Ecstasy, where she is quoted as saying,
"The first important actresses I met were Joan Crawford and Joan Bennett. It was at the Turf Club of Santa Anita racetrack. Joan Crawford was to be named the actress who acted most like a star. Joan Bennett had the greatest dignity. She was from a highly regarded theatrical family. And, I was to be called Hollywood's Most Beautiful Star. At the advice of Reginald Owen, I dressed to the teeth. I wore an expensive Chinchilla coat and an eleven carat diamond ring. I was just starting out, but I held my own with them!"
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Hedy Lamarr!
And I would like a bio done on her, hosted by Brooke Shields.
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Hooray! Jack answered. I have been on pins and needles.
Weird. I have been waiting three days for this answer and when it finally comes up on my screen it says 6/3/06. That wasn't there before! And, there are five of them!
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YEA! That's 4 for Tyrone!
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Why, thank you, inglis!
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LOL!! You're so bad!!!
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OK, OK! I meant John Richardson!! For cryin' out loud! Ha!
Peter, Bernard or Christopher? Well, I suppose!
Zorba The Greek
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I haven't seen it for awhile, but from what I gathered, it was because she was a widow and turned her nose up at everyone from the town. In a small old world town such as that, you went through your period of mourning and then remarried. She refused to give up the memory of her husband. There was one eligible young man in the town who wanted to marry her, and a crazy man who idolized her and followed her everywhere. When Alan Bates came to town, it kindled something inside her, and they eventually had an affair. The young man in town found out about the affair and killed himself. This caused tremendous resentment within the town. So, at the young man's funeral, the town took it upon themselves to punish her. The ring leader was that tall blonde guy, the young man's brother, who finally gave his friend the go ahead to kill her. The crazy guy went crazy!
The scene has always bothered me. Anthony Quinn should have stayed close by her when leading her out of the mob. Because he left her behind she was easy picking's for anyone! But, I try to justify it in my mind because he was really not too bright, or sophisticated, or whatever you want to call it. I call it just plain carelessness!
Anthony Quinn played the role perfectly.