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Me, too.

I think Shirley in The Unsinkable Molly Brown would have been definitely different from Debbie's performance, but I also think Shirley Maclaine would have had absolutely no chemistry with Harve Presnell, who was always the first choice for the role as far as I know. Maybe The Yellow Rolls Royce should have been a musical.

Dan, I've been reading and searching for days. Judith is amazing! What a great question, and what an informative response.

I'll try to check it out next time it's scheduled. Thanks.

Well, I agree, PFriedman and mrsl. X-snay on the Shirley-ay. Unsinkable was just not the right vehicle for her. She was more suited to a Yellow Rolls Royce!

To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the most powerful films I've ever seen, and I am so grateful Harper Lee had the courage to write the book, and that Horton Foote wrote the screenplay. Brock Peters, who passed away in 2005, gave one of the greatest performances ever on film. His portrayal, as well as Gregory Peck's, forced everyone who views that movie to take a long, hard, look at ourselves. And there are many people who have the unpleasant jobs in this world, and many people who have unpleasant lives, but To Kill A Mockingbird gives everyone hope for a better tomorrow. Message was edited by: SueSueApplegate

Thanks for the great links, johnm. I had forgotten how lovely the Hawaii theme was, and what a fantastic score Bernstein created. Any idea how long it took him to create that score? I hadn't listened to the theme from Henry Orient in ages. It was good, too.

Moira, I do agree with your on-target assessment of Mr. Douglas in The Mating Game. His reponses seemed rushed as if he was , at time, hunting the punch. My fondness for Mr. Douglas originally stems from his debut role in A Letter To Three Wives as Porter Hollingsway. But I also love that movie because of Kirk Douglas' speech about the media, and I feel it's still true today. But Porter Hollingsway was a "class" act. And I've enjoyed Paul Douglas ever since. In any just about any role he played. The Mating Game, however, was mostly a Debbie and Tony party.

Disagreements are just that. People disagree. This is something that has been going on FER-EVER. I would enjoy having this thread to return to the veneration and adoration of a great artist, Julie Andrews. Or we could just shut down what has become an UNHAPPINESS THREAD, and start up fresh with a new Julie Thread. The disagreements could continue ad infinitum on the personal messages level. Can we simply return this thread back to the discussion of Julie Andrews and disperse disagreements to the PM venue? Returning the thread would entail: johnm_001 changing the title, and Cinemascope and others agreeing to move the serious disagreements to the personal messages arena. Any comments? I must leave now, but will return later this evening due to personal commitments.

I find him attractive because of the roles he portrayed: gruff, at times, sweet, cuddly, do the right thing and stand up for what you believe in!

What a great story, Mr. Dan! I'd love to try, but won't have much time. Why don't you do another one?

That is a good point, Moira. One aspect of Douglas' body of work is the variety of choices he seemed to have made. The Solid Gold Cadillac was a relatively successful stage play, and choosing to venture into unknown territory, as opposed to clinging to Born Yesterday was really a maverick's motion professionally, and he was also afforded the opportunity to appear with Judy Holliday. Message was edited by: SueSueApplegate

Yes, mrsl., I enjoyed Molly Brown, too, and one reason was Debbie's energy

Interesting background info. Thanks, johnm. I thought that was a great scene.

Hisssssterrrical. I love Mr. Bean.

I am not an industry insider, or don't recognize the reference. Who is Grover Dale?

True!

Well, since this is the dance thread, I guess we are both way off topic. My favorite dance sequences in a musical are in Singing in the Rain, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, White Christmas, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Top Hat, and the Gay DIvorcee. I also enjoyed some of Busby Berkeley's numbers, "Kids" from Bye, Bye, Birdie, everything Cyd Charisse ever did, and Hello, Dolly, (Tommy Tune was great, too.)

I, too, feel that Agnes Moorehead was underrated. I must admit that my first moments with her onscreen were as her performances as Endora on Bewitched, but as I began to enjoy more films, I discovered she could be a real piece of work like in Dark Passage. Anyone who has ever seen her in that role I hope would agree. Plus, I also adored her goofy Countess role in The Opposite Sex. She was part of the Mercury Theater bunch, and many great performers were involved with it.

I, too, enjoy the Western Channel...

Glenn Ford was great in Pocketful of Miracles. I think it is one of his best! I would say that as a remake, it was infinitely better than the Warren/Annette attempt at An Affair to Remember with Cary and Deborah (which was a pretty fair remake in itself.) This is a thread about Favorite Dance Numbers. You are ranting on the wrong thread. To rant, go to the rant thread. To rant and speculate about relationships, create a new thread or rant on the old one. Thanks.

Good news, indeed! I have to reiterate how much I loved Paul Douglas!

Now, johnm. One of my part-time incarnations allows me to review movies and books for my local paper on occasion, but I do try to be positive.

Yes, mrsl. she was good with the grumpy old men. I also thought she was sweet as the ingenue role in Pocketful of Miracles in her scenes with Bette Davis and others. I usually read reviews after I venture out to view a movie or stage vehicle. Currently, I find that movie, theater, and book reviewers give away too much of the plot, and it spoils my enjoyment, so I rely on word-of-mouth yays or nays, if anything. Lynde was a hoot and a charmer! Right now I'm enjoying the Celtic Woman during PBS's St. Paddy's theme.

I do enjoy reading Bosley Crothers, but try not to let others dictate how I feel or react to something. I did enjoy BBB because it was so lively, and mirrored some of the things I saw my cousins do because they were Elvis FANatics, but I had trouble buying into their mania about the Memphis man. I do, however, agree with Crowthers' opinion of the "Kids" number. It was lively and energetic, and I enjoyed the choreographed numbers. BBB was fun and energetic, but I haven't revisited it in awhile. I did think that one reason it was so fun was that Paul Lynde made it more so. I met him once, and , for me, he was as funny and clever as he was onscreen and in BBB. I asked him for his autograph, and he said, "Oh, just come here!" and chatted about his experiences in the city I where I was living at the time.