PrinceSaliano
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> {quote:title=cujas wrote:}{quote}
> Indeed Kate is an acquired taste, like olives. But you've made me curious. Who was your favorite leading lady of the 30's and what was her best movie role then?
I think one the the best actresses of the era was Ann Harding, virtually forgotten today. She is best remembered (if at all) for PETER IBBETSON (1934) with Gary Cooper. That was a Paramount pic. Her home studio was RKO. I think Kay Francis was also under-rated. Zita Johann was another good actress. As was Ruth Chatterton and Verree Teasdale (check out the latter in THE FIREBIRD (1934)). I cannot leave out Mae Clarke.
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I remember the "CBS Mystery Theater" on radio in the mid-70s. I think E.G. Marshall was the host.
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Sounds fascinating. I'm waiting for the conservatives to cry Communist propaganda.
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I don't care who owns the library. Just make these titles available already.
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Frankly, I'm surprised the web administrators allowed this to be posted at all.
Long live Al Gore.
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I can't help but wonder what better shape we'd be in the popular vote mattered in 2000. Shameful.
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His Universal titles:
INSIDE JOB-46
LAW AND ORDER -53
LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST-36
MISSING EVIDENCE-39
SOCIETY SMUGGLERS-39
TANGIER-46
THE ALL-AMERICAN-32
THE LADY IN THE MORGUE-38
THE LAST WARNING-38
THE STORM-38
THE WESTLAND CASE-37
TOMAHAWK-51
UNFINISHED BUSINESS-41
His Paramount titles:
FOLLOW THE LEADER-30
GERONIMO-39
HEADS UP-30
HIS WOMAN-31
MOON OVER BURMA-40
NIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS-42
NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE-40
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH-29
WHARF ANGEL -34
His WB/FN titles:
DOCTOR X-32
ELMER THE GREAT-33
FIRST LADY-37
HEAT LIGHTNING-34
I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG-32
LADIES THEY TALK ABOUT-33
LIFE BEGINS-32
THE MAN FROM GALVESTON-63
TWO SECONDS-32
YOU SAID A MOUTHFUL
These, combined with his MGM, Columbia and RKO pics, confirm there are more than enough titles to make Preston Foster a SOTM.
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Perhaps the least appealing leading lady of the 1930s.
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Simon and Chetwynd, Idiots Extraordinaire
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I'm sure the manly, conservative John Wayne-o-**** would endure whatever was thrown at them by non-Christian, non-white heathens. Can Senator Joe McCarthy get a friggin' stamp?
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I want *lots* of rarely seen 30s titles:
NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS (1935)
THE CAT CREEPS (1930)
THE MONKEY'S PAW (1933)
JOURNEY'S END (1930)
TRICK FOR TRICK (1933)
THE ROAD BACK (1937)
THE MAD EMPRESS (1939)
THE BAT WHISPERS (1930)
THE WARRIOR'S HUSBAND (1933)
ONLY YESTERDAY (1933)
THE COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO (1934)
MADAME SPY (1934)
CHEATING CHEATERS (1934)
OUTSIDE THE LAW (1930)
HOOPLA (1933)
GIFT OF GAB (1934)
THE GREAT IMPERSONATION (1935)
NIGHT CLUB LADY (1932)
THE SPANISH CAPE MYSTERY (1935)
GREEN EYES (1934)
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Dick Cheney wins, hands down.
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Too bad John Gilbert, Ramon Novarro and Helen Twelvetrees never made a Hitchcock pic.
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Does anyone know when TCM's deal with Columbia expires?
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I bought ALL the Fox Chans and ALL the Rathbone-Bruce Holmes films because they are essential and I can watch 'em whenever I want.
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Looking forward to LOVE AFFAIR (1932) and BIG CITY BLUES (1932).
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The 3 Kane Richmond "Shadow" films from Monogram;
The 3 PRC "Philo Vance" films.
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> {quote:title=drednm wrote:}{quote}
> Silent murder mystery in a spooky old theater with Laura LaPlante the leading lady, John Boles the stage manager, Montagu Love the detective, along with Margaret Livingston, Slim Summerville, Roy D'Arcy, Bert Roach, Mack Swain, and Carrie Daumery as the old lady.
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> My copy is heavily tinted red and mute but still an enjoyable film directed by Paul Leni. Great camera work!
I hope we get this in 2010!
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> {quote:title=skimpole wrote:}{quote}
> And here's Time Out (New York)'s list of the top 50 movies of the decade:
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> http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/film/80947/the-tony-top-50-movies-of-the-decade/2.html.
I heartily agree with BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and MULHOLLAND DRIVE. But where are THE OTHERS and SAW?
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> Pretty much keep on keeping on, but if I had my druthers, I'd ask for more pre-codes, more obscure 1930's films, more B films!
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> Bela Lugosi October SOTM!
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> Charlie Chan fest!
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> Warren William SOTM!
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> Serials and series films on Saturday mornings!
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> I'm sure I have more druthers, but those are for starters! But really, TCM has been rockin' most months, so keep it up! And I agree, keep the Silent Sunday nights for sure!
All excellent suggestions, Mark. Also, continue TCM Underground; Evelyn Ankers as SOTM when her Universal Pics become available; More Columbia pre-Codes; Lionel Atwill as SOTM; Chester Morris as SOTM; NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS (1935); JOURNEY'S END (1930); THE BAT WHISPERS (1930); THE ROAD BACK (1937); BROADWAY (1929); THE LAST WARNING (1929); 7 FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN (1929); GIFT OF GAB (1934).
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Any film that teams Laurel & Hardy with Lupe Velez is a winner in my book.
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The East Side Kids/Bowery Boys
The Lone Wolf
The Crime Doctor
Boston ****
Monogram Chans
The 3 Mesquiteers (especially those with Tom Tyler)
Mr. Wong
Philo Vance @ Paramount
Fu Manchu @ Paramount
Thelma Todd shorts
Laurel & Hardy shorts
Hugh Herbert Columbia shorts
Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers Universal serials
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It still amazes when I encounter someone who thinks TCM can show any movie they want, whenever they want.
PRESTON FOSTER FOR STAR OF THE MONTH
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> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}
> I consider myself to be fairly knowledgable about classic movies, yet I could barely pick Preston Foster out of a lineup. If I'm the rule rather than the exception, that doesn't bode well for the prospect of his selection for SOTM.
I disagree. Preston Foster is very recognizable to classic film buffs and his impressive body of work makes him an ideal candidate...ditto Chester Morris.