Swithin

Dean Stockwell was in The Green Years with Tom Drake.

I consider Tortilla Flat to be a favorite canine-centric movie. Although ostensibly about the Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, and John Garfield characters, I think the real spirit of the film resides in the Frank Morgan character ("The Pirate"), who is a sort of semi-homeless person who goes around with a group of stray dogs. In gratitude to St. Francis for saving a previous pet, The Pirate saves his "two-bitses" to buy a candlestick for the church. The scene dedicating the candlestick is deeply moving, especially when all the dogs rush into the church to witness the ceremony. A few scenes later comes the scene which is not only the best canine-centric scene in any movie, it is also one of the best scenes representing a hierophany (manifestation of the sacred) in any movie, ever. In the midst of the Redwood (I accidentally first typed "Redwoof") Forest, The Pirate tells his dogs the story of St. Francis. Suddenly, a light shines down from the giant trees. The Pirate averts his gaze, as the dogs stand up on their hind legs and make strange noises. The light passes, The Pirate looks at the dogs and says, "Did you see him? Did you see him? It was St. Francis! What good boys you must be, to see St. Francis." That is a remarkable scene, and informs the spirit of the film. Frank Morgan, who was nominated, should have won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, but Van Heflin won that year. The dogs should have gotten an award as well. Btw, Tortilla Flat was directed by Victor Fleming, who directed The Wizard of Oz a few years earlier. Both Frank Morgan (The Pirate) and one of his dogs also appeared in The Wizard of Oz, Morgan playing The Wizard, and the dog playing Toto.

Navy Blues (1941) Next: Alarms going off

I worked on a project with Gavin's wife, the talented and beautiful actress/singer Constance Towers. She was one of the most generous, kind, and lovely artists I ever worked with.

‘This is radical love’ – the glorious, rich history of black queer Britain From queer punks in Huddersfield to lesbian-run sound systems in Brixton, Black LGBTQ Britons have been raiding their old photograph collections to document some pioneering scenes https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/mar/22/this-is-radical-love-the-glorious-rich-history-of-black-queer-britain

The Bowery (1933) Next: Spanking

That film made me go home and trim my eyebrows (i.e. the space between them)!

9. In the original Broadway cast of Too Many Girls (1939), he sang "She Could Shake the Maracas," a song that was not used in the film. He reprised the song on the 1972 Tony Awards.

Maureen Stapleton was in Reds with Bessie Love.

Donald Crisp was in The Last Hurrah with Ricardo Cortez.

Michael Collins (1996), written and directed by Neil Jordan, starring Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Alan Rickman, Julia Roberts, and Stephen Rea Source: DVD Michael Collins (1890-1922) was an Irish revolutionary leader who was instrumental in the fight for Irish independence, mostly as a military organizer, then, reluctantly, as a political operative. The film covers the period from the Easter Rising (1916) through Bloody Sunday (1920) to Collins' assassination in 1922. It's a sprawling, good movie, (Oscar-nominated score and cinematography), which largely accords heroic status to Collins. Like most movies based on history, it does take liberties, and has been criticized for that. An unforgivable alternation, though, is the torture and murder by the British of Ned Broy (played by Stephen Rea). Broy actually lived until 1972, serving the Irish government in many capacities. (This reminds me of the death of Louis Leonowens in Anna and the King of Siam. I understand that these films are not documentaries, but why kill off a character -- Anna's son -- based on a historic personage who lives to relative old age?) Despite the necessarily broad canvas of the movie, the leading characters are generally well drawn, and one gets a sense of their complexity. Aidan Quinn is particularly good as Harry Boland, Collins' closest friend and collaborator, from whom he later becomes estranged. One flaw, though, is the character of Kitty, whom Boland and Collins both fall in love with (Collins wins her hand). At the end of the film, Kitty's selection of her wedding dress is intercut with scenes of Collins assassination. That's a pretty effective device, which conveys the sadness of the contrast of the ordinary lives of the Irish people of that time, with the realities of ever-present violence. Nevertheless, Kitty is often seen coming into rooms in awkward (for the film) interludes with her boyfriends, and one want to cry out, "What the hell is Julia Roberts doing in this movie?" One of the most powerful scenes in the film is the depiction of Bloody Sunday, one of the tragic events in Irish history. The day begins with the murder, by Collins' comrades and under his direction, of British military leaders in Ireland. It continues with the slaughter, by the British, of football players and spectators at a football match in Croke Park, Dublin. That's a terrifying scene: the crowd enjoying the game, when tanks roll in and start shooting. (Those British can be nasty. The scene reminds me of the 1919 massacre, ordered by Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, of unarmed Indians attending a festival at Jallianwalla Bagh in the Punjab). On the other hand, there are scenes of normal life, including a beautifully shot dance scene. There is also a powerful scene in the self-proclaimed Irish parliament, when de Valera and Boland and others walk out in protest to the settlement Collins has negotiated in London. (Collins had been sent to London by de Valera. Collins complains that he is not a diplomat. The film depicts the assignment given by de Valera to Collins as a setup for inevitable failure.) In 1966, Eamon de Valera (1882-1975), who had served several terms as Irish Taoiseach/Prime Minister, said: “It is my considered opinion that in the fullness of time history will record the greatness of Michael Collins and it will be recorded at my expense.” That is largely what Neil Jordan's film does: Collins (played by Liam Neeson) is depicted as a hero, whose commitment to violence is a reluctant but necessary route to getting the British out of Ireland. On the other hand, de Valera (played by Alan Rickman) is depicted as Machiavellian and deceitful. The film even hints that de Valera may have been complicit in Collins' assassination. Michael Collins was filmed in Dublin and other locations around Ireland. de Valera, Collins, Boland Kitty with her two admirers

"There Is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast" -- sung by Groucho and Melinda Marx on You Bet Your Life Sung in a frilly frock

"Blue Moon" -- The Marcels, An American Werewolf in London (1980) -- [Song at 2:00 point in this clip] Next: Another song with a celestial body in the title

More films with characters named Rosemary: Picnic (1955) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1969)

My favorite Dean Stockwell as a child performance is in The Happy Years (1950), based on Owen Johnson's Lawrenceville Stories. Stockwell is the star of this highly enjoyable film about a bad boy in early 20th century New Jersey.

On Svengoolie tomorrow, March 20, 2021: Shadow of the Cat

Shirley Temple was in Fort Apache with Irene Rich.

Blonde Venus (1932)

Thank you Miles, for your answer and for the sublime clip. Your turn!

Hint: Although the husband was more famous than the wife, the wife had some great lines in the role I referred to. Here's one of them: "What the hell have you got back there, reindeer?!!!"

Dick Foran was in The Mummy's Hand with Eduardo Ciannelli.

Husband was a famous actor, particularly but not exclusively in one genre. Wife won a BAFTA Award but is probably best known for playing one of the great supporting roles of the 1950s. They met whilst making a film together. Name the couple, her famous role, and the film that brought the couple together.

"Arrayed for the Bridal" sung by Cathleen Delany in The Dead (1987) Next: Another song sung in Ireland in a movie

Margaret Wycherly was in Random Harvest with Elisabeth Risdon.

That may come under Chapter IV of the MM: "Here follows the Way whereby Witches copulate with those Devils known as Incubi." (To elucidate further on that chapter would not be suitable for this Board!)