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Victor Jory was in The Man Who Turned to Stone with Ann Doran.

"I Can't Help But Dream of You" -- sung by Gloria Stuart in Secret of the Blue Room (1933) Next: Sung by a gypsy in a 1930s or 40s movie

I've liked everything I've had there. Very good pasta with veal ragu; good scallop dishes. Excellent tiramisu. It's an upscale restaurant, very comfortable and attractive, but not particularly expensive in the scheme of expensive NYC restaurants. And yes, she had her little dog with her. (Not normally allowed in NYC restaurants, but I guess she had privileges). Ivana's family celebrated their grandmother's (Ivana's mother's) birthday at the restaurant a few years ago. https://expressdigest.com/exclusive-photos-trump-children-gather-with-their-grandmother-for-lunch/

Ivana Trump lived on the same block in NYC on East 64th Street as one of my favorite restaurants. I saw her there once. A friend just sent me this article. Ivana spent some of her last hours at the restaurant! https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/a-little-tired-ivana-trump-spent-final-hours-dining-at-new-york-restaurant/news-story/1b8852b43b74c9accfbc04e726824491

On Svengoolie tomorrow, July 16, 2022: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

I love Woody Allen. Annie Hall is a great film. My two particular favorites are Manhattan and Radio Days, but I also love Zelig, Broadway Danny Rose, Hannah and Her Sisters, Interiors, and many of the others. Surprisingly, I'm not much of a fan of Bullets Over Broadway and Crimes and Misdemeanors. There are still a few Woody Allen films from his "golden age" that I haven't seen, e.g. The Purple Rose of Cairo. I enjoyed A Rainy Day in New York recently. Maybe not one of his top tier films, but a very sweet and engaging movie. This scene from Radio Days is one of the funniest scenes in movie history:

Cathleen Nesbitt was in The Beloved Vagabond with Amy Veness.

They are everywhere. Fading Fast even mentioned them in the "I Just Watched" thread yesterday, in a review of Blow-Up (1966): "The era's look is enticingly captured by skinny praying mantis-like models with long straight hair wearing colorblock mini dresses who chase Hemmings around, seemingly, more to sleep with him than to have him take their picture. Good for him; he doesn't miss one horizontal opportunity."

Frank Morgan Next: Lying on a table

I guess I can struggle along and wade through those Game threads! There are worse things in life...

Reta Shaw was in All Mine to Give with Ellen Corby.

Stick with us, kid, and you'll get an education!

It was just a suggestion. The impression that I got from the various replies, was that the "Ignore Thread" option that I was yearning for was probably not technically feasible, or at any rate easy to create, even if the Mods were amenable.

A few weeks ago I posted a thread -- I think here -- suggesting that an "Ignore Thread" option be created. There were some responses. The thread seems to be gone, unless I'm looking for it in the wrong place. It was fairly innocuous, I think. Did something happen in the thread after I stopped checking it? Did I post something wicked? Or was it all a dream?

Brazil (1985) Next: Incorporated historical footage

Have you been following the (sometimes) hilarious posts of King Clarence on Tiktok? https://www.tiktok.com/discover/black-lab-clarence?lang=en

And my favorite Terry-Thomas role, as the Major in Make Mine Mink. Elspeth Duxbury, Athene Seyler, Terry-Thomas, Hattie Jacques, and Billie Whitelaw in Make Mine Mink (1960).

10. Jackie played Swipes McGurk, Wallace Beery's urchin in The Bowery (1933). Next: Wallace Beery

There was a scene in the film, when they first see the mantis through the window, they run out of the room. There are two doors next to each other, and for a split second, they can't seem to decide which one to open. Both are opened, and go to the same corridor. Strange set design!

I think those little Turkish dumplings called mantis are cuter.

Annie Girardot (in The Ape Woman, she played "an ex-nun whose body is completely covered in black hair.") Next: Sunny personality

I have a pretty good collection, though in the interests of space I divested some of my film books, since the advent of the web. Here are a few I kept: The Psychotronic The Encyclopedia of Horror (Hardy) -- particularly good for foreign horror Horror Shows (Wright) The Best, Worst and Most Unusual Horror Films (Consumer Guide) Videohound Horror Show Zombie Encyclopedia The Paramount Story The Hollywood Musical A few McFarlands: Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy: Film and Television Credits (Harris Lentz, 2 volumes) American Film Music: Major Composers, Techniques, Trends, 1915-1990 (Darby/Du Bois) Live Television: The Golden Age of 1946-1958 in New York (Sturcken) The Rock and Roll Movie Encyclopedia of the 1950s (McGee) (I think I had a Russ Meyer book but probably dumped it.)

Dina Merrill (Her parents were E.F. Hutton and Marjorie Merriweather Post.) Next: Was born poor

The Amorous Mr. Prawn (1962) Next: Ealing

Yes, it is possible. Scheuer began publishing his book in 1958. I mostly remember the very early volumes, which I had in the 1960s.