Swithin
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Yes, I agree with you about the use of "Tammy" in Tammy and the Bachelor. The Long Day Closes opens with a recording of "Stardust" either preceded or followed by the words "Mrs. Wilberforce, I understand you have rooms to let..." from The Ladykillers. No film that I know of is as reverential toward cinema history as is The Long Day Closes.
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*Harold and Maude* features a soundtrack of Cat Stevens music. And the films of *Terence Davies*, perhaps the greatest living British director, feature songs from Hollywood movies and popular songs from the 40s and 50s. Davies' *The Long Day Closes* has a gorgeous sequence featuring an overhead tracking shot passing over church, school, and movie audiences. The song playing in that scene is Debbie Reynolds singing "Tammy." Here's the "Tammy" excerpt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smJ69V8V4c0
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I grew up in NYC, between the D train (IND subway) and #4 train (IRT el). Cruised on both lines! The D went to the West Side of Manhattan; the #4 to the east. However you could also switch from one to the other at 161st Street -- Yankee Stadium.
I liked American Graffiti when it came out for the music, thought the story line could have been better.
For the record, my favorite early '60s music group and my favorite girl group of all time is the Shirelles.
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There is also the first Mrs. Rochester in *Jane Eyre.* And one of the finest going mad scenes in films (Bramwell Fletcher in *The Mummy* (1932), is at about 4:40 in this clip:
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And of course there is this gem:
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Bette Davis as Carlota von Hapsburg goes mad in Juarez. Starts out quite lovely and normal, then goes wonderfully mad. One of her best performances. And of course she's driven mad in Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte.
In most of the mad scientist movies, the genius scientist is called mad because of some wild (albeit interesting) experiments. By the end of the film, though, they generally turn out to be really crazy.
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Well, Gloria's character sings. You can be the judge of whether it's really her voice, I can't tell. It comes at about the 9:30 point in this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUx81AUIDFA&feature=relmfu
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Right, Fi, with a little help from Lavender.
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Hint: Who played Libby in a Preston Sturges film?
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They're good films. Music in the Air is odd, though. Made in 1934, based on a 1932 Broadway musical by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern. It takes place in Germany -- everybody, including Al Shean (Groucho Marx's uncle) is singing and dancing around in lederhosen, presumably blissfully ignorant of the storm to come. Also with Gloria Swanson, Marjorie Main, and Reginald Owen!
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Kyle, *Douglass Montgomery* had a solid career in the early/mid 1930s. After Little Women he played the lead in Little Man, What Now ? and Music in the Air (I think he sang in that film, including the hit song, "I've told every little star"). And he was excellent as Neville Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood in 1935.
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MP, I missed -- or forgot the earlier thread, and besides, almost everything has come up before in one way or another. But your Peter Palmer point is a perfect example. I love the film of Li'l Abner, saw it as a kid when it came out and have the DVD. PP was great in the eponymous role.
Andy, I also liked (although "liked" is an odd word to use) Pixote, a rather harrowing film. But I think it's not that unusual for a kid to have a major role but not go on to a major career. Claude Jarman, Jr. did go on to make a few films after The Yearling, but the latter is still considered his one major credit.
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Sturges' Libby cuts hair.
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I wish TCM would show The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. Sylvia Sidney is gorgeous in that first outdoor technicolor film.
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I will venture a bad guess just because this clue has been sitting for so long:
Midnight Mary
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She's still pretty good looking. I saw her at a reception a few months ago, she's one of those venerable ladies who can be spotted around NYC. I will always think of her as Carla Goteborg.
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Jackson, Dr. Helen -- Laura Bowman in Son of Ingagi (1940)
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I remembering hoping he would win the 1965 Best Song Oscar for "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte."
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I guess my favorite -- and I think the best -- score is Korngold's score for *Anthony Adverse*. It's incredible, with individual themes for each character, place, and situation. The book American Film Music: Major Composers, Techniques, Trends, 1915-1990 actually devotes 20 pages to analyzing it.
In terms of popularity, though, Korngold wrote more "popular" scores, like Robin Hood and The Sea Hawk. But as someone who grew up watching "Million Dollar Movie," Max Steiner's score for Gone with the Wind has to be the most popular.
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You can tell that Terence Davies loves movies, particularly in The Long Day Closes. Here's the trailer for the Liverpool film:
Davies would be a great one for RO to interview as his films are deeply infused with his love of classic films.
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Miss W.,
The Browing Version was indeed on TCM quite recently -- just a few months ago, I believe, perhaps part of the all-to-brief British series (though it was great to see a few Carry On films ! My local theater, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, offered a comprehensive Noel Coward film series this weekend -- I went to a couple of them. Criterion has recently released the Coward/Lean films in an excellent DVD set.
I'm looking forward to seeing the new version of The Deep Blue Sea, like The Browning Version based on a Rattigan play. The Deep Blue Sea is directed by the man who IMHO is the greatest living British film director: Terence Davies. Have you seen his The Long Days Closes or his Liverpool documentary, Of Time and the City ? Both exquisite.
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One of my favorite actresses has passed today. *Joyce Redman* has died at the age of 96 (or according to some accounts 93). Her performance as Mrs. Waters/Jenny Jones in the 1963 film *Tom Jones* featured her famous dining scene with Albert Finney. She appeared in many films, was twice Oscar-nominated and often appeared on stage and television. Her son is the actor Crispin Redman. Amanda Redman is her niece.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/11/joyce-redman?newsfeed=trueHere's the eating scene from Tom Jones :
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The great and venerable Indian actor and dancer *Zohra Sehgal* turned 100 two weeks ago. Probably best known to U.S. and U.K. audiences for her portrayal of Lady Chatterjee in The Jewel in the Crown, Ms. Sehgal appeared on stage, television, and in numerous films, including Bhaji on the Beach, and Bend It Like Beckham. Here's a little tribute to her. Happy belated birthday, Zohra Sehgal!
http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/legendary-actress-zohra-sehgal-turns-100_-21469.html
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Monogram's *King of the Zombies* is one of the great films of its genre. And it has two additional highlights: it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Score; and it features *Madame Sul-Te-Wan* in what is perhaps her biggest role. Madame is said to be the first African-American actor to have received a film contract from a major studio. She worked for D.W. Griffith in her early career.