deitrichdame

I am new to this - my daughter on the other hand is addicted to your conversations, being 13 and impressionable. I happen to look over her shoulder once or twice though and found this topic amusing while your other topics I found either trite, political, possibly sex starved and some even frightening. I will give my opinion or thoughts on your topics in due time. For now, because this subject is one regarding an instrument I thoroughly despise, the telephone, in my opinion one of the best conversations was in Sorry Wrong Number for the most obvious of reasons. The other would be Midnight Lace. Strange character on the other end of that telephone line, but a character I admire. No formality, but brief, to the point and concise.

antartic you're so modest - thx

antarctic i would never do away with musicals and/or comedies, i just don't care for these types of movies. so if you would like to offer your assistance since you are so knowledgable i would be grateful.

"the hitchiker" (ida lupino directed), "the iceman cometh" (was the original film with lee marvin?) "leave her to heaven" and "detour". there just isn't enough time. so gentlemen (and ladies) what other movies would you suggest and please NO musicals or comedies. i'm the dark misery type of movie lover (i don't much care for color either). anyone ready to assist?

bette davis. i can't think of one movie where her acting wasn't off. in "little foxes" while i hated her evil ways, i loved her. that little woman, so no-nonsense, tough, witty, flirty.

garbo didn't die, she's still alive in all of you.

ugh! (person of very few words)

would have loved: audrey hepburn and william holden (i don't count "sabrina") loved: 1. jack lemmon and lee remick ("days of wine and roses") 2. paul newman and joanne woodward ("long hot summer") 3. montgomery clift and elizabeth taylor ("suddenly last summer") 4. spencer tracy and katherine hepburn ("guess whos coming to dinner" only)

i hate elaborating, such a waste of words. GARBO dahling, who was the other?

judy garland had more sex appeal than hedy lamarr????????clara bow was sexy????????????????? next you'll tell me margaret hamilton was sexy especially in those maxwell house commercials.

spencer i don't know anyone who swings but i do know and knew some that ... well nevermind.

bansi a maggie the cat could never be a perfumedame. got it?

sinatra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

alix dear sedative george brent got to play with all those "gorgeous" women who weren't so "gorgeous" so they would appear to be "gorgeous"

1 horse, head minus body in "the godfather". sorry, i couldn't resist.

"the magnificent ambersons" was supposed to be one of Orson's greatest until hollywood sliced and diced it. i've watched this abortion and can only imagine how wonderful Orson's script would have been...

so nice to be part of a majority and moviejoe you r so right about Jayne. didn't she seem a bit sloppy with those silly melons flopping about? moira dear i would dream of writing off decades only those big eyed curly topped shapeless broads like Mary Pickford. ugh! and did you ever get a good look at joan crawford as a chorus girl? if you look at her eyes the same time you look at her legs you would think she is a mutant octapus in need of thyroid medication. double ugh! kudos to her acting ability.

you weren't clear whether the jewelry was costume or not. most of the jewelry was not costume and was borrowed from harry winston, van cleff arpels, tiffany, etc. marilyn monroe's jewelry in "some like it hot" was from harry winston i believe. i have the same problem with perfume bottles. i'll try to do some research and let you know by posting "Jewelry" in this Forum. sorry.

sophia loren (in her 60s and still sexy) ann margaret (her body movements were her act) tuesday weld (in a cute way) montgomery clift (brooding, melancholy and hot hot hot, like warm milk or _____ at bedtime) paul newman (those blue eyes were brighter in person) cary grant (manic sexy depressive)

definitely not what it was, but you can get a good laugh. not because AMC shows comedies, but because of those dysfunctional morons who make fools of themselves trying to discuss their emotions about the movies. we enjoy TMC but stick to vhs, dvds and channels 13 and 21 rather than AMC.

answering your first post, most stars back in the 1920s through 1950s were not sexy. Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Josephine Baker would top my list of least sexy. as for your second post I would also say Marilyn Monroe but add Lauren Bacall and Jane Russell.

This was a movie with a blind girl playing a piano. Someone mentioned Jonny Belinda. Could they be right?

I'm a Susan Hayward Fan so my favorites are her characters: Eloise Winters "My Foolish Heart"; Angelica Evans "Smash Up..."; Jane Froman "With A Song In My Heart"; Lillian Roth "I'll Cry Tomorrow"; Rae Smith "Back Street"; Barbara Graham "I Want To Live". I would have Susan Hayward as a live-in friend anytime and she wouldn't have to lift a finger. I relate to her totally, completely and forever.

Just a few more little tidbits about the Broadway "Gypsy". Bernadette Peters, in her attempt to capture some applause became a bit carried away. While singing she threw her arms in the air and hit one of the guys standing along side of her. The little girl that played June during her Jocko rehearsal looked just like Jon Benet (the little girl that was murdered in Denver). Needless to say, others in the audience thought the same because there were gasps from the people who also sat in orchestra. Then there was the heavy "thing" that fell immediately before the finale. The audience fell silent, but worse yet, so did the performers.

I'd rather watch blunders than watch the credits showing: Food Catered by; 2nd Assistant to the 3rd Assistant; Assistant to the Secretary in New York; Secretary to the 2nd Vice President; etc.