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Good try guys. The answer is "To Each His Own" when at the finale John Lund ask's his mom (Olivia de Havilland) for the dance.
Mongo
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I don't wish to hear it either. It should be interesting when Pollack introduces the essential film "On the Waterfront" directed by Elia Kazan since Kazan ratted out
Polonsky during the witch hunt trials and it was differcult for him to find work and support his family.
When Kazan got his special Oscar Polonsky was hoping that someone would shoot him. Both men are now dead.
I just wonder if Pollack has the balls to rip into Kazan during the introduction of the film?
Mongo
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Adition:
Born this day actor Steve Buscemi 46. This era's wacky madman ala Jack Elam and Richard Widmark. He is in "Miller's Crossing" (underrated film), "Billy Bathgate", "Reservoir Dogs" (cult movie), "Fargo" (a real wacko), "The Wedding Singer", "Mr.Deeds" etc.
Was a New York City Fireman for four years. He showed up at his old firehouse the day after 9/11 to volunteer. He worked 12 hour shifts for a week after the terrorist act digging through for survivors.
Mongo
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I had heard that Carole Lombard was dissatisfied with Gable's staying power which probably also annoyed Joan Crawford.
Agnes Moorehead and Debbie Reynolds were close friends...
and thats the extent of it.
Lon Chaney Jr. did canoodle with his young pretty co-stars and most likely scored at times. He was also a heavy drinker throughout most of his life.
Mongo
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P.S. By the way it was in Florida where Gable and my uncle was in training.
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Classicsfan the picture of Gable was taken after he enlisted in the service. My uncle was in his company during training and said that the officers gave him a hard time (big movie star) although he was really a regular guy and would later be appreciated. He scrubbed the floors and latrines and didn't hesitate to remove his false teeth in the washroom.
The picture included some other guys in the shower area where it looked like they were all clowning around.
Since the picture didn't seem to surface throughout the years its apparent the guys remained sacred to Gable and respected him highly.
Years later my aunt and uncle moved to Michigan and both died there. The picture? Who knows? In my teens at the time I saw the picture I didn't think of getting a copy made. However out of respect for the king of Hollywood perhaps it was for the best.
Mongo
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Saturday's question:
In which film was the following line spoke:
"May I have this dance, Mother?"
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Born this day December 13th:
Lead/co-starring actor Christopher Plummer is 76. In "Waterloo", "Inside Daisy Clover", "The Man Who Would Be King", "Dolores Claiborne" and with Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music". Was married to Tammy Grimes. His daughter is Amanda Plummer.
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Lead/costar Dick Van Dyke is 78. Appeared in "Bye Bye Birdie", "Mary Poppins", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "Cold Turkey" etc. Big hit on TVs "Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Prescription Murder".
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Supporting actress Ann Richards is 86. Was in "Random Harvest", "Love Letters", "The Searching Wind", "Sorry Wrong Number" with Lancaster and Stanwyck.
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Posthumous
Co-star/support Mark Stevens (77) 1916-1994. Was in "The Dark Corner", "The Street with No Name", "The Snake Pit" as De Havillands husband, "Oh, You Beautiful Doll", "Sand". Moved to Spain, made some films there and died there.
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Co-star/support Curt Jurgens (66) 1915-1982. He was in "The Enemy Below", "Tamango" with Dorothy Dandridge,
"The Inn of the Sixth Happiness" with Bergman, "The Blue Angel", "The Longest Day".
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Lead/co-star Larry Parks (60) 1914-1975. His crowning glory was in "The Jolson Story" as Al Jolson. He got an Oscar nomination for the part. Also in "Love Is Better
Than Ever" with Liz Taylor, "Freud" with Clift. He was blacklisted which just about finished his career although John Wayne tried to bail him out. Married to Betty Garrett.
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Lead/co-star/support Van Heflin (60) 1910-1971. Strong and admired actor in "Johnny Eager" (Oscar win), "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", "Possessed", "Green Dolphin Street", "Tap Roots", "The Prowler", "Shane", "Airport". Could also play a cad.
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Mongo
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My, my this stuff should have been in "Hot Topics" in a plain brown envelope.
Although hot stuff is good stuff most of it is likely exaggerated hearsay and rumors throughout the years.
My aunt had a picture of Gable in the raw and believe me
he was far from being a Queen.
Also I just can't imagine Bette Davis uttering such words
since she struck me as the type that would dare to try it on for size and effect.
Another rumor about Gable is when he was just getting started and most likely in order to give his career a boost he was serviced by director George Cukor. Years later when he was making "Gone With the Wind" it was apparent that those memories resurfaced and he wanted
Cukor removed from the film. Director Victor Fleming
was signed to take over the movie while Cukor was let go. The reason given was that Gable wasn't satisfied with a "woman's" director. Viven Leigh and Olivia de Havilland were upset since they admired Cukor.
Take it for what its worth folks.
Mongo
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Virtualpope you are correct. Congratulations!
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When I noticed the favorite composers thread I checked it out and I recall posting plaudets to Max Steiner and my post wasn't listed. Lo-and-behold I discovered this thread lying dormant which has some very interesting tid-bits regarding the masters who made the music.
Mongo
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Afternoon Trivia:
Name the movie in which this line was spoken:
"Marry me, and I'll never look at another horse!"
Mongo
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Stella has the correct answer in today's trivia quiz.
Congratulations!
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Correction:
Miss Crew's correct spelling of her first name is Laura.
Sorry Aunt Pittypat.
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Born this day December 12th:
Supporting actress/singer Connie Francis is 65. Only in a few "boy" films "Follow the Boys", "Where the Boys Are" and "When the Boys Meet the Girls". She was bouncy and fun with oodles of hit records in the 1960s. A rape at a motel stalled her life.
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Co-star/supporting actress Honor Blackman is 76. In "Jason and the Argonauts", "Moment to Moment" (good suspense), "Age of Innocence". Was **** Galore in "Goldfinger".
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Posthumous:
Supporting actor Richard Martin (76) 1917-1994. In mostly bit parts of films of the 1940s until he played Tim Holt's sidekick Chito Raffety in many westerns.
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Superstar, chairman of the board, ol blue eyes, Oscar winner Frank Sinatra (82) 1915-1998. In "Miracle of the Bells", Suddenly", "On the Town", 'The Man with the Golden Arm", "Pal Joey", "Some Came Running", The Manchurian Candidate", "From Here to Eternity".
Was married to Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow.
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Co-star/support Karen Morley (93) 1909-2003. In "Scarface", "Our Daily Bread", "Dinner at Eight", "Black Fury", "Pride and Prejudice". She was blacklisted.
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Exceptional star/co-star Edward G. Robinson (79) 1893-1973. In "Little Caesar", "Kid Galahad", "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet", "The Sea Wolf", "Manpower", "Double Indemnity", "Woman in the Window", "Key Largo", "House of Strangers" etc. Never nominated for an Oscar!
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Character actress Laur Hope Crews (62) 1879-1942. In "Camille", "The Sisters", "The Rains Came", "The Blue Bird". She is immortalized in "Gone With the Wind" as the befuddled Aunt Pittypat.
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Mongo
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I wish it was her, sandy. It would be like old times again. Alix checks in every so often but so many others didn't return to the boards. Jeryson is now Pattypancake!
When there was an overhaul at TCM I came back as bansi instead of Mongo (don't ask me how that happened).
Oh well, what can you do?
Mongo
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Thursday is a hot night on TV and members are away from the boards. You have movies on TCM, "Survivor" on CBS,
"Extreme Makeover" on ABC, C.S.I. on CBS, "Without a Trace" on CBS, E.R. on NBC, "Primetime" on ABC.
etc. etc. etc.
Mongo
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Good try classicsfan. Ida Lupino spoke those words in the movie "High Sierra" with Humphrey Bogart.
Mongo
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Nick when Bette Davis arrived in Hollywood in 1930 she went to Universal, RKO and then Warner Brothers. There is no mention of MGM. I doubt that the Davis/Crawford feud started that early so I don't believe it was spite work on MGMs part.
Her appearance in the Christmas short is not mentioned in her bio at all.
Mongo
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Hello to you too Spencer. We missed ya. That's good news about the stamp especially since the art work is from a family member. I got all the other movie star stamps and will be sure to get Spencer Tracy in April. Thanks.
Mongo
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Can we RIP for a few minutes and answer the trivia question I posted which I'm surprised no one knows since it is from a semi-classic film. ASAP.
Mongo
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I just scanned the 250 film favorites list on iMBD and must say that times are-a-changin'.
Classic films that rated poorly were:
"On the Waterfront" #77
"Notorious" #97
"The Grapes of Wrath" #128
"Gone With the Wind" #132
"A Streetcar Named Desire" #170
While the following films rated much higher:
"Lord of the Rings" #4
"Star Wars" #10
"Pulp Fiction" #18
"The Matrix" #33
"The Fight Club" #40
Mongo
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Path thats close enough for me especially since the actors scored at #2. I am surprised that Davis didn't score higher than #6 though.
Thanks very much for the info.
Mongo
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bggalaxy I also noticed a difference since I saw her on the quiz show "Pyramid". The cameras didn't show her standing up at all and usually they do as the players go on to the big money round. When the show returned after the commercials she was already seated each time. It makes me wonder how Annette Funicello is doing these days with that terrible disease.
Mongo
Trivia -- Week of December 8, 2003
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Afternoon Trivia:
Who said "We've been shaken out of the magnolias." In which film?