MissGoddess
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Lol, I can see that actor with the thick glasses who often played psychiatrists in the movies...I think he played one in *Bringing Up Baby*...he'd be saying "Now my dear Ms. Rohanaka, when did this fixation with Mr. Brennan first manifest itself in your psyche?"
Walter rides a thin line perfectly in *The Westerner*, it's his movie all the way I think. Is he crazy or just mean or just selfish or just misunderstood? Or all those things and more? Whatever his "Judge" Roy Bean he was fascinating to watch.
Now to go back and correct my wretched spelling for wonce.
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That's too bad...those others are sweet but kind of re-hashes of other stories. Kilmeny has a nice little story to it and I think is the best of those three.
I used to have a couple of beautifully illustrated Frances Hodgson Burnett story books...that I bought as an adult!
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Howdy, Fred,
When I finally got Encore Westerns in my cable package, it was my introduction to Gene Autry and of course, Smiley as "Frog Millhouse". What a funny pair. I don't know which I prefer, Smiley or Pat Butram, but both made excellent comic foils for Gene and I really have come to love these movies they made.
*Smiley Burnette*
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Howdy, Ro!
> {quote:title=rohanaka wrote:}{quote}Howdy there, Miss G!!
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> One of the things I like most about him is his ability to play so many different KINDS of characters and still come off so TOTALLY believable with each and every one. Just TWO examples (out of so many) would be my beloved "STUMPY" (nobody else COULD have played him so perfectly) and yet.. his Pa Clanton STILL sends shivers down my spine. Talk about your polar opposites.. Oh me.. oh my. And yet.. he owns both those characters to a T.
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Westerns just would not be the same without old Walt. And he was extremely versatile. He could be soft spoken and reserved, kindly or crotchety, snobbish or down-to-earth and always believable. His old man Clanton scare the willies out of me.
> Hey.. did I ever tell you that I once had a dream I was on school bus eating ice cream with Walter Brennan?? Talk about your whacky dreams.. ha. I have NO idea where it came from, but there we were.. just sitting on the bus.. eating a couple of vanilla cones and shooting the breeze. (Woo hoo.. Me and Walter on a bus eating ice cream.... now THAT would be a dream come true for SURE!)
That's quite a dream! I wonder how many women could tell Walter he was in their dreams?
Gary Cooper and *Walter Brennan* in The Westerner for which Brennan won an Oscar.
Edited by: MissGoddess on Dec 28, 2011 8:28 PM because Walt won not one but three Oscars.
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> {quote:title=bOb39 wrote:}{quote}Walter Brennen, Andy Divine and "Smiley" Burnette are among the best and favorites of mine, but for me, the best of "em all is George "Gabby" Hayes. My all-time favorite. And he's quite the scene-stealer.
I love Gabby, too and scene stealer is right. He was terrific in *Tall in the Saddle* with John Wayne.
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I'm a big fan of Honey-cutt!
I love his voice, like butter. He could charm the birds off the trees with it. My favorites include *El Dorado*, *Two Flags West*, *The Big Sky* and his quirky character in *The Lusty Men*. A very foxy fellow, you felt he always knew more than he let on.James Caan, *Arthur Hunnicutt* and John Wayne (El Dorado)
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I admit I'm not as familiar with Hatton (at least by name) but I know of Andy Clyde and of course the Devine one.
*Raymond Hatton* with John Wayne
*Andy Clyde* ® with Whip Wilson
*Andy Devine*
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Besides _Anne_, my favorites were _Emily of New Moon_, _Emily's Quest_ (the last in the "Emily" series) and _The Blue Castle_. I admit to re-reading the last two not long ago.
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She wrote many books along the same lines and I read them all.
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I know, she was gorgeous! When she put on that pink gown, it reminded me of the "ashes of roses" dress that Rachel Ward wore later in The Thorn Birds...and a similar gown is described in L.M. Montgomery's novel from the same period, Emily of New Moon. I wonder if it was a popular color/style in that era.
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When *Margie* was on the other night it was the first time I'd seen it in ages. I remember liking it and I still do. It's very charming and warm and Jeanne Crain is always good in these youthful roles. I think what I liked is that she plays a girl who goes through all the awkward, excruciating issues with constant embarrassment over everything that teenagers always feel: we were embarrassed by our family, our clothes, our everything! I thought it was funny how she always felt inferior to Barbara Lawrence, the flirty blonde classmate and neighbor. Barbara was pretty funny. She was the bratty sister of Linda Darnell in *A Letter to Three Wives*.
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Ha, I think all the bustles, walking sticks and good manners of the last two movies have gotten to Grimes so he just took cover and ran like a true Harry Fabian that he is. Or maybe he just wanted to be the one to leave us "hanging" for a change.
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Why? Is it on youtube because I don't have it.
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None of the performers really draw me and it's a propaganda film on top of it. That kind of movie has to have something else going for it to get me hooked.
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> Non? That really surprises me.
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It doesn't really interest me.
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> You already know how I liked the others! But you haven't guessed the new list.
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I didn't want to do that until after you and ro had moved on and I know you're getting ready to reply to her last post.
> *I am assuming the Contraband in question is the 1940 Powell-Pressburger film?*
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> Oui.
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I've never seen it.
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As part of its Auteurist History of Film series, New York's Museum of Modern Art is offering a rare screening of *Wagon Master* this week (Wed. 12/28, Thurs. 12/29 & Fri. 12/30/11). If you're in the neighborhood, it's a must.
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That is impressive. How about combining the two, Mr List?
I am assuming the *Contraband* in question is the 1940 Powell-Pressburger film?
Edited by: MissGoddess on Dec 27, 2011 2:51 PM
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> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}*1. Earrings of Madame de...*
> *2. The Phenix City Story*
> *3. The Scarlet Claw*
> *4. Great Expectations*
> *5. Along Came Jones*
> *6. A Day at the Races*
> *7. The Last Sunset*
> *8. Me and My Gal*
> *9. The Pearl of Death*
> *10. The Tattered Dress*
> *11. Safe in Hell*
> *12. Wife vs. Secretary*
> *13. Plymouth Adventure*
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> If your conversation and inclination permits, I am curious about your thoughts of *"The Tattered Dress" "The Last Sunset" and "The Earrings of Madame de..."*
I don't want to interrupt the continuing Dickensian discussion, but also wanted to bump this up so we'd know what might be up next in the pipeline.
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Western movie fans know that John Wayne, Gary Cooper and all the other western stars would have never gotten along without the presence of countless supporting players...at any rate, who would they ride with, sing with, quarrel with and shoot with if it wasn't for the Stumpy's, the Gabby's and the Smiley's along the trail. Who are some that you think stand out when the dust has settled? They can be sidekicks or villains or barkeeps, cowpokes, stuntmen, saloon gals...from movies or television series, you name them.
If you want to dig deeper, visit b-westerns.com for a thorough listing of western character and supporting players:
http://www.b-westerns.com/pals.htm
Maybe the most famous, certainly the most Oscar award winning western character actor of them all:
*Walter Brennan* (1894-1974) Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, the third child of Irish immigrants. Walter's pop was an engineer and Walter studied engineering himself, then did a little acting in vaudevill, worked as a bank clerk, served in France in WWI, raised pineapples in Guatemala, and made and lost a fortune in real estate before he came to acting. Like a lot of men of his generation that weren't originally from the west, he became a real authority on western lore, always gave the impression of an authentic western type whether loveable or lethal and was never without his trademark irascibility.
Edited by: MissGoddess on Dec 25, 2011 3:11 PM
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I love this movie but find it excruciatingly painful to watch as well. I even have it on DVD so I can "not watch it" any time I feel like it.
I think it's director Leo McCarey's best film and one of the finest ever made about coming to terms with old age in our present society (things are harder now in some ways, than even back then).
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I'm no expert on Fields or Dickens, but even I can tell that no part ever fit an actor better than Micawber did W.C.
I have to say I do like this version of David Copperfield, too. I'm not sure I could see anyone else play Micawber and of course, you don't see Edna Mae Oliver and W.C. Fields in the same movie every day! -
"You still have one more Monday to enjoy the pleasure of our company, Mrs. Drood!"
I'm sorry you haven't gotten to watch too many of your beloved CD, but I am sure most of them will come around again...that's what makes them classics!
Having to go to bed so early myself during the week has put a major crimp in my own movie watching, so I know well how you feel. I missed some vintage Powell, the ones left to watch are familiar favorites.
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Colman's is a far, far better thing.
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Rich, I looked here and in the Horror thread for this timeless classic, but didn't find it...have you "reviewed" *The Giant Claw* yet? I was sure you did. I watched it last night and it made me laugh so much. I think it gets my vote for silliest looking movie "monster" yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI6hx-crEu4&feature=related
I watched *Not of this Earth* recently, too, and Roy Orbison is exactly who came to my mind! "Mercy!"