MissGoddess

I loved The Set-Up, too, and I am huge Robert Ryan fan anyway. Also, I love Sinatra movies and The Manchurian Candidate is a classic. I was also impressed with the boxing movie TCM aired yesterday---Right Cross. Did anyone see it? I wish now I had recorded it! Miss G

[nobr]I do like Jeanne Crain, especially the movies she did with Joe Mankiewicz: A Letter to Three Wives and People Will Talk. To me, she got prettier as she aged, never so lovely as in the Glen Ford western, The Fastest Gun Alive, and Sinatra's The Joker is Wild.[/nobr] [nobr]The movie with Jeff Chandler is The Tattered Dress. I've always wanted to see it![/nobr] [nobr] [/nobr]

Gene Tierney, alas, died some time ago. Would love to have seen any interview with her.

Wow, picking just one favorite CG movie is tough for me. I actually have three: Garden of Evil, Man of the West and Saratoga Trunk. They are odd choices, I know, but I find him just fascinating in all three, and if I could I'd slip in The General Died at Dawn, too. :x

Thank you! I think the only one on your list, butterscotch, that I haven't seen is Many Rivers to Cross---can you tell me who stars in it?

Hi Bartlett---another fan of Cinderella Man. I thought that movie was the best thing I'd seen in theaters in a looooong time. I'm not a fan of the sport but for some reason I like boxing movies. Miss G

Question 1: I go by "mood", too. The Tamarind Seed, Charade, The Detective, Hard Contract, The Thin Man, My Man Godfrey, To Catch a Thief, Marnie, Soldier of Fortune, Fate is the Hunter, Angel and the Bad Man and Garden of Evil are among those I tend to watch the most often over the past couple of years. Before that, Audrey Hepburns movies in general got heavy rotation, as well as Marilyn Monroe's films. I still watch them now but not daily like I used to. Question 2: I cry easily over films but I do prefer to watch tearjerkers by myself, and only if I'm really in the mood. I used to wallow in them, now I try to watch them only occasionally because there's enough to jerk my tears in the news these days. Those that I've watched most often are GWTW, Out of Africa, Waterloo Bridge (Viv's version) and Doctor Zhivago. Miss G

[nobr]It's funny how many truly beautiful people can only see their flaws. I have read much of Viv's self-consciousness about her neck and hands and yet she's as graceful as a swan and Hedy was called the "most beautiful woman in the world" and still wasn't convinced. If they didn't have these insecurities we'd be criticizing them for being vain, non? [/nobr] [nobr]The two "misfits", side by side:[/nobr] [nobr]

[nobr]Hi there, girl! Sorry it's taken me this long to get to this thread. As you may know, Gary and Miss Vivien Leigh are my two favorite stars of all, so I'm happy to see you want to like Viv (we know you already like Coop!). Here are a couple of movie suggestions that show a very different Viv to Waterloo, GWTW and Streetcar, and which have not been mentioned:[/nobr] [nobr]A Yank at Oxford[/nobr] [nobr]Maureen O'Sullivan has the nominal leading lady role but Viv steals the whole show as the flirtatious and naughty bookseller's wife, "Elsa Craddock." The part shows her flair for comedy and lightness of touch. Her role may be small, but it's showy.[/nobr] [nobr]Storm in a Teacup[/nobr] [nobr]Co-stars Viv with Rex Harrison for the first time in a romantic comedy which one reviewer has described as Ealing meets Capra. Perhaps a shade less stellar than The Sidewalks of London, it's nevertheless charming and a perfect companion to that film.[/nobr] [nobr]The problem is Viv's British films are hard to find. They were on dvd here a long time ago but only rarely show up on Ebay, etc., however they are on Region 2 and I believe you've said you have an all-region player. I'm planning on getting the R2 dvds myself eventually because I want all of her movies in my collection. She and Gary are the only two I'm really "completist" about.[/nobr] [nobr]I do want to mention that the movie in which she costarred with Conrad Veidt is actually titled Dark Journey. You should be able to find a PD copy, but the picture isn't always great. She is still cutting her teeth as far as movie acting goes, and so is noticably stiffer than her later parts.[/nobr] [nobr]Give That Hamilton Woman a try, too, though you may have the same reaction as to GWTW. The character is slightly similar, but she is beyond bewitching and gets to play young-to-old and does so very effectively. Not to mention it's based on the true story of Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson's liason, and a romantic one it is.[/nobr] [nobr]Happy viewing and let us know what your "final" decision is on Viv![/nobr] [nobr] Viv, Maureen & Robert Taylor in A Yank at Oxford[/nobr] [nobr]

I received this press release announcing some details about the 12th Annual Silent Film Festival in San Francisco this July. It will open with Ernst Lubitsch's The Student Prince of Heidelberg (1927), starring Norma Shearer and Ramon Novarro. Any silent film fans living in or near the city by the bay are in for a treat! http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-09-2007/0004561742&EDATE=

Welcome, Butterscotchgreer! Yes I do think Along Came Jones is a charming film. Did you know it's the one film Gary produced himself? Miss G

Probably Gilda, followed by The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Other favorites: The Man from Colorado And So Ends Our Night (amazing movie---very young GF) Affair in Trinidad The Sheepman Of Human Desire I'm looking forward to seeing The Money Trap---never have before. Miss G

Olivia and/or Joan would probably be my top choices. They are such an intrinsic part of classic Hollywood, I wish they would give of themselves more in interviews. Perhaps they just can't believe there is all that much interest, or they are simply too private. Which I respect, though Bob doesn't dig around in people's personal lives. Elizabeth Taylor. Miss G

I hadn't heard about the Russell Crowe remake of 3:10 to Yuma. I like him, and think he's perfect for the western genre, but I hope they do a decent job. I might see it for curiosity's sake. Anything will be better than his last one, A Good Year (=A Bad Film). Miss G

[nobr]I just love Gilbert Roland, and you've filled me in on a number of things I didn't know about him. For instance, I was never certain if he was really latin---I just had to believe he was----or one of those actors who only played latins. Nor did I now about his marriage to Connie Bennett (fortunate woman!) Glad they had kids---must have been gorgeous. Nor did I know how long his career was---he seemed younger than his years. I'd never have guessed he started in silents. He had such a zest for living---I wonder if he was pals with Tony Quinn. Imagine the two of them together on the town: Parents, lock up your daughters! [/nobr] [nobr]He was just the sexiest man (it's not a word I like, but I can't think of another!), so flirtatious, I just can't resist him. He was terrific in The Bad and The Beautiful, as well as Malaya and Thunder Bay. [/nobr] [nobr]Here he is in Mexican garb:[/nobr] [nobr] [/nobr]

> I hate the slim-line boxsets. I just received the > "Errol Flynn Signature Collection II" and they're in > Slim Boxes, and not individually wrapped. They still > contain "Warner's Night at the Movies", with extras. > But they do look cheap , and save about 2 inches in > space total. I almost ripped the box trying to get > out "Gentleman Jim" I would throw out the box if I > could put them neatly on a shelf without needing a > magnifying glass to read the side cover. > > vallo It's also most inconvenient for those of us with manicures! Every time I go to pull one out I ruin my nails. *sigh* If these are my only problems, I should NOT complain. Hee!

Thanks for taking the time to list those "first timers" who had the good fortune to make their American debuts with one of the best men in the business. I really hadn't thought about it before, but there really were alot of them! I think Cloak and Dagger deserves more careful attention---and a much better dvd transfer. Fritz Lang fans should not be so dismissive of it, either. Lilli Palmer seemed to be on her way to bigger and better things after Cloak and Dagger, especially when she got to appear as John Garfield's leading lady in the classic boxing film, Body and Soul, but after that it seems to have been hit and miss, and eventually she made more films in Europe than in America. I've enjoyed her in The Counterfeit Traitor (with William Holden), The Pleasure of His Company (with Fred Astaire), But Not For Me (with Clark Gable) and Hard Contract (with James Coburn and Lee Remick). She was, FYI, once married to Rex Harrison. P.S. The scene where Gary comforts Lilli after her nightmare must have been something for her to experience! I want to get her autobiography, which got excellent reviews at its release, Change Lobsters and Dance---just to read about what she had to say about Coop. Miss G

I don't remember that sequence in In Caliente---I must have missed that part! Loved that movie.

Hi Mongo----I look forward to seeing that Judy Canova episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents when that particular season makes its way to dvd. Love that show.

[nobr]The scene at the ball in ANNA KARENINA when Viv appears in that amazing black velvet gown with the bejeweled stars in her hair is a vision of loveliness seldom equaled in cinema.[/nobr] [nobr]I admired Sara Allgood's portrayal of the matriarch in HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY so much that she is the pattern I would like to follow should I be blessed with a family of my own one day. No-nonsense, loving and willing to fight like a tigress to defend her man and kin. I know Ford wanted the also wonderful Jane Darwell in the role but I don't think anyone can top Allgood's tenacious performance.[/nobr] [nobr]Miss G[/nobr] [nobr] Viv in AK[/nobr] [nobr]

Well, he sure looked Amazing and Colossal in Dragonwyck so it was perfect casting! Miss G

A question I hope I never have to answer in earnest! :0 But, I guess it would be Gone with the Wind.

Fun!!! > > Charles Chaplin: The Gold Rush > > John Wayne: Hondo > > Marilyn Monroe: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes > > Ingrid Bergman: Casablanca > > James Stewart: The Far Country > > Cary Grant: Houseboat > > Henry Fonda: The Ox Bow Incident > > Greta Garbo: Camille > > Errol Flynn: The Adventures of Robin Hood > > Ginger Rogers: Top Hat > > Audrey Hepburn: Funny Face > > James Cagney: Angels with Dirty Faces > > Sidney Poitier: To Sir, With Love > > James Dean Rebel Without a Cause > > Gary Cooper: Man of the West > > Sean Connery: Dr. No > > Rita Hayworth: Gilda > > Humphrey Bogart: Casablanca > > Peter Sellers: The Pink Panther > > Robert Donat: Goodbye, Mr. Chips > > George Raft: Scarface > > Peter Lorre: M > > Marlon Brando: The Wild One > > Gene Kelly: Singin' in the Rain > > Robert Redford: The Natural > > Olivia de Havilland: Gone with the Wind > > Joan Crawford: Mommie Dearest (what a shame I thought of that first) > > Robert DeNiro: Taxi Driver > > Orson Welles: Citizen Kane > > Tyrone Power: The Mark of Zorro > > Paul Muni: Scarface > > Fred Astaire: Top Hat > > Clint Eastwood: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly > > Spencer Tracy: Fury > > Gregory Peck: To Kill a Mockingbird > > Laurence Olivier: Hamlet > > Doris Day: Pillow Talk > > Elizabeth Taylor: A Place in the Sun > > Gary Cooper: Man of the West > > Barbara Stanwyck: Ball of Fire > > Jack Lemmon: The Odd Couple > > Katherine Hepburn: Summertime > > Bette Davis: Dark Victory> > Kirk Douglas: Lonely Are the Brave > > Boris Karloff: Frankenstein > > William Holden: Love is a Many Splendored Thing > > Marx Brothers: A Day at the Races > > Walt Disney: Bambi > > Buster Keaton: The General > > Vivien Leigh: Gone with the Wind > > Judy Garland: The Wizard of Oz > > Robert Mitchum: Out of the Past > > Alfred Hitchcock: The Birds > > Frank Capra: You Can't Take it With You > > James Dean: Rebel without a Cause> > Alan Ladd: Shane

[nobr]Love this little film of Viv's and that scene you described in which she is dancing by herself is my favorite. It captured the wistful part of her nature beautifully. [/nobr] [nobr] [/nobr]

I also thought it was interesting that you get to see Diana Lynn as a straightforward, romantic interest. Usually she was a second bananna or the sarcastic supporting player.