MissGoddess

> > She was excellent as "Belle Watling." Claire is so very good. > Have you seen Dead End yet?

> You're not big on Jean's kind of "cute." > Not always, no. > > You know, it's been forever since I've seen that film. I can't even remember that scene. > It's quite remarkable. > *ha! no, but I bet Lana liked it.* > > Not with Mrs. Gable on set! > So you heard about that. I do want to mention *Claire Trevor* before I forget. She's so good with him that I wish Clark and Claire could have been given a movie to star in together as a couple.

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}*I just find her funny.* > > Jean Arthur isn't your kind of leading lady. > I like her a lot. I may not see all the romance you guys do, but I'm a girl. I really think she's marvelous in *Mr Smith Goes to Washington*. I love the scene where she asks Thomas Mitchell to marry her. That is some scene I can't imagine any other actress pulling off. > Watch it! It was a very good recommendation by you. It's a really nice love story. Very "relaxed." > I will, I want to see it again, it's a movie I really enjoy. > > He's arguably the best rascal of all. A real salesman, especially with the ladies. > They sure like to buy whatever he's selling. > *I like best the scene where he flirts with Marjorie Main.* > > Are you sure you didn't like the "Rhett/Scarlett" scene of him breaking down the door? Oh wait, that's one of my favorite scenes. > ha! no, but I bet Lana liked it.

> > She's really cute in *A Lady Takes a Chance*. I love it when she gets romantic. She's superb at sweet romance. I'm very drawn to her. > > I just find her funny. > I like how Molly rejects Duke the very first time. She lets him know she's not like the other girls Duke knows. Both teach the other about themselves. > I wish I could remember the way it begins, and that I had time to re-watch it. I took it out and started to watch last night but I fell asleep even before the opening credits stopped rolling. > > Clark Gable is on fire in ***** Tonk*. He's got the twinkle on overload. So if you like The King, you'll love ***** Tonk*. I like him, so I like seeing him shine. I thought Lana was very lovely and cute, although she was "muted." > > > To me, the film was kind of like watching Rhett Butler with a sweet girl compared to Scarlett. > Yes, it's very much the classic Gable personality. He's so much better like this than in movies like last night's Possessed, where he's locked into a somewhat priggish character. I never like Gable characters as much when they play by the rules. He's a natural rebel or con man. I like best the scene where he flirts with Marjorie Main.

you sure have a sharp eye. i think i prefer wayne's version. anyway, I prefer Wayne. did you like any of the others on your list?

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}*What about the John Wayne movie.* > > It was a very pleasant surprise. A very sweet movie. I think it's a must for a Jean Arthur fan. She's adorable. And I really liked the Duke in this one. The dinner scene is really good. I think it captures man and woman really well. I love the dinner scene, it's one of my favorites in romantic comedies. It makes the movie for me.

What about the John Wayne movie.

What do you mean by "man picture"? Are you referring to a love story?

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}*what about* *come and get it?* > > That was a really nice surprise. What a mix of emotions with that one. It's such a fun film but the ending is very dramatic. It's terrific, really. A hidden gem. It's such a great character for Edward Arnold. I couldn't believe he was given such a role. I always felt he was a character actor more than able to carry a leading role. it's very good movie.

what about come and get it?

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}*Probably, but the whole thing just doesn't do much for me. I like Jean better almost everywhere else.* > > That's really interesting since I really responded to her. I enjoyed how she wanted to kill Space (Lee Tracy) but she was mostly crazy about him. > You know, I'm so out of it that I just realized that we've been talking about two different movies. I had *Platinum Blonde* in my head, with Robert Williams. That's the one I don't care much for. I do like *Bombshell*, it's pretty frenetic but it's funny and satirical about Hollywood and mooching relatives, and I think the bit about Jean wanting to adopt a kid so modern what with the little United Nations dames, Madonna and Jolie. And Tracy is perfect as that type, even if I can't say he's attractive. > > I've always thought Joan's little walk/run was really cute. It looks like she took it from Jean. > It sounds like you're describing Bette Davis.

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}*i guess you liked* *bombshell.* > > I did! I was struggling with it to start but then it got warmer and warmer. I thought Jean was really cute. This is the most I have liked her. > I'm not a fan of the movie or Lee Tracy. > I saw an influence on Joan Bennett in this one. how?

i guess you liked *bombshell*.

I edited my list.

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote} > *I can't remember if MY Forbidden Past is the one Ava did with Peck or the one with Mitchum?* > > With Mitchum. Does that make a difference with your guesses? Yes, I don't think that movie was very good and I'm not sure you'd think much better of it.

Hi Mrs C! I'm so sorry I did not seen your post until now! I didn't have this thread on a "Watch" and am just getting back to it. I can think of many times Lucy brought me up from the blues...and it doesn't matter how often I've seen her shows. It's interesting too, how you can see the influence of "I Love Lucy" on television down to this day. Plots show up in recent sit-coms, transformed and recycled but still recognizable. My favorites are the early episodes, when Lucy was constantly in money troubles. I never heard of "Life with Elizabeth"...was that something Betty did following "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"? It's great the way she keeps working to this day.

> What did Geraldine Brooks say to Van Heflin in "Possessed" when she watches him check out a passing cigarette girl: "It's so American to want something better." Ha! That had me rolling. Great post. The movie is terrific at making you confront the very nasty feeling of wanting to sink poor Shelly into the middle of the lake so George can have his American Pie-Eyed dream. Every time I watch it I feel the same. I like the all the subtle ways George is treated as "different" by the money people.

Hi cinemafan...it's good to see you posting. The "Preview" button is now a tab...the third one, just on top of the text box after you hit "Reply". You should see three tabs: "Rich Text" "Plain Text" and "Preview". Rich Text seems to cause a lot of problems like those seen in your post. Sometimes just sticking to Plain Text avoids most of them. As for your question, I am behind the idea. It would avoid the risk of missing something of value the moderator posted in a thread I chose not to read for various reasons.

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}It's interesting that you share ten favorite comedies with Movieman and nine with me. That's quite a lot. And, actually, if I include *My Man Godfrey*, *Cluny Brown*, and *Holiday* on my list and take away the bottom three, we would share eleven faves. > so many comedies have been made but not all of them really make me laugh. i think you are exploring the main ones now, which is why there's so many in common. > I'm surprised that I'm the one with a Marilyn pic on my list. > i almost had a couple but they were more fun than funny to me. > My favorite comedy breakdown by decade is: > > 30s - 13 > 40s - 12 > 50s - 2 > 60s - 3 > > I do think of the 30s as the decade for comedy. I also find the 50s to be lacking in comedies. > I'd say mine was 30s then 60s. The kind of comedy found in the 50s seemed more domesticated, which isn't my style. I agree that the best of them were in the 30s. They were witty and saucy without being crass, zany without being dumb.

Jim's speech on "cowardice" and the Americans vs the Europeans is one of the most brilliant things I have ever listened to in a movie. But he makes me laugh the hardest when he realizes they've post-poned the invasion (which he thought he safely missed) because the moon was too bright. hahahahaah!

I didn't realize I had so many Cary's! He is a comedy man in my eyes, and a Hitch-man.

> I had no idea you liked *The Americanization of Emily* that much! I like that one, too. > It's heavy but so funny. Paddy Chayevsky was very good. > > *Auntie Mame* ? You? Really? > I view it as a screwball comedy. It really makes me laugh, hard. You would hate it. > > What's *The Art of Love* ? > I actually haven't seen it in forever, but it's a Carl Reiner-inspired comedy from the sixties. Dick Van Dyke plays a painter in Paris who literally starves in a garret until his con-man pal, James Garner (who else?) convinces him to fake his death and suddenly his paintings become priceless. Garner pushes his friend to keep turning out paintings that he suddenly "discovers" and sells for outrageous money. I like the pairing of DVD and Jim. It's an expansion of the "Dick Van Dyke Show" episode, October Eve.

I should have included What a Way to Go!. That movie always makes me laugh and I've been watching it since it used to show up on television more often. Margaret Dumont as Shirley MacLaine's mercenary mother is the funniest thing in it. She's so mean the mottos on the wall in their house change from sweet homilies to cynical snipes.

It's a very talky movie which slows it down so you either have to accept the odd pace or it can annoy. Mitchum supposedly hated the movie, but then he could be a sorehead sometimes. He seems uncomfortable with so much dialogue but that fits the character. Just seeing Cary Grant and Robert Mitchum in a movie together is worth it alone. I mainly like it for Jean. She makes me laugh. It's quite possibly my favorite performance by her, I think she makes a delightful madcap and I never would have believed she could do that. Her reaction to the duel had me rolling: "They're all wearing glasses!" The butler is hilarious.

I think Grimes will probably like *Woman of the Year*. The little Greek boy, that whole issue really brings out the emotions in the movie like nothing else. It's my favorite of all their movies, along with *Desk Set* and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. I think David Wayne is the funny in *Adam's Rib*. I've never warmed to *Pat and Mike*, maybe because I'm not into sports too much. These aren't necessarily in order because comedies wax and wane with me. Lately I haven't been as into them as I used to be. Number one will always be, though. I left out the Chaplin silents and the Laurel & Hardy and Marx Bros movies, too. 1. My Man Godfrey 2. Nothing Sacred 3. Cluny Brown 4. Teacher's Pet 5. Mr. and Mrs. Smith 6. Arthur 7. The Americanization of Emily 8. It Happened One Night 9. Auntie Mame 10. Barefoot in the Park 11. Lover, Come Back! 12. To Be or Not To Be 13. The Lemon Drop Kid 14. The Grass is Greener 15. The Man Who Came to Dinner 16. Ninotchka 17. My Favorite Wife 18. Sullivan's Travels 19. Susan Slept Here 20. You Can't Take it With You 21. Penelope 22. The Awful Truth 23. Holiday 24. Indiscreet 25. Bringing Up Baby 26. Libeled Lady 27. One Hour with You 28. The Road to Utopia 29. The Art of Love 30. The Philadelphia Story Edited by: MissGoddess on Aug 16, 2011 9:58 PM