ziggyelman

Another one of those films that, if you had AMC in the 80's, you might have seen, but never runs these days, even on the Fox movie channel. What's strange, is the remake, *Love That Brute* (1950) has been shown several times on Fox . I imagine this is a TCM premiere. The less said about it, the better. It's not a *Laura* level surprise, but much more fun to see not knowing all the plot.(which is just how I first saw it) I bet Robert will give away too much, might want to hit mute for the intro, and watch after watching the movie! From 1941, starring Cesar Romero(He's also in the remake, but as a different character) Virginia Gilmore, Charlotte Greenwood, Milton Berle and the ever evil looking Sheldon Leonard. If you know the plot, don't mention it here, or at least say, SPOILER ALERT in your post!

> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote} > Have you ever seen the clip that TCM shows of Betty Hutton when she was a big-band vocalist? (I forget the name of her band----It might have been Vincent Lopez). She absolutely burns up the stage doing a number called "Old Mose is Dead". I have, but I had just seen the Old Man Mose clip as part of an Montage of big band vocals. They ran the whole clip....well, before, or after the film...I forget. Great fun! What few people know is she could sing a ballad as well as anyone! I wouldn't know that myself, but my Mom loved her singing of songs like a Doctor, Lawyer and Indian Chief, and the Capitol cd had some amazing ballads. Had no idea she could sing "Straight" as well!

> {quote:title=ArchieCarstairs wrote:}{quote} > My DVD-R supply is IN and formatted, awaiting this little treasure trove. I love the series B-flicks. I got...hmmm...six? of the Saint films the last time they showed in a block. Dunno, Mark...you seeing a pattern for Friday mornings, here? Pre-Codes and blocks of series...I could get used to that. > > I have a bunch of threads here I'd love to respond to but this cut-and-paste, sign-out, sign in, delete draft, paste original is a PAIN. > > So...yes to Evelyn Ankers (might as well bring on Aquanetta while we're at at), another vote for Bela, and keep those Friday mornings racy with all those Pre-Code guys and dolls. > > And please, oh please, TCM Programmer, can someone negotiate with Fox for HOME SWEET HOMICIDE? And SUEZ? Thanks! Archie, I wasn't sure what film you meant by Suez(was confusing it with South of Suez-which at one time was one of the very few WB films that wasn't in Leonard Maltin's movie guide) and after looking it up, saw a link that said watch on Amazon. Figuring it was some error since there was no DVD box image next to it, I just clicked on it for the heck of it. Well, if you want to see it badly enough, you can watch it....for a price! 9.99 to buy, 2.99 to rent. Here is the trailer there. Ripley does the narration, believe it, or not! http://www.amazon.com/Suez/dp/B000UL26PG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=digital-video&qid=1258285619&sr=1-2 Edited by: ziggyelman on Nov 15, 2009 6:51 AM

> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote} > Lovers of B film detective series get a real treat this coming Friday, Nov 20th, when TCM will air all but the last 2 of the RKO Falcon series! All of the George Sanders appearances will be shown (the first 4, the latter of which he appears only in order to transition the series lead to brother--in real-life and on-screen--Tom Conway)!! The only two Conway films not to air will be the last two--THE FALCON'S ALIBI and THE FALCON'S ADVENTURE. I've seen ALIBI on TCM from time to time, but have they ever aired Conway's final appearance in THE FALCON'S ADVENTURE??? From there, the series moved to poverty row with John Calvert taking over as "The Falcon". Someday it would be cool to see those 3 rare films as well! > > But meanwhile, groove to this very awesome series! Set your DVR's, take off from work, but enjoy! Thanks TCM! Way to start out a weekend! Hey Mark, count me in as another Big Falcon fan, since my late Mom was, and had taped several on Beta tapes in the early 80's. They did run the Falcon's Adventure on TCM, since I looked it up, and recognized the plot. Didn't know I was watching the last one! From the number of comments on IMDB, I would guess they ran it late January 2005.

Interesting, kinda...sorta. Paramount's name is now on the DVD's...at least the Blu Ray set.

> {quote:title=MovieFanLaura wrote:}{quote} > I second the mention of IT STARTED WITH EVE, a truly wonderful comedy Cummings starred in with Charles Laughton and Deanna Durbin. I wrote about it here: > > http://laurasmiscmusings.blogspot.com/2009/07/tonights-movie-it-started-with-eve-1941.html > > Cummings may be a bit of an acquired taste but I started watching more of his movies in part because one of my teenage daughters likes him a lot. PRINCESS O'ROURKE with Olivia deHavilland is a lot of fun. SABOTEUR, THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES, THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP, MOON OVER MIAMI and DIAL M FOR MURDER are Cummings movies I've enjoyed. > > Edited by: MovieFanLaura on Nov 15, 2009 2:29 AM Hey Laura, very nice blog there! I saw that several people in the comments section liked it as well! Such a shame her films aren't better known today.

I agree with much of what has been said here. Not everyone can be Clark Gable or Cary Grant! Guys that are not as good looking as other leading actors, had a tougher road to hoe. One thing that makes actors like Robert Cummings good is that they can blend well with many different actresses. Easier said than done, as we have all seen movies where there is zero chemistry between the leads(and the same of course applies with actresses that have this knack) It Started with Eve is one of my Favorite Robert Cummings films. IMO, one of the best Romantic comedies of the 40's.

Thanks for this info! I have been wondering why so many classic films were at big lots for $3.00. Many still show up on Amazon, but I have checked others that just disappear (new copies via amazon, sellers still have them naturally) I imagine if Amazon has 2 copies left, until they sell, you won't know they aren't getting any more. I guess burned discs, then Downloads are the wave of the future. Yippie.

> {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > Wow, I didn't know AMC had shown it. I was kind of surprised that it was being shown on TCM for the first time last night. I really wanted to watch but had other stuff to see first. I had recorded it back when it was on AMC, but 15-20 years later, plus lousy cable signal at the time makes that copy look pretty bad, so nice to have a good copy again! It makes me sad to come across an old Beta tape with AMC promos and see all these films I had no interest in taping at the time that now look so interesting. I still liked my idea of a year or so ago....a Warner/RKO/MGM TCM, and a sister station with Columbia/Universal/Paramount films...(Man I actually typed Sony, instead of Columbia!) I know, not enough interest for 2 channels. Yet there is for a reality channel , a Hallmark channel, a Hallmark MOVIE channel, Planet Green, Food channel, RTV(rural TV) ???? sigh......

> {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote} > I actually kind of like the idea of this thread, wish more would respond seriously. > > I never understood the appeal of several stars until I was older and saw them in a different light. Francot Tone, Fredric March & Bill Holden all fall into the catagory. Now I'm crazy about them! > > Stars I still don't "get": > > Randolph Scott > Ann Sheriden > Joel MacRae > Dick Powell (ew, identical creepitude of Tom Cruise!) > Van Johnson > Abbot & Costello > Red Skelton > Danny Kaye (danny cakeboy) TikiSoo, I am curious, have you just seen the Dick Powell with the stupid grin of the Warner Bros films, or the post musical Powell of Murder My Sweet, The Tall Target, etc??? I too had no use for the singin' Powell(Even though I like musicals) but I can think of no actor that was able to re-invent himself like Powell did. It's funny, Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea did the exact same thing in middle age....stopped making movies unless it's a western movie! And honestly, except for *Ride the High Country* in which they both starred, I just haven't been too interested in checking them out. I could understand how Joel's voice, with a hint of monotone might annoy some, but I think he's great in comedies like the *Palm Beach Story* , *Sullivan's Travels* and *The More the Merrier*. The scene in the latter film, with him getting Jean Arthur all hot and bothered while sitting on a front stoop, is one of the sexiest scenes you will see in any film of any era, IMO.

> {quote:title=yanceycravat wrote:}{quote} > Wanted to post a trimmed but still nice Half Sheet for Cockeyed Cavaliers. But I can't seem to get it to show. > > Yancey Hey Yancey. Til they get the bugs worked out, if you post it just like you would a link, it would at least be clickable, and therefore viewable.

I see they are running another SS. Van Dine mystery with Donald Meek! *The Week End Mystery (1932)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166017/ Running after..... *3:45am [Romance] Tempest (1982)* *.....* *3:58am [short Film] Short Film: Content (Short, Trailer, etc.): Week End Mystery, The (1932)* *BW-16 mins* E.S.T. I am pretty sure they mean 5:58 AM, not 3:58 AM. Then several Constance Bennett films run.

Doesn't seem like I needed to check, but I did, and it's on that disc. EDIT: Just was checking out what shorts are going to be on, since I keep missing the Boyfriends shorts, and saw this! Wednesday , in the early A.M, est. *4:00am Old Dark House, The (1932)* *5:15am [short] Festival of Shorts #11 (1998)* *In The Tell-Tale Heart (1942) a man confesses to murder after being tormented by the sound of his victim's beating heart.* *BW-22 mins* Oh, and there are two Old Dark House films that night, it's the 2nd one that night you want to set it up to record! Edited by: ziggyelman on Oct 20, 2009 3:53 AM

Just about all the Columbia films from the early 30's that show up on TCM! They have a very different feel than the RKO, WB, MGM films most of us have seen. More on location footage, different actors, just a different feel than the films we normally see from that era. Of course it's late, and not thinking all that quickly, but off the top of my head, something like *By Whose Hand?*, starring Ben Lyon should not be a forgotten film! Great scenes inside a train station, not just for a minute, but for much of the film http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022733/ *Air Hostess* with Evalyn Knapp, and James Murray, ran just a few weeks back, much of the footage was in and around a real airport. It really gives me a feel for what it really was like in 1933. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023749/ I'm sure it was cheaper for Harry Cohn,(I wonder if Columbia had any exclusive deals to shoot in and around L.A. then?) but it's sure interesting in 2009!

It's just my opinion, but I just can't get that excited about blu-ray. Perhaps if I was rich! I know, the discs and players keep coming down in price. But, I can't afford a new TV, and you can't record on blu-ray yet(as far as I know, someone may be selling them for an arm and 2 legs) So, if only the top 100-200 films come out, (and like markfp2 mentioned, many films came out of VHS that still haven't come out on DVD) it's just not for me, not yet at least.

John Huston is certainly memorable in Chinatown. He had a perfect voice for an actor.

didn't really know where else to put this, but stumbled upon this facinating (IMO) 5 minute clip from 1928 of women's fashions, with folks such as Laura Le Plante as models...Oh, and in the early "two strip" Technicolor process to boot!

> {quote:title=ugaarte wrote:}{quote} > PS . . . WHAT IS THE 'QUICKEST' WAY TO GET TO THE LAST PAGE TO READ THE > MOST RECENT POSTINGS ?? ugaarte, you can do a few things, you can always bookmark the last page of a long thread like this one, and just keep updating that bookmark every time a new page comes up, or you can go up to your control panel( upper right hand corner, thing that looks like a carrot with a wing nut on it! ) then click on Your Forums Settings, then click on Chronological Order of Messages: it should default to original post first, but if you switch it to latest post first, that should work.

> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > By the description, I was wondering if it would be that picture. Sure enough it is. I know that picture, and where it came from...my good friend Louie's El Brendel blog of January 20, 2009. > In addition to Bert Wheeler, he found lots of other rare one-of-a-kind pictures of stars (and even a President) in Hawaii. Here's where to see the rest of them: > > http://www.elbrendel.com/2009_01_01_archive.html musicalnovelty, what a great site! Such great photos, and I have only gone from Jan to April of this year!!! and in the middle of April, I found this great blog on *So This is Africa*, with just loads of documents and other info on this heavily censored film. If only it could be put back together, but highly unlikley, it would seem. http://www.elbrendel.com/2009/04/so-this-is-africa.html

> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > I hope you can post that picture somewhere...I'd like to see it! Will it work just as a link???? Lets see... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/robertpollard/BertWheeler.jpg Yep, that still works. Edited by: ziggyelman on Oct 18, 2009 6:10 PM

For me, it was seeing Wynne Gibson in *Aggie Appleby Maker of Men* A really interesting RKO movie I hope will be shown on TCM. She's a bit hard boiled, but if you saw her in this role, you'd wonder why she didn't become a well known star...or at least a reliable best friend of the Lead actress. She did make a fair number of films in the early 30's, but when they were at Universal, Fox, and Columbia....you just aren't going to be well known today. At least we can hope they will show the Columbia films on TCM, someday! http://www.allstarpics.net/0033102/010239416/wynne-gibson-pic.html

> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > Someone posted recently that "This Thing Called Love" had some rights issue that had kept it off TV for years (although I do recall seeing it on a local channel in the late 1970's or early 1980's). Perhaps there is still some problem with it and TCM had to pull it from the schedule for that reason. > > A big dropped movie disappointment for me came when the 1933 Columbia movie "The Woman I Stole" was replaced on the Oct. 15 schedule. As usual in these cases it was on the schedule three months ago. Although I'd seen it once before years ago in a theater as part of a "Columbia Before the Code" series, it had never been on TCM before and I was looking forward to seeing it again. > Who knows if or when it will ever be rescheduled? "*The Woman I Stole*" was still on the schedule as of a week or so ago, as I set my DISH DVR to record it...imagine my joy in seeing instead, *the Adventures of Dobie Gillis* ! Edited by: ziggyelman on Oct 18, 2009 6:09 AM

Ham, I think he was talking about great actor(s) never mentioned. Peter Finch often is!

> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=ADDIE wrote:}{quote} > > The teams appeal that I never understood is, "The Ritz Brothers." I mean what on earth...? > > I've only seen 2 movies with them featured: THE GORILLA and STRAIGHT, PLACE AND SHOW. I thought they were aight. THE GORILLA is better, but that's mainly due the mix and storyline, which is quite good and funny. I hear you guys! They are in an Alice Faye movie that ran on Fox a few years ago...umm, what was it??? Oh yes, IMDB says *You Can't Have Everything,* 1937....It's ok.....they try hard, if nothing else.

> {quote:title=RayFaiola wrote:}{quote} > I enjoy A&C's films very much. They went through several periods - the best being the early Arthur Lubin films and the later Charles Barton pictures. Barton's first, THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES, is an outstanding comedy irrespective of Abbott and Costello. ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN increases its stature year-by-year. It is one of the most solidly-made pictures of the post-war period. Script, cast, photography, music, cutting - all are absolutely first-rate. ..... Ray, I agree completely! Those are the 2 best...it's a shame *The Time of Their Lives* isn't better known,(It sure wasn't in the batch that they ran all the time in St. Louis when I was kid) it's the film people that aren't big fans of A&C often like. They are not even really paired up, (To not give too much of the plot away, Lou's character was born in the 1700's) and Abbott gets the short end of the stick more often than not, which...if you have seen dozens of A&C films, it's nice to see!