clore

>>Well, I didn't think West was his first time as a bad guy, but it was certainly a memorable turn as a villain. Oh it's memorable, but even to this day, the earlier role is overshadowed by it. Even Peter Fonda in that TCM tribute to his father, mentions how it so surprised critics, but as I recall, not many paid much attention to FIRECREEK. We were in the "youth movement" at the time, the days of THE GRADUATE and BONNIE AND CLYDE as well as the spaghetti western, so an American western with leads who were at least 60 wasn't ringing any bells.

There's one on later today, THE FOUNTAINHEAD.

Burt Lancaster was another. You'll spot his old circus buddy Nick Cravat in films all the way up to THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU.

This may be the only series from a major in which I've not seen a single chapter. I can't ever recall them running on NYC TV unless it was prior to 1960 or so.

>>Y'all know how much I love Randolph (cue chorus) Scott, but I will take the Day-Lewis version of the film over Scott's any day of the week. It's a wonderful adventure story and a memorable love story despite it's more recent release date. The 1992 film actually credits the screenplay for the earlier version and it is a fine case for a new adaptation of classic literary material. Michael Mann may be more well-known for his contemporary-set thrillers, but I regard this as my favorite of his films.

And a 1966 version of *Beau Geste* that cuts it down to two brothers and except for Telly Savalas as the nasty sergeant, is totally forgettable.

>>A few other remakes: >>The Front Page 1931 >>His Girl Friday 1940 Then there's the Billy Wilder version of THE FRONT PAGE with Lemmon and Matthau and SWITCHING CHANNELS which is a remake of HIS GIRL FRIDAY.

FIRECREEK is sort of a late addition to the HIGH NOON / 3:10 TO YUMA / AT GUNPOINT sort of town western, probably more similar in tone to the latter two in that the upholder of the law is not a professional. If you liked WELCOME TO HARD TIMES, you will see some similarities here. It was mostly patronized by critics when it came out, they were glad to see the two vets in one film for the first time in 20 years, but Stewart especially was considered a bit too long in the tooth. I might have thought so them myself, I forget, but as I'm about the same age now, somehow the wisdom of the casting seems proper. It's also one for those who think that ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST was Fonda's first time around as a bad guy. Speaking of Fonda, I wouldn't mind seeing THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN again.

Sunday prime time (in the East) will have ROXANNE and CYRANO DE BERGERAC

>>While I share your concern, it could easily be done while still avoiding the dreaded new movies. >> >>Gaslight (1940) and (1944) >>The Philadelphia Story (1940) and High Society (1956) >>The Maltese Falcon (1931) and (1941) >>A Star is Born (1937) and (1954) >>High Sierra (1941) and Colorado Territory (1949) >>The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Bob Le Flambeur (1955) and The Badlanders (1958) >>The Last of the Mohicans (1924) and (1936) >>The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and In the Good Old Summertime (1949) >> >>and that's just for starters. Well then, you may as well add the second version of THE MALTESE FALCON titled SATAN MET A LADY and the third version of HIGH SIERRA titled I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES. There are a few other versions of THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS that could be added, including a German silent with Bela Lugosi as Uncas and 1947's THE LAST OF THE RED MEN with Jon Hall and Buster Crabbe. Then there's the more recent Daniel Day Lewis version. I'd like to see both versions of KIND LADY and Lord knows how many times Warners spun TIGER SHARK into a remake or variation, including SLIM, MANPOWER and KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS. TCM has in the past played back-to-back versions of the same film, recently there was THE LODGER and THE MAN IN THE ATTIC, although they aired the newer one first.

I watched it, and rather enjoyed it. Dickie Moore was his usual enjoyable self and Bobby Jordan was especially good also. The femmes were all in excellent form and John Litel is one of the greatest dads in film history, even if he was just a surrogate father as he was here.

Law and Order (the 1932 version) Powdersmoke Range Seven Ways From Sundown Ride Clear of Diablo Coroner Creek The Walking Hills The Lawless Breed Horizons West Only the Valiant Firecreek This has nothing to do with "favorites" and are just some that don't get much exposure.

>>Are you using Firefox? I've been using Firefox from its earliest days. Prior to that I was using Netscape. I've not used Internet Explorer in at least a dozen years.

>>That's like saying you had a virus from clicking on Yahoo I didn't say I got a virus from the site, I got a warning of an external attempt to load a device while the page was loading. As it was the first time I got such a warning, the first time I attempted to access the site, (and I visit at least two-dozen websites before I finish my morning coffee each day), I have to think that there is a correlation. As I said earlier, I don't blame the host, the site could be being used by some external source targeting a certain demographic profile that it associates with the site.

It also looks like a Louis Calhern fest within a fest.

She also wrote: >>Yes this is true on the accident side, but it was someone I know driving so I really dont want to get them messed up. I am pretty sure it was my friend's fault. So she may as well have said "Don't get into cars with friends, only with people you won't mind suing."

And as James Stewart's benefactor in THE MAN FROM LARAMIE. She also shows up in Anthony Mann's remake of CIMARRON. And how many times was she paired with Guy Kibbee? About a year ago TCM had a morning/afternoon devoted to Kibbee and she was in most of them.

I once put up an appreciation thread for her on the IMDb Classic Film forum and was surprised to generate about 65 responses. ONE WAY PASSAGE is on next month, so look for it on February 10. HEAT LIGHTNING is on March 13, that's a must - a lead role and one of her best.

It's in competition with CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF or the other one that seems to be scheduled FROM HERE TO ETERNITY.

Well, at least it does say "a request." Not that I've read it - the last time I went to that site on Friday, one of my anti-spyware programs gave me a warning about something trying to infect my machine. Not that I'm saying the host is responsible, but partisan sites are a natural breeding ground for spyware. That means both left and right folks. The OP could just copy-and-paste the text, others don't seem to have much difficulty in doing that.

Re: Inger Stevens They should have waited for April 30, that's the 40th Anniversary of her death. She was so good also as Matthau's wife in A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN. Why he felt the need to roam, I'll never know.

>>I wasn't advocating for the thread to be locked because of the OP's opinion of Ben M. It was his confrontation of regular posters with this rejoiner: >>*who cares what you think?* >>And he has carried that same attitude over to the other Ben M thread in Hot Topics. I realize that, but in this case, I hope they let him go on being a hypocrite, just so that fair-minded posters on either side of the issue can take issue with him and his poor representation of his side of the argument.

>>You make a reasonable point. I guess it's just my opinion that trolls of any stripe are best deprived of a forum. That's when to use the "ignore" feature. This way, he enjoys his right to say something while you can exercise your right not to be forced to read it.

>>And yes, Mod, please close this thread. I beg to disagree. That only serves to make the OP a martyr and gives the impression that other voices aren't welcomed. It matters not if his is an articulate voice for his cause, but silencing him or any supporters will only feed their cause.

>>Clore, if TCM is showing a few made for TV movies, I'd love to see JOURNEY TO SHILOH with James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, and the young Harrison Ford. If it was a TV movie, it received a theatrical release first. I recall seeing it with George Peppard's *P.J.* back in 1968. Universal did that once in a while - THE KILLERS, THE PERILS OF PAULINE (1967) and 1968's JIGSAW all received theatrical distribution although they were made for NBC originally.