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Welcome Lamarr! Any topic on the subject of Gary in this thread isn't off topic at all; that's why we're here! To talk about the man himself. So glad to see another Gary fan wander in here! You'll just have a blast but the thread does go pretty darn fast. Don't get discouraged though; we absolutely love to hear others' thoughts; so post whatever you'd like. I promise you -- if it's about Gary -- no one will stop and tell you you're off topic because we're all die hard Coop fans around here! So come on in, take a seat; you'll be a vetern beofre you know it!

Larry Swindell's "The Last Hero" is an aweful book -- end of story. I swear, this week I'm gonna go out into the woods and burn it. Of course first...I'm going to rip the pictures out and tape them to my wall....

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Tonight I watched a GC movie that I hadn`t seen for years "Now And Forever". Yes, it was a Shirley Temple movie, but Gary was the star. I liked how his relationship with Shirley progressed, and he did it so lovingly. Adorable movie, and as you said his relationship was so loving with her. It was so adorable how he nursed her when she was sick. I'm so glad Carole Lombard and him did a movie together; I think they did very well as a team. I'll have to watch this movie again! It's been a couple years...

*Ahem* ......if any of you were curious: his?tri?on?ic (hstr-nk) also his?tri?on?i?cal (--kl) adj. 1. Of or relating to actors or acting. 2. Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected.

Hey Mrs. Cooper regarding Count me in, please. That opening sequence alone, at Fort Zinderneuf, with everyone dead, brilliant. GC and Brian Donlevy are terrific together. It's about cotton-pickin' time someone else likes that movie! I was beginning to think I was morbid. The music and outline of the story was wonderful; and the way it all tied in at the end was just amazing. It's high up on my list of favorite Gary movies. I began to appreciate Ray Milland as an actor in that film -- it's what prodded me along to request a few of his movies from NetFlix. There's an odd bit of trivia with GC in Beau Geste -- He's the only actor to have ever played in a sequel before starring in the original. GC did Beau Sabreur, the sequel, in 1928. I had read (of course out of Homer Dickens' marvelous book 'The Films of Gary Cooper') that Beau Sebreur was the orginial Beau Geste but was more in the lines of a romance than anything else. But I guess it was a flop to the public and critics alike. Motion Pictures News knocked: "Beau Sebreur merely goes over familiar ground. It is well-enough staged, and is competently acted by Noah Beery. Gary Cooper is too grim as the hero, but Evelyn Brent reveals acting ability which shows that her talent flashed in 'Underworld' is genuine." Film Daily: "Gary Cooper carries the hero part well. Evelyn Brent makes silly love interest worthwhile. William Powell a great heavy, as usual." And Variety declared, "Cooper makes a passable hero, Miss Brent leaves the imprint of having been miscast, and Beery is under heavy wraps, histrionically and physically, so that he doesn't help much on performance. This tale is far under the horsepower of which 'Geste' could boast, and all in all is amongst the weakest features that Paramount has shown lately. It's hardly likely to recieve favorable word-of-mouth exploitation." Well, it's 79 years later and people are still discussing it; granted, not about the film itself because obviously we've never seen it; but it didn't seem to hold him back one bit. There was also another article that stated 'Gary Cooper would only remain a small-time B actor with no real future.' So these small articles on 'Beau Sebreur' do nothing but make me want to look up the word "histrionically". Marty Feldman used a clip of Cooper in Beau Geste for his weird send-up, The Last Remake Of Beau Geste. Hah! I'll have to see that!

I wonder why " Alone Come Jones " wasn't on TCM schedule ? Because it's been scheduled for the 27th of August. (And Sept. 1)

my 2 months shy of 10 year Airdale dog had passed away while trying to get fluids put back into her and I have just finished buring her. Oh no! Dan, I'm so sorry! I know no other dog could replace her, but did you ever think of, perhaps, getting one from the shelter to take care of for a while? It could help to get your mind off things. I know you'd never want to forget her, but maybe it could help ease the pain a bit more. I'll pray that things will work out in your situation and I hope you'll cheer up soon. If you need to take some time for yourself, please do; your life is more important than a message board.

I log off at 12 am and get on at 4pm...and I miss 4 pages of posts; you guys are caarrazzzy! lol I'll be spending the rest of my day just going through what I missed this afternoon...and once I get caught up I'll probably have missed another 5 pages!

Mrs. Cooper -- You sure know how to soften me up. The Woman in the Window is a Fritz Lang film. I still haven't seen it yet but I finally will this week. It isn't a terribly dark film, more of a crime/investigation movie. I absolutely love it and can't wait to see it again (I missed the first 30 minutes of it); so let me know what you think once you've seen it.

Howdy, Mrs. Cooper -- I thank you for your suggestions. You've got my likes down now. I've ordered Cloak and Dagger (Fritz Lang) and I should be getting it this week. My brother has Morocco and I may ask to borrow it this week. The Naked Edge definitely sounds like my kinda of film. The Hanging Tree and Ten North Frederick are two films Miss G has also recommended to me. I just got interested in Raymond Massey, Edward G. Robinson and Boris Karloff films, so if you have any suggestions on great noir films, send me a PM; I need some good ones to start off with. Wow! I'm impressed. I actually did not have you pegged as one to venture into film noir. You seem to prefer the uplifting films more so than the darker ones. I'm not sure you're gonna like noir. Miss G is really the best person to ask about noir because she doesn't like the darker, fatalistic noirs as much as I do. Her tastes may match yours. But I'd be glad to share my thoughts with you if you want to PM me. By the way, I completely respect your tastes. I like that you are looking for the good in films and society. I really admire that. Hiya Frank! I sat down and watched an Ed. G. film last week and I was amazed (Woman in the Window). I also love George Raft but he's a hard fella to pin down on TCM and Netflix. I'm very excited to step my foot into the "Darker" films door and explore a whole different genre. I need much help through my adventure as I have absolutely no. idea. what. I'm. doing. So! I'll send you a PM tomorrow and I hope to keep in contact with ya' about digging deeper into these exciting films

Well that may be a little confusing as Bright Leaves is a documentory that was done that does show some Bright Leaf footage and is readily available on dvd but the official title for the movie that is not out on DVD, VHS tape or shown on TV is called "Bright Leaf". Ooops; pardon me, I meant "Bright Leaf" lol, I always get the two confused; they're both so darn similiar in wording!

would not leave off Bright Leaf as a darker type of film that is very underated as well as Garden of Evil, but Man of West is my favorite Mann film and I do have all of the Jimmy Stewart Mann westerns on dvd as well as all of Stewart's other westerns. Of course I do favor Gary over Stewart but he is in my top ten list for favorite actors probably around number 6. I was gonna put in Bright Leaf but I didn't want to overwhelm him; and Garden of Evil I haven't been able to see because the first 25 minutes were cut off so I'm waiting to see it on TCM.

I'm a film noir fan, so Gary's dark and racier films is where I must start out. I usually don't like "good guy" films, as much. I really can't wait to see how Coop fares in an Anthony Mann picture because I love the Mann-Jimmy Stewart westerns. Then try (Once you're finished with your other list): The Naked Edge Ten North Frederick Cloak and Dagger Morocco The Hanging Tree He didn't make too many "racey" and "dark" films, but these are just a couple you'd like if you like those darker films. I just got interested in Raymond Massey, Edward G. Robinson and Boris Karloff films, so if you have any suggestions on great noir films, send me a PM; I need some good ones to start off with.

I believe we all have our definitions. Your brother dislikes Coop but you may dislike one of his "heroes" for the exact same reasons. Eye of the beholder. To be quite honest, I don't like his heros because they're fake. Too Hollywoodish for me, but as you said, we all have our definitions of a hero -- they've just, sadly, gotten poisoned over the years. I'm not a Gary Cooper fan... yet. I haven't given his films a serious look, but I will watch a few of his films tomorrow. I'm looking forward to seeing Man of the West, Return to Paradise, and They Came to Cordura. The Fountainhead, Peter Ibbetson, Design for Living, and The General Died at Dawn are the other Coop films I'm getting itchy to see. I'm actually getting close to purchasing the one Cooper DVD box set. Wonderful movies, but I think to appreciate the more dramatic and "darker" films of his, you should see a few of his others. Of course 'to each their own', but here's just a small list of movies you may really enjoy seeing: Sergeant York Pride of the Yankees Mr. Deeds Friendly Persuasion Casanova Brown The Cowboy and the Lady

What I really dislike is a regular person who does things that people just can't do. Movies don't need to necessarily be uber-realistic but I'm not buying that a guy gets shot multiple times but gets up and acts just fine Amen! That's also why I love Gary's movies; he wasn't flying around in a spaceship and destroying three-headed beasts! He was simply just a man with superheroisms inside -- not outside. He didn't need big muscles, a large gun and a cocky attitude. He played the hero part to reality and wasn't some fantasy superheo with freaky unrealistic powers. He did what people are afraid to do now: he stood up for what he believed in and told them flat out what was right and what was wrong, but he didn't go about it in the wrong manner. He held himself together and that's truly what the boys of this age look for, but their minds are so darn polluted they don't know what the heck to think!

The biggest filmgoing audience back in the early-40s was a 41-year-old woman. It was far more believable that someone like Gary Cooper could be a hero then. I doubt 14-year-old boys can imagine Cooper as a hero today. He doesn't look like a "hero" as they know heroes to be. The same can be said of Jimmy Stewart, who is my favorite actor. Too true; I have a 13 year old brother and he hates Gary because he isn't "manly" enough. I asked him what his definition of "manly" was and he said, as you did, "strong muscles, big guns and a bigger attitude." These children are deprived! They don't know who heros are! Oooo, I don't wanna get on that soapbox again, but you guys know where I stand on THAT subject, lol.

i think gary would also have done fabulous in stagecoach. but i liked him in beau geste, if he did choose beau geste over it. i wouldnt have wanted him to choose stagecoach over beau geste. I'm probably the only Gary fan who really loves Beau Geste, but I can't help it. I just think it's powerful and very well done -- even though Gary dies in the end (I trust we've all seen this movie so it's no surprise). As I've stated before, I HATE when he dies in the end of films and I can't stand to see him get hurt, but Beau Geste was a wonderful film to me because it had so many good points that kept adding building the film up. Okay, I'm gonna dig up one of my previous posts -- it may explain it better. "I love his movies, as you know; Sgt. York, Friendly Persuasion, Souls at Sea, Mr. Deeds, Casanova Brown etc. and I don't like when he dies either; but there are some points in time where I feel like, 'gosh, that movie was way too predictable and unrealistic.' So I start thinking, 'I hope I don't know the end of this movie; I mean, he's gotta live; all the good guys do.' But then again, that's completely Hollywood; saying that every good guy wins and all the bad guys lose. I guess, for me, it makes the movie more powerful -- has more of an impact -- when he dies as heroically as he did. Granted, it was horrible to watch and yes, I did cry, but you go away from the movie thinking, "wow...I did NOT expect that. ....I love the guy even more than I had before...gosh, I miss him" You realize he can play all kinds of different roles. I'm sure that's what Gary was about, too. Sure, he always wanted the good guys to win, but he knew that wasn't reality - it didn't always happen that way. For good to truly triumph people have to lay down their lives. I am SO glad it didn't work out that way in Sgt. York. Though he had laid down his life, it wasn't in death, but for eternal life: finding salvation. So in the end (I know I make no sense whatsoever) I like Beau Geste, The Plainsman and a couple other movies where he dies, not for the fact that he does die, but because he portrays something more than the pretty men of today could ever dream of; he stood for something and stood by it until the end. Like High Noon; he's on the edge of the cliffs of death, meaning he isn't afraid to stand up for what's right - what he believes in. It doesn't always have to turn out badly to be a great movie, but it ties together real life, emotion, and heartache that makes you realize Hollywood actors are just like everyone else. That's what Hollywood lacks today. It's all about 'be beautiful...and if you HAVE to...be beautiful when you die.' That just proves that Gary, yet again, is superior and leaves those others in the dust."

Enough! This is turning into the length of Bleak House. Not at all, John! We love to hear stories and information on Gary, that's why we're here! i would have never thought that fonda could have pulled that character off in friendly persuasion. it doesnt seem the type role im used to seeing fonda in.i do wisht that gary and wyler could have worked more together than they did.i do love william wyler's work and if gary was in more wyler movies, that would have been fabulous. I agree with ya' sis!

Coop loved everybody. And everyone loved Coop, lol.

"He was a student of human nature. Natural and unassuming, he could spot a phony across a country mile. It was said of Gary Cooper that ten minutes after meeting the man, you felt he'd been your friend for years. And once he was your friend, he was your friend for life."

Wow, sorry I missed ya', butter... Welcome to the greatest Gary Cooper forum on the net! i know, i just love the cute little professors. have you seen that cute romantic one w/ merle oberon...the cowboy and the lady? that's another funny one. I LOVE that one!! That is so adorable... It's on my favorite list