Bronxgirl48

I NEVER GROVEL. I mean what I say. I always notice her in any part she plays. (even in her minor part in THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, you remember her) Just because I think she doesn't look conventionally beautiful does NOT mean I don't respect her as a fine actress, and if I didn't think so, I just wouldn't say anything at all! Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

I WAS THINKING MURPHY LOOKED LIKE MARTHA HYER TOO! I also agree about your assessment of Hyer. (and I never liked her crooked sardonic other-woman smile)

I'll show my mother those gorgeous Bill Holden pictures; she'll recover much quicker. "It ain't over till it's over".

Ross Martin is truly frightening.

Heavens, that Florence Marley photo -- the only image I have in my head of her is in that sci-fi movie QUEEN OF BLOOD, where she's a very "thirsty" alien vampire!

I hope you know that I do think Gloria is an excellent, charismatic actress, and always holds the screen when she's on.

I was up real late last night and caught A MAN ALONE. I was pleasantly surprised; I thought it would be overacted and routine, but director "R." manages to give it (at least in the first half) a real sense of edginess, suspense, and a "noir-color" feel. The sandstorm, the eerie emptiness of the town (love the Mexican architecture), Wes darting here and there in the shadows, was done really well. Once Ward gets up out of that bed, he gives a GREAT performance, I agree with you! But although the second half has some wonderful moody atmosphere (Raymond Burr alone in the church with his conscience and the flickering candle-lined coffins of the stage robbery victims) it wasn't so compelling. I don't know what it was about Mary Murphy's performance that turned me off, but she creeped me out. Ray didn't ham it up or lift his eyebrows (like he did a lot in DIAL M FOR MURDER) but underplayed the cynicism (except for the "rotten town, rotten people" remark, lol) although I also didn't buy his final decision. Alan Hale, Jr.'s deputy sheriff makes Andy in LIBERTY VALANCE look like Wyatt Earp. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

He and Jeanette, a great pair of actors. I haven't seen THE FAR COUNTRY. Let me see, when did I first see John....I think it was that George Grizzard Twilight Zone episode "The Chaser". John is the mysterious shopkeeper who sells him the potion. It took though about 40 years to fall in love with him and appreciate his talent.

Thanks for asking after Mom, Goddess -- she's patiently going through with the necessary steps in the recovery process and next week will find out if she can drive a car by the end of this month, or possibly sooner. She passes the time with her head up or down by knitting, reading, stealing a quick few moments of television, talking on the phone, and having her back massaged by me when I come over every day to visit, shoot the breeze, and tell her the plot of the latest movie I've seen. I'm going to see if Encore Western is running A MAN ALONE again; I had to miss it. I saw a bit of COWBOY with Glenn Ford and an oddly cast Jack Lemmon. Glenn was telling Jack how much he HATES horses. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

And it's got John McIntire!! He is rapidly becoming a favorite with me. (and for some reason I find him attractive with his lean and craggy self)

I saw all of APACHE this evening! Burt makes an escape early on, and wanders into the totally inexplicable and mysterious white man's town, where all manner of people and things puzzle him. His cocked head and quizzical manner are rather endearing. He and hot, pouty Jean Peters generate barely concealed lust in the dust. You'll never see Burt's eyes bluer than when he's talking to Cherokee Morris Ankrum. (another real Indian, lol) Lancaster and Peters talk to each other in that "noble savage" way, without contractions, although I did notice that Jean came out with an "I'm" instead of an "I am" in one scene. Nice color cinematography, beautiful outdoor locations. Aldrich gets in his kinkiness I guess by having Jean Peters all tied up near a riverbed. Pretty simplistic overall I thought. Yes, it's playing again all this month -- check the schedule. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Somehow those glasses made Burt all the more sinister as JJ. I got the feeling that Hunsecker wasn't too interested in romance, however. Only POWER!

He gives an excellent performance in FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, very realistic.

I think if I was in Hallie's shoes I'd probably have a nervous breakdown, trying to decide to either stay with Tom or leave with Rance. I'd go nuts. I WANT IT ALL!! Speaking of which, I re-visited AN UNMARRIED WOMAN. What the hell does Paul Mazursky know about women? SPOILER ALERT!! At least Jill didn't go to Vermont with Alan Bates. I say, good for her! Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

While I think he doesn't have "normal" relationships with women and is unable to "love or be loved", Addison likes losing his inhibitions every now and then, whereas Waldo was psychotically neuter.

Scottie, me boyo....a blanket is comin' your way. Bronxgirl's mother's needles are clacking like crazy. I've never been in Hallie's situation, but through Vera Miles strong performance I really feel for her. I think she loves Tom deep down, ever since she met him when very young. He's a part of her, like the town; he really is in her blood, and many times familiarity breeds contempt. I frankly don't think Rance was good enough for Hallie. Tom was.

NIGHT NURSE seemed made just to titillate -- nurses in underwear, child abuse, bootleggers, unpunished murder, alcoholism, hitting women, unscrupulous doctors with nervous tics, honorable doctors who let pretty girls into the training program, the dubious health benefits of milk baths....Stanwyck's "expose" is just a freewheeling excuse to include some lurid subject matter. I loved Missy: "You MOTHER!" It probably would have been too melodramatic and upsetting to audiences if Marcia Mae Jones had been about 20 pounds underweight.

I missed the first 30 minutes or so of ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI when I first saw it a while back, but those were probably the scenes with Hodiak.

I like old Godzy.

It's not everyday we see John Hodiak playing an Indian.

LOL Maybe it is, just waiting to be discovered.

Well, I'll take Julie any way I can get him. He was terrific in OUT OF THE FOG -- really sinister; I love the way he kept popping up around the wharf. He was so considerate to Thomas Mitchell -- after nearly beating him senseless, he stops and says, "That's enough 'cause you're an old guy".

I'm trying to imagine Jack or Lionel doing a more convincing job of being possessed by a flying brain than Agar. Now that takes real talent.

Arkadin, I tried to enjoy NOBODY LIVES FOREVER but couldn't, despite the fact that I always like Garfield. IMO this wasn't one of his memorable ones; it just seemed so predictable to me. I knew as soon as he got out of the army hospital and told George Tobias that he has $50,000 and Faye Emerson waiting for him, that he'd be let down. George Coulouris was annoying, and Walter Brennan's fate (and his last lines) were easy to see coming. I thought the pace was too sluggish; it needed tightening up. The only thing I did like was Geraldine Fitzgerald.

The Barrymores have nothing on them.