Bronxgirl48
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And she was in Alfred Hitchcock Presents. in a couple of episodes I think.
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I'm going to dream about a naked Stuart Whitman for Valentine's Day. (or keep replaying him riding his horse on the Cimarron Strip YouTube clip)
I know I'm so disloyal to Duane, but, we did actually have a POT of that "coffee". The honeymoon will just be a formality.
Mary Meredith was based on Elizabeth Russell, right? Liz is pretty chilly herself. Grace Kelly is kinda icy, but she does warm up rather nicely, lol. Oh well, we women are not some mysterious species, just human beans! Speaking of beans......
Are you getting me a wed wose? How womantic! But can't you see I'm pooped?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ViJKxLLZDs
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Yes, THE RARE BREED is pleasant if you don't think too hard about it!
I loved how Juliet Mills didn't fit into the stereotypical limpid young lovestruck girl in your "obligatory 60's couple". She was tough and strong and witty and I really enjoyed her performance; I frankly thought it was the best in the movie! Stewart and O'Hara do have rapport together (check out MR. HOBBS TAKES A VACATION) although in THE RARE BREED their characters relationship didn't seem too believable to me.
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Thanks, lz -- I'll be looking forward to it!
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Poor Muley. "Do not foresake me oh my Disney".
I probably would have loved THE RARE BREED just for the sweet little calves if I had seen it as a child. My interlude with a Scotsman made me understand what Brian Keith was saying at least MOST of the time, lol. I too thought Stewart's transition was pretty abrupt. Maureen's character is supposed to be a violence--hating British lady, but then all of a sudden she's picking up a gun and being comically feisty. I don't think she was comfortable in this part; it didn't really suit her.
I was so impressed with Juliet Mills here -- she's not the typical sweet young thing and she doesn't play to audience sympathy, especially in the scene where she's telling Vindicator he's a noble English bull and should stand on his "own four feet". She really made this movie.
Have you seen THE LAST SUNSET? I wonder if it ran into censorship problems.
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Hey, I'm like Lisa -- only with brunette hair and the blue jeans and penny loafers!
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LOL. You probably know that I was trying to bring in a female Pappy stock company member for you.
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LOL, you're right, 300 ft. is huge in Manhattan
Remember that decorating show on HGTV, about living in small spaces?
They had one couple (with a baby) living in 175 sq. feet in the Village. The mind boggles.
They were both very skinny.
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People had those conflicting feelings about Hitch too, didn't they?
Kinda perverse.....I dunno. If I thought someone was an s.o.b., would I then say "But he was really a great guy!"
But I think, judging only from his films, that Ford was crusty on the outside but mush inside.
Not so sure about Alfred, however, lol.
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CineMaven -- I had the BIGGEST crush on James Franciscus too!
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Wow -- that hardly looks like him!
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Gee, I lived in L.A. at that time period! Too bad you didn't get that autographed. I mentioned the story on these boards how I met him on a New York street and told him how much I loved his performance in this film. He was so genuinely gracious and friendly, and thanked me profusely.
What a great guy, and an underrated actor. (check him out in NO DOWN PAYMENT)
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You bring up a great point, Tony Randall-wise. (love your "handle!") I too wonder whether he improvised. Lao talks the way he feels the town expects him to: one moment the stereotypical Chinese-American lingo; i.e., "Whattsa matta you? Alla time ha-ha"; then I love his nasal informative barker: "She is a genuine Medusa"; then he goes Scot warning about the blowfish; then he's the silibant snake snickering at Arthur O'Connell, then he's his regular Tony Randall speaking voice with young Mike.
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It's a keeper, to be sure, isn't it?
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Is that a famous quote from one of the Founding Fathers or from some historical American incident? I can't believe it sprung full-blown from a STAR WARS movie and Lucas's head.
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I remember that Stephanie Powers tongued and cheeked it in THE GIRL FROM UNCLE -- she seemed to enjoy doing that show, and I actually did get that same feeling with HART TO HART on the few times I tuned in.
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The Hollywood veterans could have done a lot worse that appear on a murder mystery program with the great and classy Angela Lansbury. (she's one of my favorite actresses)
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Symbols are best when the audience has to guess what exactly they represent.
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Oh, yes, you said it, CM.
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Gable, William Powell and George Brent looked naked to me w/o their mustaches.
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Hi, FG! Yes, I'm a big fan. I'm sort of "rediscovering" him after several viewings of RED RIVER (which for now is my favorite western) and I can only imagine how exciting it must have been for 1948 audiences to see this new type of actor -- introspective, soulful, with a postwar youthful charisma. He is one of our greatest American actors.
I've seen along with RR, A PLACE IN THE SUN, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, THE HEIRESS (I highly recommend this superb Wyler production), FREUD, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, THE MISFITS, RAINTREE COUNTY, and JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG.
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I loved THE RARE BREED. I know it gets a lot of flak and it does look like a Disney comedy western, but that's part of its charm. Stewart can play this part in his sleep but he never looks like he's phoning it in, and his frustrations and mutterings are very amusing. Juliet Mills steals the show, however, with her tart tongue and intelligent air, mixed with an honest sentiment over the prized family bull called Vindicator, who represents not only her family heritage but its hopes and dreams. Towards the end, in an unexpectedly moving moment, Mills tells her boyfriend that she keeps looking for a bit of Vindicator amid the cattle, and is sure his spirit is still alive. Juliet gets all the dry, witty lines, and she carries them off with aplomb.
John Williams score is pretty good. So it wasn't filmed on location; for some reason, this didn't bother me.
Maureen O'Hara is supposed to be English, but her accent is pure Ireland. She is matched in this by Brian Keith, as sort of an uber-Scotsman who not only plays the pipes, but sings "Coming Through The Rye". His red beard is indeed terrifying, but then he does an about-"face" later on and we breathe a sigh of relief.
Am I the only one who enjoys it?
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Where is Stuart Whitman with his NIGHT OF THE LEPUS rifle??
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