Bronxgirl48

I've been recently obsessed with William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy so have been watching a bunch of "Hoppies" on YouTube. Love them! Perfect for these horrid pandemic days and nights. He just replaced Roy Rogers on my "sexy cowboy" list. Although I have to say that Harry Carey SENIOR is numero uno!

I've got THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER on in the background. It's a marvel that I can actually suspend disbelief and accept Jimmy Stewart as a Hungarian. That's my opinion, my honest opinion, lol.

Hughes made a movie with Bugs Bunny, er, I mean, Lloyd Nolan. It might have been one of his Michael Shaynes. (relying on my memory and not Google right now) The elusive ONE,TWO,THREE, lol.

But with sex appeal! They both resembled potatoes. (my favorite vegetable!)

Oh my gosh, lafitte, I do remember BETRAYED, lol. Why thank you so much. I also (vividly) recall what I wrote about Anton Walbrook in THE 49th PARALLEL. (comparing him to...um, well, maybe I shouldn't say....) I'm a complete blank on BLOOD ALIBI and THE BIG SHAKEDOWN. (are they in the year 2012?) I love the two Rudys -- Valentino and Vallee (the latter not in any romantic way but as an underrated character actor). I was always obsessed with armpits. Wallace Ford's in particular. They were the worst!

Cold War and Communism.....still is not ringing a bell but okay, I won't belabor this anymore. I'll take your word and see if I stumble upon it! I could see, though, how just thinking about Pamela Tiffin might temporarily cause some confusion in any red-blooded guy, lol. And speaking for the distaff side, I must tell you that Horst Buchholz has always given me the creeps.

I'm actually more than halfway through this thread but didn't see it (yet?) Still racking my brain to remember! Might you give me a jog by perhaps including some things I said about the movie? I'm a Billy Wilder fan and know I've talked about his work but for the life of me, as best as I recall, not ONE, TWO, THREE -- in any forum.

1. No, the credits rolled both times and the next thing I knew the whole thing was over, drat! (maybe it's on YouTube) It's that weird phenomenon I've encountered many times -- I get very excited beforehand about a movie I've never seen that will be aired, and then promptly fall asleep. Not sure what that's all about. It's as though perhaps the endorphins generated by just the thought of watching something new kick in and gets me super relaxed to the point of actual slumber. Does anyone else experience this? 2. Great points I did not think about!

Oh lafitte your generous comments truly knock me out. I have to say, however, that I don't think it was me who wrote a review on ONE, TWO THREE. At least, not that I can remember!

Mom probably still thinks Grant was married to Betty Hutton and Diahann Carroll. She needs to hop on over to the next cloud and get the straight scoop direct from Cary.

Wow, lafitte, you've given me new insights! I've been struggling with that scene forever but you make so much sense.

I seem to have "bad luck" with THREE STRANGERS. Fell asleep twice at the beginning while trying to watch it Saturday night and then Sunday morning. Sidebar -- Can anyone explain to me why Spade's secretary Effie, after Sam asks her opinion on Bridget's character, tells him that she's essentially "okay"?

In a nostalgic mood, I decided to re-read this entire thread starting at the very beginning when I created it. Wow, we did have fun! I had forgotten how in-depth our movie discussions were and the way they took us to strange, surreal places -- from the fish lips of Troy Donahue to George Raft's shaved underarms.....I think I'm going to cry!

Really appreciate your kind words and insights, my friend. I would just like this thread to continue in the same vein as it always has, no more and no less -- a little bit of this and a little bit of that.... I just know that Mom is looking down on us from her heavenly perch, watching the movies along with us and whispering in my ear "Tell them I still think Henry Fonda is hairy"

I watched it! Quite long but fascinating. Several films I never even heard of. And yes, Gabin was delightfully front and center. I thought, however, that Tavernier went a bit overboard stating that the French took their movie scores much more seriously than the Americans. Listening to him, I wondered if they ever heard, say, Hermann's for THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR or David Raksin's FOREVER AMBER (even better than LAURA, much more evocative and so, so beautiful) I don't remember seeing the Scorcese doc.

My "American Riviera" fantasy has always been Santa Barbara! (and not just for the name, lol) Would love to visit.

Miss Goddess, I would also take Gabin over Delon any day of the week!

Hi, matey! lol. Wouldn't want Bronxgirl's Mother thread to usurp/hijack the other forums in terms of their individual genres. Not sure about this in "etiquette" terms. Correct me if I'm off base about this!

Hi, lavender! Yeah, it's pretty crazy down here as you know.... Plus of course it's hurricane season, ugh. Just what we'd need. Thank you so much, my friend.

Dougie, you didn't see anything else except Maurice and the Riviera travelogue? Whew! From my end I see some aborted Google images that are "stuck" on like a regular post and I can't seem to erase them. Glad you enjoyed these -- Personally, those FitzPatrick Travel things are kind of, well....of their time let me say...."And here is a picturesque ethnic festival with the villagers in their local garb, dancing and singing for us Westerners", etc. You know what I mean, lol. Although I do love his voice. The Riveria must have been a dream come true in 1949 for many, after the privations of WWII.....

Ah yes, my notorious urchin aversion! You remember! Oh my gosh, lol. I'm trying to picture it. Handsome and creepy at the same time!

Pay no attention to those glitches I can't seem to get rid of right now. Oh yes I'm back -- can't you tell, lol?