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Thanks so much, Rich! I'm hopelessly low-tech.

Hi, Rich. Microsoft Edge. Never had a problem with this previously.

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You nailed it perfectly, Hibi -- "dapper". That's the word I was trying to come up with but somehow missed the boat, lol.

I sort of liked that scene at the diner (The Top Sirloin) with Jerry cheerily splashing ketchup on his fried onions while reading a newspaper's grim headline of the crime -- psychopaths always have hearty appetites. Howard comes in, sits down next to him but can't eat a thing, then we see a montage of the chef pounding a steak, harkening back to the gruesome murder. Yet Lovejoy's basic expression never changes. He winces a lot, though.

Ampersand, I had an entirely different reaction to TRY AND GET ME! (wish I didn't…) I thought it was, well, ridiculous from beginning to end! (even though based on a true crime. And with what Eddie told us of that tragic 1933 incident, I got some Leopold and Loeb vibes. Not from the film however, although Lloyd Bridge's psycho, despite his apparent (blank)hound tendencies, gave me pause) I don't know why Howard and his wife didn't stay in Boston -- surely her Irish relatives could have helped him secure steady work. But then of course, there wouldn't be a movie. Frank Lovejoy had one expression throughout, that of a man with chronic constipation. I'm sorry, but Howard was an idiot. I couldn't get invested in his character at all -- lazy, bad money management skills, and easily influenced. Talks to himself later on in Hazel Weatherwax's apartment: "I've never been in trouble before!" when we know he told Bridges earlier "I've done a few things in my life" Now what those could be are a matter of conjecture, but I'm guessing some petty larceny, maybe even a stint in juvenile detention? So it wasn't like Howard didn't have some passing connection with anti-social behavior. Katherine Locke seemed to be in another film entirely -- maybe MARTY or THE CATERED AFFAIR. Very Actor's Studio performance. Her manicurist is supposed to be from Ohio but sounded very Noo Yawk to me. (and I should know) And I just couldn't believe she had been saving herself all that time for "the right man". I thought the entire production was rather ham-fisted. The whole business with yellow journalism, mob violence and that preachy "moral center" represented by the Italian doctor just fell flat with me. I do not agree with Eddie about the finale; it felt somehow "tacked on". Fritz Lang's FURY has much more emotional resonance in my opinion.

I used to get John Forsythe and Craig Stevens mixed up. Two good-looking men in a similar sort of way to me. The only film I've ever associated Joan Camden with is THE CATERED AFFAIR. She plays Debbie Reynolds' friend who can't afford a bridesmaid dress because her husband is out of work.

Count me in as another who saw an IOTBS parallel. Eddie's recounting of how Bernard Herrmann implored the director to hire him was amusing. After being offered the apparently paltry sum of $10,000: "I've never been so insulted in my life!" I'm glad he refused because I did love the score by the composer they eventually chose.

According to Lacey Chabert, "a little bit of this and a little bit of that" SPOILER She and the male lead tried to recreate Uncle Grady's magic but it didn't work. They actually lost first prize at the town Strudelfest! Yes, Hallmark went rogue!

That darned Production Code.

Christmas in Vail. I can't forget Uncle Grady's strudel recipe.

Hallmark Christmas movies are truly frightening. I'm not a fan of conspiracy theories or into paranoia but I swear it seems like the scripts are written by aliens, lol. Did any of you see the one where a snowman comes to life as a handsomely bland Canadian actor? He drinks hot chocolate but doesn't melt.

Strangely, I thought he actually looked better (and more like his father) as the Lipstick Killer in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS, with the make-up. I wonder if the real storyline behind Judge's over-the-top sadism was because the sister was pregnant and Preston wanted her to get an abortion.

THE BIG NIGHT, eh. Poor Jack Junior, inherited none of the Barrymore talent. Weird little movie. I wonder if Scorcese saw this -- that sidewalk scene with the beautiful nightclub singer reminded me a bit of Harvey Keitel's tentative overtures towards the African American go-go dancer in MEAN STREETS. Dorothy Comingore had what? Five minutes tops in this thing? I didn't find her memorable so I'm wondering what Eddie saw in order to tell us "she gives a vivid performance". In CITIZEN KANE yes, but not here.

Forget that guilt stuff! It's not a movie TCM plays as much as something like A FACE IN THE CROWD, so be patient, lol.

Lafitte, you've never seen NIGHTMARE ALLEY? Put it first thing on your must-see list for 2020! Ty is tremendously effective. He's surrounded by a terrific supporting cast -- Joan Blondell, Ian Keith, Helen Walker and Coleen Gray.

Oh it just popped into my head (I resisted googling; need to exercise my Baby Boomer brain) -- ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE. Ty looked nothing like the real Nicky Arnstein, thank God!

Ha! Yes, we do! Oooh, and I'm also thinking of another Paula -- Ingrid Bergman in GASLIGHT.

lol, I think a lot of ladies love Dennis just for his looks -- so how nice to discover he could act as well! And the voice.....(sigh) A triple threat. Mind you, I don't see him playing anything like Stanton Carlisle in NIGHTMARE ALLEY -- for me the thing that Tyrone had going for him was a somewhat serious, even saturnine persona that seemed to be appreciated even back in 1939 when he played an anti-hero in that movie (the title escapes me right now) which I believe was a thinly disguised biography of Fannie Brice. Power was the Nick Arnstein character.

The same to you, lavender! Yep, I did know that was the character; just couldn't automatically connect Field with "Kitty" in WATERLOO BRIDGE as I was watching REPEAT PERFORMANCE. I knew she looked familiar, though....

The remake did include Pard but I preferred the original HS doggie. HIGH SIERRA made Bogart (I'm a big fan too) a bone fide star; he brought a brittle, unsentimental yet genuine pathos to that role. Jack Palance, just.....no. And poor Shelley. Could not improve upon Ida Lupino.

Woke up two hours ago with TCM running to come upon the middle of what looked and sounded like a scene-by-scene, word-for-word remake of HIGH SIERRA. Except that Shelley Winters does the mambo. Why did they even bother??? I slept a thousand times.

Tom, the first time I saw Jack and Dennis as Runkel and Collins in THE HARD WAY (back in the 1960's!) I do remember thinking to myself that they made a great screen team. Imagine my surprise when I found out Warner Bros. had the same idea, lol.

Oh thank you so much, lavender. It took me a while to figure out that "Paula" (Virginia Field) was Vivian Leigh's roommate, best friend, and fellow, um, "good-time girl" in the 1940 WATERLOO BRIDGE.

One more important element about Dennis Morgan..... He was GORGEOUS. I'd take him over Errol Flynn, Ty Power, Clark Gable and any number of classic Hollywood male sex symbols.