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Oh my! Mickey and Peter Lorre? That alone is worth it. (and I love Dostoyevsky, lol) ANDY HARDY GOES TO HELL, ha!! I think I've seen THE STRIP but don't remember it too well except for Rooney making like Gene Krupa on the drums. I prefer psycho Bogart more than anything else (THE RETURN OF DR. X, CONFLICT, THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS, IN A LONELY PLACE and THE CAINE MUTINY). He really knows how to play them.

Thanks for the QUICKSAND and DRIVE A CROOKED ROAD heads-up, @cigarjoe Mickey is restrained and touching in THE HUMAN COMEDY. If you like OUR TOWN I think you'll enjoy this film.

Having a problem with my editing feature, so sorry for the aborted first reply re: THE HUMAN COMEDY. I've only seen bits and pieces of JOHNNY APOLLO over the years but even those few glimpses didn't stand out in my memory.

THE HUMAN COMEDY is one of the very few Rooney movies I can stand, lol. (I wonder what The Mickster is like in QUICKSAND, which is supposed to be noir) I agree about Heflin in POSSESSED. I never understood David Brian's appeal even though I think he always stood up to Joan, interminably barking his lines. It seemed he and the skull-faced Barry Sullivan were interchangeable in those 50's Crawford films.

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HA!!! Lorna, I know exactly what you mean! MGM in general has never been my favorite studio (well, except for The Thin Man series) because of all the gloss. Haven't seen JOHNNY EAGER in some time but agree that Van Heflin's "poetic" cynicism is pretty cringe-worthy. Is JOHNNY APOLLO in this pseudo "early noir"/gangster mode, complete with the two beautiful who-do-you-look-at-first stars, in this case Ty Power and Dotty Lamour?

Yep!! There we go!! I've got my Windex at the ready!!

You guys are stimulating my grey matter, what little exists.... (small voice) Shouldn't Eddie have at least referenced JOHNNY EAGER?

I was a bit miffed with Eddie when he told us that 1947's HIGH WALL was Robert Taylor's first foray into film noir. I thought Bob entered it as the anti-hero in 1941's JOHNNY EAGER.

Oh no!! Am I doomed to consist of aspirin tablets and chicken salad sandwiches??

Guys, all I can say is that I love noir but just think Eddie is, well, superfluous. I know that sounds counterintuitive, lol, but it's the way I feel. I've gotten used to Ben Mankiewicz and actually enjoy him!

Am I the only person who thinks Eddie Muller is a self-important doofus? Who picks "The Letter" -- a great William Wyler film with one of Bette Davis' best performances -- as part of the noir genre? (and is there anything more annoying than Muller shilling the silly, ill-advised TCM Wine Club with the equally obnoxious Tenaya Darlington?) This guy thinks he's the cat's meow!

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lol, I have a feeling the real Bette would think that video a hoot. Merry Christmas, Larry. I'm glad my humble efforts cheered you up a bit.

Thanks, Rich! I originally thought that was really Bette's voice, lol. The happiest, healthiest, most wonderful Christmas and New Year to you and all my dear friends here! And now for a special, out of this world holiday musical experience:

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Thanks, guys! Appreciate your help. It's all very confusing these days. Just read FIEND WITHOUT A FACE, lol.

Thanks for replying. Yes, Movie Morlocks. I'm not liking all this change.... I could say more but won't.

I can't find them anymore.

Drat. The right hinge on my HP computer is loose. I perused YouTube looking for a quick fix but much too low-tech (and a wuss with fear of electrical shock even just unplugging it and removing the battery) to attempt any solutions. So if worse comes to worse and my entire screen falls off you will know why I have not posted.

Thanks, Molo! Hope you had a wonderful Turkey Day! Ann looks like she's about to enjoy hers, lol. (one of my favorite actresses!)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Hi, molo, my little raven! (then I guess Halloween didn't really "fly" by you, lol) My favorite exchange from that film: Boris: "Maybe if a man is ugly, he does ugly things...." to which Bela replies: "You are saying something profound!" Nothing scary occurred -- no alligators slithering out of the pond and knocking on my door with their tails. No 90 year old Boca men creeping up on me with their hairy arms. I ate pizza followed by devil's food cake for dessert, and enjoyed a perennial favorite, THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL. I forgot to watch THE OLD DARK HOUSE. Darn those home shopping channels!!

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