nightwalker

> {quote:title=judycwrite wrote:}{quote} > Here's a new one: > > Question: In 1933 an angelic looking Claude Rains starred in HG Wells *The Invisible Man*. You can see he's approaching by the naked footsteps in the snow. Whaddya do? Ummm....hand him a tennis racket and tell him the cat's hungry? > > Special points: what was the original job Claude's character was hired to do by Gloria Stewart's on screen dad? Chimneysweep...

> {quote:title=ask wrote:}{quote} > it. And, yes, he developed the cancer from smoking. But, he knew what he was doing the whole time and he made his choice. You can't hold it against him as an actor. Actually, there's a strong possibility that Wayne's cancer was caused, or at least worsened, by the filming of his picture THE CONQUEROR near an atomic test site.

> {quote:title=brandoalways4ever wrote:}{quote} > Perfectly said!!! I feel the EXACT same way!!! > > > Do you know if he ever meet Gary Cooper? Yes, in fact, when Coop was unable to accept his Oscar for HIGH NOON, he asked John Wayne to accept it for him, which Wayne did in spite of his (Wayne's) dislike for the film.

I would agree that Farr's list contains several films that, while excellent examples of the genre, really have not "fallen through the cracks." In addition to the several fine lists here, I'd add the following: BORN TO KILL, 1947, with Lawrence Tierney as a heel to end all heels; THE BRIBE, 1949, with Robert Taylor as an American Federal Agent in South America who nearly chucks it all for sultry Ava Gardner; CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, 1944, starring noirdom's unlikeliest duo, Gene Kelly and Deanna Durbin; CRISS CROSS, 1949, with Burt Lancaster and Yvonne DeCarlo as star-crossed lovers involved in an armored car holdup and its aftermath; DARK PASSAGE, 1947, often considered Bogart and Bacall's weakest film together, but I've always liked its bleak, pessimistic telling of a man convicted of killing his wife who escapes from prison and is aided and sheltered by a woman who believes in his innocence because his case was like her father's; HIGH WALL, 1947, with Robert Taylor as an escapee from a mental hospital suspected of murdering his wife; JOHNNY ANGEL, 1945, with George Raft as a seaman investigating the disappearance of his captain-father aboard a freighter; NAKED ALIBI. 1954, with Sterling Hayden as a tough cop obsessively pursuing Gene Barry for a series of bombings for which he has already been cleared; NOCTURNE, 1946, with George Raft as a tough cop investigating the apparent suicide of a womanizing composer, even after being fired off of the police force; PITFALL, 1948, starring Dick Powell as an insurance adjuster with a wife, home, and son who nevertheless indulges in an extramarital fling with Lizabeth Scott and may, as a result, lose everything; RED LIGHT, 1949, with George Raft as an ex-con seeking the killer of his brother. a priest. Notable for Gene Lockhart's brutal death at the hands of Raymond Burr under a car lift; TENSION, 1949, with Richard Basehart as a mousy fellow who plots the murder of his shrewish wife, only to have someone beat him to it. Message was edited by: nightwalker, to correct a couple release dates

Well, all I can say is that, if Dana isn't careful, his experiment will BOOMERANG on him and he'll find himself at ZERO HOUR on THE EDGE OF DOOM watching THE CROWDED SKY, and he could very well end up in DEEP WATERS looking for a CANYON PASSAGE so he can take A WALK IN THE SUN, and maybe by nightfall he can follow THE NORTH STAR and, by A WING AND A PRAYER, he can survive the BALL OF FIRE and escape being IN HARM'S WAY and enjoy THE BEST YEARS OF (HIS) LIFE.

The film is HEAVEN CAN WAIT, 1943, starring Don Ameche as the man seeking admission to Hades, and Laird Cregar as "His Excellency," the man at the desk who interviews him and listens to his story. The movie also stars Gene Tierney as Ameche's wife. By the way, the film was produced in technicolor and was actually an "A" picture directed by Ernst Lubitsch.

Although I agree that the film ALL ABOUT EVE is perfectly cast as is, I will indulge in a little speculative casting and nominate Doris Day for the part of Eve. It's true that her screen persona is generally more at home in light comedy and musicals, but I believe that even in 1950, relatively near the start of her career, she had the acting chops to pull it off (see her performance in LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME in 1955).

The 1935 version of THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII contains some excellent miniature work by some of the same team that worked on KING KONG, particularly in the destruction scenes at the film's climax.

Or 2001: "Now, Eric, (or Hans), I can see that you're upset about this..."

Well, here's one. I don't know that it's "the best," but it certainly has stayed with me over the years. The opening scene of the 1956 picture LISBON: It's a lovely morning, the sun is shining and the birds are singing as Claude Rains rises from his bed, puts on his robe and stand before an open window, drinking it all in. As we continue to watch, Rains smilingly scatters some bird seed on the window sill and stands waiting as a bird lands to sample it. Suddenly, Rains flattens the bird with a tennis racket and then holds it out to his cat, inquiring "Breakfast?" I'm not making this up.

Okay, I guess my reference was a bit too obscure, but in THE UNEARTHLY (1957), from which Tor's immortal line "Time for go to bed" is taken, Ms. Hayes plays a normal sized woman mixed up in the devilish doings.

Now, now...

Well, you may be right about Forry's not understanding 2001. However, he did say that the reason he didn't care for it was that he felt it was too cold and impersonal a movie, which it certainly is. And actually, I do understand it and I'm not too big a fan of it, either.

Your kids might also enjoy SNOWBALL EXPRESS, which is a good, fun picture.

This sounds like it could be 1949's FORBIDDEN STREET, aka BRITANNIA MEWS, starring, as you thought, Dana Andrews & Maureen O'Hara.

Interestingly, although I don't believe he said so in FM, Forry doesn't think much of 2001!

Send in Allison Hayes with some cookies & milk to tell him "Time for go to bed."

#2 could be YOU CAME ALONG, 1945, with Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott & Don Defore.

That's true. I don't ever remember Uncle Forry saying anything bad about any movie, even including PLAN 9. I think he was just happy to be writing about them for what seemed to be (at that time) a relatively small fan base. I think I even detected some hesitation on his part to print that list of Joe Dante's of the 50 worst horror/sci-fi films ever made, too.

Yeah, the description in FM made it (JOURNEY) sound pretty good, but I was disappointed when I finally saw it.

> {quote:title=scsu1975 wrote:}{quote} > When Shakespeare wrote "there is something rotten in the state of Denmark," he may have had this film in mind. > I thought he was talking about REPTILICUS.

And speaking of Abbott & Costello, trying to hide a corpse keeps them both busy in ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF, and Bob Hope has a bad time with the corpse of Reginald Denny in MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE.

The corpse of Marc Lawrence gives Lou Costello several hilarious "bad" moments in HOLD THAT GHOST.

For a truly amazing example of a breathtaking use of miniatures, check out the 1933 film DELUGE sometime, in which most of the civilized world is destroyed by a flood, including some spectacular shots of the destruction of New York City, which turned up as stock footage in numerous films for years afterward.

> {quote:title=rohanaka wrote:}{quote} >and wasn't there one with Gregory Peck and ( I think) Ingird Bergman >where he has amnesia?? I can't recall that title. Hi, Ro. That's SPELLBOUND you're thinking of. > Now that you've seen my list--all you Hitch experts--what should I see next?? :-) Here are a few more Hitchcock titles worth checking out: DIAL M FOR MURDER TO CATCH A THIEF STRANGERS ON A TRAIN LIFEBOAT SABOTEUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT and, though I may be in a minority here, I've always liked UNDER CAPRICORN. You also might want to check out some titles from Hitch's British period, including: THE LADY VANISHES THE 39 STEPS YOUNG AND INNOCENT THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934 version) SABOTAGE (not to be confused with SABOTEUR).