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That was BAD COMPANY, from 1972, with Jeff Bridges.
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> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}
> I wonder what THE KILLER SHREWS would have looked liked directed by John Ford.
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> Let me see -- Arthur Shields takes the place of Sidney's dad, Joanne Dru is the feisty daughter who doesn't resort to screaming but is very resourceful, John Agar the "romantic" hero, Woody Strode is Rook, the boat's second mate, with a guest appearance by Jimmy Stewart as the main screechy shrew.
And instead of fleeing the island with their tails between their legs (so to speak), the cast is saved when John Wayne shows up and punches the entire island in the mouth.
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Actually, Judy, FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH is out on DVD from Anchor Bay, under its original title of QUATERMASS AND THE PIT, both as a stand-alone feature and also paired with QUATERMASS 2.
I also feel that this is one of Hammer's best, with a little unusual casting in that Christopher Lee plays the more likeable doctor while Peter Cushing plays the more unpleasant one. Love that creepy, mysterious atmosphere and the way the Gorgon's back-story as a sister of the original one from Greek mythology is presented. Great ending, too!
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> Giant ants in the L.A. sewers! Aaaarghh!!! Run for your lives!
Now we know...the rest of the story...
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Both this film and THE GIANT GILA MONSTER were actually produced by Ken Curtis!
And even though the film is everything you say it is, Bronxie, I still like it. I remember being quite scared by it on Channel 11's "Chiller" back in the 60s, especially the part where "Rook" meets his end.
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> Here's a new one:
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> 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...
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> 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.
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> {quote:title=brandoalways4ever wrote:}{quote}
> Perfectly said!!! I feel the EXACT same way!!!
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> 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.
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TCM seems to play it every three or four years.
You'll just have to have patience...
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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
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Or 2001: "Now, Eric, (or Hans), I can see that you're upset about this..."
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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.
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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.
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Now, now...
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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.
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Your kids might also enjoy SNOWBALL EXPRESS, which is a good, fun picture.
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This sounds like it could be 1949's FORBIDDEN STREET, aka BRITANNIA MEWS, starring, as you thought, Dana Andrews & Maureen O'Hara.
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Interestingly, although I don't believe he said so in FM, Forry doesn't think much of 2001!
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Send in Allison Hayes with some cookies & milk to tell him "Time for go to bed."
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#2 could be YOU CAME ALONG, 1945, with Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott & Don Defore.
The Gorgon and Barbara Shelley
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Yes, I've seen CAT GIRL. I thought it was pretty good, but like many British films, the pacing can be a bit stately at times. Worth a look.