mrroberts
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About Raoul Walsh. They say that the scene in *High Sierra* when Bogart is driving through the desert and he and Henry Travers almost have an accident, that scene was inspired by Walsh's real life accident.
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I watched *Illegal* last night (I also have the DVD) and upon further thought I would agree that it is a sign of the movies moving away from those qualities that we associate with film noir. I think the storyline and characters definitely fit the "noir" category but the movie doesn't have that gritty noir feel. Hard to put into words, I think the production is a little too slick. If an Anthony Mann or Nicholas Ray had done it, maybe it would be more dark and raw. The dialogue needed more work too. Eddie G had way better lines to speak in *Double Indemnity* right? The ending was a little lame too. Eddie gets shot, apparently seriously too. But he manages to make it to the court and give his little speech before collapsing. Now he's laying there , he should be dying but everything is so upbeat and everyone is smiling like all is now right in the world. In a true noir he would have died and maybe there would be some unresolved issues. At the being of this thread I mentioned *Five Star Final* , now that (even for 1931) was much more a noir movie.
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Is this theremin anything like robitussin or vicks 44 formula?
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I have been holding on age 39 for over a decade now. When I get my annual flu shot I also get an anti-40 vaccine shot from my doctor. Same doctor who took care of Jack Benny.
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The people at the academy who make the nominations are a bunch of hockey pucks.
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The signoff I like -- "Good night and may the good news be yours" -- Les Nessman
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Is DebraDancer related to April Dancer? (The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.) She may have been my first crush.
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The Beaver steals the show (The Trouble With Harry).
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*Highway Patrol* , the all time best cop show. -- "21-50, Bye. 10-4".
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Maybe Cary thought they were blue M&Ms.
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Some people can't watch silents, and I can't listen to talk radio.
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"Say goodnight, Dick. "
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Obviously Rick was suffering from heat stroke. Or drinking tainted water. I would have locked Ilsa's husband in the men's room, and told her that he skipped town. Then I would have gotten on the plane with her and left Capt. Renault to deal with the Nazis (just like he had to do at the end of *Notorious* .
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I make one off hand comment about The Beach Boys and these guys high jack the thread. Back to the movie, why didn't Don Rickles (Big Drop) get an Oscar nom. for his work here ?
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BingFan, interesting to read your take on *Vertigo* . I too saw the Hitchcock "missing 5" on the big screen when they were rereleased in the early 80's. I found *Vertigo* very hypnotic to watch in the theatre, but I think that film really loses a lot of its punch when on the tv set. Even watching it uninterrupted, commercial free TCM style doesn't work well for me. Maybe the big screen experience spoiled me. I should see *Vertigo* again in a theatre. There are also a lot of other films I would like to see "big".
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Fred, I think that the casting of Alan Ladd and Van Heflin is very good. Interesting to think of Clift and Holden though. Do you think those two guys would have been better? Different maybe, but actually better?. I am not a Kate basher but I don't think she would have been so good as the wife in this picture. So even if the cast was all second choices it worked out quite well I think.
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In a noir film the guy who uses words like "expatiating" usually gets bumped off and dumped in the East River.
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Mike Mazurki got "crushed" in *Night And The City* by the great Gregorius.
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I see that TCM is airing *Mister Roberts* on Oct 25, tuesday morning, part of a Jack Lemmon mini tribute day. And *Mister Roberts* will also play in December as part of the William Powell month tribute. I believe the film has already aired 2 or 3 times this year so I guess we're getting into the TCM "plays this too much" category. I hereby swear that I have nothing to do with this programming decision. But I do thank TCM for having "good taste" and want to nominate the film as a future "essential".
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I wonder what Henry Fonda got paid for doing *The Lady Eve* ? I would have worked for free.
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Still enjoying this thread, many thanks for your work doing this .
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Fortunate are the ones who want to keep working, and get the opportunities to do so. Still its a business, and its all about money. If you can help make some money, you're welcome.
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I joined the work force in the late 70's, working over 30 years in a non union steel mill. My best years earning wise were the earliest ones. Over 30 years I've seen my buying power decline little by little. The much bragged about tax breaks have done little for me. But the CEO's are doing much, much better then ever. The young people of today taking my job are working much harder and longer hours and for less pay, they will get no pension plan either. Just a few personal observations here.
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I guess I should hate Charles Boyer for torturing Ingrid Bergman in *Gaslight* . Richard Kiley beat up and even shot Jean Peters in *Pickup On South Street* . The little kid who played Damien in *The Omen* killed Lee Remick. I am starting to build up an "enemies list". --- Fred MacMurray killed Barbara Stanwyck in *Double Indemnity* but she had it coming.
Cary Grant on Acid...1959 was Trippy!
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Its always been the well off suburban population and their money that has driven the drug trafficing. If they weren't spending the money on this stuff, there would be no big money market for it. And the rich get to go to drug rehabs while the poor just get tossed into prison.
Edited by: mrroberts on Oct 23, 2011 3:54 PM