mrroberts
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Unfortunately as with all things, the passage of time tends to shrink the memories of past events. People tend to live in their own times, but some get curious about the past and they want to explore it. All we can hope for is that these things (like films) are preserved in some fashion, so they're always available for future generations to experience. As a child I didn't have much interest in old movies, but over time I have developed more of a curiousity about them and a bit of nostalgia about what my parents grew up with (explaining my interest in the 30's and 40's times). I am glad there are opportunities to see many of these films today. Also the passage of time tends to redefine the importance or popularity of things past. Some films and their stars hold a "value", it may even grow. Others will fade, or I will like while you don't. For example Mickey Rooney and Bing Crosby were huge in their time, today the interest isn't at the same level. Not meant as a slight at them, its just the public persception today. But that could change in the future, the next generation may "rediscover" them .
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On Sunday morning ,July 31 at 6:30 am est, TCM is showing *Star Of Midnight* 1935. Another "Thin Man" type movie starring none other than William Powell , who better to get to play a "William Powell" type of character. In this one Powell's "Myrna Loy" substitute is Ginger Rogers. This film was made right after the 1st Thin Man movie, which makes me wonder when did MGM decide to start making more "Thin Man " movies? If they were planning to do that, why allow these "Thin Man" imitators, like 1936's *The Ex Mrs Bradford* which co starred Jean Arthur? Both *Star Of Midnight* and *The Ex Mrs Bradford* were done at RKO, so William Powell was loaned out to do them. I have never seen *Star Of Midnight* so this is a big deal for me. It should be good , William Powell always seemed to bring out the best in his female leads, and Ginger Rogers was a most talented and versatile actress.
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Rodney Dangerfield was a "latchkey kid". And his parents kept changing the locks.
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Finance wants to go for a ride up on Mulholland Drive with Diane ( "Angel Face" ) . Fasten your seat belts!
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Crawford, Broderick
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*Kiss Of Death* (1947)
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Jane Wyman was in *Larceny, Inc* with Edward G Robinson
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*I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang* , is it a Noir film made before anyone came up with the term? It certainly has a lot of Noir themes going on.
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*Angel Face* is one of those films that I have been wanting to buy the DVD of (If I had all of the movies that I'd want, I'd need to rent storage space). I like to get DVDs with commentary just to learn more about the film. I guess like any story there are a number of versions, so what really happened? If all of the principles were here today, they all would probably tell a slightly different story. In my previous postings I am only relating things I've read or heard. Everyone involved in *Angel Face* had their own "issues" going on, so it must have been a tension filled shoot. It says something about how professional these people were, inspite of all the problems, they still put together a really good flick. And Preminger and Mitchum did work together on another picture soon after.
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*Frankenstein* (1931)
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Hunsecker, J.J. --- played by Burt Lancaster in *Sweet Smell Of Success*
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I just want to acknowledge your post. I remember seeing *My Favorite Year* when it was first released. I liked it a lot then , and still do today. I find it a very entertaining film, kind off a throwback to an earlier era. Not just because of the time of the story but because of the style in which it is presented.
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Perhaps another way of putting it is that if you were to remove all of the Canadian born (and also the British born) talents who helped make these classic films, there would be quite a hole. --- Interesting stuff about Hume Cronyn on wiki, in his family there are prominent political and religious leaders, and most important of all is that his mother was a Labatt (of the brewery). So the next time you drink a cold one, a toast to Hume Cronyn please.
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Misswonderly neglected to point out the fact that Yvonne DeCarlo (who is in *Brute Force* and *Criss Cross* ) is also a Canadian.
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Finally, had a short, but sweet thunderstorm, even got caught in the rain getting from the car to my house. Did I care? Since The Long Hot Summer has Lee Remick (a fav of mine) in the cast, maybe another Lee movie (Baby The Rain Must Fall) will bring us what we need for awhile.
Edited by: mrroberts on Jul 25, 2011 5:44 PM
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Like everyone, I love Lucille Ball the comedianne, but also find her interesting in the noir films, *The Dark Corner* and *Lured* . They show how talented an actress she was, her career could have gone several different ways. With the right break or two, she could have succeeded at almost anything.
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This thread has certainly been blessed with some outstanding , insightful comment, well done all. At times the tone of discussion on these boards gets rather depressing. Comments like these give me hope, make visiting this site worth my time. I wish I were as good at putting my thoughts into words like some of you.
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*Two Rode Together*
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*Taxi* 1932
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Witherspoon, Mr --- Edward Everett Horton in *Arsenic And Old Lace*
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"A legend is more interesting then the actual fact". Sounds like an editorial I read the other day in the "Shinbone Star".
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Joel McCrea alert --- In less than 24 hrs, 4 AM est to be exact, *Ride The High Country* is on TCM. That may provide temporary relief for those who are suffering from Joel McCrea itis. The only known cure for this ailment is a massive dose of Joel McCrea, taken over a thirty day period of intensive therapy. Only Doctor TCM has the power to deliver this cure. How about it Doc? Your patients need your help.
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I really miss being able to access my previous postings, you could access them all at one time. Just to be able to review your entries from the last three or four days, that would be appreciated. Can that feature be brought back, or is there a new way to do same?
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I can't believe you are referring to the chase shot in *High Sierra* when the cops are chasing Bogart up the Mount Whitney Road. That long continuous shot of Bogart's car coming up the hill, around the hairpin turn, and then him moving along with the camera dropping back down picking up the police vehicles and following them along the same track again. That's got to be one of my favorite movie shots of all time.
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As misswonderly knows , The Guess Who (Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman) are among my all time favorites. While the general public is only familiar with the commercial top 40 hits, these guys are very talented musicians and songwriters, their albums (the solo efforts, The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive) are full of some really great songs. These guys really know their music (of various genera) and can actually play instruments with considerable skill (Randy Bachman is a truly great guitarist, Burton Cummings a talented keyboard player). And now they are in their 60's, but still performing at a very impressive level and still recording new material. Randy is currently touring with BTO partner Fred Turner,and Burton is in the middle of extensive touring of Canada and (finally) the U S.