mrroberts
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I do believe that TCM has aired *Duel* . Its a great movie. The DVD has commentary from Spielberg. He reused the "death groan" of the truck going over the cliff edge for the "death groan" for Jaws.
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R.I.P. Noel Harrison, U.N.C.L.E. agent Mark Slate. He and Stefanie made a great team.
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Hey, I just hit 3000 posts ! I'm catching up to Finance.
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My favorite Bogart moment has him talking about the missing Strawberries and finding the key
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Broderick Crawford and Judy Holliday as Rhett and Scarlett. Peter Lorre as Ashley. And finally (For Finance) June Allyson as Melanie.
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Roverrocks still has a grudge against the Pirates after 50 + years. Kind of like me never forgiving Jim Palmer and the Orioles for beating the Dodgers and my hero Sandy Koufax (in his last game) in the 66 series. I have always liked the Red Sox (my favorite AL team) but also respect the Cardinals and their long time history. So I guess I just want to see a good competitive series , with the Sox winning the 7th game on a Fisk like home run.
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The Cagney quote says a lot. In the late 30's Cagney was doing 2 or 3 pictures a year (always in the lead of course) while Bogart was doing mostly supporting roles and appearing in twice as many films as Cagney. And some of those roles Bogart was thrown into were very questionable casting decisions. Sometimes the studio execs didn't seem to be very bright. Bogart really paid his dues here. As Cagney said, they had the same attitude about work ethic. Its no surprise that they excelled at their craft. And if given the right opportunities , whether by smart casting or just dumb luck, they could give us a great movie to watch. I've been looking at the Bogart IMDb listings and there are a number of his early films I've never seen. One I really want to watch is *Two Against The World* which is a variation of the great Robinson film *Five Star Final* . Bogart has the lead in this "B" film with a low level supporting cast but it should be interesting viewing.
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I notice that the 3 times that James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart worked together happened over a short period of time, about 1 year. Bogart had been at Warners for several years and had worked with Edward G and most of the other Warners' stars but it took some time before he was cast with Cagney, wonder why? In spite of whatever personal differences they may have had they did work well together. Bogart made a formidable opponent for Cagney, which was no easy task. Cagney's screen persona could easily dominate his adversary so casting Bogart (and giving his character some presence) made for a good show. Of course both men look way out of place in "The Oklahoma Kid" .
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Since we are currently in a Bogart mode (I like the idea of jumping back and forth with these 3 great actors) I want to bring up the much unknown, underappreciated Bogart film *Conflict* from 1945. I first saw this film only a few years ago on TCM and found it fascinating. Here was Bogart doing his usual routine of the slow mental breakdown (like his Duke Mantee role in *The Petrified Forest* ) and as always he is great at it. That seems to be Bogart at his best , in my opinion. He does it in "In a Lonely Place", "Treasure of the Sierra Madre", "The Two Mrs Carrolls", "The Caine Mutiny" , "The Desperate Hours", etc. Back to *Conflict* , Bogart starts as a sane rational man who plans and then pulls off a seemingly perfect crime, murdering his wife and creating a fool proof alibi. But when he believes that he is seeing his now dead wife still walking around he slowly goes into the mental breakdown. In the end he reveals himself as the guilty party. Ironically Sidney Greenstreet plays the "good" guy in this film. But its all about Bogart and his character being unable to fight off his guilty conscience. I highly recommend this film for future viewing.
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I'm not old enough, I never heard James Garfield give a speech.
Edited by: mrroberts on Oct 21, 2013 3:33 PM
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Along with Ingrid Bergman looking absolutely sensational in this film is there any doubt that Claude Rains almost steals the picture. His character is so much fun to watch, the interaction between him and Bogart is top notch.
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For a long time to come, I hope that TCM can replay these Carson interview segments on occasion. Like showing the 10 min interview with Kirk Douglas in between 2 Kirk films, etc. These little segments give us a neat glimpse of the real person, sometimes showing them in a very different light than the characters they are typically known for playing.
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There has been so much written about *Casablanca* ;, the whole process of making the movie, the casting, the storyline being heavily revised while they were filming, creating the ending scenes at the last moment, etc. They were going to reshoot some scenes but Ingrid was not available (off to work on her next picture) so they had to settle for what they had done. I find it hard sometimes to separate fact from fiction. The "making of Casablanca" story has been so enhanced and exaggerated over the years. To me *Casablanca* is just another big studio "assembly line" movie where magically everything came together so well it became a masterpiece. Just like on the assembly line where several hundred cars roll off the line each day and one car just goes together perfectly. And it becomes an exceptional car. Somehow Humphrey Bogart just fit the role so well, as unlikely as that may have seemed at the time.
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Whether one likes these films or not isn't the issue, if it wasn't for TCM they would never be available for viewing at all . The more recent films (60's on up) do get shown on other stations. So anytime these "oldies" get shown on TCM I'm all for it.
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If Max Baer Sr was anything like Jr, well I guess that says a lot. I really like the recent film *Cinderella Man* , one of the few new films I can say that about. If the portrayal of Max Baer in that movie is that wrong its a shame, for Baer and the movie's credibility. I guess the purpose was to draw a stark contrast between good guy family man Braddock and the "evil' opponent. But that doesn't excuse distorting the image of the other man. Back to the movie, *The Harder They Fall* , that film had to step on a few toes when it came out. Much in the same way as *On The Waterfront* did a few years earlier.
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I can't comment on the man, never knew him or much about him. But as for the character; even as a young kid I couldn't stand him, the little I watched the show I always wanted to see him get whacked. He was one of the most nauseating characters in tv history.
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Sepiatone, go to IMDb for "Raising Arizona" . There are a whole bunch of great movie lines listed including the one you are referring to. This movie is loaded with great lines. "Son, you got a pantie on your head"
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Just watched *The Harder They Fall* which is a pretty good film on its own, but is remembered primarily for being Humphrey Bogart's last film. Bogart had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and still made this film, apparently with considerable difficulty. But he wanted to keep working and living a regular life as long as he could. Robert Osborne said Bogart had even signed on for a couple of future projects (maybe just to keep up appearances) . But the last few months of his life really went down hill, I have seen a few friends be ravaged from cancer, its a terrible ordeal for the person, family, and friends. You have to admire Bogart a lot for his courage in those last days.
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*Kid Galahad* (the Eddie/Bogie one) was on just a few weeks ago , 6 am Saturday morning Sept 14th. The great Robinson film *The Sea Wolf* was on right after.
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A very unusual film when it came out, one of their first films and it set a high standard that the Coen brothers have been able to maintain through the years. I can watch this film over and over (something I can't say for most films) and keep finding new things to appreciate. The character Nathan Arizona (Trey Wilson) was particularly funny, sad, he died a young man. I love the big chase scene after Cage goes into the convenience store to get Huggies and then holds up the place. (Cop car races up and cop sitting on the door falls out of the car when it stops, puts me on the floor)
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I just checked on youtube, several of the Basil Rathbone/Sherlock Holmes are there. A chance to get a sampling of this great series.
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It's amazing how far off track this thread has gotten.
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The Basil Rathbone/ Sherlock Holmes films (2 1939 Fox films and 12 Universal films from 1942 to 1946) have been shown a number of times on TCM (even a marathon that had most on during a Holmes day). *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* and *The Scarlet Claw* are generally considered to be the very best of the Basil films but I find they are all very entertaining. While the Universal films may be thought of as "B" films they are very well done, good scripts and production values. A few of the Universal films fell into public domain and dvds have been available in the discount bins of stores. I put out for the restored complete set (all 14 films) a few years ago, a little pricey but very fine quality plus there are a number of extra features (commentaries, etc) included. I highly recommend it.
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Finance, I take it that you are more like Alan Ladd or Elisha Cook Jr. ?
--- Seriously, I would have liked to see Paulette Goddard as Scarlett.
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