mrroberts
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Burt Lancaster is one of my all time favorite actors and he did a very diverse group of films, so different people will have different opinions about their favorites or bests. For me I first think of Burt the action hero ( I love TCM's John Frankenheimer narrative bio on Burt) and my favorite Burt film is *The Train* which is a gripping WW2 drama that really showcases Burt's acting and physical skills as a stunt man. *Run Silent, Run Deep* is hands down the best submarine movie ever made and shows Burt and Clark Gable doing some of their best acting. Burt's early film work features some of the best film noirs ever made , *The Killers* , *Criss Cross* , *Sorry Wrong Number* etc. And Burt did some of the best swashbuckler films made (of course doing his own stunts).
Edited by: mrroberts on Dec 18, 2011 4:00 PM
Edited by: mrroberts on Dec 18, 2011 4:02 PM
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You mean your health care insurance provider doesn't provide for potential injuries from seeing a major motion picture blockbuster? These insurance companies look for any excuse to reject a claim.
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What about *Destry Rides Again* or *Buck Benny Rides Again* ?
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I don't think I have ever seen a sadder movie. It is a film that should be seen by all, I just am not sure when its a suitable time. As you mentioned, as sad as the ending is it does offer the prospect of hope for the future, that the kids will have good lives and maybe be reunited at sometime in the future. There should have been a sequel made a few years later, maybe with the same cast of children (all grown up) and the quest of reuniting the family.
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Give it about 25 years, if its still being talked about then it may be considered a classic and suitable for discussion here.
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Looking at pictures of Charles Laughton, he wasn't a bad looking kid at 12 years old. But he quickly got rather pudgy and remained so, getting ever heavier in his later years. That probably contributed to his dying at only 63 years old.
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In my humble opinion both Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor are way overrated as actresses , its more of a tabloid driven fame concerning their personal adventures. Actually I do think Judy Garland showed much more acting talent then she gets credit for, but her personal tragedies get most of the attention. Finally as for the great Kate, I am not a big fan of hers but I don't question her considerable talents as an actress.
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I looked at some pictures on the image page, doesn't Susan Gordon look like she could have been Dennis The Menace / Jay North's sister?
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To answer the original post here, I have yet to actually sit through and watch in entirety Citizen Kane or Gone With The Wind.
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About *Anatomy Of A Murder* , I have to disagree with Mr Dobbs (who I respect as one of the best posters on these boards). I like the film a lot, its one of my favorites and I believe is James Stewart's best film performance of all (and I like many, many of his films). Everyone in the film gives a great performance (like my gal Lee Remick) and Otto Preminger is at the top of his game telling a story of suspense. The on location filming gives a real feel to the story and I believe the courtroom scenes are very true to reality. None of the characters are heroes here, and there may or may not be a real villain, the ending lets the audience speculate about that.
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I kind of wish Hitchcock had done the film, he would have brought it up to a higher level. Neverless I still think it was a good film.
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*Delicious* starring Janet Gaynor was on Dec 14th. I saw part of this film sometime ago, never knew the name of it but when I started watching yesterday I realized what it was and had to watch the whole film. I have never known a lot about Janet Gaynor movies but found her very charming in this one, I can she why she was such a big star in her time. I put her right at the top of my "cute" list along with Priscilla Lane. I'll have to start looking at more Janet movies.
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*Payment Deferred* 1932 , starring Charles Laughton, was on Dec 14th. First time I saw that one. I thought it was quite good, could be considered an early noir, or Hitchcock like, or both? Laughton was only 32 years old playing an older man with a grown daughter (Maureen O Sullivan), and the wife / mother (Dorothy Peterson) may have been the best player in this movie. Ray Milland in an early role too. Anyone else see this?
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Stefanie Powers (The Girl From UNCLE, April Dancer) was one of my very first crushes and Stefanie still looks terrific today. And she's a natural redhead.
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You mean the Edmund Gwenn that tried to push Joel McCrea out of the tower or the Edmund Gwenn who charmed little Natalie Wood at Christmas? Tonight Edmund Gwenn tries to persuade William Powell to finally get his baptism in *Life With Father*.
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Now if someone involved with that DVD release were smart they would let TCM have access to some of that material to promote some sales.
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Mark, I notice that your "main man" seems to change on a daily basis
. December 15th is the TCM stand out day for me. Once again a whole Thursday night of my "main man" William Powell, but as a bonus, a Thursday morning mini fest of one of my "main gals", Lee Remick. Actually they missed her birthday (Dec 14) by one day but its the thought that counts. Hard to believe, its over 20 years since she passed 
Also on the 15th, one of my all time favorites featuring another "main man" , *Witness For The Prosecution* starring Charles Laughton, and a not too shabby supporting cast -
You mean you never got sick or had a bad weather day? You lucky kid, for me it seemed like I always was well and had nice sunny days Monday - Friday, but on the weekends there was horrible weather or I got some sort of flu bug or the measles, or whatever. Never got the breaks.
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Joseph N Welch , who did an excellent job playing the judge in *Anatomy Of A Murder*. He did a few tv appearances but that was his only film. He died only one year after the movie was made.
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Highway Patrol was on for 4 years starting in the fall of 1955. I don't know what day or time slot the show was first broadcast. It was a popular syndicated show (reruns) in the 60's which is when I first saw it. In the Philly area one of the 3 major stations (3, 6, or 10) had it on Saturdays in the morning or early afternoon. In those good old days the only stations we could get were 3, 6, and 10. Until one day my dad got a converter box and antenna and we could watch uhf channels 17, 29, and 48. One of those independents may have also aired HP at times.
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On Monday the 12th, starting at 6 am est, a whole line up of "Eddie" movies on TCM, mostly early 30's stuff.
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Unlike Dragnet, which told you it was based on the Los Angeles police department, Highway Patrol used the California Highway Patrol as a model but avoided any direct reference to the state, so by being generic the show could represent any state police force. The closest that any actor in the series came to being a costar to Crawford was William Boyett who later would be the precinct sergeant in Adam 12 . Quite a few future stars made appearances on Highway Patrol including Clint Eastwood, Robert Conrad, Dyan Cannon, and perhaps the most startling , Joe Flynn (Capt Binghamton on McHale's Navy) as a ruthless thug who holds a old couple hostage in their house. And yes I love the cars (modeled after each years CHP cars) , especially the D 500 Dodge sedans .
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I second that.
-- Sure wish TCM could do a Highway Patrol marathon, "21-50, bye".Edited by: mrroberts on Dec 9, 2011 12:22 PM
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Doris looks mighty fine to me, good to hear that she's well and happy, she deserves that . And she deserves her privacy to whatever extent she desires, she owes us nothing.
Edited by: mrroberts on Dec 9, 2011 12:17 PM
Also on the 15th, one of my all time favorites featuring another "main man" , *Witness For The Prosecution* starring Charles Laughton, and a not too shabby supporting cast 
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Not to mention sports arenas and stadiums (largely subsidized with public money) but named after big business enterprises) and auto racing where cars are rolling billboards (I used to like stock car racing when the cars resembled what was on the street).