FrankGrimes
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Yes, that's a very, very, very BIG deal! Thank you for posting this, Kyle! Secret Beyond the Door is THE Lang film that I wish to see most. I'm thrilled beyond belief to learn it has been restored. This gives me great hope that a DVD may soon be in the future. I hope there is a decent turnout for the restorative premiere. I'm actually very giddy right now. I may do something really foolish.
Thanks again for the good word, SoKyle. I must reply to some of the suspects on this thread later on tonight. Some need to be reprimanded. You, my friend, ain't one of them. On second thought, did you say something about me using my extra-shiny halo as a noose?
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Dobbsy & Laffite -- I have a question for the both of the yous. It's something that bothers me about The Narrow Margin, a film that I really like.
SPOILER
Why does Mrs. Neall (Marie Windsor) insist on playing the music, knowing that would endanger her life? I understand she must be difficult in order for the ruse to play out, but must she do so while making such noise? I never understood this. She could give Brownie (Charles McGraw) hell without the music.
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FG -- were you renumerating my list because YOU are the adorable scuttling puppy-dogish pseudo-crustacean thingie that followed me down Glades Road?? You meet all the criteria, except I don't know if you have grasshopper hind legs.
I'd follow you down Glades Road, Bronxie. But you'd quickly have me arrested and sent to some British society prison where they neuter guys with Pride and Prejudice viewings. I heard the "A Clockwork Orange" ball does serious damage.
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Hola, Whistlin' Gypsy -- FrankieG: Have you seen either of these films, Geheimnisse iener Seele (1926) or Jugendrausch (1927)? Geheimnisse iener Seele is known in English as Secrets of a Soul and was directed by G. W. Pabst. The film featured Werner Krauss as the husband and Ruth Weyher as his wife. Jugendrausch is known in English as Nemesis or Eva and the Grasshopper and was directed by Georg Asagaroff with stop-action animation by Ladislas Starevitch. The film featured Camilla Horn as Eva and Gustav Fr?lich as Armand.
No, but I wish that I had after seeing those mesmerizing photos! Jeff just recently asked me if I had seen Secrets of a Soul. It really does sound like my kind of film, and I do like Pabst. The "Mother Earth" picture from the film is dazzling! That shot alone has piqued my interest in the film. I had never heard of Eva and the Grasshopper, and I'm glad you have brought the film to my attention. It looks to be enchanting.
I'll post some caps from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari coming up. I won't spoil the film, though.
Hey, J-Girl -- Scotty, you have posted some silent film noir. Thanks for all the great caps of interesting films I haven't seen.
Thanks, Cephy. But I hope you continue to post more photos here. Don't let me overrun your thread.
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TCM is airing a Robert Ryan double-feature tomorrow morning:
Gangway for Tomorrow 6:00 AM EST
Day of the Outlaw 7:15 AM EST
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Hey the same invitation holds for you as well!
Thanks, Jeff!
I'm afraid I would be in over my head in such an environment.
I must say that I'm slowly learning more and more about silent film peformers thanks
to you, Whistlin' G, and others in this forum. The problem with me is that I lack
focus. I tend to jump all over the place in terms of film. My learning curve is steep and
slow. But I will most certainly keep reading what y'all write.
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Thanks for posting the pics of Janet Gaynor, Whistlin' G. She has a very soft look. Strangely, I actually like her even more with the wig in Sunrise. I don't know what that says about me. Don't answer that.
If I send a private message and I do not have a copy in my Sent Folder, does this mean the person receiving my message has blocked me? I always check the Save Copy option, so I should have a copy. Thanks for your help.
Yes, it means someone is blocking you. What did you do to that person? Just kidding. I don't know how PM's work with the "ignore" function but I'm guessing you just lost your sent message. This has happened to me on a number of occasions, including yesterday. The person you sent the message to more than likely has received it.
Thanks again for all your wonderful posts. I'm going to reread your brilliant post on Max Linder in the "foreign-language film" forum again later tonight. I hope others check it out. You went above and beyond with that one. You're a beautiful writer.
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he's here april! wait for it....wait for it......he just needs to take a couple more steps.
It's time to send you away to the "dollhouse." They will help you get rid of your imaginary
doll there.
you just insulted my favorite movie! i would never use the fast-forward button on Random Harvest.i havent seen the beginning huh? i have it memorized! and nowhere do i see smithy randomly harvesting victims.....he isnt jack the ripper! paula was his "motherly help", you said so yourself, but i still dont think of it that way. goodness!
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Ciao, Miss Traitoress -- Rhett and I set it on fire with our love. Then he
rebuilt if for me with his ill-gotten gains. What a man!
You're lying once again! Such falsehoods. Like many a night, you turned Rhett away
because of your love for some British Sir Snob. The scorched cat is out of the
bag -- all of your Gone with the Wind love has been a farce from the
beginning. You turned your back on Rhett and your Tara for something far
more trashy. You should be ASHAMED! You should change your screen
name because the once lovely Miss Goddess is no longer. I weep.
I don't know but that I still think he could be Bronxie's "mystery" creature...
Let's check the list:
1. He was "friendly" and docile.
I'm definitely very "friendly" and docile. I'd add sweet, kind, and loving, too.
2. He seemed responsive and followed me like a puppy.
I do like Bronxie.
3. He had no spidery legs that were spread out.
I don't have spidery legs that spread out, but I believe someone else on this
board does.
4. I could feel him "looking" at me.
I do like to look. It's much more fun to stand and watch versus start something.
5. He had a shell that didn't cover him completely.
I'm very shy but I like to peek.
6. He seemed crustacean in appearance, but not like a traditional crab.
I'm caucasian in appearance, but I'm a traditional gentleman. Well, that eliminates me.
If he's the abominable snowman (he's certainly the first part) then all we have to
do is turn up the heat and that will take care of him!
You better not stand too close to that fire, Manhattan Blizzard. Those icy
shoulders of yours may start to drip. We can't have that now, can we?
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Good Evening, ButtersneakGRACE -- yeah i cant see sweet april setting anyone on fire
You can say that again.
....that would be like seeing audrey hepburn not eating anything when getting nervous in Charade. heehee!
Or like a silly girl not eating fattening food until they go on vacation.
Smithy naturally caused Paula to stop breathing when he strangled her and then buried her in the courtyard.
i personally cant see any of that happening in Random Harvest. honestly. maybe in Shadow of a Doubt. heehee!
You must have fast-forwarded through half of Random Harvest. The meaning behind the title is that Smithy randomly harvests victims. Paula has to go undercover as a secretary to try and catch Smithy, but will she become his next victim? It's rather compelling. You really need to watch the film without using the FF button.
Like a Texas girl has any chance of showing no emotion at all. Now I've heard it all. Such stubbornness.
phew you are really having fun murdering poor sweet april and me tonight arent you?
I'm not a Smithy. I'm not a murderer.
You can marry your serial killer dreamboat, if you like. I was merely trying to warn you about his murderous "love."
mamma mia! heehee! smithy and mr darcy are the sweetest kindest dreamboats......and MELODY! i cant forget about my melody jones. do you truely think smithy could be capable of even handling a knife? he would probably get so confused, he would end up dropping it on the floor. poor baby!
I think he'd "drop it" in a guy's back.
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Hey, Minya -- Cheeky.
Cheeky and trashy.Hola, ButtersweetGRACE -- I wish I was hallucinating that the Gone with the Wind girl did not abandon Tara, but it's true. I shall never view her the same. I'm thoroughly disappointed and depressed.
yeah well, you are still halucinating! she didnt abandon tara, she just loves rhett more than tara! so there!
She doesn't love either! She's at some vanity fair doing some wicked shopping for trashy British society guys. I've lost all hope and faith in her. I always thought she was a cute Southern belle with wrongheaded opinions but now I know the truth. She set Tara on fire.
I'm not picking on anyone. I'd never do such a thing. I'm always very serious.
yeah right! you are the biggest softy in the world......who likes to trample on girls' dreams of one day marrying their true loves. odd combo!
You can marry your serial killer dreamboat, if you like. I was merely trying to warn you about his murderous "love."
Smithy didn't do a thing to Larry, but Smithy murdered Rebecca, Bunny Lake, and Paula. You've got a badge, arrest him!
im not going to arrest smithy for being a swetheart and loving paula until the day they both die, which will happen of natural causes by the way. heehee! how indecorous of you to keep them apart from each other! im utterly ashamed of you. heehee!
Smithy naturally caused Paula to stop breathing when he strangled her and then buried her in the courtyard.
Which one of you is Grace and which is Maddy? I'm sure Sweet T would LOVE to be Grace.
oh yeah....actually that would be easy, i just wouldnt have to show emotion at all. heehee!
Like a Texas girl has any chance of showing no emotion at all. Now I've heard it all. Such stubbornness.
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Anything to please you Grimey.
I know better than that. You're trying to get me to let my guard down and then you'll shoot me dead, Annie.
Not to throw Mr. Darcy under a bus or anything, but I would be just as happy with a Sheik or a Sea Hawk-especially if they were a little sweaty.
There are many lines to be said here and I shall not say a one.
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I'm working on a fresh batch now! It will make him think you and I are Madeleine Carroll and Grace Kelly so he'll be nice to us.
Which one of you is Grace and which is Maddy? I'm sure Sweet T would LOVE to be Grace.
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and you need to stop halucinating things.
I wish I was hallucinating that the Gone with the Wind girl did not abandon Tara, but it's true. I shall never view her the same. I'm thoroughly disappointed and depressed.
april we need to make another batch of that good stuff we used on frankie, it appears to be working on him, the only trouble is that we now need to make a spell for him not to pick on us....like that will ever happen.
I'm not picking on anyone. I'd never do such a thing. I'm always very serious.
larry is not treacherous! for goodness sake! smithy wouldnt even touch larry. in fact i think they would be good friends. heehee! as for bunny lake.....
Smithy didn't do a thing to Larry, but Smithy murdered Rebecca, Bunny Lake, and Paula. You've got a badge, arrest him!
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Hi, Minya -- So I'm guessing this is the wrong time to mention that Mr. Darcy is one of my dream men?
Not if you tell me Annie Laurie Starr just shot him at the ball.
Ciao, Miss Traitor -- All this bad mouthing of Englishmen...I'm starting to think you are Anglophobic Mr Grimes...
It just depends on who's greeting me...
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Hi, Miss Lady of the Night -- No you didn't! You were out with that Belle!
I was not! I was at a political meeting. Ask anyone.
Howdy, SWEET T -- okay honey boy, what is going on? SWEET april has just S. O. S. ed me because you are being so mean! heehee!
You really need to stop playing with your imaginary doll "April."
such treachery flows from the mouth of a person whom picks on rhett butler and mr paul! how cruel!. wow im pretty good at larry oiliver talk.
Ask Treacherous Larry if he knows where Rebecca is. Her and Bunny Lake seem to have gone missing. I'm thinking Smithy murdered them both.
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I'm so sorry! But you were so nasty about it!
And then when you were sick, it was all my fault... I hoped against hope that you'd call for me, but you didn't. Instead, you called out for Sir Ashley Pomp and BS. I hope you two enjoy a wonderful life together. You're meant for each other.
I'm in mourning because I'd heard the delightful news you'd been HANGED. Or, at least....
That'll be the day.
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lol! The expression on his face makes me think his next move was to toss it out the window.
That's the same expression and thought I have whenever I'm chatting with you.
Ha haaa!! Me love ASHLEY WILKES??? I never really loved him!
You certainly gave a good imitation of it, up till this morning. No, Scarlett, I tried everything. If you'd only met me half way, even when I came back from the snooty British society crap that you women somehow find romantic.
I see Scarlett is wearing her bridal gown in that picture.
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Oh, pleeeeeeeeeeeeease, spare me!
I would NEVER betray darling Rhett, my own true love.
You just admitted that you love another man! You love Sir Ashley, not Rhett. Why
must you women use men like this? No loyalty whatsoever. None.
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Oh, for goodness sake! I am not a fraud! It's the movie I love the most, more
than the book!
Your most recent post on this hideous thread of yours was about Gone with the
Wind, the BOOK, being named the second most popular BOOK by clueless
Americans. For once, I agree with you, Americans have horrendous taste.
Then, to my great dismay and horror, I find out that you don't consider it your
second favorite book. You, a Southern belle of the most annoying degree, actually
prefer British society BS. I'm shaken. My world is crashing down. To think I believed
you actually loved Gone with the Wind with all your heart, yet you were only using
it. You never loved Rhett. You love... Sir Pomp and Priss Whoever. DisGRACEful.
You behave or we will seat you next to Mrs. Railton-Bell, who will talk your ear
off about British society.
I'd rather sit next to Mrs. Whosits because she probably won't rip my heart out like
a certain phony Scarlett.
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Howdy, Traitoress -- Miss Jackie knows my fondness for Mr. T's Vanity Fair---she, me and Sweet Tea discussed it (among other "trashy" British society novels). In case she doesn't know, it is my favorite novel---yes, even more so than GWTW, which was in fact influenced by Thackeray's "heroine".
Thankfully, I missed that trashy discussion.
Hi, Nat -- Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.....FRANK!
I feel cheated. Little Miss Gone with the Wind is nothing but a fraud! I'm crestfallen. The
next thing she's gonna say is that she's given up cupcakes.
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Speak your blasphemy, Scarlett. Speak it! Put that red dress of yours on and wear plenty of rouge.
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Hiya, Jackie! -- I think that there are plausible reasons why Ethan might hate his own son. I don't necessarily believe that Marty is related to Ethan, except through symbolism.
That's where I'm also at.
However, if Marty was the result of a brief and maybe meaningless affair to blow off steam, Ethan would be very ashamed. If Ethan had relations with another woman (especially if she was part-Indian), he would see that as a tremendous mistake. Marty would be the living, breathing evidence of that mistake, and it would be visible to one and all. He would take great pains to show he didn't care about Marty, because that might lead people to see the resemblance or realize what the true relationship was. It would show everyone how weak Ethan really was. I don't think that psychological slant is too far-fetched. He might very well hate the sight of Marty, or at least pretend to.....
That was phenomenal! I think it's dead-on, too. If Ethan really is Marty's father, I believe it happened just as you laid out above. Ethan is what he hates and Marty is a reminder of such hate.
And furthermore, I feel that even though this is not how the movie or book is written (with Ethan actually said to be Marty's father), his actions in the movie exactly fit that psychological profile. So, yes, I am 99% positive that Ford wanted us to think about Marty's parentage.
I believe this to be true, as well. Ethan looks to be a father who abandoned his son when he was young and he's now re-entering his life. His anger and hate is projected onto Marty and others, but I believe it's actually he who he is truly attacking.
Plus, is it so wrong to want to continue on this lively thread, with all you interesting and knowledgeable people? I think not. Please let us continue in our delusion, Fred, and forgive us our sins.....
What's great about Dobbsy is that he's a pot-stirrer and, for the most part, a good-intentioned pot stirrer. I'm not sure there is a member on this board who likes a good ol' fashioned discussion and/or debate about most anything more so than Dobbsy. I think the reason he's even on this thread is because there has been some very good discussion going on around here. You're a big reason why.
What's up, Pot Stirrin' Dobbsy -- I think that some of the best films are ones that give us so much to think about, and we go beyond the film and the plot and begin thinking about what happened to the characters before and after the movie.
I'm definitely with you on that one. I do like my escapist fare, but I prefer psychological messes.
I do that all the time with Treasure of the Sierra Madre. I wonder where Howard, Curtin, and Dobbs came from. What did they do before they got stuck in Tampico? How did the relationship between Curtin and Cody's widow work out? How did Howard like his life with the Indians? And I want to ask Curtin why he didn't tie up Dobbs during those last few nights?
I didn't see you as a backstory kind of guy, Dobbsy.
(We of the Dobbs family must be carefully watched.)
Amen, brother.
Ford certainly wanted us to wonder about Ethan, since that medal he gave Debbie was Mexican and not from the US Civil War, although Ethan didn't mention where he got it. And where did he get all those newly minted gold coins?
I'm of the belief that Ethan earned some of his possessions and "earned" some of his possessions, like those freshly-minted Yankee coins.
By the way, I liked your Marty skin tone presenation. You wisely pointed out that Ford made Marty much darker-toned when we first meet him. Granted, the lighting is on the dark side in that scene, but it's clear to me that Ford was letting us all know that Marty was more than 1/8 Cherokee... so they tell him.
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Wow! That was a terrific read, B. I really enjoyed your heartfelt words. Your honesty is always so refreshing to me. You sure do wear your emotions on your sleeve. You wear them well, too.
Cheeky and trashy.
GWTW Named All Time Favorite in Poll
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I may peep a little later on this afternoon, Tara Hater.