FrankGrimes
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I got to see Red River and Stagecoach on the big screen for the first time last night.
Woo hoo! Lucky you!
I think Red River tends to get higher marks from guys than gals because it's a "father-son" relationship film. The ending is its weakest part for me. It's a little too easy and not very dramatic at all.
Joanne Dru's performance is also one of the weaker elements to the film. There's not much depth to her performance and this makes her character also look rather shallow. She's more of a "pleader," which is something many women tend to dislike with a passion. I like "pleaders" as a change of pace, but I much prefer feisty gals.
I definitely agree with you about Hawks' heroines rarely feeling genuine. You're an extremely perceptive girl and I'd take your word on female characters above my mine most every single time.
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Veronica Lake! Thanks, Sweet T! Veronica always puts a smile on my face. I love the photo right below the one with Alan Ladd. Wow! She's super-sultry in that pic.
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I'm here for just one sec but...
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And here I was all happy to see you here and then you misunderstood what I said and got all snippy.
Snippy? Oooohhh, you just made someone's day with that one.
I was kidding, of course. I don't think there's a question at the bottom of my post.
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I'm not sure if there is a problem with me
Do you want the truth?
or with the last few of your screen caps but either way I can't see them so if
there was a question connected to them, I guess you will have to repost it.
Repost them?! Forget it! Actually, all of the caps are viewable for me, so maybe
you could try hitting "refresh." There are no questions with the caps at the bottom
of my post.
I would have shrunk the size of the caps but I'm still smarting from Snippy Squaw's
scolding of me the last time.
I really enjoyed the ones I could see, btw!
Thanks! Sometimes I show up.
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Kyle & CineBabe -- What does it say that I have posted the most on this thread? Hmmm, I wonder.
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That was a wonderful article on the film noir connection of Widmark and Dassin. Thanks for posting the link. The next film noir I'm gonna watch is definitely going to be Night and the City. How I've resisted Gene Tierney, Widmark, and Dassin this long is beyond me. I also have Thieves' Highway and Rififi on DVD. Tsk, tsk, shame and double shame.
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Mom's fine, thanks, Scott; she's driving as if she never left the car, and her doctor hopes her eye will heal naturally on its own now.
That's wonderful news, B. I'm very glad to hear it.
To attend my class, watching a Greer Garson movie is a prerequisite.
I've seen two Greer films! So do I pass? I'm not looking for an "A".
Preferably P&P.
Dammit.
Now Miss Greer is not the reason I only saw THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE once.
She's just one of the many reasons.
It's because I don't like seeing venerable movie stars surrounded by reptiles. Or, in the case of NIGHT OF THE LEPUS, being stalked by killer bunnies.
Night of the Demon! Dana Andrews!
I think the only way you'd watch P&P is if it was a noir version starring another GG
and had Humphrey Bogart as Mr. Darcy.
Bogie and the REAL Double G (
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Excellent stuff, Whistlin' G! I really enjoyed what you wrote about William Austin and the Batman serial. You are very correct about Austin being the model for who many of us Batman fans have come to know as "Alfred." Marvelous info. Thanks.
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april isnt a sourpuss! april is a sweet blueberry! now say youre sorry!
A very sour blueberry.
in ENCHANTED patrick dempsey didnt put princess Giselle into an institution when he picked her up off the streets. poor baby was wandering around new york looking for her prince and couldnt find him!! patrick dempsey thought the prince was her imaginary friend! actually he wanted to put her into one, but he fell in love with her too quickly. so do you honestly think smithy would send me to one?
Patrick Dempsey made a big mistake. He should have put her away immediately. I think Smithy would also put you away if you mentioned your sweet blueberry.
But indecorous women are merely women wanting to be loved.
that narrows it down to about 99% of the women in thie planet, silly goose. heehee!
That's my point. Indecorous women are still women.
i could find more, im surely!
I hope you do! I could only see the one photo and you are right, she's really sweet and innocent looking in that pic. Thank you, Super Sweet T!
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you heard him say it april. he admitted he was a sod-buster! he's a womanizing connoisseur!!!
I did not say I was a womanizing connoisseur!
when you take a shower, look to use some soap. it might help the place smell a little fresher. heehee
Now that really made me laugh!
are you serious? you will actually watch pride and prejudice if they win tonight?!! im so excited all the sudden!!
Yes, I will.
my excitement just went away......what do you mean no more greer films. you HAVE to watch pride and prejudice frankie. its a moral imperative.. AND an american instituition. heehee!
I'm gonna ban Greer films if my squad loses tonight. And I'm gonna send you to that american institution.
yeah thats me the jinx. why am i always the jinx? oh thats right, im sour....that one deserves a good giggle!
You're either a sour jinx or a sweet good luck charm.
Run to the clock tower. You'll be safe there.
safe there? ha! and as soon as i reach the clock tower and start climbing the ladder to get to the high safe place, the ladder will split in half and ill fall to my death! april, frankie wants to kill me!!
No, no, no. I merely want to save you from the bad influences that surround you.
Are you still playing with your imaginary friend? Is she a doll?
yes she is a doll! at least april wouldnt want to kill me!
I hope you're imaginary friend doesn't kill you. That would be horrible. REDRUM. LIRPA.
if you were paying attention to The Sound of Music when your grandpa was watching it that day at the end, eleanor parker says that to christopher plummer in this really amazing way. i always try to say it like she did. heehee! but seeing as you dont fancy that movie you probably werent paying attention were you?
I've never seen the film. The Sound of Music just doesn't fit this thread, either. Now Top Secret! certainly does. That's what film I thought you were referencing.
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Who said Celine was sour? She's trashy, though.
you just did!....or was it....(GASPS) you were describing me?!!!!!
Don't worry, you are nowhere near as sour as your duet partner. They don't make 'em any more sour than that.
Miss Finishing School Girl cannot be the same girl you call "sweet and innocent." No way, no how. I'm calling the mental institution right now. You sit tight.
that one takes the cake! ill secretly sneek out while you call the mental institution. heehee!
Do you think a friendly guy will see you wandering the streets and take you in and care for you? I'm guessing not. The second you mention your imaginary friend, they'll send you to the institution, where you belong.
i actually didnt mind her as Amy Jolly, but she isnt my favorite character. she is an "indecorous" woman!
But indecorous women are merely women wanting to be loved.
Any photo of Gloria Grahame is welcome by me, but the one you posted is one of the sweetest I have seen of her.
well ill post another one, i found another "sweet and innocent one" if you would like it.
I'd like it! I'd like it!
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You are on fire! Such entertainment!
Do you sing in the shower?
Sometimes, sort of. My eyes are taking a bath right now!
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oh now im sour celine. i hate to burst your bubble frankie, but celine isnt sour.
Who said Celine was sour?
She's trashy, though.you may know her by miss finishing school. personally i wouldnt call her that, but you may recognize it as we go. heehee!
Miss Finishing School Girl cannot be the same girl you call "sweet and innocent." No way, no how. I'm calling the mental institution right now. You sit tight.
i meant to say that i could picture you with marlene dietrich over there, but forgot to state her name. heehee!
Ohhh, Marlene. Amy Jolly is mighty fine. I can picture me with her.
i thought you might like that gloria grahame pic. heehee! your welcome frankie meanie/sweetie!
Any photo of Gloria Grahame is welcome by me, but the one you posted is one of the sweetest I have seen of her.
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Gary Cooper - from charges of being 'stiff'
Too easy.
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Somebody is very funny today!
Okay, okay. You are right. I'm a dirty sod-buster. I'll look to take a shower. And I'm not speakin' of a lead shower, Missy. -
Hiya, Super Sweet Jinx -- I'm just looking for a scapegoat. If they win tonight, you'll be my pride and joy.
oh pride and joy? how sweet!
I'll lavish much love your way if your posting today ends up helping me out. You know what, if they win tonight, I'll watch Pride and Prejudice. That's how delirious I'll be.
But if they lose....
oh no. i dont like that tone of writing. april (gulp) help me.
I'll lavish much pain your way if your posting today ends up being a jinx. No more Greer films for me.
i feel like loretta young in The Stranger, and you would be orson welles......im running!
Run to the clock tower. You'll be safe there.
Yes, you chat a lot. Me, on the other, I'm the weak, silent type.
well that sinks the duck!
Do silly gooses sink?we are throwing a parade for april! she is to be congratulated! as well as the gary thread!
Are you still playing with your imaginary friend? Is she a doll?
auf Wiedersehen heehee!
Yay!
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More like, connobores.
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Bravo! Bravo! That killed me. I'm from the "bend down a little" side of the table.
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I did not know you were such a connossieur of classical music.
Neither did I.
I did visit Rimini once, to attend a music festival.
Lucky you! I have been advised to visit Hades a few times over the past few months.
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A good dee do a dee do die day to you, Whistlin' G -- I agree with you about the film Slattery's Hurricane. The film description and the lobby cards make this a film that I really want to see. The film seems to have noir elements and, as you mentioned, Linda Darnell and Veronica Lake.
I know of the film only due to my checking over Linda's filmography. I didn't realize Veronica was in the picture. Now I'm very curious to see it.
I think that I add this title under suggested films for TCM to air.
It's a Fox film, so the odds of TCM airing it are very slim. It figures that two of my very favorite actresses are Fox beauties, Linda Darnell and Gene Tierney. And you posted posters and cards that feature them. The Night and the City poster is terrific. Many thanks.
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Howdy, Lynn, dear! --I see that Kyle is torturing you again this year. I know
I should feel bad but I responded last evening to your inquiry in the Western forum
in our Searchers thread and have waited patiently all day for you to respond in kind.
I did see what you wrote and I will reply to you. The thread took off on me yesterday
and I didn't want to interrupt it. I loved that Jackie woke up in the middle of the night
thinking about The Searchers. She's quite a lass. She also made some
interesting observations. I have found Missy G's book anecdotes to be fascinating.
She's very good at relaying information from books among many, many other things.
And I have finished watching the film again, so now I can post a little more.
So I guess what I'm trying to tell you is that I'm very aware of what you wrote, I have
not forgotten about you, and I shall return.
Hiya, Girl with the Gorgeous Name (
) -- You're not going to "strangle" me, areya?
Yes, I learned not to be so complaisant next time. The real torture will come with
tunes from musicals, knowing how much you really love them. lol There will be howls
of pain with every beat of the "happy" songs. Maybe small doses of electric shock at
your feet will make you learn a few steps while at it.
You learn both slow and fast. Keep me away from ButtersourCELINE. Blech! She's
been trying to neuter me for months now with Greer Garson. I haven't done one thing
to her, either. I'm only guilty of telling her how lovely she is.
Hola, ButtersourCELINE -- now what did we talk about when calling sweet
innocent april a floozy? heehee!
Whoever this sweet innocent April is, I sure as heck don't know her. You constantly
bring this imaginary girl's name up, too. Have you bumped your head again, Mrs.
Smithy? I'm thinking another stay at the institute would serve you well.
i love the claire trevor and duke pic! so romantic! somehow i could just picture
mr. frankie with her....maybe thats not so hard.
I like Dallas! She's a lovely, misunderstood dame. She would be easy to get along
with.
I LOVED the Gloria Grahame pic! She looks so very sweet and innocent in that
photo. Kind of like your imaginary friend.
I really liked the left-hand pic ofMarlene. She's super-soft in that photo. And the photo of Maureen in the sequined
dress is one of my favorites of her. Thanks for posting those!
Bonjour, Miss Goddess -- I'll take that as a compliment---since it puts me in
such good company.
You take everything as a compliment, right, Snippy Squaw?
:pI like the company you keep.
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Bonjour, Mademoiselle D?ese -- Go to the devil...please!
Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini?
So did you know there were two reasons why I chose that particular Tchaikovsky piece, Miss Whosits? The first was because it's a piece about banishment to Hell. The second is because it's the primary theme to...
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MEEEE? i jinxed you! goodness me what did i say to deserve such treachery? heehee!
I'm just looking for a scapegoat. If they win tonight, you'll be my pride and joy. But if they lose...
thank you frankiefurter darlin'. i might feel a little chatty, you know me!
Yes, you chat a lot. Me, on the other, I'm the weak, silent type.
congrats to sweet april too, sheis almost to 10,000 posts!!! we shall throw a paradein herhomor and have a tea party afterwards with the penguins!! heehee!
Who are we throwing a parade for?
Au revoir!
She's trashy, though.
Richard Widmark & Jules Dassin
in Film Noir--Gangster
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Per usual, that was a terrific post, Moira!
I just wanted to quickly add that A.I. Bezzerides penned one of Miss G's favorite films noir: On Dangerous Ground. The Bezzerides-Nick Ray combination was highly successful.