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Obviously he had an itch to scratch!!!
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All this hul-a-ba-loo over drapes??
YIKES! All I could do is concentrate on the stars. And of course Gloria Grahame caught my attention. Lip notwithstanding (just to get it out of the way), I thought she was good...or purposely bad(?) Very actress-y and flamboyant. I loved the way she threw off her shoes and disrobed for her shower after her tryst with 220-year old Charles OH BOY-er. I loved Gloria's hair, tousled and like she just had a roll in the hay with an INTERESTED husband. There was a shot of Lauren Bacall in black turtleneck and pants with her leg up while smoking a cigarette that was just to DIE for. Maybe she should have given Grahame a tumble...or a call. I'd pay to see that; them talking and comparing notes about BOGIE, of course.
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Oh my my my. Before Mel Gibson and Hugh Jackman and Judy Davis and Brian Brown and Eric Bana...there was ROD TAYLOR. Boy, he'd have made a good James Bond.
Whew!
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No no no no no no no NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Catherine Zeta Jones should play Hedy Lamarr. Charlize Theron could probably do Lana. Keanu Reeves...no way a gangster. Maybe Christopher Noth ("Law & Order.") Remember Ken Wahl from that tv show "WIse Guy"? He'd have looked like the part of Stompanato. I also used to think Bernadette Peters reminded me of Lana Turner but Peters is too old now.
I think doing this as a movie is a bad idea. Do a documentary. Lana deserves better.
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Gable......Rhett Butler
(No other, sorry!)
Frances Dee...Scarlett
Anita Louise
Anne Shirley...Melanie
Marsha Hunt
Paulette Goddard..Belle Watling
Jeffrey Lynn..Ashley
Queen Latifah...Mammy
Nah...Hattie McDaniel was perfect.
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Ah ha... I see this film stars one of the last two Italian girl friends you had. I've never heard of this film though, but in 1959 I'm sure Sylva looked great!:
imdb.com:
"TEMPI DURI PER I VAMPIRI" (1959)
Release Date: 28 October 1959 (Italy) more
Genre:Comedy / Horror
Plot Summary: Baron Osvaldo Lambertenghi is forced to sell his ancestral castle; when it's converted into a hotel...
Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)
Renato Rascel...Baron Osvaldo Lambertenghi
Sylva Koscina...Carla
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Oh Fred, who's looking at her...lips?
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I'm a fan of the Hammer Horror films. Karloff and Lugosi passed down the torch to Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee and I for one enjoyed seeing them. Some of my favorites were many of their teaming, "Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde" "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave" & "The Hounds of the Baskerville." I guess my favorite is "Countess Dracula" with the lovely Ingrid Pitt.
But if truth be told, my heart belongs to the Italians... and the beautiful queen of horror: Barbara Steele.
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Moira...thank you for the reference to the Noir site. Check it out...I responded in June.
Thank you though for the picture below of Ella Raines. Gosh she was great! Oh yeah, you're sooooo right about Siodmak and his female characters. Yikes! I got caught in the Raines again.
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E-z...easy on Dances With Wolves.
Moira...I'll be drifting. I'll be drifting over to Ella.
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Geez...that's a damn shame. Sorry to read this.
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Goddard's my girl.
But I just had another thought. How about Goddard playing the saucy Belle Watling and Frances Dee play Scarlett. Dee was absolutely beautiful.
Again...Paulette Goddard could have done Scarlett. And what's wrong with Jeffrey Lynn He's adorable.
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As an indie filmmaker I can only dream of having the career that Wilder had. Ha! I'd even take one of his failures. But I believe he is one of the masters. The air up there where he is is very rare indeed. The mountain's peak must've been a little crowded with Hitchcock, Ford, Sturgess, Wyler etc. all vying for the Movie God's attention. He had a sharp wit, sarcastic, satiric and biting. His themes were varied:
Alcoholism: "The Lost Weekend."
Murder & Betrayal: "Double Indemnity."
Sensation Journalism: "Ace in the Hole."
Infidelity: "Seven Year Itch" & "The Apartment."
Courtoom Drama: "Witness for the Prosecution."
Consumerism, Communism, and...other isms: "One, Two, Three."
Hollywood & Delusion: "Sunset Boulevard."
I'm sure his films said things that other directors sat back and wished they had said.
WILDER...one of the greats.
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"Ella Raines, a now seemingly forgotten actress, was an intelligent beauty who attracted the professional attention of protean directors such as Howard Hawks, Preston Sturges, and John Sturges. She may never have been better than she was in Siodmak's movies, and she appeared in four, Phantom Lady (1944), The Suspect (1944) The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945) and Time Out of Mind (1947)."
Skimming over Siodmak's filmography I see I have seen a number of his films and have been a fan. (Didn't realize he directed some of the films I liked). He's had several strong female characters in his movies played by Ava, Yvonne, Hope Emerson, Stanwyck among them. I was going to speak to that but was completely derailed by your mention of ELLA RAINES. Her name strikes a cord with me because I've been absolutely head over heels over her appearances in movies since I was a kid. THAT voice. Her voice slays me. A couple of her films that are faves are: "IMPACT" "Cry Havoc" "Hail the Conquering Hero" and my favorite "Tall in the Saddle"). She always played smart, capable women. I'd say she was The Intelligent Sex Goddess.
You've spoken so well about Siodmak and his work...and this is his thread. I will save Ella Raines for another time. But I thank you for bringing up her name and shining a little spotlight on a great name from the past. Gone but hopefully NOT forgotten.
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Ba-dum-bum!
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Bring out the hook. Bring out the hook!!!
"Mea culpa" was funny!
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Richard Greene??? Geez, I thought that was Robert Culp!
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The Virgin and The King. Hmmm.
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C'est vrai. C'est friggin' vrai.
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Oh man, homework!!! Maaaan!!
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We don't need Lafitte. You're right, SCSU. I just don't know how to put the accents with my computer.
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I hear ya SCSU. You're right: "Yes, it got out of hand, but at least no one is fighting in bed."
I think I'll go talk about Gloria Grahame.
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"Cant please everyone, now can we..."
This has sophomoric written all over it, but I'll give it a whirl, I'll just correct the spelling. Here goes:
"Can't please everyone 'in bed', now can we...'deja-vu.' "
Say, this is fun.
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Icy and cold. Guess that describes how I like my noirs.
Do you have any thoughts as to how both movies would be if both lethal ladies were switched? (Is it the writing or their acting?)
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I remember the beautiful Karin Dor in "You Only Live Twice." I've never seen or wanted to see "Topaz"...until I read this thread. Again, you folks have whet my appetite for a film unseen.
Lemme know when it airs again. I want to see it.