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> {quote:title=Arkadin wrote:}{quote} > This great little noir (playing tomorrow on TCM) has its feet in two worlds. Fred MacMurray reprises his sucker role in *Double Indemnity* (1944) as a detective who falls in love with a murder suspect. The film also shares voyeuristic themes with Hitchcocks *Rear Window*, which came out the same year. Dont miss this one! I've seen *Pushover* before, but I don't think I'd seen this poster, thank you for sharing, Arkadin.

Ann Sothern was in *Cry 'Havoc'* with Fay Bainter

Saliano, what CK doesn't understand is that these forums are all about *classic* movies. Sure, we'll talk about contemporary movies now and then. But what's the point of posting the results of a poll where people obviously weren't including classic horror movies?

> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote} > I caught most of that and it held my interest, if it felt a bit uneven in terms of direction. I wish > Yul had been permitted to speak normally and not with an "American" (was it New Joisey?) > accent, it was so unattractive. I enjoyed the Widmark story more, too. Wasn't his character supposed to be American, tho?

*W.* nw: etching

> {quote:title=Bridgy wrote:}{quote} > I always thought George Clooney looked a little like Cary Grant but after seing this picture I'm thinking he lookes like Tyrone Power...? > He may look a bit more like Tyrone, but I think his persona is somewhat closer to Cary Grant's.

Now I know what to ask for when I write Santa! *Elvis and Priscilla Barbies: A must have for fans* By WOODY BAIRD, Associated Press Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The marriage didn't last all that long, but for the Elvis Presley faithful, the wedding day is special still. And now, Elvis fans have the official, Graceland-approved Elvis and Priscilla wedding dolls to remind them of that magical time. "This is just another way he's making history, and we want to be part of it," said Angel Durham, who waited all night outside a Graceland souvenir shop to be the first to hand over $65 for a boxed set of the dolls, the newest additions to Mattel's Barbie series. Durham, 38, of Whitney, Texas, was at the front of about 150 Elvis fans lined up to witness the official unveiling of the dolls, staged as part of Graceland's annual weeklong fan pilgrimage to mark the anniversary of Presley's death on Aug. 16, 1977. Brenda Moore of Bentonville, Ark., invested less time in getting her dolls but paid out a lot more money for a one-and-only set of dolls signed by Priscilla Presley. Moore, 59, offered the high bid of $6,800 when the autographed box set was auctioned to the fans as a fundraiser for Presley Place, an apartment building in Memphis for homeless families. "I was so nervous, I don't know if I saw it really well, but I think it's a good likeness," Moore said. "They showed them yesterday and I looked at them online. I was planning to buy them, but never dreamed we would do this." Moore, a claims manager at Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters, said she and husband Mitchell believe the money is for a good cause. "Presley Place, where the money will go, we contribute to them every year," she said. "Also, I want that on display in my living room in a curio cabinet." The dolls, with faces painted to look like Presley and his bride, were designed from photos of the wedding. The groom sports a black paisley tuxedo while the bride wears a white beaded gown and rhinestone tiara. The couple married in Las Vegas on May 1, 1967, but had split up by early 1972. They formally separated in July 1972 and were divorced in October 1973. Durham said she got in place Monday night to await her shot at one of the 190 boxed sets Graceland was offering with special unveiling-day stamps. The 40,000 other sets sent to retailers later this year won't have those stamps. Fans gathered for the unveiling were treated to slices of wedding cake and orange juice served in champagne glasses. Mattel also issued an Elvis and Barbie doll set in the late 1990s. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812/ap_en_ce/music_elvis_barbie_dolls

Groovy photo, Bridgy B-)

Charles Boyer was in *Tales of Manhattan* which also featured C?sar Romero

*Designing Women* nw: Popemobile

> {quote:title=judycwrite wrote:}{quote} > I really have to catch some of those other Shaw films. I vaguely remember them. It seems like his career was heavily weighted playing screen heavies. I think that's one of the reasons I loved this film so much. It was such a departure from his usual dour fare. He was also a screaming bulldog of a man as Henry the 8th in *Man for All Seasons*. > That's one of his greatest performances, imho. I can't wait for *A Man for All Seasons* to be on Blu-Ray. Columbia better get working on that and some of its other classics.

CineMaven, I couldn't have said it better myself. Hope you really enjoyed tonight's showing of *Vertigo*.

And Thursday is Greer Garson day :x

Paul Lukas was in *The Lady Vanishes* which also features Dame May Whitty

Very nice deal, kim. I love that movie, and I think Hepburn and Barrymore are really excellent.

> {quote:title=Arkadin wrote:}{quote} > > > *Hotel Berlin* shows early Wednesday morning on TCM Thank you for sharing, Arkadin, I want to record this for later viewing.

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > And the guy totally disregards Mickey Mouse, and the fact that the German newsreels used rats, not mice. If you say so, I never watched any German newsreels.

Clark Gable was in *Parnell* which also featured Edna May Oliver

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > Excellent catch. (See Carmen Maura in "MATADOR.") Carmen was very good, but I the actor that really shines in *Matador* is Assumpta Serna; only she could pull off the screenplay's premise in such a convincing way. I don't think the movie would have worked without her.

> {quote:title=CineSage_jr wrote:}{quote} > Shaw made four films after the inane SWASHBUCKLER: BLACK SUNDAY, THE DEEP, FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE, and AVALANCHE EXPRESS (the last two were released after Shaw's death). I watched *Force 10 From Navarone* recently and I remain convinced it's a bit underrated. Of course, it can't measure up to *Guns from Navarone*, and in fact doesn't even have much to do with it. But I think Shaw, Edward Fox and Harrison Ford had enough chemistry to make it worth watching.

> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote} > > Ava Gardner & David Niven trotting on the set of "The Little Hut" (1957) Looks like they had more fun making the movie than filmgoers had watching it.

> {quote:title=RainingViolets101 wrote:}{quote} > I also kinda liked the Bewitched house in the TV series > Wasn't the house in *I Dream of Jennie* a little nicer? In any event, I don't think anyone here has mentioned the house in *Beetlejuice* (after Catherine O'Hara's character redecorates).

> {quote:title=ask wrote:}{quote} > Did you know Harrison Ford was discovered in his bit part in Dead Heat on a Merry Go Round. This is Harrison Ford's first role. He would later star in other movies like Journey To Shiloh and Star Wars. > > Message was edited by: ask I don't think he was "discovered" in that movie. He was still more or less an unknown actor by the time he appeared in *American Graffiti* in 1973.

> {quote:title=Meanie220 wrote:}{quote} > Did anyone else find this film to be uncharacteristic of director Howard Hawks? I was surprised by it. Uncharacteristic in what way?

*North by Northwest* nw: processor