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Lol. That makes sense, since the show took place in the L.A. area. Mexican food has been around here since the founding of the pueblo in 1781.

Well, in FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE (1950), Clifton Webb does an impersonation of a Texan, complete with Western getup. In this rather tiresome comedy, he and Edmund Gwenn are angels, trying to convince stage couple Joan Bennett and Bob Cummings that they really do want to have a child, thereby releasing Gigi Perreau to be born to them. It is shown occasionally on FMC.

I noticed at.some point that this was not the one with Rochelle Hudson, as I was.scrolling.the.DirecTV.guide,.and.posting the schedule here. They have since broadcast the 1930 film a few.more times, and I have noted the correct.year, but I wasn't sure if I had posted some with the wrong year. I guess I did, at least.once.

I don't know which scene was planned; what I remember reading that.Preminger, who had put himself on the line to get Webb, was taken aback when Webb told him something like, "I don't know your Miss Tierney", and refused to do a standard test.

On FMC (all times eastern): Tuesday, 5/19: 3:30 am: MODESTY BLAISE (1966).............6 am: THREE LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE (1946).............7:45 am: THAT WONDERFUL URGE (1948)........+..9:15 am: HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS (1959)..............11 am: IT HAPPENED IN ATHENS (1962).............12:45 pm: HOW TO STEAL A.MILLION (1966)......... Wednesday, 5/20: 3:30 am: HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (1966).............6 am: CALL OF THE WILD (1935).............7:25 am: SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES (1939)..........8:45 am: WEE WILLIE WINKIE (1937).............10:30 am: REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM (1938).............11:55 am: ON THE SUNNY SIDE (1942)................1:10 pm: GOOD MORNING MISS DOVE (1955)............ Thursday, 5/21: 4 am: BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL (1956).................7:40 am: TAMPICO (1944)..............9 am: TWELVE HOURS TO KILL (1960)..................10:30 am: THE SECRET OF THE PURPLE REEF (1960)..............12 pm: RAIDERS FROM BENEATH THE SEA (1964)................1:30 pm: THE DSY MARS INVADED EARTH (1963)........... Friday, 5/22: 3 am: THE DAY MARS INVADED EARTH (1963)...............4:30 am: RAIDERS FROM BENEATH THE SEA (1963)................6 am: CALL OF THE WOLD (1935)...............7:30 am: THE SECRET OF CONVICT LAKE (1951)................9 am: INFERNO (1953)...............10:30 am: WHITE FEATHER (1955)................12:15 pm: SIERRA BARON (1958)................1:45 pm: THE BROKEN LAND (1962)..........+

Ann Treadwell, like the other main characters, was very well written, and of course, exceedingly well played by Judith Anderson. Another couple of scenes with her brittle exchanges with Waldo, Laura, or the detective would've been great.

I want to say that I vaguely recall reading that it originated in Boston, maybe in the 19th Century.

What, no Rita Hayworth, Clara Bow, or even Ann Margret? Another h o t t i e redhead, although she didn't last long as a leading lady, quickly going to second leads, was Arleen Whelan. Cute and sexy. She will be seen on FMC this Tuesday on THAT WONDERFUL URGE (1948), a comedy starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney.

ALICE B. TOKLAS, and other late 60s, early 70s movies like THE BIG CUBE, MODESTY BLAISE, DAVID AND LISA, and.THE BABY (especially that last one).Two are staples of TCM (Underground), a couple are in heavy rotation on FMC.

Judy Holliday definitely does not.have enough to do a 24.hour tribute. Vera Ellen seems.to fall just short; maybe a showing of THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT 1 and 2 could fill the schedule. Mitzi Gaynor has just enough, I believe; the trick will be to get her 20th Century Fox titles.

No. They are passersby in this road film.

Speedracer, Several films mentioned here by myself and others, will be on FMC in the next several days: BRIGHAM YOUNG (1940): Monday, 5/18 @ 7:30 am est: biopic, not totally accurate, recounting the westward.trek of the Mormons as they fled persecution. More of a road film than a western. Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell are topbilled, but their story is is secondary to the main drama; they were there for boxoffice consideration. Also features many notable character actors. THAT WONDERFUL URGE (1948): Tuesday, 5/19 @ 7:45 am est: Romantic comedy starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney. Power in a remake of a 1937 screwball, LOVE IS NEWS, in which he costarred with Loretta Young. He plays a journalist, printing stories on heiress Gene Tierney's personal life. Tierney turns the tables on him, and announces to other reporters that she is engaged to him; the rival reporters thereby scoop him on a story about him. Fun film. CALL OF THE WILD (1935): Wedesday, 5/20 @ 6 am est,.and Friday, 5/22 @ 6 am: Classic telling of the Jack London tale, starring Clark Gable and Loretta Young. Perhaps known better now as the film.in whi,h they had an affair, and Loretta Young became pregnant, went to "Europe" for nearly a year, and later adopted her own daughter; Gable was the father, but the world didn't know any of this until decades later, except by rumor. Additionally, another film.with Gene Tierney, THE SECRET.OF.CONVICT.LAKE (1951), will be on Friday, 5/22 @ 7:30 am: This harrowing western has a group of outlaws hide out in the mountains with a group of women. The strong cast includes.Glenn Fornd, Ann Dvorak, Ethel Barrymore and Zachary Scott. Come to think of it, most of the films on FXM Retro could be considered underrated gems, especially since few get shown on TCM.

Jayne Meadows had a good role in the whimsical.comedy THE LUCK OF THE IRISH (1948). She plays Tyrone Power's fiancée/Boss' s daughter, but he has preferences for sweet Colleen Anne Baxter, who follows him from Ireland.to New York.

I think the artisans.and artists.during.the studio era.must've quickly.adapted.to Technicolor as it became more widespread. Much testing was done, to see what photographed well, including materials and.colors for costumes,.and makeup for the actors. In this case,.especially with actresses, individual tests were done, to determined what worked for the particular performer, whether in color ot black and white. Women stars would have favorite makeup artists, who knew what worked well, and how to get them.looking their best.

In the original screenplay it was not "Lucille Ball" either, but "Lana Turner". Lana was all set to play it when she became pregnant and had to bow out. As much as I love Lucy, I can see a bunch of cadets going gaga over Lana moreso than over.Lucy. It would have.made the premise more believable. Plus, after decades of Lucy's nasally, offkey singing on her show(s), that dubbed Voice is a Little offputting, breaking the believability a bit.

When I worked for Social Services in the skid row area of downtown LA, well before the current gentrification, I used to deal regularly with prostitutes, usually with mental health and/or addiction issues. Many of them painted themselves heavily, for whatever reasons, and came across like that picture of.Anne.Baxter.

Reminds me of PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED, when she goes back to 1960, and talks to the science geek, hoping to get back to the present (1985). He states he sees the time continuum as a burrito, and explains its a food he had once.when he went to Disneyland. Kathleen Turner, exasperately answers, "I know what a burrito is!", obviously commonplace in 1980s California. For other parts of the country not yet affected by the Big Brown Wave coming from south of the border, a burrito was probably unknown then, and I'm guessing, better known now. Just like in PEGGY SUE.

Lex Barker was.best known as a Tarzan (the first after Weismuller hung up his loincloth?), as one of Lana Turner's many husbands, and in that mode, a wife beater and apparently, child molester.

My.mom.was.one.of.seven.sisters, all attractive. In their youth, in the 50s or early 60s, they were often compared to several movie stars. My mom was variously told she looked like Hedy Lamarr, Yvonne DeCarlo, Linda Darnell, or Maria Felix. One aunt was only compared to zJackie Kennedy, and yet another was either told she resembled Elizabeth Taylor, or again, Maria Felix. In her case, she looked like Liz quite a bit, but had the arched Maria Felix eyebrows, and would arch them even more for effect, as Maria did.

I recently went back to one.of the biographies I have on Marilyn, the most recent one I bought and read (used for $1 some six months ago), by Donald Spoto. I reread.what it says about MMs tv project for "Rain". It seems it almost happened in 1961, with contracts signed.with NBC. Fredric March and his wife were to play the Rev. Davidson and his wife. Marilyn of course would be Sadie. Maugham gave his approval. It turns out the sticking point was Lee.Strasberg, who had concocted thos idea with Marilyn. It seems he was adamant that he direct,.and the network wanted a proven tv or film director. Unfortunately, Marilyn sided with him,.and Strasberg cancelled the project.on their behalf. Had it been done, it might still have faced the censorship so common on tv at.the.time.

I hadn't opined here before, because I can't say I have a favorite among Lionel, Ethel or John (rightly or wrongly, I don't consider.any of the later.ones with these three). All had meaningful stage and film careers, and each excelled in what they did. John did become a sad parody of himself in his last few years, but I try not to focus on that when I think of him. Plus he was still able to give enjoyment in late prrformances in MIDNIGHT, THE GREAT.MAN VOTES and THE GREAT PROFILE.

In.the Mexican neighborhood where I grew up, I would hear the term Paddy (in my mind it was spelled Patty), as a term applied to white people. Later, as a teen in one of my first jobs, another person of color (Malaysian?) confirmed this usage as we shared this with a white coworker, who had never heard it. It was some years later when I found out that the term had first meant Irish.

Yes they did. But Newman seems less like Dean in his earlier films. In any case, they both were thought of as "sub-Brandos" back then.

Thanks.for.sharing that great exchange. It might have skewed the movie, however, and focused our suspicion on Waldo. But I guess we were about to find him out in a couple of minutes.

Great.post. A.gold star.for.you! Ironically, Paul Newman did the next two films.lined up for James Dean. He was set.to start SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME, followed by THE LEFT.HANDED GUN. It seems that Newman was channeling Dean in both these roles.