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Seems like Kirk.could be pointing at.her cleavage, and looking.downward past.the hair. Seems like a.possibility.

Tom, great writeup in which I concur. Question: where did you see this film? About a year ago, I found a dvd for sale on ebay (I think), and bought it. Yes the quality is prettg bad, but at least I got a chance to see it. I did notice that the running time seemed to be some 9 minutes less than what is listed for the film, and there are some choppy transitions. So I'm thinking the cuts were made for tv timeslots. I sure wish I could get a decent copy, if only to see Linda clearly. But oh well, for now.

Thanks Tom, that's a great shot; I don't think I've ever seen it. THE WALLS OF JERICHO was the film Linda made after FOREVER AMBER, and she kept her hair dyed the same reddish blonde she did for that film (although this film.was shot in black and white). Linda is reteamed with her costar from FA, Cornel Wilde in another costume drama in order to capitalize on the earlier film. She again is thwarted in her designs on him. It is an interesting melodrama with a very good cast, set in early 20th century Kansas, but it is rather slow moving. Linda plays newspaperman Kirk Douglas' wife, spurned by Wildeso she sets out to destroy him. This is one of two films with relative newcomer Kirk, in his prestardom.days (the other was A LETTER TO THREE WIVES, but he played Ann Sothern's wife in that one). In his autobiography "The Ragman's Son", he mentions Darnell as playing his wife onscreen, and his "special friend" offscreen. I take this to mean they had an affair during the filming of this movie. Thanks again for sharing Tom.

What a beauty. Deanna Durbin grew into such a stunningly beautiful woman. Anyone who thinks she looked "chubby" or overweight in LOAT must be blind, or more likely (being charitable here), they had their tv in Zoom view mode, or one of those other distorting modes, that stretch films to widescreen dimensions, including those made in the traditional dimensions. Durbin looks trim in face and figure. And what is up with all this sexist obsession with women's figures, thinking Deanna is overweight, or Audrey Hepburn is anorexic? Neither superstar was as popular as she was because of their figures; their other attributes were sufficient to ensure success. But that was the unenlightened 40s and 50s. What's up with people dragging this out in the supposedly enlightened, post-feminist present. I guess pockets of retrogressive thought are still.alive and well. Look.at the Trump supporters for confirmation.

On FMC (all times eastern): Monday, 12/14: 3 am: THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS (1958)......................6 am: CLAUDIA (1943).........................7:40 am: CLAUDIA AND DAVID (1946)..........................9 am: THREE LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE (1946)..............................10:45 am: APRIL LOVE (1957)...............................12:30 pm: SURF PARTY (1964).............................1:40 pm: WILD ON THE BEACH............... Tuesday, 12/15 am: 3:30 am: WILD ON THE BEACH (1965)............................4:50 am: SURF PARTY (1964)...............................6 am: THREE LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE (1946).................................7:45 am: APRIL LOVE (1957)................................9:30 am: HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS (1959)................................1 pm: CINDERELLA LIBERTY (1973)...................... Wednesday, 12/16: 1:45 am: DAYTIME WIFE (1939)................................6 am: SEA WIFE (1957)..............................7:25 am: THE IMMORTAL SERGEANT (1943).............................9am: CRASH DIVE (1943).................................11 am: THREE CAME HOME (1950)................................12:50 pm: DECISION BEFORE DAWN (1951)...................

RETURN OF THE BAREFOOT CONTESTANT The sequel follows the exploits of the online celebutante, once she left her marriage to rack up more points on gameshows. Her internet visibilty resulted in her being offered a celebrity cooking show. Each episode had her making her patented entrance, come down a staircase.barefoot, then twirling around a-la Loretta Young. She would then present a recipe supposedly by another celebrity. The show did well until it was discovered the recipes were plagerized from someone else's online site; the resultant brouhaha led to the cancellation of the show.

You sure about Mature's and Cregar's breasts? Because although generally not promoted and thrust forward into the spotlight, Carole Landis had breasts of epic proportions. Too bad she didn't live into the 1950s, when large.breasts.guaranteed free publicity at least.

To find this thread.........it had fallen way back, further than I expected. Lol.

Thanks again.

Lol. I searched several times for it after I came back from vaca, but never got to it. Who knew I had to go to Page Ten to find the Top Ten?

I don't know for sure, but I doubtt that he has.....maybe he's had a SUTS tribute.

Or when the pet seems oblivious to the supposed owner.

Great ones. It must've been hard for extras and others to maintain a straight face with O'Brian kept hers throughout her routines.

Great examples speedracer. I thought of one I remember since I was a kid. In THE WIZARD OF OZ, there is a Munchkin (not sure if she's a child or an adult) who basically just stands along during the " Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead" number. She looks off into the distance, where a trainer or someone must've told her to sing/ dance along. She does so, but half-heartedly and out of time. Not sure if my example fits, but she did jump out at me.

Sorry..post.deleted. Asta decided he would not do the sequel to IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A DOG. Asta decided it wouldn't happen to this dog.

THE BAREFOOT CONTESTANT An update of the Ava Gardner classic. Here we have a blogger reciting from her selected writings on video, which is then posted on youtube, where she is discovered after a number of hits, if not quite in the viral category. She becomes a contestant on an online game show, and causes a minor flurry by her entrance in each episode, coming down a stairway barefoot, and twirling around like Loretta Young, all the while goading her followers to guess breathlessly as to her upcoming answers. On the game show, she racks up numerous points, even if many are with specious answers. Soon she reaches 20,000 points, and a round of self congratulation is contagious if rote. However, she doesn't realize that only she is playing the game; there are no other contestants. Furthermore, she was kicked off the game numerous times early on, for not playing fairly and reacting hysterically; her point total would have been close to double the official count. She decides to retire and marry a Count, but never realizes she could have true happiness, and returns to try a rack up ever more points.

This reminds me of some films I've seen, where animals act like animals, and miss the blocking they surely had practiced. I remember one where sheep are supposed to move away from an approaching stagecoach, and one does, to the front left of the screen. Apparently, there were crew people, or cameramen there, and it quickly darts away from them, back into camera range. They should have done another take.

There are some great old movie palaces in downtown LA, I think the greatest collection of same in the country. I spent many weekend days watching 2, 3 and 4 movies there when I was a kid, with homemade burritos we'd sneak in. By the late 80s, they were mostly shuttered. Every year, for years now, the LA Conservancy would do a series of about six mostly classic-era Hollywood films, known as The Last Remaining Seats, giving many people a first look at the beautiful interiors. Now, with the gentrification of the area having reached a critical mass, some have been adapted for restaurants, nightclubs, etc. It beats the swap-meets of the recent past, as the interiors are again visible to the public.

Another improvement (again, I apologize if it's been mentioned)would be an easy Delete option, as when we (me) accidently post duplicate posts. I think it's available on the PM boards, why not on the regular boards?

Thanks james. I will look around.

Lol...that's good. I think it was intentional, as in no poop allowed. Soon the holiday films should come into play, and make the top ten. There's been a dearth of Asta's films making the list lately.

Is there a list of the Oberon films which will be showing? I'd like to see if there are any rarities....

I enjoyed seeing SPOTLIGHT over the Thanksgiving Day weekend. It was very good and maddening, but not typical family fare one associates with the holidays.

I saw BEYOND THE FOREST a few years ago, at the LA County Museum of Art. It was part of a Davis double-feature (although I don"t remember which other film played). It was enjoyable camp.

I guess.she's okay as SOTM, as long as she's not a repeat. But she does get.TCM.love, all year every year.