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I love this lesser known Kazan film, nestled between the better known VIVA ZAPATA and ON THE WATERFRONT. Excellent cast, including the delectable Terry Moore, which you overlooked.Man on a Tightrope (1953). A Twentieth Century Fox Elia Kazan film shot in Bavaria with Fredric March and Gloria Grahame. It was really good and as usual, Kazan gets the best performances out of people in this small budgeted film.
Some great touches like the cigarette ash on Adolphe Menjou's lapels.
Richard Boone, Cameron Mitchell, March, Menjou and Graham were all excellent.
I particularly liked Alexander D'Arcy who played the rather cowardly lion tamer. Some may recall his comical role in The Awful Truth.
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One of my favorite "Runyonesque" films is TALK DARK AND HANDSOME, done in 1941 by 20th Century Fox, and later remade by them as LOVE THAT BRUTE (1950). Here you have a Gangster who tries to come off as ruthless, killing off rival thugs, and leaving his calling card for all to fear. However, he hasn't killed anybody, but has the "rubbed out" victims locked up in the cellar of his home, and secretly provides for their families. Quite a fun, entertaining, even sweet movie, although not quite precious.
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Seems to be doing her best Ann-Margret in that one.
Those Sixties redheads were some lookers, weren't they.
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He was a lead in at least 6 excellent noirs. LAURA, WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS, FALLEN ANGEL, and BEYOND A EASONABLE DOUBT, WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS, and BOOMERANG. After Mitchum and Ryan, he may be the top noir actor.
Despite having a trained singing voice, other than in STATE FAIR, I don't think he ever used onscreen.
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Argh!!!! What is # 2?
Don't know. The daily top ten database search list often has a title missing. However, it is still a scientifically sound statistic that can be studied to discern viewer trends and patterns at TCM.
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What exactly are "bedroom" eyes? You look in his eyes, and you want to go to bed with him?..and what's so great about a prominent nose?
The term "bedroom eyes" for me has always meant sort of "dreamy" eyes-in other words large eyes with the lids a little closed making the person look like they are relaxed. Eyes narrowed by squinting is tense and aggressive, while softly lowered lids are passive and therefore "dreamy".
Unfortunately, the dreamiest bedroom eyes I can think of are Bing's, but the rest of him holds zero interest for me personally. But in general, lowered lids are an indication of affection.
As for a large nose, it is an indication of largeness down below, for a man at least. So William Powell's face is definitely a turn on as well as his voice, physique & demeanor.
It's all just body language. But when your career is in pictures, it can be the difference in a "bit player" and a "star".
I always liked a line Robin Williams said, years ago, in a filmed.concert. "I'm one of those guys with large hands and large feet. You ladies know what that means.........
........large gloves and large shoes!"
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Like many other name actors that were no longer A listers, Dana Andrews found the roles he was offered in the last half of the 50s and beyond to be not as prestigious as before. Additionally, with the reputation he had for unreliability due to his drinking, no producer wanted to risk hiring him for an expensive film, so lower budget items seem to be what he was offered.Dana Andrews had a solid career. I first got into him from noir films and didn't discover that he was fairly versatile and could do more than play a hardnosed serious noir character until latter.
I guess one could say I underrated him since I wasn't aware that he was in so many films. I do wonder why he made so many cheap horror \ sci-fi type films starting in the late 50s. I don't find most of those films very impressive.
On FXM Retro this week, a decent film of his from the early 60s is being shown: MADISON AVENUE, also starring Jeanne Crain, Eleanor Parker and Eddie Albert.
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I know that Andrews struggled with alcoholism at one point - I wonder if this affected his ability to get better roles...?
I believe the producers had serious doubts about hiring him before filming began in May 1957 on ZERO HOUR, due to his drinking. The previous fall, he had been fired during rehearsals for the Broadway play "Harbor Lights", which like ZH, coincidentally (or not) also starred Linda Darnell, also a heavy drinker (although it never affected her work).. Andrews was replaced in the play by Robert Alda.
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On FMC (all times eastern):
Sunday, 7/5:
3 am: THE LAST.AMERICAN HERO (1973).................4:45 am: ON THE SUNNY SIDE (1942).................6 am: CLAUDIA AND DAVID (1946)............7:20 am: SURF PARTY (1964)......................8:30 am: MADISON AVENUE (1962)....................10:05 am: PIN UP GIRL (1944)....................11:30 am: WHITE FEATHER (1955).......................1:15 am: THE LAST AMERICAN HERO (1973)..............
Monday, 7/6:
4 am: THE REWARD (1965)..................6 am: BORN RECKLESS (1930)..................7:20 am: MADISON AVENUE (1962).....................8:55 am: THREE CAME HOME (1950)...................10:45 am: 13 FIGHTING MEN (1960)......................12 pm: 12 HOURS TO KILL (1960).........................1:25 am: THE REWARD (1965)..............
Tuesday, 7/7:
4 am: THREE CAME HOME (1950)................6 am: YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING (1937).....................4:40 am: MUTTERINGS (1943)................9 am: DREAMBOAT (1952).................10:30 am: ON THE SUNNY SIDE (1942)....................... 11:45 am: WEE WILLIE WINKIE (1937).................1:30 am: SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES (1939)...............
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The continuing Friday noir series has inspired movement of some of Tor Johnson's titles.in that genre.
1. ARMED TOR ROBBERY
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3. T.O.R.
4. THE TATTORED STRANGER
5. KISS TOR DEADLY
6. ON DANGEROUS TOR
7. THIS GUN TOR HIRE
8. FLAMINGO TOR
9. THE TORTEENTH LETTER
10. TORACK-UP
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And often they were sent back in time due to some spell gone wrong.
Reminds me.of that.Progressive commercial with Flo, in three separate periods of the past, where she is going to be.hanged, burned or tortured.
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I guess my subconscience knew that episode was in the inner recesses of my mind. I just figured it was Aunt Clara's usual befuddledness which led to the snafu. Of course, Esmeralda was never the sharpest crayon in the box.Actually there was an episode called "Samantha's Caesar Salad" where Esmeralda was trying to "pop up" a Caesar salad but accidentally zapped up Julius Caesar.
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It's not my favorite hairstyle-- however, I think Florence Henderson rocked the shag on "The Brady Bunch."
I liked her last season hairstyle better though, I thought she looked great with the shorter hair with the shag part cut off.
THE perfect shag was worn by David Cassidy on the Partridge Family, after the first season.
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Wow! The way she is done up, with the ermine trimmed outfit, she looks like royalty. Was this for a film role as such?Bet you never seen Carolyn Jones with long blond hair.
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#5 must be "CapTORn TORnuary
Possibly, but there's no way of knowing for.sure.
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i noticed a few things that appealed after doing a quick review and some searching. (it looks like the programmer(s) are in the same rut as there are many Easter Time Zone nite owl selections that follow.)
of course there's the Friday Spotlight "Summer of Darkness" Noir 24 hr Film Fests that carry over from June and there are five Fridays in July. of note is that each Friday (actually Saturday) in June concluded with one Neo-Noir movie. not so in July. Neo-Noir (post 1950's) gets three movies over two days. July 3 is The Long Goodbye (1973) at 230a edt, and Marlowe (1969) at 430a edt. on July 17 at 330a edt is Klute (1971). (no The Conversation (1974) this time around.)
other films of note on July 2 include Haxan (1922), 6a, and The Seventh Victim (1943) 145p.
you gotta see The Bribe (1949) July 3, 1130a. a big chunk of this movie was used in Steve Martin's Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.
on Thur July 9 is Dead of Night (1945), 1130a. this gets shown each Oct. nice to see a showing some other time of the year.
Raw Deal (1948) is a tough Noir, but it's on late, 430a, Fri (remember, actually Sat) July 10.
these were mentioned before. TCM Imports has Ivan's Childhood (1961) and Kanal (1957) Sun, July 12 at 230a & 415a. the directors are important here; Ivan's Childhood is Andrei Tarkovsky, and Kanal is Andrezj Wajda. nice back to back.
and here comes Lizabeth Scott. Too Late for Tears (1949) Fri, July 17, 8p is part of a mini tribute to Scott during the 24 Hr Noir fest.
finally, Silent Sunday's showing of Victor Seastrom's The Phantom Carriage (1922), 1215a, July 26 has to be seen. i first heard about this flik when i was reading 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.
immediately following Carriage is a TCM Import Cria Cuervos (1975), July 26, 215a. This stars (then child actor) Ana Torrent, who had appeared in The Spirit of the Beehive (1973). TCM is showing Beehive right after Cuervos.
there are others, but these stand out this month
CRIA CUERVOS is a film.I've always wanted to see. It's title is the beginning of a saying my mom was fond of saying, "Cria cuervos y te sacan los ojos"......."raise crows and they'll pluck your eyes out". Very vivid, to say the least.
I will be on vacation when it airs, so I hope I remember to dvr it, and that the dvr has space. Glad it will be showing.
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Lol. Was there ever an episode where someone from Bewitched journeyed to the ancient Roman Empire? Or maybe Aunt Clara conjuring up a Caesar in her attempts.to make a Caesar.Salad?I've never had much interest in seeing CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA but now I am curious.
Ernest Thesiger's garb in the photo below looks like something Endora might have worn.
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As a.fan of Lucille Ball, I feel embarrassed for her when I see MAME. Positively her worst career move, once tv made.her a superstar. Th only thing coming close was her sitcom.from the mid 1980s, when it seems.that the same team of writers.rehashed the same plots already done in triplicate in her three previous shows.Auntie Mame, or just plain Mame.
I don't want to spoil that other thread with what would only be a mercy rule request to stop with the examination of the various nuances of Mame. It's Chinese water torture!
Mame doesn't work on any level. Ros Russell, Bea Arthur, broad or restrained ... nothing could save these films.
But I suppose it is amusing to examine a train wreck now and then.
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I think I'm the only woman in this thread and as earlier stated, find William Powell handsome. He had big bedroom eyes and a prominent nose. Sure, his clean appearance & suave clothing help too.
You guys need to watch Powell with the sound turned off-his body language exudes confidence and he ends every sentence with a smile-at least shows both his upper & lower teeth often-which is a direct invitation to the opposite sex.
William Powell's comedy comes from what was written for him, not his delivery.
Now you take Frank Morgan, who is also handsome & suave looking. HIS body posture is less aggressively confident. His body seems to "bob" as inflection to his "bobbing" speech patterns. We see this as dramatic & comedic, which is why actors who are deft at one will be very good in the other, ie Bette Davis, Robin Willams, etc.
Along with this is visual body type. Powell is tall & thin-indicating an athletic lover.
Morgan has a softer mature physique, not quite as sexy.
A perfect example of this is Eugene Pallette who was a handsome leading man in the early days of celluloid. As he became portly, he had lost his "romance" status and put into more comedic roles in which he excelled. His leading man days were over when sound came in-that gravelly voice just iced the cake on his successful comedic status.
With wives and fiancees like Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow, no wonder William Powell exuded confidence, or is this the old chicken/egg conumdrum?
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Laura Antoneilli, one of Italy's most formidable actresses and sex symbols of the 1970s, has died at the age of 73. Among her many films was Luchino Visconti's 1976 drama "L'innocente" ("The Innocent").
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/laura-antonelli-dead-italian-actress-804183
So sad to hear. She was one of my first discoveries when I started venturing out to some of the art houses in the LA areas in the 80s.
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Some 25 years ago, I once saw Mexican singer/actor/heartthrob Emanuel in a hotel restaurant in Tijuana, partaking of the same Sunday Chanpagne brunch buffet as I was. The girls with me were not too impressed, although he turned heads generally.
Around that time, when I had long wavy hair, and wore it loose, I would often get mistaked for (the much older) Spanish singer/actor/heartthrob Camilo Sesto, here, in Mexico, even in Spain.
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So they'll have Pennies from Heaven on twice on one evening?
Sounds like FMC.
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Tor Johnson for S O T M
One of Hollywood's most popular men
Matinee idols galore
He'd wipe on the floor
They don't make them like they did way back when
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I often forget to see what's playing on GetTV. Thanks for the reminder.
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Is there such a film with these there?