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It's kind of hazy, but it might be TRILOGY OF TERROR, if that's the one with Stockard.Channing Also, SHORT WALK TO DAYLIGHT, with Bobby Sherman.

From.a long list to chose from, I would have to go With CALL HER SAVAGE.

Back then, Hollywood did make some unusual, even fatal, casting choices. It seemed easier with personages from the past, figuring audiences wouldn't really know if it was.accurate or not. Cagney as Robin Hood or James Corbett might've made those movies much less memorable, possibly not the beloved films.they are to this day. But it could've easily been the case. Good thing the studio made the (in hindsight) right decisions.

Tor Johnson as the Incredible Hulk Was a role oh so right, with his bulk Though a match made in heaven To Ferrigno 'twas given Leaving Tor Johnson to sulk.

Tor Johnson did have manboobs, didn't he. Good thing he didn't go the Caitlyn Jenner way, or back then, Christine Jorgenson. Can you imagine him in the CHRISTINE TORGENSON STORY. And to tie it in to this thread, I loved me some Tor Johnson, and the way he is finding newfound fame on these boards.

While Shirley Booth had presence, I wouldn't call it primal, at least not in the way I would Magnani, who is like the earth mother perzonfied. A magnificent actress.

Having gone to another graduation celebration last night, I just watched a couple of the noir films shown last night (well, one I watched when I got home last night, the other just now),.NIGHTMARE ALLEY.and TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY. I've seen both any number of times, and have rhem on dvd, but wanted to hear Muller's comments. Falling asleep to Power as the Geek, I'm surprised I didn't have nightmares.

Agreed. I remember reading somewhere that she came along at.a time when her only two assets were highly prized in tinseltown. She is actually more effective in dramatic roles like THE BURGLAR or THE WAYWARD BUS, than in the leering comedies she made.

TCM.also shows MGM, and some RKO and Columbia films, with a smattering of movies from elsewhere.

I don't know if it's a cult classic, or even an essential, but I really enjoy this offbeat movie. I have recorded it before, onto vhs from AMC, and dvd from TCM. The cast is great. I hope to watch it "live"..

Well, I love this movie, and most of what you said. I can quibble a bit there though; unethical things like having sex with Basinger pales in comparison to unethical things like beating or killing suspects, planting evidence on them, etc. The violence didn't bother me as much ss the racism, sexism and homophobia, but again, this is LA in the 50s. Overall, a good pastiche capturing the corruption of the institutions, the Hollywood scene, etc. I especially love Hollywood landmarks shown, like the Frolic Room, the Formosa Cafe, and the weird Crossroads of the World. More quibbling: in 1954, Veronica Lake was no longer much of a player, not having made a film on Hollywood in like 5 years. It would seem that the sought after blonde lookalike then would be Marilyn Monroe, not someone from the previous decade. Oh, and another blonde, Lana Turner, was played by someone that didn't come close to resembling her, despite the hilarity of that scene. Again, that's just me. I saw this movie the night it opened, on a day my world seemed.to be collapsing. It was like a lifesaver for me, and I will cherish it forever.

Wasn't it one of his later films, like LOVE IN THE AFTORNOON or TEN TORTH FREDRICK?

DAY OF THE DEAD LOCUSTS George Romero freely adapts the Nathaniel West novel. Here the premiere of a blockbuster movie at a mall multiplex in N. Hollywood is disrupted by ravenous mutant locusts, who even after dying in droves, a mysterious ray from other space has reactivated them, and they attack all the stars on the red carpet. Army Archard, playing himself, barely gets away alive, by ducking into a T-Mobile kiosk in the far wing of the mall.

Oh.man! I totally forgot it was Noir Friday. Tomorrow is.my every other Friday off, but I signed up for overtime. LAURA is one of my all time favorite films, and I try to watch it whenever.I cam.

Tor Johnson big Hollywood star Drew crowds to his films, near and far But he suffered defeat Didn't get to plant feet Grauman's forecourt didn't want.that big scar.

There are several numbers filmed for GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, but were not used. The preview has Jane and Marilyn performing one of these, it can be noticed because of the costumes. In the film, you jusg see them coming off stage with these costumes, but the number was not used. It would be great if the footage of this and other deleted numbers could be located, and added as extras to a dvd / bluray release.

Does Osborne normally pick Fox films for Bob's Picks?

BEYOND THE FORESTand ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. In which Bette Davis plays a woman younger than her age, and Ann Blyth plays younger version of the Davis character from THE LITTLE FOXES.

Thanks. Good to know I have options.

TROG is really silly, but fun to watch. A rather ignominous way for Joan Crawford to end her career. NIGHTMARE ALLEY is an amazing, rather sordid noir, with outstanding performances.

That squeal is so.annoying. But it is surprisingly complex. It starts off as a breath inhalation, goes into classic squeal mode, and appears to end in a whistle. Truly irritating, and done too often.

Thanks again. I will look into the feasibility of this setup.

A NIGHT TOR REMEMBER: In which America's half-ton Sweetheart has a dual role.as.the Titanic, and the iceberg it struck. He shows off his virtuoso acting chops in each portrayal. Unfortunately, attempts to get Shelley Winters to do a sort of prequel to her role in THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE are stymied, both because Tor 's diva side came out, refusing to let anyone share the screen who rivalled him for girth, and because a workable time travel ability had not yet been invented.

I disagree with your take on MAN HUNT. Sure, it may not be Lang's best, but it's an intriguing little thriller. And it's actually not a wartime film; not only was it released some six months before Pearl Harbor, but it is supposed to take place before the war started in Europe, in the first half of 1939. As for it being propaganda, it pales compared to the real flag wavers (soon to be) turned out by Hollywood. And its plot may be cookie cutter, but only in hindsight; we hadn't yet been bombarded with a plethora of these. There had been a few warnings about the rise of Nazi Germany, but there were a few: THE MORTAL STORM, FOUR SONS, THE MAN I MARRIED, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, among others, including, surprisingly, a Sonja Henie vehicle, EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT. I think it is suspenseful enough, and it has as many improbabilities as the average thriller of its type. PS......I think Pidgeon was effective enough, as was George Sanders. Sanders.may now be best known as usually playing a cad, but back then, he was just another bad guy featured player; he might be the other man, a crook, or a Nazi. He seemed perfectly plausible in his portrayal.

If I remember.correctly, I believe Brando did not want to do Orpheus Descending (the Williams play renamed THE FUGITIVE KIND for the screen) on Broadway because he was afraid if being overshadowed by Magnani. In the end, she didn't do the stage production either.