Arturo

I totally agree with your comments here. One of the most.intriguing "what ifs" in Hollywood history, imho, is the sequel to the Flynn film that WB planned to make in 1940,."Sir Robin of Lockley", reuniti.g many of the same actors. Too bad it was.never made.

Taylor took a break, several weeks I believe, after her husband's death. She didn't do anything, other than stay at home crying; certainly she didn't film.anything until she returned to CAT. In the meantime,.I believe the suddenly hot, just married duo of Newman and Woodward, did RALLY ROUND THE FLAG BOYS, but THE LONG HOT SUMMER had already been released.

TLHS was released in March 1958 I believe, the same month that CAT started.filming. TLHS was a popular and.critical.success, and this filmed.cemented.Paul Newman as.a star. Yes,.the film.may have been done to compete with the Broadway success of CAT, and I agree that CAT is the better film, but again, the relative number of times each is shown on TCM has much to do with how they are perceived. That said, SUMMER is still.a.well.made melodrama.of.its type, and quite enjoyable, even with Welles' unfettered scene chewing. Nothing to take away from CAT, which I love, but the main reason for its success was the scandal.that broke out right before its release, in which the recently widowed Liz Taylor, "stole" Eddie Fisher from Debbie Reynolds, outraging as well as fascinating the nation. Many believe Liz lost Best Actress due to the notoriety.

While I agree this comedy is ok, and the cast.is as well generally, I think the main weakness are Newman and Woodward's not very adept abilities as farceurs. Joan Collins was quite good, and better, I think, than the original choice for that role would have been, Jayne Mansfield.

Considering.that THE LONG HOT SUMMER was filmed and released before CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF,.the former.could not be considered an imitation of the latter, unless you want to say that Faulkner was imitating Williams. In the 50s, florid southern gothic stories were popular, and two of the main sources.were the aforementioned writers. Most likely, since TLHS was a TCM premiere, and COAHTR is shown frequently, the relative familiarity with each probably colors how these.are perceived by TCM viewers.

Thelma Ritter in A LETTER TO THREE WIVES. In response to Linda Darnell asking,."Sadie,.will you get the door?" "My union doesn't like me doing this kind of thing for free, but ok". And in response to Connie Gilchrist, "Is he (Porter) gonna really be at Addie Ross' party?" "Listen, when they hire Sadie Duggan as a waitress, they submit a guest list".

I met Robert.Downey Jr. at a bar in Hollywood, back in the late.80s. He was nice about the drink I spilled on him.

I've met Geena Davis.andJeff Goldblum, back when they were first dating. I was in Westwood.standing in line to see a movie. They were very friendly, and surprisingly tall. Back then, also in.Westwood for the same.reason, I met Julie Newmar,.still looking stunning.

THE BAD AND THE BIGHEADED CRUISE TWO WEEKS FROM.TOWN.TO.ANOTHER TOWN. In which a self-important melagomaniacal film.writer becomes a rising power and feels he influences columnists and bloggers to write about him, and feels is a muse to others, inspiring all to feats of greatness. All this is revealed in flashback, when the individual is found murdered while taking.a.cruise,.and several suspects.recount their run-ins with him. Starring a cast.that.would wet the dreams of any self respecting name.dropper, it is headed by Kirk Douglas, after the original choice of Tor Johnson passed on it, feeling the protagonist had no redeeming values and was.unbelievably gauche. Man overboard. Of course, several years later, in the sincerest form of flattery category, The Love.Boat did a two-parter using this storyline. Tor Johnson did an unbilled cameo in this version, as a whale.sunning itself off.the starboard side.

It's the cliffhanging aspect that is riveting everyone to the question of the day....... .....Will Tor marry Mary AsTor?

Richard Greene did SWORD OF SHERWOOD FOREST in 1960, after several years of his TV show, "Robin Hood". TCM.has shown it. Cornel Wilde did BANDITS OF SHERWOOD FOREST (1946), and not having seen it in decades, I'm not sure, but I believe he plays Robin Hood's son.

As to voice, both my paternal uncle and.grandfather sounded.like Walter Brennan, except the only spoke.Spanish. Weirdly, as this uncle aged, he began to uncannily resemble Brennan. I would think saying someone sounds like Andy Devine would be fighting words.

DGF, for.once your.sense of humor fails you......you are commenting with a straight face.to allusions to Tor Johnson......torrent,.torpor......

This includes an unusual number of old threads being.resurrected, including the inexplicable and confusing return of one on SUTS 2013.

Yeah, it seems to come in regular monthly cycles for a few days.

Well, it appears that the programmers must come on here and pay attention. There has been discussion here, even buzz, re. 3 Fox titles that are included in SUTS, two that recently returned to FMC in the last year or so (THE EGYPTIAN, LITTLE MURDERS), and another that has been mentioned as not having been shown in years on that rival channel (THIEVES HIGHWAY). So they must've checked.into the doability of these movies, and voila. I'd like to know what other titles they have tried to get, but haven't as yet, but I'm happy for now.

I forgot that Ann Margret was in the remake of that.classic road.film.

Some much needed levity as well. This isn't a graduate.film.studies course.

I don't know.where the stick figures come in, someone else mentioned.that. Maybe they are confusing another Carole Lombard.film,.NOTHING'S SACRED,.where she and Fredric March are presented as exagerated puppetoon type.figures during the opening.credits. Cute, atypical beginning for that period.

SHADOWS OF THE TWELVE ANGRY THIN MEN. Tor Johnson gives a bravura performance portraying all the members of a jury, yelling at.himself in a dozen voices as they grapple with the fate of an accused man. One of the personae he portrays, the jury foreman, spends his nights sleuthing as.he looks for clues. In the midst of the tense proceedings, he blows off steam by imbibing cocktails at one Manhattan watering hole after another, along.with his droll wife,TorA, and their witty bantering.provides moments of much needed levity. Unfortunately, he decided to take his wire terrier to the deliberations. And in the surprise ending to this tense, grim film, AsTor ate the verdict.

On Wednesday, 6/3, @ 6 am est, FMC will air the second film Linda Darnell ever made, DAY-TIME WIFE (1939). She was not yet 16 when she made it. Costarring for the first of four times with 20th Century Fox' top male star, Tyrone Power, she inherited a part that had been tailor-made for Loretta Young, who had refused to renew her contrsct with Fox. This amiable screwball comedy has Linda as a young bride who wants to know why her husband is spending so much time at the office, and decides to find out by getting a job as a secretary; her boss is roguish cad Warren William. Also in the cast are Wendy Barrie, Binnie Barnes and Joan Davis.

On FMC (all times eastern): Sunday, 5/31: 4 am: GOOD MORNING MISS DOVE (1955)................6 am: REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM (1938)..............7:30 am: TEENAGE REBEL (1956)...............9:10 am: BLUE DENIM (1959)..............10:45 am: GOOD MORNING MISS DOVE (1955)............. MONDAY, 6/1: 3 am: THE DAY MARS INVADED EARTH (1963)............4:15 am: YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING (1937).............6 am: THE BROKEN LAND (1962)...................7:05 am: DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952)................ 8:25 am: TAMPICO (1944).................9:45 am: WEE WILLIE WINKIE (1937)....................11:30 am: FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER (1938)................1 pm: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1941)............ Tuesday, 6/2: 3 am: TEENAGE REBEL (1956)...............4:35 am: DREAMBOAT (1952).............6 am: WEE WILLIE WINKIE (1937)...................7:45 am: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1941)...............9:50 am: TALES OF MANHATTAN (1942)...............12 pm: DREAMBOAT (1952)...............1:25 pm: TEENAGE REBEL (1956.

When I read the title, I thought you wanted to know our reactions to S L U T S.......LOL!

My mother was also on the vain side. In her youth, she was often compared to Hedy Lamarr, Linda Darnell, Maria Felix and Yvonne DeCarlo. She loved recounting that until the end.

Thanks for the links Holden, it is most helpful. Especially for a not too computer savvy person like myself, at work, without the time to try figuring out how to access which movies are selected for the various stars.