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The More the Merrier is the most enjoyable Stevens movie to me. There is none of the awkward uncomfortableness of some of his other comedies, and it is genuinely funny - right from the opening scene- I really do love the ironic beginning of this movie with the voice-over describing Washington! Jean Arthur is great in anything and I am ecstatic to hear that there will be more Arthur films released soon. Charles Coburn is the best - just going about his business he is a scream!

Jeff, maybe there will be more interest in Mary Duncan after the new box set comes out with what's left of "The River" on it....

How sad! I thought I knew all of the character actors, but I only just discovered him this morning. He was a great weasel .....

Barton Fink is my head's down favorite Coen Bros. movie. Mickee- I loved your "ramble" on why you like the Coens, it was certainly not too long! I feel the same- lately, I only like movies that can take me somewhere I haven't been before. The Coens consistently do this. I enjoy the "edge of your seat" feeling I get when watching one of their films. Burn After Reading was not the greatest movie ever made, but I never once looked at my watch or knew what was coming next. That's what I want in a movie.....

Monroe Owsley was just in a movie this morning- "The Keyhole" with Kay Francis and George Brent.

I adore those dresses! I swear that the twenties are coming into style this year! I was walking down the street in my town yesterday, and there were cloche hats in the window in two of the stores! I didn't have time to stop,. but I am going to go this week sometime and take a closer look. I just bought my daughter a hair wrap that looks very twenties, and she loves it (At eight, she already has more style than me).

I would venture to say that *Raising Arizona* is the Coen Bros. most accessible film, maybe the one that has the most "feel good" theme. It certainly never fails to make me smile and actually shed a tear....

I think they would have made wonderful sisters! I wish I had thought of that. Actually, I wish someone back then had thought of it! I am really wanting to add some late twenties style into my wardrobe- have you noticed that a lot of the pics from1928 or so the women were all wearing baubles at the ankle? I just love this idea, and the picture of Clara and her boots reminded me of this one of Anita Page.

"Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead!" from one pirate to another.... I didn't see any pics of him on the net that looked any other way. No early 10's or 20's ones or anything. I think you are right about him springing fully formed fro m the womb... you rally had me laughing with that one!

Those boots! I want them! I love the Children of Divorce pic. It is perfect. I never noticed the similarities between Gaynor and Bow- both had red curly hair, both were short, they each had a very natural acting style with a lot of verve. I think the biggest similarity is the way their audiences identified with them. They each seem so down to earth, so real.

I thought I was something of a connoisseur, but I have never had one. Now I am longing to try a popover! MissG. You really must stop starving yourself- you are already beautiful, and an occasional treat does wonders for a diet. As long as you don't fall off the wagon completely! Laffite- I love a party! What a great idea. If there is champoo and popovers, I'm there! Mischievous Coburn is the best. I was wondering how many times did he and Jean Arthur have to rehearse that scene in "The More the Merrier" where they cross paths in the hall on the way to the bathroom, kitchen, etc? It looks like it would have been difficult to get the timing just right..... I was going to post a picture of Marilyn and Coburn from Gentlemen prefer Blondes, but I couldn't get it to open. It is my favorite scene in the movie- the one where Marilyn and the little boy are under the blanket when Coburn walks up? I just love that scene. Message was edited by: JackFavell

Has anyone here ever actually eaten a popover? From what I understand, they are hollow muffin-type things, that puff up in the oven. I can never remember having eaten one in my life.... I was just noticing Coburn this morning in "In Name Only". He seems pretty straightforward in his acting style, but watching him closely, I realized how hard it is to come off naturally in so many diverse roles- he could play a deluded father, a kindly houseguest or a horrifyingly twisted doctor with the same diligent artistry. You never notice him working at his characterizations, and that is just what an actor should do. He makes it all look so easy that you sometimes don't notice him- he just fits into a film like a hand in a glove. That is pretty good acting if you ask me.

Go ahead- I cannot formulate these very well.

Maybe it should be called the coup de grace...

Try Raising Arizona first. I am 99% sure you will like it. Message was edited by: JackFavell

Oh.... that one with the necklace just melts my heart....

Thanks for the info- I am seriously considering paying the 240 bucks for this one. I am really looking forward to seeing Liliom, not to mention all the other movies and restored too!

Hey, do you mind me asking, where did you get a copy of this movie? It doesn't seem to be on the new Borzage/Murnau box set coming out later, so I am curious....

Coopsgirl- AWESOME clips from The River! Another great job- and such a fine looking birthday suit on Mr. Farrell. My pulse is speeding up.... I will have to get a copy of that movie... I'll post the youtube link: Message was edited by: JackFavell

Ohh, wow. That was beautiful Coopsgirl. I have been saving my copy of Seventh Heaven (I have never watched it) for last in the pile of silents that I am trying to get through. I can't wait to see it. I am going to go look up those "River" scenes right now....

That's uncanny, Bronxie.

Ahhh, but the sweet lasses are the one's to pinch. Have you been hanging out in my grocery store, Frank? Though Mr. Grimes deplores the fact that there are no "nice" girls anymore, he really prefers this type of dame- I'm afraid Janet Gaynor is going to lose this battle, Jeff!

Well, maybe if you smile back at the coots you could get some free groceries. The old guys I run into usually look like they are eying my groceries...it's probably not even me they want.... Coopsgirl- I have a lot of those semisweet regrets-I'm still thinking I did the right thing, but boy, oh, boy, I get a lot of joy out of thinking about those foreign boys I turned down...

I always end up with flirty old men chatting me up in the grocery store.... never a Charles Farrell or a Gary Cooper. I think I'd settle for a Joe E. Brown at this point... most of the ones who like me are twice his age...

Sorry! I was so amazed that I actually got one, I forgot to post why! and please if someone wants to, go ahead- my brain is not up to it tonight. Anita Page played the second lead in Our Dancing Daughters with the main role going to Joan Crawford. She was in Our Modern Maidens and Our Blushing Brides with Crawford as well. Her final role was in Frankenstein Rising with former child star Margaret O'Brien. She successfully entered the sound era with The Broadway Melody, but did not really make any headway in her career after that. She worked in movies until 1936, at which point she retired and married. She blamed her inability to get good roles on the fact that she refused to sleep with studio executives. In 1996, her career revived after 60 years, and she was making movies up until her death on September 6, 2008. She was the last living attendee of the first academy awards, and some say she was the last surviving silent film star. She will be missed.