JackFavell
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That's the movie that I said to myself, Aaaah, that's why he got famous.....
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Oh, Thelma! I would love to be in Top Hat. It would be so carefree and beautiful all the time, and those clothes!
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Jeez, that John Wayne picture is.... SEXY! Oh my gosh, did I say that? Now I know why he became a star.....sheesh, he was too good looking......what was he about 12 years old?
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I would choose *Vertigo* as Hitch's quintessential work, it seems to capture everything Hitch was trying to say....
I am thinking maybe *M* and *Sunrise*. and for a minute I was thinking *Wizard of Oz*, Ro
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It does seem a bit Maxfield Parrish, doesn't it?
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Ro- I am butting in my two cents worth here, even though it is probably not worth it!
I think Hitch is entertaining and a great director. He has made some of my favorite films. But I am not really sure of his importance... maybe commercially, yes, or maybe as a poster boy for directing. His career as a whole is extremely important- but I guess I can't peg any of his movies as "Most Important".
Miss G- I wanted to say that I feel your addition of *The Searchers* is right on. Though some may say that Ford's initial viewpoint of right and wrong is old fashioned, his open-mindedness and thoughtfulness is not. The film is a precursor of many, many movies to come. The sixties became a time to question traditional hero roles and The Searchers certainly does that. It sort of ends one era, and starts a new one. It steps outside of it's time- causing other film-makers to think deeply about what they want to say.
Another movie that I feel is beyond the boundaries of it's time period is *The Best Years of Our Lives*. It just appears out of nowhere, and is nothing like anything else- exactly like The Searchers. Maybe this is the criteria for me- something that inspires, and is beyond it's time. I have to think about it some more.
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Hey, I just found this tantalizing sentence in a description of the documentary "MGM: When the Lion Roars":
There are marvelous behind-the-scenes snippets such as a 1931 in-house promotional film about the Christmas party MGM threw for child star Jackie Cooper.
Just one time, I wish I could see a party like that...... it would be like being inside one of the movies.....mingling with Ramon Novarro, Joan Crawford, Harlow, Irving Thalberg, etc..... I think I would most like to have met Marie Dressler, or John Barrymore- but I bet he would have skipped the whole thing.....
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Thanks so much! I thought it must have been a stage show! I, too, found "Stars of Yesterday" (1931), but somehow it didn't seem right that a short was listed on the marquee. The name Fanchon and Marco rings a bell. Think I will go read up on them......Thanks for looking, everyone!
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Bravo, Miss G! Great list. At least 2 of those films would be on my "new" list. Maybe three.
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Hey, I started looking closely at that picture after I posted it. I really need a dress like Marie is wearing....
The cake is incredible! Look at the size of it! And real, full size candles. And the chef seated on a throne in the background?!!! I am trying to see what is written on the cake. At first I thought it might be a birthday party for her, but I think it might say, "Season's Greetings" instead. Can you imagine being Marie here- a star among stars, being the one chosen to cut the Christmas cake? I like that this seems like quite a dressy event.......my work Christmas parties never looked like that.....
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Well, almost everyone...Jackie?????
Hey, don't try to put this off on me! I already did one list- an incredibly subjective list of the most important films in my life. If I were to make another list of most important films to the entire world, I would have to get the squirrel cage rattling around again (and let me tell you, that is one tough prospect this summer)
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I thought it was very interesting that on the different Dressler threads, mention was made of how kind Louis B. Mayer was to Dressler during her last illness. In my limited amount of research I have found three different accounts of their relationship at this time. One quote said that Mayer spared no expense to get Marie the best treatment money could buy. Another said that Mayer sent her to quack doctors who gave her injections of horse blood, thus possibly ending her life sooner than necessary; and that he wanted to prolong her life to squeeze more work out of her. The third was from Matthew Kennedy's interview stating that Mayer just loved Marie, but that privately, she chafed under a tight rein, his love being an obsessive, controlling one; and that she longed for better pictures and an adequate amount of money for her work.
My feeling, from what I've read of Mayer is that all of these stories are true....Mayer was apparently ruled by emotion, especially mother-love. I've also read that HE was the greatest actor at MGM, pulling out all the stops when he wanted to keep someone in line, or get something from someone. He was also, first and foremost a businessman......so money was his bottom line.....Marie, though, was gracious about and to Mayer to the end.....
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Coopsgirl- Awesome choice! I think that's how the movie should have ended anyway!
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I may be completely dim, but I can't for the life of me figure out who F&M are, or what "Yesterday's Stars" is.... I googled both F&M and Yesterday's Stars, and came up with zilch....Was it a movie, or a stage show? It's driving me crazy......
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Wow! That photo is amazingly beautiful!
I am curious. Rarely do you read anywhere about studio artists. Do you guys know anything about how art was produced for the studios, who did the artwork, or whether any artists just worked freelance? I mean, I know about some of the famous artists, like John Held, Jr. but the rest is completely unknown to me.
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Mets- My daughter is enjoying her vacation very much! Swimming, sprinklers, slip and slide...... Oh, to be a kid again.....She also especially enjoyed Charlie Chaplin day on TCM. She is looking forward to Laurel and Hardy day later on this month.
Debra-I think Mary Pickford, Constance and Norma were right at the beginning of the section where people were coming out the door and getting into cars parked in front....
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I've always thought of Bebe Daniels as the quintessential flapper. I wish her career had lasted much longer than it did, though I didn't realize she had acted as early as the 10's!
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Here is the story I found in an interview at the Alternative Film Guide website with Dressler biographer Matthew Kennedy:
*Marie Dressler?s last movie was The Late Christopher Bean. Considering that it?s an MGM film ? currently owned by Time Warner ? why is it unavailable?*
I believe it has to do with the estate of the play?s author, Sidney Howard. I?m happy to say that the film survives, and we can only hope that it will be seen someday on Turner Classic Movies and elsewhere. I went to the Eastman House in Rochester to see it. It?s not Marie?s best, but it is a pleasing slice of Americana co-starring Lionel Barrymore and Beulah Bondi. Marie was very ill during production, but you?d never know it. She is fine, bringing both humor and nostalgic wistfulness to her character.
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Exapno Mapcase! What a great name for these boards! Happy to see you here.
I am so happy that Marie made such an impression after all these years.... she would be proud to know that 74 years after her death, she is still the most popular Hollywood star- at least here at TCM.
I thought in my googling around, I had seen something about Christopher Bean being pulled from release after an intial run.... and never being shown again. Something to do with Sidney Howard's (the original playwright) estate. I will have to go through my info again to make sure......
Correction: I find that the information above cannot possibly be true since countless other versions of The Late Christopher Bean have been made over the years for TV and on the stage......
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"Stand still, Godfrey, it'll all be over in a minute....." I'm Irene Bullock Parke.....
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Personally, I am always a sucker for the guy who loves unrequited, and in silence. Male suffering (and especially silence) is a big turn on for me....
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*TCM PROGRAMMER*
I hope you have noted the THREE threads devoted to Marie Dressler Day, and that every viewer on every thread has said it was the best programming on TCM for quite a while. Other threads are abuzz about it too.
This is the kind of quality programming I am looking for, and those who watch TCM are craving.......this is why I watch TCM!
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*If it weren?t for Liberty Valance....you?d only have a movie called ?The Man Who Shot?....and what would be the fun in that+? :-)*
As a big Lee Marvin fan, I can only say, you hit the nail on the head. He is so into his role, you can't even tell there's an actor in there....... Marvin must have had a real tap into his own dark side. I wonder how many people hated him when this movie came out?.....
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Re: L.A. Confidential: great quote, Jake, from a great movie.....
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Two Women has great acting, but I'm thinking something a little simpler- Boy on a Dolphin seems right to me. Heller in Pink Tights is weird, but I remember liking it. My favorite right now is C'era una Volta, but this is definitely NOT a Frank movie.... Yes, Boy on a Dolphin.