JackFavell
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>I was a little troubled by the relationship between Mature and Bancroft. It seemed to happen early and too easily considering how "proper" she seemed regardless of how she really felt about her husband. Maybe I was overthinking things but when Mature returns to her after leaving Preston out there the unmade bed seemed awfully prominent in the shot. It all moves too easily but that's minor.
This almost made me stop watching the movie. I thought it was the most predictable part of the plot, and almost sank the movie early on for me. I thought the movie was going to be trite, but it turned out to be much better than those earlier scenes led me to believe. I'm glad I kept watching.
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I saw the last half hour of State Fair, and just loved it! What a great movie! I was an idiot and forgot to record it too.
I thought Henry King did a fantastic job. I am a big fan of the 40's version, but I think this one might be better, I'll have to see the whole thing before I decide. I forgot how good Janet Gaynor can be. Because she's cute, I think she has been misjudged as an actress. She hasn't turned in a phony performance in any of the movies I've seen. She can make even the most humble movie work. Lew Ayres has that same quality - the ability to make trite or simple lines work, in other words, sincerity.
Will, too, just denotes honesty. I loved how he tossed off his bon mots, sliding them in under the radar sometimes, suddenly I'd be laughing at the line he said 5 minutes before.
I thought the mother was a hoot in the carny sideshow scene, where she was staring with unbridled curiosity at the dancing girls, wondering what they were going to do...this is a very different mom than we see in the 40's film with Fay Bainter at MGM.
movieman -
it's hard enough in a household of females to get a word in edgewise, but with laryngitis? Oh dear.
Edited by: JackFavell on Feb 9, 2012 7:52 AM
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Low expectations can sometimes help a movie! I was pleasantly surprised by it. Victor Mature caught my eye, and then the somewhat forward thinking story kept me interested. I don't think this one looks much like a Mann film. I didn't even know the title, so when you mentioned it, I didn't know at first what movie it was.
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A great big
h1. *THANK YOU*
TCM programming staff!
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> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote}Here you go, this is what I wrote (not much):
> *The Last Frontier* (Anthony Mann, 1955)
> A frontiersman (Victor Mature) scouts for a glory-riding Fort Lieutenant (Robert Preston) who's taken over the command of the more rational and peace-seeking Captain (Guy Madison). James Whitmore plays Mature's father, or man who raised him. Mann again looks at the wildness and violence inside even the most civilized men. Though Mature is a mountain man, "a bear" as he calls himself, and has no qualms about taking anything he needs, including another man's life or wife, he's still not as "savage" as Preston who will sacrifice his entire company of men to experience "victory". It's an exciting tale and if not in the league of the Stewart or Cooper westerns, definitely deserving of attention for its emotions and the unmistakable Anthony Mann fingerprints.
Oh I saw part of that one! It was much better than I thought it would be from the description, and I had no idea it was an Anthony Mann western. Unfortunately they showed it in the late afternoon one day, and we were on our way somewhere so I never saw the end.
fred - I have had that set bookmarked forever but never really wanted to spend the money - thanks for the heads up!
Edited by: JackFavell on Feb 7, 2012 3:32 PM
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That's a great photo, Jeff!
The first real star, some say. I find Francis X. Bushman to be a really credible actor, on top of his super stardom. He's quite good.
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It sounds good, I'll have to see if I can find them both - I am in a western mood again lately.
I saw the end of *The Professionals* the other night, and got it recorded, but I am battling more and more with the hubby and kidling for TV time, so I missed the beginning. If the beginning is as good as the end, I'll be happy.
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I hope you are feeling better again soon, movieman! Please take good care of yourself.
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I believe in the book she's a brunette, but I'll have to look it up.
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I enjoyed *My Cousin Rachel* very much. It's brooding and intense. I agree that perhaps a more stylish or suspenseful director could have really made it a wow movie, if you know what I mean.
As it is, it's the kind of movie that feels like a discovery, because it gets absolutely no attention in movie discussions. I thought Olivia de Haviland was quite good, she carries just the right balance of bland hauteur and sensitivity to keep you guessing. Burton is excellent as the boyish fellow who cannot control his love, jealousy and suspicion of her. Its a pleasure to watch him when he still cared about acting.
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That Esther Ralston is a beauty! She is more delicate than Kim Novak, Novak is more statuesque.
Kim was right to speak up. She didn't do it for herself, she spoke up for the original composers, and for future composers who should be able to know that their work is safe from plagiarism.
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Francis is in it? alrighty!
Do you think this one had a good enough story to have warranted a more well known director?
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Oh I'd love to see that one! Alice Duer Miller screenplay!
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I seem to remember reading that most of his films are completely lost, especially from his heyday as a movie star.
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I just remembered, Richard Barthelmess also played an indian, so I guess his playing a spaniard doesn't surprise me.
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I think it's an illusion - the combination of weird hairstyle, tight clothing and the angle of the photo all help to give the impression that he is plump. I'm glad to hear it isn't your work Jeff, I really don't like the colors used, especially the skin tones are very pink.
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I believe Mary played Spanish more than once.
I don't find it any more odd with Barthelmess than with Warner Baxter, lol.
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I actually love the Adolphe Menjou photo Jeff... how naughty!
I also love the Vilma-Ronald photo.
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That's my favorite picture of Dorothy Sebastian, Jeff!
Glad to hear you are much better.
I love the Billie photo in the blue dress coat.
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WRJ -
did you mean you have photos of Wallace Reid? I'd love to see them.
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> {quote:title=JakeHolman wrote:}{quote}
> Glad you liked it Wendy, That's a time frame when Dolly was just starting out. She's gone a long way.
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> Can't say I like everything she does but most of it.
Same here, Jake.
*> Incredible String Band*
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I loved this! I went and looked them up on Wiki and then listened to a lot of their music. Thanks for posting.
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I love J. Farrell MacDonald, I first noticed him in Three Bad Men, but after that discovered that I'd already seen him in hundreds of films.
In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, he thinks Peggy Ann Garner is sweet, so he gives her the extra penny for the junk she and her brother have collected.
He's always turning up, like in yesterday's Reap the Wild Wind, or several Preston Sturges comedies, or Topper, in which he plays another policeman.
One of my favorites of his is Riffraff... watching him out-act Spencer Tracy makes me laugh.
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I'm sorry if these have already been posted, I haven't been getting this thread in my watch files for such a long time. I'm sure it has already been seen by most of you but I got such a kick out of it. Classy, witty affectionate blooper reel from one of the best shows of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-sZswWuZcc&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=SP6BC9CBF1B2B7B26C
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Wowsa! Sorry I missed this when you posted it.
Off Topic: Favorite Classic TV Shows?
in Your Favorites
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> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-sZswWuZcc&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=SP6BC9CBF1B2B7B26C
> > *Jackie*: I can't believe I missed this...love those "bloopers" from The Dick Van Dyke Show. It's hard to pick which shots were funnier, the mistakes or the ones that got printed. They're all delightful and everyone seemed so in synch with one another. Thanks for posting it. You should see the interviews and hear the commentaries on the DVDs for the show. Wonderful.
I thought they were funny even in their mistakes, which sometimes doesn't happen in blooper reels.... what I loved was that their relationships off screen seemed to completely mirror the on screen personas and characters exactly - as if Rob and Laura and Sally and Buddy were the same as Dick, Mary, Rose Marie and Morey. What a great time they must have had - and they still remained completely professional.