JackFavell

>*That sounds like my speed, all the way. I don't think there would be any contest between Bogie and Rossano. One is my kind of guy and the other is nothing like me.*

Oh I guess I just have that hamburger scene at the end on my mind. Food always looks so good in the movies, and I've been dieting. Powell is the most disarmingly gracious at being turned down of any man I can think of, in any movie. She was crazy to have turned him down, but love is blind. Gosh, I haven't seen HTMAM in so long, now I have a craving for it. I just love seeing Alexander D'Arcy in it as well, he's so cute with that eyepatch. And Marilyn was never funnier.

Oh, I agree! He's just the most wonderful man. I never did see the charms of Cameron Mitchell - what is it she calls him? a hamburger jockey or something?

That poster is gorgeous! Not Lloyd's mug, but the beautiful colors and sensitive ladies... Do you suppose that is an ad for *Girl Shy*? Or do you think it's just an article advertising Lloyd as a hunk? He really is quite good looking, but not my type.

Oh gosh, I LOVE Dr. John... here he is backed up by the best little backup band ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFSQL-rx1_s&feature=related

I don't know Sippie! Thanks for posting her - what a gorgeous woman she was, with such a deep down gorgeous voice. I'm going to listen to all the ones I can find on youtube tomorrow.

Oh, The Mother Machree pages are wonderful! I guess John Ford was pretty popular by 1928, to have his photo included.

I love that one, Jeff, it really gets Colleen's personality.

Oooh!

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}Did you ever see Marc Lawrence in *"The Asphalt Jungle"*? He's good in that too. So is it really about who your agent is in terms of breaking a typecast...getting a juicier part? Yes, Lawrence in *"The Oxbow Incident"* looked visibly effected by the news that his friend was still alive. So many gems in the nugget of performances by character actors of the past. *The Asphalt Jungle* is a movie I can never get into - unless I walk in right in the middle! It's sort of doomed for me to never see that one from the beginning... or fall asleep before it ever gets going. I have a favorite scene though - the one with Marilyn and Louis Calhern, where he gets nabbed and she doesn't know what to do? It's splendid and almost makes me like him, even after his performance in *Devil's Doorway.* > I agree, that corporation scene was VERY real. Stockholders of ENRON...the folks that Bernie Madoff cheated...the more things change, the more they stay the change, huh. It's just most times the big kahuna does not pay for his crime. Yeah. ick. > And you know what...no good can come of a man named Dink. Ha! Now that made me laugh hard! Poor Joe, I mean Dink, bumped off in that one a la Dillinger. I think Jackie Cooper turned out all right, didn't he?

Kate takes the Alice Adams and Quality Street character a step further in *Summertime*...I just love it - I think it's my favorite Hepburn role. Though now I've said that, I can think of several more roles of hers that I like just as much. But if you want vulnerable Kate, Summertime is the movie to see.

I don't want to interrupt, but I can't help myself! I love what you bring up about Hepburn. I have often wondered at her ability to portray that nervous tension in her characters, and I finally decided a year or so ago that maybe she was far from confident in her own life, deep inside. Perhaps she put on an infallible front, for the benefit of others, or even for herself - but had a streak of insecurity inside? I mean, how could you have a long term love affair with a married man and not have some insecurity? I think she was far deeper than her public persona belies, judging from her performances, anyway.

Great stuff, Scottman! Here's what I've been listening to this last week: The great *Alberta Hunter* Two fisted, Double-jointed, Rough and Ready Man: Handyman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ZxkiqwgSI Edited by: JackFavell on Sep 13, 2011 9:06 AM Edited by: JackFavell on Sep 13, 2011 9:07 AM

Oooh I have got to see Her Twelve Men now. I didn't know RR and GG shared a smooch!

Burt BURT! *FOURTEEN YEARS!* It's hard to imagine Burt being old enough at this point to have been anywhere for fourteen years. Thank goodness the nickname Dink has gone out of fashion. My Joe Calleia got labeled with that in *Public Hero No. 1*.... I can't think of a person more ill suited for the name. You know, Lizabeth Scott may not be the best actress in the world, but she does mangled better than anyone. I am putting a plug in for Marc Lawrence. he's really caught my eye the last few movies - in Oxbow, he's the only one of the men to show genuine remorse, and here, he really made the difference for me between an OK movie and a good one. He tipped the scales in that "corporation" scene. That scene felt sooooo modern didn't it? Frighteningly so. Edited by: JackFavell on Sep 13, 2011 8:31 AM

I think they re-used the same fireplace from I'll See You in My Dreams in The Jazz Singer! Oh my gosh, I WANT Danny and Doris' house! With the fireplace and the row of windows along the wall, decorated perfectly! I also loved the gowns in I'll See You in My Dreams. I really loved this movie, I missed the beginning, but really enjoyed the great cast, and MissG, you were right, Danny and Doris were great together!

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}Look at this! Our fave Rudy video, with realistic sound effects! (car doors and the ocean) > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsXNvR6GTHs > > For me, nobody gives a better "sad puppy face", than Rudy, and many of my fantasies involve mothering him, lol. Ahhh. Boy, that's the truth. There is something so poignant and boyish in Rudy, he's so close to his emotions that when his heart breaks, we really see it all over his face. Nowadays, our actors can barely show a glimmer of emotion, and then the director cuts away. I am heartily sorry for it. Can you imagine being around in the twenties, how thrilling it must have been to see the new "movies" and to actually have a chance at seeing Rudy on tour? Everything must have seemed new then. > George is great in FOREVER AMBER. He really makes you feel the lonliness of the crown. I am dying to see it again. I have to see if I can find it on Netflix or youtube.

I haven't seen Veronica Guerin, but Mr. Roberts always has a soft spot for me. What did you think of William Powell as Doc? Maven - I don't know where you got the idea of comparing Mel Ferrer with Harry, but there's no question in my mind which one I'd choose.

> I don't have *Brainstorm* and my power went out during my recording of *I Walk Alone*. And that was one of three titles I wished to record the most this month. I watched I Walk Alone here first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXN0Gvp7fpc then on TCM again. I was shocked by the movie. I liked Wendell Corey! > It's a classic film noir in that the man wrecks himself over his love for a woman. Yvonne is beautiful. Burt seems very vulnerable here too. I think that is what I am finding I like best in his earlier films. > That's a girl! I'm a big fan of *Fallen Angel*. I've read some of the recent criticisms of the film on the board and they always make smile. It's another classic film noir in the sense it shows a great restlessness. What do we what out of life? I thought the mixing of film noir (Eric Stanton) with a woman's pic (June Mills) was interesting. I agree. I just loved Dana here - he's another vulnerable man, who tries not to be. Masking his fears with toughness because that's all he knows. I really liked Alice Faye a lot, though I think some don't like her in this film. Linda is just the right blend of heartless floozy and sensible shopgirl (or waitress). And the supporting cast is great, and the look and feel of the movie is even better. > So you're not a big fan of *Out of the Past* ? I think I am missing a gene. I feel like I am not getting something I should out of it. Like when I used to watch the Searchers and couldn't find the key into it. I think Mitchum is superb, and Greer, she is AMAZING..... the movie is directed by one of my favorites, and it looks soooo beautiful. But something doesn't connect. I don't love it, but I can appreciate it. I love Dickie Moore and the idea of him being the only one to carry on Jeff's memory. I think you have to fall completely in love with Mitchum to really love the movie. Maybe if I had discovered the film on my own, late one night, and took it to heart ....? I don't know. I can see it's good. But there is no particular connection for me. No empathy.

Uh oh.. I didn't know you weren't into Burt. I hope you like it anyway. I think you might. I wasn't ever a rabid fan, but lately, I'm investigating some of the movies I didn't really know about. And as I do, I am finding that I want to watch more and more of him. These early films are very much to my liking.

Hey, I'm just proud of myself for having watch this many!

It's more like Knight Without Armour than Dracula.

Here's the link Ro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J09aciCKV2w It's really nothing like the title sounds. Edited by: JackFavell on Sep 10, 2011 11:33 PM

> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote}I just finished *Kiss the Blood Off My Hands*....great movie. Now one of my favorite noirs...and is it ever noir. This movie just had me SO frustrated for the leads. Like you said, Burt is excellent at "tortured", and he's so young that your heart bleeds for him. The "system", the post world war II world, really looks bleak. Its at the top of my list now too. Burt was never as expressive as he is here, I think. That chase at the beginning sets up the whole movie so well, he really is a hunted animal. > I was aghast at Burt's "sentence" in the earlier part of the film...I had no idea the British penal system was that harsh still at that time. Not that things have changed that much. Holy cow! I never thought that anyone would do that in the twentieth century. Awful. It made me wonder if something like that was just due to a vindictive judge, or if the entire system was used to meting out beatings like that.

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote} > It depends on the stories. I can't see me liking the singing and dancing. But I may appreciate that with more viewings. To me, the story is the singing and the dancing, not the stuff in between. More happens in those dances than anywhere else. > I like how she knows her husband. Ha! She does. But he still thinks he's pulling one over on her. I think. > I prefer Cary on the attack and in the foreground versus being pushed to the side. Both *Bringing Up Baby* and *Arsenic and Old Lace* have Cary being "out of character," to me. I like Cary both ways, though I am not crazy about A and OL. I love the old ladies and Peter Lorre but it's a little broad even for me. > You have? My territory is always troubling. I'll say! Here's what I've seen, if you don't mind my listing them. I'll Walk Alone The Breaking Point Detour Fallen Angel Deadline at Dawn The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Out of the Past Brainstorm Kiss the Blood Off My Hands I liked a lot of these far more than I was expecting. I started Desert Fury and Criss Cross, but haven't finished them yet.