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[Tallulah Bankhead was the inspiration |http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/villains/cruella/cruella.html] for Cruella de Vil. I can totally see her in that part.

Charles Laughton! Broadway Limited - Patsy & Zasu First A Girl & Sailing Along- More Jessie Mathews! I loved Evergreen Sequoia & Zenobia- look very interesting Palmy Days - I think everyone wants to see this one! Doctor Faustus - Dick & Liz! Sisters Under the Skin - an interesting title..but what is it about? One Heavenly Night - I'll finally get to see Lilyan Tashman! Lots of '!' for November!

The tub from The Women-

I know John Gilbert wrote and directed a handful of silent films- do any of those survive?

> {quote:title=TripleHHH wrote:}{quote} > And this is coming from someone who doesn't like the Wizard of Oz, one of the all-time greatest movies ?!?! > **** !! > Whats wrong with you, child ? Methinks you're missing the point of this thread, TripleHHH. And I explained why I "don't like" Oz, so you can look again to see what's wrong with me .

I was just looking at her filmography (I've seen more of her films than I thought), and I totally forgot about Two for the Road...that one was actually OK, but again, I think it was more style than substance. Your comments were interesting, though, Capuchin ! I can (almost) see what you mean.

> {quote:title=Capuchin wrote:}{quote} > I love Audrey, but I can't stand *Wait Until Dark*. It's obviously a 'kissed the cow' sort of thing. I should have clarified- I enjoy that performace purely on a camp basis. I don't understand 'the cult' of Audrey...she didn't die young, she didn't win a ton of awards...my impression is that's it's based purely on emulating her. She seems so vapid, what, besides her style, is there to emulate?

Personally, I don't like Kate because she's the same in every film. She seems to have had so much self-assurance in real life (and I admirer her for that) that it --clouded-- killed her ability to change her characters. Audrey's voice actually bothers me more than Kate's! The only performance of hers I like is in Wait Until Dark, but I really haven't seen many of her films. I try to avoid what I know I won't like. I don't just watch movies because they're 'classics'. Message was edited by: pancakes_barbara

*Guess Who's Coming to Dinner* *Breakfast At Tiffany's* (I don't like the Hepburns!) *Cimarron (1931)* (This really was hellish to sit through...I still don't know why I stuck with it.) *Brief Encounter* *All This, and Heaven Too* *Wuthering Heights* (I love melodramas but these just didn't click) *The Wild One* (I hate Method Actors!! You can just see them thinking.Montgomery Clift, Brando, Pacino.All of those guys. Paul Newman not so much, but I think that's only because I'm rarely watching his face ) As for *The Wizard Of Oz*, I can totally relate to the Judy-lovers who don't like it. I mean, I do like it, but I think I've just seen it so many times, and I've been watching it since I was so young, that I have a hard time connecting it with classic film in general. It's become boring.

As noted on sugarpuss's [blog|http://theroadshowversion.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-mary-martin-and-jean-arthur-show-rhythm-on-the-river-1940/] Jean Arthur and Mary Martin look amazingly alike- Whatever happened to sugarpuss?? I loved her blog.

> {quote:title=Fedya wrote:}{quote} > (I was reminded of the 1930 Vitaphone short [*The Emergency Case*|http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0162946/], which was similarly unfunny and painful, although I doubt anybody else will remember it -- which might be just as well.) I've seen it, but I can think of a worse one- [*The Eyes Have It*|http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0026328/]. I will never understand the appeal of Bergen & McCarthy.

High points- *The whole first day = nothing but pre-codes!!!* Peyton Place & The Big Lift = Fox playing nice? Hollow Triumph (AKA The Scar) *Carole!* Pictures At A Revolution theme Jacques Tati celebration Shockproof & Imitation of Life on the same day (I <3 Sirk) The Circus Queen Murder The Snorkel (Rare Hammer suspense film) Kongo New gangster doc 'Lady' theme - especially The Lady Is Willing The Private Life Of Henry VIII Great Halloween schedule Low points- [savannah Smiles |http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084633/] - what the heck? Underground re-runs Import re-runs

> {quote:title=Hibi wrote:}{quote} > WHY NO GIRLS ABOUT TOWN? I'm steamed!!! Unfortunately, it's one of [those Paramount movies|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021910/trivia]. Although I must admit when I first read the schedule, I was half-hoping it would be there.

> {quote:title=drednm wrote:}{quote} > Among her lesser know early gems are 24 HOURS (with Miriam Hopkins and Clive Brook) and GIRLS ABOUT TOWN (with Lilyan Tashman and Joel McCrea). *Girls About Town* is near the top of the list of films I most want to see. Has anyone here ever seen it?

After watching [And the Ship Sails On |http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087188/] last night, I thought I'd post some Fellini costumes

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > (6.) DIETRICH's naval outfit and top hat, white & tails in two of her movies. (I can't recall the films' title). I believe you mean *Seven Sinners* & *Morocco*.

One of my favorite Adrian films is [Midnight Mary|http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200505/31/57/b0000757_1118681.jpg] . The Hats! Although no Adrian hat can compare to this one-

I love Adrian, but everyone always forgets about Travis Banton- And for some reason [this picture |http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/2643486.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=4176526AFF73458732B0D3EFA1EEB846A55A1E4F32AD3138] wouldn't show up. Message was edited by: pancakes_barbara to fix images

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > > > > Aaaaaaah you are a genius among geniuses! By Jove I've got it. And she's one of my favorites! I got it Pancakes...d'ya think these two actresses look alike? > > Message was edited by: CineMaven I'm drunk with power now! Ha! Fabulous! You should start a new thread with some of your favorites.

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > > > Aaaaaaah you are a genius among geniuses! By Jove I've got it. And she's one of my favorites! Sometimes you need to save a picture to your computer or put it in PhotoBucket for it to show up. Keep trying!

Bronxgirl48, I just learned how to post pictures here and it's super easy- 1. Find a picture. Got it? Good. 2. Right mouse click on that picture. 3. Click 'Properties' 4. In the box that pops up you'll see a URL address for that picture. Copy it. 5. Start your post. Put in this code where you want the picture ** 6. Put a space between the *g* and the *s*. (I had to erase it so that it wouldn't revert to code) 7. In between the *=* and the *>* paste the address from the picture. That's it!

Seeing Perc Westmore was a neat, and Gene Krupa was great, but other than that...yeah, it was pretty pointless. And poor Glenda Farrell- upstaged by Mabel Todd (who's always described as annoying, but I kind of like her).

PrinceSaliano- I just looked up *Quiet Please: Murder* and it sounds amazing! I noticed it was a Fox movie- do they play it on the Fox Movie Channel?

This was difficult, but fun, and I'm sure I'll be revising it as time goes by. A - The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Ars?ne Lupin B - Belle de jour, Blonde Venus C - Camille (Garbo's), Call Her Savage D - Dr. Strangelove, Dinner at Eight E - Easter Parade, Employees' Entrance F - Female Trouble, Finishing School G - Goodfellas, Gold Diggers of 1933 H - H?stsonaten, Heroes for Sale I - Imitation of Life (Sirk's), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang J - Judgment at Nuremberg, Jimmy the Gent K - Kiss Me Kate, Kameradschaft L - Lifeboat, The Last Flight M - Meet Me in St. Louis, Midnight Mary N - Ninotchka, Night Nurse O - Orph?e, The Old Dark House P - Persona, Picture Snatcher Q - Quai des brumes, Le, Queen Christina R - The Roaring Twenties, Rain S - Sunset Blvd., Stage Mother T - Three Came Home, Three on a Match U - Underworld U.S.A., Union Depot V - Viridiana, Virtue W - The Women, White Zombie X - 8? , 42nd Street Y - Yankee Doodle Dandy, None Z - Ziegfeld Girl, None Favorite film, followed by favorite pre-code film . I used the 'X' slot for my favorite 'numbered' films.

Besides The Naughty Flirt, I've only seen in her as a supporting actress in Employee's Entrance, Picture Snatcher, Jimmy the Gent, & Flamingo Road, all of which have been shown on TCM in the past year or so. And after reading your very informative article, I would really love to see more of her starring roles.