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> {quote:title=audreyforever wrote:}{quote} > I have Comcast (live in MASS) and a few years ago I was in the same position. > I hope you're enjoying "Ah, Wilderness!" (1935) on TCM right now. Parts of it were filmed on location here in Mass. in the towns of Grafton, Clinton and especially Worcester. They used over 200 local Worcester folks as extras, and the World Premiere was held in Worcester on Dec. 6, 1935.

Although I admit the Alastair Sim 1951 version is probably the best (of the pre-1960-era versions, not caring to see any made later) my favorite would be the 1935 version starring Seymour Hicks. I'm also a big fan of the Mister Magoo version, but don't like to compare it to the "live-action" versions. But it's a very good and faithful telling of the story and I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.

Some of the Joe Penner and most of the Ginger Rogers titles listed are not RKO's. But I agree it would be great to see them all on TCM!

Reportedly several times producers thought that Nancy Olson and Van Johnson would make a good movie couple. But it never happened because the names Olson & Johnson together would make audiences think the movie was a comedy starring that other team Olsen & Johnson.

> {quote:title=RayFaiola wrote:}{quote} > Maybe you'd prefer Columbia's 1939 two-reeler - A STAR IS SHORN ! > Yes! Starring Ethelreda Leopold, Mary Treen and Danny Webb. Got a good copy of it, plus a lobby card and one still from it.

> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote} > > Carolyn Jones and director Michael Curtiz help Alan Ladd celebrate > the making of his 50th. film in Hollywood. > This was taken on the set of the 1959 picture "The Man In the Net". Alan Ladd had actually been in at least 83 feature films by then, not to mention numerous shorts.

Did all the Bowery Boys fans here see the question about them in Sunday's "Parade" Magazine? Somebody wrote in and asked if all the Bowery Boys are still alive. Robert Osborne answered as follows: "The Dead End Kids who later became The Bowery Boys are all gone now. Like a lot of young people some didn't handle success very well. Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey were pretty much the only ones who lasted in the business. They're like The Stooges. They still have an audience who loves them." A 1937 photo of the guys is shown: Gabe Dell, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bernard Punsley, Bobby Jordan, and Leo Gorcey.

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} >Quicksand. This is a great little noir, with Mick just an average, basically decent guy who just wants a date with a babe he thinks he likes, and gets pulled deeper and deeper into crime -just like ...quicksand ! (Oh, I'm good ) Anyway, it's a good film, and it gives Mick a chance to play a somewhat different type of role for him. >Quicksand is on Thursday December 9th, at 6:30 (pm). > I love that one, too. Hey I don't blame Mickey for falling into quicksand over the beautiful Jeanne Cagney!

> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote} > *We don't use the word "groovy" much any more* > > Don't tell that to Markb! > One of my favorite Jimmy Dorsey records (with the great Helen O'Connell on vocals) is "Man, That's Groovy". And it's from 1941! Watch them do it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6j9gzILItM

> {quote:title=coder1953 wrote:}{quote} > "Sunnyside Up" runs almost 122 minutes. I haven't seen the restored version. If the Twentieth Century Fox logo is present at the start of the film that will add a few more seconds. (The logo actually shouldn't be present; however it may be.) Also ... at the close of the film the song "If I had a Talking Picture of You" was originally played and is present on some prints today. If that song is present at the end of the film for the December 21 airing ... it will add about 2 more minutes. > Report from a friend who saw the restored print at MoMA two weeks ago: It does not have the 20th Century-Fox logo tacked on (thankfully!) and it does include the exit music. He was quite impressed with how good the print looks compared to copies we'd seen over the years, even including the one shown on AMC back in the 1990's. But what really impressed him was the greatly improved soundtrack. Pops and background hiss were cleaned up, and many times where Janet Gaynor's soft voice had formerly been hard to hear clearly, it's much better. So, looking forward more than ever to seeing it on TCM on the 21st.

> {quote:title=coder1953 wrote:}{quote} > ...If Robert Osborne comments before and after the film ... another few minutes are added. So the film needs to be in a 130 minute time slot. > There's wiggle room because the next film is listed at 104 minutes. Maybe "Swing Time" will simply start at 10:15pm even though it isn't listed as such. > That's probably how it will go, which is fine with me, as I'm aware and ready for it. But it's still bound to cause problems for some folks who set their recording devices going by the scheduled start & end times.

> {quote:title=cody1949 wrote:}{quote} > Yes, TCM has adjusted the problem. > I just checked and it's now in a two-hour time slot (8 to 10). But that's still not going to work, as the movie is 121 minutes and I can't imagine they're planning to run it without the usual comments before & after by Robert Osborne. So it still needs more than 120 minutes.

> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote} > > Deanna Durbin takes a spin with Lou Costello on the dance floor. > Lou is visiting Deanna on the set of her 1943 Universal feature "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday".

> {quote:title=cody1949 wrote:}{quote} > If the running time of Sunnyside Up is 121 minutes, how and why are they squeezing it into a 90 minute time slot on Dec.21? Is there missing footage or are we getting an abbreviated version? That would be so unlike TCM to do that. > I still have no idea how they're going to make that work. I brought it up way back when the December schedule was first posted and am surprised that by this time the schedule still apparently has not been adjusted to accommodate the long running time of "Sunny Side Up". All of the movies currently scheduled to follow "Sunny Side Up" on that night's schedule are pretty tight fits into their time slots, so there's no openings that would allow TCM to just move everything ahead a half hour (or more, to include Robert Osborne's comments). So...we shall see! I just HOPE it will not be found necessary to pull "Sunny Side Up" from the schedule that night.

> {quote:title=mr6666 wrote:}{quote} > I'm loving the silents in primetime. Keep it up! > Me too! Thank you, TCM !!

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > Huh? Robert Osborne's introduction completely knocked me for a loop. *Buster Keaton never worked for Mack Sennett!* They appeared together in a short film in 1933 called *THE FAMILY JOOLS* I believe. But to the best of my knowledge that is about the extent of their association. > Yes, I was surprised also to hear him say that. Mack Sennett did direct one Buster Keaton comedy: the 1935 Educational short "The Timid Young Man". And both Keaton and Sennett appeared in the 1939 Fox feature "Hollywood Cavalcade", but their paths rarely crossed otherwise, at least in film. The short you mentioned, "The Family Jools" is actually from 1931 and is called "The Stolen Jools". Buster is in it (as a Keystone Kop) but Sennett is not, nor did he direct it or have any other known involvement.

> {quote:title=tdmo wrote:}{quote} > Singin' in the Rain (Comden and Green) was not an original plot line. There is a much earlier film ( I believe with Cagney) with the identical story. Does anyone recall what it is? > You're probably thinking of either "Lady Killer" (1933) or "Something to Sing About" (1937).

> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote} >I totally dug this short today, wow! I love the theme music, it always makes me happy and makes life seem timeless to me! > The titles theme music for the Thelma Todd shorts is entitled (appropriately enough) "Beautiful Lady". It was composed by Leroy Shield.

The 1936 MGM short "Hollywood Extra!" starring Jane Barnes is scheduled on TCM this coming Wednesday night, Nov. 17.

> {quote:title=cujas wrote:}{quote} > The Opening and the Closing of *Top Hat* > And everything in between ain't bad, either!

> {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote} > > Sometimes, who you think holds the rights to the movie turns out not to be the case. > > A little off topic, but a fantastic illustration of this concept is Nina Paley's brilliant film "Sita Sings The Blues". > Paley made a great indie animation film using depression era Annette Henshaw (public domain) recordings as the soundtrack. > Apparently the estates of the writers of the music sued her. This wasn't some big animation corporation, just one creative individual making a film to express herself. > > Not interested in a crazy legal battle, she took her film off the "market" and decided to give it away free. No money involved. It's available for free download http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/|http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/ > > Nina Paley's my hero for not giving in. > Soo, Glad to see that you too are a fan of "Sita Sings the Blues". Several years ago a friend who's a friend of Nina's lent me a copy of the original one-reel version, made before she thought to make a feature-length movie out of it. Even then everyone I showed it to found it unique and refreshing. And it didn't hurt that I've been a long-time Annette Hanshaw fan, so hearing her songs in the film just made it even more fun. And isn't that just about the funniest intermission ever?

> {quote:title=laffite wrote:}{quote} >TCM's schedule for this month doesn't show it. I was hoping this was why you brought it up. Has it been shown on TCM before? > It was just shown on TCM last October 19.

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > Now, check out the Forum's schedule...and lets do lunch! > > Fritz Lang Retrospective Jan 28-Feb 10. > > :-) > I'll check it out...

> {quote:title=markfp2 wrote:}{quote} > Answer: They both took the name of a character they played as their professional "stage" name. > > A 16 year-old Dawn Evelyeen Paris starred as Anne Shirley in the 1934 film ANNE OF GREEN GABLES and was known by that name for the rest of her life. > I have never seen this suggested anywhere else before, but I think that perhaps one reason Dawn Evelyeen Paris (who was billing herself as Dawn O'Day) decided to change her acting name when she did was because at that time (1934) there was another actress named Dawn O'Day. This other Dawn O'Day was a talented dancer and was appearing in some east-coast-produced Vitaphone shorts with Hal Leroy. I've seen reference books confuse the two ladies even to this day, so I'm sure there must have been some situations where they got mixed up back then.

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} >I remember that older actress in this, who played the mother...was in a "Little Rascals" episode. (The rascals used her bonds as a kite's tail). > > By the way, I just joined up as a member of the FilmForum. When are you coming this way again?? > Hello again, The Film Forum! You know I love that place! I'll have to check out the upcoming schedule again to see what's coming that'll make the long trip worthwhile. But I hope to get there soon again. By the way, may I humbly say that I think you have your Our Gang old ladies mixed up... Zeffie Tilbury is the one who was in "Under Cover of Night" and she was in the Our Gang short "Second Childhood". The lady in the short about the kite ("Fly My Kite") was Margaret Mann.