musicalnovelty
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> {quote:title=yanceycravat wrote:}{quote}
> Glad I could help you out with WARMING UP. Congratulations!
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> Yancey
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Thanks!
When the prize arrives, you're welcome to come over and borrow it any time!
Actually, I did already know WARMING UP, not a tough one, as it's the only movie in which Jean Arthur and Richard Dix starred together. And as I noted earlier, I have for years compiled lists of stills numbers, including Paramount, so I could easily confirm that Paramount Number 704 (printed on the still) is WARMING UP.
As a major Jean Arthur fan (and Mr. Dix, too) I sure would like to see the movie some time. Do you know if it's around?
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Watch for Johnny's father Reginald Sheffield in a small role in the opening scenes of "The Lady Eve" on TCM tonight.
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Results have been posted!
Although I knew they were correct all the time (I wouldn't have submitted them unless I was sure) they have accepted my identifications of the ten "mystery stills" and actually ended the contest a little early.
So, for anyone who may still be wondering, here are the identifications of the "mystery stills":
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> {quote:title=atcmviewer wrote:}{quote}
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> The film is about 12min long I believe, but 60 Minutes only showed snippets of it. A complete version is on youtube, but in low quality. So someone needs to show this in hi quality, preferrably in HD, because the whole point of seeing it is to see all the little details and human behaviors captured from days gone by.
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The complete film, in excellent restored quality is here:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6964752n&tag=related;photovideo
With commentary:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6966797n&tag=contentMain;contentAux
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> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote}
> Actress Faye Williams passed away in Texas on October 12, 2010.
> She had small roles in just a few films in the mid-1940's such as:
> LOVER COME BACK (1946) - Universal feature.
> UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS (1946) - Columbia short.
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> Faye was 84 years of age.
> She is survived by her husband and three children.
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More on Faye:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=146007954
And:
http://www.breckenridgeamerican.com/news/get-news.asp?id=9974&catid=4&cpg=get-news.asp
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(double post)
Edited by: musicalnovelty on Oct 20, 2010 4:32 AM
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> {quote:title=phroso wrote:}{quote}
> That was mentioned earlier in this thread. Oddly, MURDER HE SAYS does not give a credit to its composer. Whoever he was, his estate should be entitled to a huge settlement from NPR.
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Mentions have been made of the music (or lack of it) in MURDER, HE SAYS and of the little song that turns up throughout. The exact title of the song and its composer are uncredited onscreen, so I thought I'd take a look at the film's original music cue sheet and see what it says.
It reveals that the uncredited composers are Robert Emmett Dolan and Joseph J. Lilley. And finally we now know the official title of the song.
Here is the listing, in order of appearance, of all the musical selections in MURDER, HE SAYS, as listed on the Paramount music cue sheet, dated December 11, 1944:
(I have decided to reprint the listing exactly as given on the original cue sheet, including the repeated listing of a selection each time it is performed again.)
1. Murder He Says Prelude (Main Title) (Robert Emmett Dolan), Based on Mysterious Code Theme by Joseph J. Lilley. - Background instrumental.
2. Mysterious Code Theme (Joseph J. Lilley). - Background instrumental.
3. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
4. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
5. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
6. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
7. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
8. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
9. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
10. Harmonium Note - Visual instrumental.
11. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual instrumental.
12. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual instrumental.
13. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual instrumental.
14. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
15. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
16. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual instrumental.
17. Harmonium Chord - Visual instrumental.
18. Harmonium Discord - Visual instrumental.
19. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual instrumental.
20. Harmonium Discord - Visual instrumental.
21. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Background vocal.
22. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Background vocal.
23. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
24. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
25. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
26. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
27. Ad Lib Humming - Visual vocal.
28. Mysterious Code Theme (Lilley). - Visual vocal.
29. Murder He Says Finale (End Title) (Robert Emmett Dolan), Based on Mysterious Code Theme by Joseph J. Lilley. - Background instrumental.
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> {quote:title=hhislandgirl wrote:}{quote}
> Does anyone know the name of the movie about a mermaid found by a fisherman on holiday. The mermaid returns with him to England.
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This is probably the one you're thinking of:
"Miranda" (1948) -
Details:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040597/combined
And there was a sequel: "Mad About Men" (1954).
Details on that one:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047199/combined
Both have been shown on TCM and might be shown again.
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> {quote:title=Scottman wrote:}{quote}
> Have you seen any of the shorts he made at Columbia? Are they any good?
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Yes, I've seen most of them. Sorry to report that the Columbia shorts are among the offenders that mis-used El Brendel's talents and usually had him running around doing what any other comic could (and did) do in typical Columbia shorts. Many of his Columbia shorts were remakes of earlier shorts. And further demonstrating how they really didn't know what to do with him, they tried teaming him up with various partners, usually with unimpressive results.
Some of the Columbia shorts are okay, and I would still recommend checking them out if you can find them. Then you can decide if you want to see more.
But just bear in mind that if they seem lame and silly (or absolutely awful), don't necessarily blame Brendel. He would rather have been doing the kind of comedy he did best, such as his vaudeville act, but in most films, especially the Columbia shorts his talents were wasted.
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> {quote:title=HarryLong wrote:}{quote}
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> You're certainly very good at jumping to conclusions & then berating me based on your assumptions. As it happens I was _not_ referring to the gentleman who has the El Brendel site. I was refrring to someone who posts on another board (& is a friend, by the way... so my description of him as an "idiot" was in jest) and claims to head up the El Brendel Fan Club - whose membership is limited to himself.
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Sorry, I had no intentions of "berating" you. Just sticking up for my pal.
And it's nice to hear that there's another El Brendel fan out there!
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> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote}
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> May Robson is impressed with Billy Benedict's rope tricks on the set
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Thanks Mongo, for another cool "behind the scenes" shot. That one is from the 1935 Universal Picture "Three Kids and a Queen" (just another one we hope can eventually turn up on TCM some day...)
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> {quote:title=HarryLong wrote:}{quote}
> Do you really hold these outrageous opinions or do you just post them to try stirring up trouble?
> I thought the guy who heads up the El Brendel Fan Club was an idiot, but...
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If you don't like El Brendel that's fine. But you shouldn't criticize those who do.
As far as I know there is no El Brendel Fan Club and probably hasn't been one since the early thirties, if even then. So you may be referring to the guy with the Brendel blog/website. How can you say he's an idiot? Do you know him? It happens that I do and consider him a very good friend. He is most certainly NOT an idiot, but caring and generous good guy and friend.
And may I point out that his research on El Brendel has been most impressive and has led to many of our mutual friends gaining a new appreciation for Brendel as a very talented performer who unfortunately was not often enough given opportunities in films to really show his talents to the best advantage.
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> {quote:title=traceyk65 wrote:}{quote}
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> Aaaaand:
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> The great-grandmother of all catfights--Dietich and Merkel in Destry Rides Again:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHk86NsGIv8
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That seems to be the most well-known movie fight between two ladies in a classic film, but another that I think is just as good is the fight between Penny Singleton and Ann Miller in the 1941 Columbia comedy-musical-western "Go West, Young Lady".
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> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote}
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> Buster Keaton and his boys carving up the furniture?
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That's a gag shot taken during Buster's 1931 MGM feature "Sidewalks of New York".
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> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote}
> >>One night at the end of an episode of "The Jack Benny Show" I saw the whole show rewound at super-fast speed...over the air!
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> Did that coincide with the sound track rapidly playing backwards? I've seen that happen with tape but last night's digital rewind was silent.
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It's hard to recall now, but I don't think the sound was on, just the picture.
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> {quote:title=RMeingast wrote:}{quote}
> Howdy,
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> MoMA in New York City is currently having a contest to identify some old movie stills.
> I've figured out some of the flicks but need help getting the rest.
> No, I'm not interested in any prize, just want to solve the mysteries.
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> MoMA link here:
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> http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2010/10/06/mystery-film-still-contest/
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> Ciao.
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As I said, I did already send in the identifications for the ten mystery stills.
But for those who would like to continue to figure them out, and may be stuck on some, here are a few clues:
Of the ten stills:
Two are from silent films, eight are sound.
Two are shorts, eight are features.
Five are from films that have been shown on TCM, five are not.
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> {quote:title=RMeingast wrote:}{quote}
> Howdy,
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> Are you the one who posted much the same comment on the MoMA site?
> I would suggest to send in your answers to MoMA AND tell them you don't want the prize.
> I live in Ontario, Canada and so don't qualify and so I would appreciate it if you would email me privately at rmeingast@yahoo.com with the answers.
> I figured out 3, but the others make my brain hurt. And I don't want the prize, either.
> Just like to help. It's sad so many old movie actors and films are forgotten today.
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> Anyway, please email me privately and thanks for helping MoMA and film lovers in general.
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> Randy M.
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Hello Randy,
Yes that was me who posted the similar comment on the MoMA site.
I did send them the correct ten identifications early Wednesday, but haven't heard anything back...not that we've been told that we will. So if I share any of the answers at least they still know when I submitted my answers to them and if there are any ties, maybe I'll be the earliest.
But I do hope someone is looking at the submissions and not waiting until the 31st when the contest is over to read them all together.
And yes I will send you the answers, as you asked.
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> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote}
> First the film went to black during the credits, now it just did a rewind and we'll get to see Norman commit suicide again.
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I saw something similar years ago on WOR, New York. It was in the mid or late 1980's and I had only recently got cable so was glad to see some good old favorites on WOR. One night at the end of an episode of "The Jack Benny Show" I saw the whole show rewound at super-fast speed...over the air! Obviously we were not supposed to see that!
I was recording it and still have the tape around here somewhere.
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> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}
> We need Buck Jones on TCM.
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Buck Jones for Star of the Month! (After Joel McCrea, of course!)
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> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote}
> Ed,
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> Here is another still you might not have seen. Couldn't tell if this is from THE WHITE SISTER? I don't think so. Don't remember those funny looking pointy things on her habit at all.
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Hi Gagman,
Welcome back!
Regarding that Lillian Gish picture, and those funny pointy things...you know what those are? They're not really part of the original still. Those were painted on later by someone to indicate or suggest where the still could be cropped or trimmed for use in a magazine or ad. Those marks are usually white, and actually can be cleaned off of stills if wiped VERY gently and carefully with a slightly damp cloth.
So, considering the costume and the still's letter code "WS", I would say that it is from "The White Sister".
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Did anyone catch the common thread in three of Tuesday night's movies on TCM?
In A STAR IS BORN (1937) Edgar Kennedy had a small but good role.
The theme music for Edgar's RKO Radio shorts series from 1932 through 1948 was "Chopsticks".
In THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) Hoagy Carmichael and Harold Russell perform a memorable duet of "Chopsticks".
In BEDTIME STORY (1941) Joyce Compton also gave us her version of the tune.
Hey, someone has to notice this stuff!
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Actress Faye Williams passed away in Texas on October 12, 2010.
She had small roles in just a few films in the mid-1940's such as:
LOVER COME BACK (1946) - Universal feature.
UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS (1946) - Columbia short.
Faye was about 80 to 85 years of age.
She is survived by her husband and three children.
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Okay, it took a couple of hours, but I have figured out all ten. (For years I've made a hobby out of studying, logging and compiling movie still numbers...and sometimes all my work proves useful!)
The trouble is, I'm not really interested in the prize that's being offered in this contest. So shall I just post all the answers here and in the comments section of the MoMA site? (I'd sort of like to prove that I really did figure them all out). If I did, I suppose that would sort of end the contest, as there'd no longer be any point to it.
Hey MOMA, you got any more unidentified stills? I'm ready for the next ten!
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> {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote}
> No, I didn't think you were copying my answer. Even if you had, it would be no foul, since there was no answer posted here. I'll admit I had to rack my brain for about 5 minutes until I remembered the film title, so I was disappointed to see my reply had vanished.
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> I checked my daily "Forum Watch Digest" e-mail, and my post was indeed listed in it. When I clicked the link, I found only my reply, not the original post, and it was in the Foreign Films forum. And you saw it in yet another forum. Truly weird, the floating post!
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> And, yeah, I also wonder if the original poster will find where it migrated to.
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I think what happened was that the original poster must have posted the question in both the Foreign Films and the Ask Robert Osborne forums, just to get more people to see it, not thinking to also post it here in Infomation Please. Then some time early Monday a Moderator saw the question in both places and chose to move it to this forum and to retain only one of the two responses.
Did Gloria Stuart Even Get A TCM Montage?
in General Discussions
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> {quote:title=BixB wrote:}{quote}
> Outside of GOLDDIGGERS OF 1935 and her first film, STREET OF WOMEN, what else do they own?
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When you ask "What else do they own?" I assume you mean Warner Bros. and RKO Radio Pictures that are usually easier for TCM to access than Universal and Fox Pictures are.
In addition to the two you mentioned, Gloria Stuart also starred in these two Warner Bros. Pictures:
"Here Comes the Navy" (1934)
"Maybe It's Love" (1935)
And she appeared in the following RKO Radio Pictures:
"Sweepings" (1933)
"Wanted: Jane Turner" (1936)
She also starred in the 1935 RKO Radio Picture "Laddie" but that one unfortunately is not available to TV and so has not and probably will not ever be shown on TCM.