musicalnovelty
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> {quote:title=Bablefish wrote:}{quote}
> I recall seeing once I think was a silent western starring monkeys, and there horses were dogs. Am I just imagining things or is this film real?
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That is probably one of the series of "Dippy Doo Dads" silent comedy shorts produced by Hal Roach in 1923 - 1924.
They featured animals acting out all the roles.
This is probably the one you saw:
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> {quote:title=RayFaiola wrote:}{quote}
> *Baby Sandy waiting patiently for her DVD box set to be released!!*
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Hi Ray;
Thanks for posting again that Baby Sandy still, and this time with the number (1134). Now I can see that it is from the 1941 Universal movie BACHELOR DADDY.
A Baby Sandy DVD box set? Hey, maybe I'd be up for that! Despite the presence of Miss Henville, her movies are just full of great fun character people.
Ray, in the Cinefest dealer room, did you see that book all about Baby Sandy? I think it was called "The Life Story of Baby Sandy". It was from 1939 when she was only 2 or 3 years old and had made only three movies so far! It included some nice stills, but I decided to leave it for some true Sandy fan.
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> {quote:title=KatyH wrote:}{quote}
> Why is this series from the 40's with Jimmy Lydon never shown on TCM or anywhere else? I'd love to see it again for old times sake.
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I would also love to see these films again, and on TCM where we could hopefully expect really good prints. They could be shown regularly once a week, or in a bunch one day or night. Good clean fun family entertainment, just what would fit perfectly on TCM.
Please, programmers, look into these. They're Paramount pictures, so I hope it can be worked out.
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> {quote:title=jamesjazzguitar wrote:}{quote}
> Now how can you review Robin Hood and not mention Olivia De Havilland?
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Or the excellent music score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold?
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> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}
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> > I would love to see GEORGE RAFT honored as STAR OF THE MONTH. During the 30s Raft was an A list Star and if not for a few bad decisions would have kept his star status burning bright through out the forties and fifties.
> I would welcome this...if TCM could obtain his 1930s Paramount titles.
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I agree it's definitely time to honor George Raft as Star of the Month.
I would also especially like to see more of his 1930's Paramount films on TCM. It would be worth the inevitable (seemingly) millionth screening of "Some Like It Hot"!
And if they run out of George Raft films before the end of the month, they could devote one night to a festival of all the movies Raft turned down that went on to be hits for others!
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> {quote:title=moviediva1 wrote:}{quote}
> There are two movies that I need help with. First one has a mother and daughter talking in an attic. The mothers talks about how she was young in the 1920's, and was interested in two guys. The mother said who she picked is revealed when the mailbox is shown.
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The first one sounds like MARGIE (1946) starring Jeanne Crain, Glenn Langan, Lynn Bari, Alan Young, and Barbara Lawrence.
Plot description here:
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=82900&category=Full%20Synopsis
More info here:
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> {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote}
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> What are your favorite boy does not get girl movies?
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KING KONG (1933)
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
(You didn't say the boy had to be human!)
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> {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote}
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> What are your favorite boy does not get girl movies?
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
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So sad to hear about Shirley Mills.
To learn more about her amazing career check out her official site:
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> {quote:title=Marlowe11 wrote:}{quote}
> Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey sing a little song in the middle of "The Uninvited" (1944) that sounds like an uninterpretable nonsense ditty, but I am guessing that it might be a real song? The lyrics (which are hard to make out) sound something like:
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> "Wee chick-a-birdie la la la
> Laid an egg on the (?) bindy stall
> The bindy stall began to crack..."
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> Any idea what this is? Seems unlikely this was written just for the movie. Can anyone help?
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On the Paramount music cue sheet for THE UNINVITED, dated October 16, 1943 that tune is listed as "Wee Chuckie Birdie" (Old Scotch Song). No composer is credited.
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> {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote}
> > Even TikiKid found a great Tex Avery DVD set that I've NEVER seen in stores.
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> It's a terrible dilemma which films to skip to scour the dealers booths....just not enough time!
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It was nice to see Mark, TikiSoo and deadend guy there (and of course, Gerry and Ray).
Soo: I hope TikiKid gets to see more silents, and some that are more fast, fun and funnier than the two shown Saturday night. They were swell of course, but perhaps not first choices for a young fan.
I chatted a little with her between the films, just to make sure she felt welcome and that we're glad she was there. I liked her comment about the Viola Dana movie, and her answer to the movie title's question "Are Parents People?"
Hoping she won't mind being quoted, she said that Viola Dana had beautiful eyes.
And Are Parents People? "No, they're aliens!" she said.
You'll have to bring her back!
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Charles "Buddy" Gorman passed away on April 1, 2010 at age 88 in Webster, NY.
He was one of the last surviving Bowery Boys, appearing as "Chuck" in several entries in the series in 1950 and 1951. He was also a semi-regular in some of The East Side Kids movies in the 1943 to 1945 period.
In between his East Side and Bowery roles he got to work at the big studios, too.
Here's his IMDb film list:
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Charles "Buddy" Gorman passed away on April 1, 2010 at age 88 in Webster, NY.
He was one of the last surviving Bowery Boys, appearing as "Chuck" in several entries in the series in 1950 and 1951. He was also a semi-regular in some of The East Side Kids movies in the 1943 to 1945 period.
In between his East Side and Bowery roles he got to work at the big studios, too.
Here's his IMDb film list:
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> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote}
> I'm kind of disappointed that Leonard said nothing about ARE PARENTS PEOPLE? (1925) with Betty Bronson, and ORCHIDS AND ERMINE (1927) with Colleen Moore. Both films were a part of the event this year. From what I have read, the prints were very good quality as well.
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With rare films running all day from 9:00 A.M. until after midnight it can be a bit overwhelming, so many of us just have to take a little break now and then. And anyway there are the dealer rooms and lots of friends to catch up with. So possibly Leonard had already seen those two and chose to skip them this time.
Actually, Leonard did mention ORCHIDS AND ERMINE in his review.
The prints were good, but ORCHIDS AND ERMINE was the abridged version that ran about 55 minutes. But still so delightful to see it again on the screen. Even though I'd seen it before, it was still one I looked forward to most.
The statement he made that surprised me the most was that he'd never seen the musical number from THE MARCH OF TIME (1930) before. It was used again in the 1933 MGM short NERTSERY RHYMES which I'm sure he's seen.
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> {quote:title=audreyforever wrote:}{quote}
> Thanks SansFin! I knew there was a pirate day! Hopefully none of those films were pirated,
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> Anyways, here's my top 10 list of the greatest Pirate Movies...ranked:
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> 1 The Sea Hawk (1940)
> 2 The Black Swan (1942)
> 3 Captain Blood (1935)
> 4 Treasure Island (1950)
> 5 Peter Pan (1953)
> 6 The Crimson Pirate (1952)
> 7 The Sea Hawk (1924)
> 8 The Spanish Main (1945)
> 9 The Pirate (1948)
> 10 A & C Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
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> And just for laughs: Angels in the Outfield (1951)
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I like that you've rated "A & C Meet Captain Kidd" higher than Charles Laughton's other Captain Kidd role ("Captain Kidd") (1945) (I'm assuming that since it didn't make your top ten, that means you rate it lower than A & C at no. 10.)
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> {quote:title=Goalieboy82 wrote:}{quote}
> are there any old movie festivals in the washington dc area. would like to go to one.
> thanks
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Here you go:
A great fun time, especially for fans of classic and rare comedies.
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> {quote:title=wdh333 wrote:}{quote}
> Great. What are some other pirate movies that would be nice to be shown?
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THE BOY AND THE PIRATES (1960) starring Susan Gordon and Charles Herbert, with Murvyn Vye as the title pirate.
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Thelma Todd - from Lawrence, Mass.
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> {quote:title=precoder wrote:}{quote}
> Another blast from the past and another really rambunctious comedy. "Her Sister From Paris" stars silent comedienne Constance Talmadge in dual roles as twin sisters; Helen Weyringer, a frumpy homebody married to Joseph (Ronald Colman) and Lola, an unmarried parisian showdancer with the stage-name "La Perry" and a beauty mole on her chin, a very important detail since this is really the only feature to tell the girls apart. Poor Helen fights and argues with her husband all the time and finally announces "you don't love me anymore. I'm going home to mother" and storms out. George K. Arthur, playing another hilarious character, is Joseph's giggly friend who convinces him to seize the freedom the opportunity brings and have some fun on the town. As in "Kiki" Arthur chuckles at everyone else's misfortunes. So they attend a musical revue and see La Perry perform a wonderful 'dance of the toy soldiers' type routine which is lovingly set and filmed. Meanwhile Helen and Lola have concocted the obvious scenerio of making over Helen exactly as La Perry, from the short blonde-bobcut right down to the beauty mark, to test her husbands faithfulness. Peppy and cute Constance Talmadge is now ready to really dig into her 'new' character and she teases and mocks and temps her own unsuspecting husband to the point of frenzy ...
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> A very well made film and again, a testiment to the quality and precision of the silent art. The William Cameron Menzies sets are large, imposing and with great decor. Some appear to be simply painted walls, but with painstaking exactness. And all these sets too are perfectly centered and framed in the picture and the editing is quick and precise. Connie's gowns and costumes (by Adrian) are varied and plentiful, not to mention slinky and revealing when it counts. Constance is constantly in motion, very quick to shift emotions, very light on her feet, and easy to read her thoughts from moment to moment. It's crystal clear to see why she was so popular, because she was so good at acting. A natural who makes it look easy when it isn't. Ronald Colman is also excellent (and gorgeous) playing the frustrated beau in need of marital comeuppance. We get another 23-second kiss (yes, I timed it again like in "The Garden of Eden") that secures this films everlasting appeal. Oh, and I loved granny too ...
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> The music by Judith Rosenberg provides just what the film needs. I always love seeing old pieces of sheet music in silents and George K. Arthur has another funny bit jazzing up Johann Strauss ...
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> Thank you kino ...
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Thanks for that review.
I saw HER SISTER FROM PARIS in 35mm on the "big screen" back in 1993 and enjoyed it very much, and have always wanted to see it again.
So, another sincere Thank You to Kino for releasing it. And to further show my appreciation I not only purchased one for myself, but raved about it enough to convince a good friend to also buy it (and the Norma set, too).
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> {quote:title=GreatMoviesFan wrote:}{quote}
> Does anybody else say 'he's going to sing, folks, now's the time to go get the popcorn'?
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I've always been a big Bing Crosby fan. I can take or leave Sinatra. I have hundreds of Crosby 78 RPM records, plus tons (it seems) of his LP's and 45's.
I'd never go out to get popcorn while he's singing, even if I ate popcorn.
I sure do wish TCM could show more of Bing's 1930's Paramount films.
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> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}
> Major Motown fan here...Supremes, Four Tops, Temptations, Martha Reeves, Marvin Gaye, Marvelettes...have a huge CD collection.
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Four Tops - So many great hits!
Who else would rate "What Is a Man" (1969) as perhaps their favorite? Anyone else even remember that one? Not as big a hit as it should have been. Second and third for me are probably "I'm in a Different World" (1968) and "Standing in the Shadows of Love" (1966). Also up there among my favorites: "Yesterday's Dreams" (1968), "Still Water" (1970), "Keeper of the Castle" (1972) and their version of "Walk Away Renee" (1968). And how can I forget "Reach Out I'll Be There".
And anyone else agree that the boring, predictable, unimaginative, unadventurous oldies stations have killed some that used to be fun...beaten them to death! WAY OVERPLAYED! Such as "It's the Same Old Song" and "I Can't Help Myself". I used to enjoy hearing them, but thanks to those boring limited-playlist stations I hate to say that I'm all done with those former favorites for the rest of my life. I don't ever need to hear them again! (Thankfully, "Standing in the Shadows of Love" has not been so over-exposed. Or I guess I've just always liked it more...it's still fresh and exciting every time!)
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> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}
> Jimmy Ruffin (David's brother), Edwin Starr, the Velvelettes. The post-Ross Supremes were wonderful too,
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Jimmy Ruffin (and David, too) - lots of good singles that should have been bigger hits.
Edwin Starr - always good. Great vocalist!
Velvelettes - good sound. Should have had more hits.
Post-Ross Supremes - still good. But shame on Motown for cutting off the opening for the 45 version of my favorite, "Stoned Love"...and then a few years later on a "Best of" album, using the same edited version!
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> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}
> OK, how about Brenda Holloway and Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers? and Tammi Terrell.
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Brenda Holloway - always good.
Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers - "Does Your Mama Know About Me?" - great record...and with a message!
Tammi Terrell - also always good! Left us way too young...
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Celluloidkid:
Thanks for the photo from my favorite John Forsythe show: "Bachelor Father".
I saw one obituary on him that didn't even mention that show, dwelling instead on later, more famous shows that I never watched (or wanted to).
Mom was baby extra on "Stand by for Action"
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> {quote:title=gigiw wrote:}{quote}
> Is there a way to find out if she was on screen with Robert Taylor or even when she was on screen. She was in the film-it even shows in her work history. Her name was Virginia Arlene Burks, at the time. She is 68, now.
> Cheryl
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A whole bunch of babies just showed up (at about the 62-minute point of the movie).
She's got to be one of them. I hope you're watching and can tell which one she is!
Did she appear in any other movies?