musicalnovelty
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> {quote:title=MovieProfessor wrote:
> }{quote}In an ironic twist, I had a few friends over to my house last week and we watched "The Five Pennies." The movie starring Danny Kaye is an almost forgotten musical memoir of the great jazz cornetist, Loring "Red" Nichols. She was just wonderful in the role of Danny Kaye's daughter. She gave a really strong emotional performance, almost stealing every scene she had with Danny.....
Something similar happened with me, too - as you said, an ironic twist.
Visiting some friends last Saturday night I brought over some of my Susan Gordon TV shows and other various items to watch together, and not having any idea that she'd be leaving us just hours later on Sunday morning we enjoyed the shows (including her "Gunsmoke" episode and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"). We didn't realize we were unknowingly having a memorial screening.
Regarding THE FIVE PENNIES and her scenes with Danny Kaye, here's a nice clip:
She recalled fondly the making of the movie and working with Danny Kaye.
She told me that the card playing scene (in this clip) was actually her "audition" for the movie and she did it so well that she got the role.
"SHE WAS A GEM THAT SHINED BRIGHTLY" - Thank you...very well put.
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Last two:
Dorothy Jordan
William Davidson
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That's a tough one, but I'll guess:
Marc Lawrence?
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> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:
> }{quote}She is really wonderful in Crime and Punishment.
And FIVE STAR FINAL (1931) too.
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Another essential for Marian Marsh fans is THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE (1931), shown on TCM this morning, Dec. 16.
Here's a biography for Marian Marsh:
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> {quote:title=LuckyDan wrote:
> }{quote}I'm sorry to hear of your friend's passing, MN. Thank you for remembering her here, with that scene. I hope she had happy memories of working with Danny Kaye. Seems like any child would.
Yes, she enjoyed working in THE FIVE PENNIES and I think it shows in her performance, especially in the musical sequences and scenes with Danny Kaye.
She actually enjoyed her acting career and retired voluntarily at age 17 and had a happy and productive life.
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I just switched over to AMC to watch a bit of HOLIDAY INN...and they cut out the "Abraham" number!
Back to TCM, where they do things right!
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How about making it a bit more challenging and thinking of movies that have more than one color in their titles.
Such as:
RED, HOT AND BLUE (1949 Betty Hutton movie)
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Actually if one reads these threads closely, they're not all about the year-end "TCM Remembers" but some are about the memorial montage TCM does for an individual star when they pass away during the year.
So, yes, there are a lot of them, but they're not all about the same thing.
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Child (and teen) actress Susan Gordon passed away just this past Sunday, Dec. 11, too late to be included in this year's "TCM Remembers".
Can she be edited in and be given the tribute she deserves? I hope someone at TCM with the power to make such a decision will see this and get on it as soon as possible. -
Child (and teen) actress Susan Gordon passed away just this past Sunday, Dec. 11, too late to be included in this year's "TCM Remembers".
Can she be edited in and be given the tribute she deserves? I hope someone at TCM with the power to make such a decision will see this and get on it as soon as possible.
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mrroberts wrote:
I looked at some pictures on the image page, doesn't Susan Gordon look like she could have been Dennis The Menace / Jay North's sister?
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Good point, but there is no relation, and they never worked together in any TV show or movie, but apparently were friends as kids. I have a picture from a party for what appears to be Susan's 10th birthday and Jay North is there celebrating along with other child stars Jon Provost, Flip Mark and Charles Herbert.
Susan also never appeared in a TV show or movie with Jon Provost or Flip Mark, but worked with Charles Herbert four times! She and Charles got to meet again as adults a few years ago after not seeing each other since about 1960 and became good friends again. -
> {quote:title=Hibi wrote:
> }{quote}Thanks, I recognize her now. I must've seen her in some tv shows.........
Here's a listing of her TV shows:
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> {quote:title=mongo wrote:
> }{quote}Musicalnovelty, It would be my pleasure to honor the late Susan Gordon. May she rest in peace.
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Thanks. Nice shots!
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Hal Roach shorts coming up on TCM:
December 19, 2011:
MUSIC IN YOUR HAIR (1934) - Billy Gilbert & Billy Bletcher.
NIGHT OWLS (1930) - Laurel & Hardy
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> {quote:title=ziggyelman wrote:
> }{quote}..."borrowed" these from a very cool site a year or two ago, now can't remember where!
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I believe they came from this site:
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Hello, "Soo",
I think it's Marian Nixon.
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THANK YOU, TCM for George Eastman House Day!
All the effort to plan & program the movies today is very much appreciated.
Please feel free to do another Eastman House Day again soon!
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Uncredited on the print or in the introductions for ROARING RAILS, the music score was newly recorded by Phil Carli, on the vintage Moller Organ at The Capitol Theatre in Rome, NY.
More about The Capitol:
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My good friend former child actress Susan Gordon just passed away on Sunday, Dec. 11.
She left us way too young at only age 62.
She is and will be very much missed.
Some favorite scenes:
(She told me that the card playing scene was her "audition" for this movie. She did so well at it that she got the part).
And another nice clip:
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Mongo,
Child and teen actress Susan Gordon has passed away at age 62.
She was a talented actress and a beautiful lady.
I already posted about her here:
http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=162974&tstart=0
She was a good and dear friend and I thought you, being the Candids Master might be able to search around and find a nice picture to post as a tribute. (I do have numerous pictures from all stages of her life & career, but I feel that this is your thread so I'm giving you the job to come up with something.)
I am hoping too, that TCM will be able to insert her somewhere into the "TCM Remembers 2011" tribute as soon as possible, as it should run at least until the end of the year and she deserves to be included.
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Child and teen actress Susan Gordon has passed away.
She left us way too soon at age 62 on Sunday, Dec. 11.
Film & TV credits listing:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0330629/
She was a good and beloved friend and it was always a pleasure to locate copies for her of any of her movies and TV shows that she didn't already have. I was most proud to find one for her that she had always thought was lost forever (hear her talk about it and me here):
Her official website:
http://susangordon.info/home.html
A nice career summary:
Some nice YouTube tributes:
And:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEV75D4Xt9c
Variety obit:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118047500
Hollywood Reporter obit:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/susan-gordon-child-actress-50s-273821
It would be nice if TCM could edit Susan into the TCM Remembers 2011 as soon as possible. She deserves the tribute.
Susan loved life, her family and her fans. She is very much missed.
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> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:
> }{quote}Similtaneous post syndrome !
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And I'd have beaten you if I hadn't taken the extra time to look up & post the IMDb links!
But it's a pleasure to be tied with you!
Things I am looking forward to on Eastman House day.
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> }{quote}....For what I've seen, this is the reaction I've had to them:
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> *The Blue Bird*
> *The Valiant*
> *Huckleberry Finn*
> *Roaring Rails*
> *The World Moves On*
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> One out of four, so far. That's not bad....
As far as I'm concerned, in a way this is a case where it's almost irrelevant whether or not the movies were actually good (within reason, of course!) What I think matters most is that these movies were found, restored, preserved and shown on TCM.
That's SO COOL!!
Thank you George Eastman House and TCM!
And regarding the above listed titles, actually I'd seen three of them before (two on the "big screen" in 35mm) and liked them all.