classicsfan1119
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Sorry guys, but I'm going to skip out on you and settle in for an evening with Ann Miller. Catch you another time. ML
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For another clue, "Shane Marries the Mob"?
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I'm looking in, but I don't have a clue. Well, what's new about that???
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Atta boy!
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Mr. Rogan says, "I have come to my own conclusion from reading books, searching on the Internet, constantly checking and rechecking, and have come to this conclusion: Tyrone Power was heterosexual, more or less."
Rogan, it's not possible to be a heterosexual, "more or less"! You either are totally heterosexual, or you're bisexual, or you're homosexual. There is no "more or less" about it.
Please feel perfectly free to believe whatever you wish to believe about Tyrone Power, or any other star we openly discuss here, and let the rest of us believe what we wish to believe (as if any of this even matters!).
Please feel free to practice your religion from the framework of The Society of St. Pius X, and let the rest of us freely practice our religions if they differ in any way from yours.
Please stop arguing with us about this issue, or any other issues we discuss on these boards that you find to be too "Liberal" or "Tolerant" for you to accept.
And, why do you need to know what ML stands for? Don't even think about threatening me Rogan!
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Happy Birthday to James Cromwell! I grow more and more fond of this fine actor all the time, and had no idea who his parents were.
This is going to be too late for most, but "The Human Comedy" is on very soon here, with Donna Reed...a remarkably good movie. Try to see it. ML
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Hey there, Tony...how's your supply of bibs holding out? I'll be watching "Boom Town" myself...been awhile since I last saw it, and I'll watch anything Spencer Tracy is in (smile). ML
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To help clear things up about Mr. Rogan's rants, it was I who said (and I have no idea where I said it by now) that I had read that Tyrone Power had at one (lonely) time in his life, pulled what Michael Jackson is being accused of...not with a small child, but with an underage boy. The book implied that he liked young boys and found them when he was away on location.
Then someone else started talking about what they had read of his bisexual identity.
Then Mr. Rogan connected them and because of his completeintolerance, compounded by his admiration of Tyrone Power, he denounced everyone and anything that scratched his homophobia, and won't ever consider that Tyrone Power most likely was bisexual. Homosexuality is denounced by his church as an "abomination". Mr. Rogan said that he believes that homosexuals are "abnormal", and was taken to task for that remark earlier in this thread.
The interesting thing is that because some of are able to practice "Tolerance", it really doesn't even matter to us what other people's sexual preferences are. That's not why most of us either like or dislike someone like Tyrone Power. He was an excellent actor, and that remains a constant regardless of what he did in his private life.
Pedophiles are indeed a different story! And, the worst pedophiles all around the world are now finally being identified as Priests within the Catholic Church, probably something else that Mr. Rogan will most likely adamently deny.
Hope this "catches you up". ML
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Hi Loliteblue! "Man of One Thousand Faces" came out in 1957. That year, the Oscar went to "Bridge Over the River Kwai", and the other Oscar nominee's were "Payton Place", "Sayonara" (my favorite of the bunch), "Twelve Angry Men", and "Witness for the Prosecution". You have a nice evening! ML
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Hi Stella! Sorry to hear that you've been under the weather. This was my first viewing of a Valentino silent, and I can certainly see why women everywhere swooned! And, I was equally taken with the looks of Alice Terry...a very pretty girl I know nothing about... and I'm wondering what became of her. Guess I'll have to do some snooping around.
The movie itself was very well done, I thought. During all of these silents I try to pick out places where new tricks or techniques were being tried and which ones were being used regularly because they were working so well. And, I can't help but pick out the places where obvious "mistakes" have been made...like all that smoke from the fireplace escaping into the room...and going straight up through what we know would be the open-topped set, although movie-goers of the time probably didn't know that (smile). In particular, I liked the way that the lighting was being used, but then I usually do in B/W movies...even the earlier silents. The bad lighting in "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" would be the exception.
And, the ways in which "romance" was portrayed in these earliest movies is fun to see. So much was "said" in an expression, by the sideways glance of an eye, or the mannerism's of the hands or body. There was an introverted gentleness that the male actors of the time exuded that is a real turn-on for me. It would be interesting to see "The Shiek" (sp) to see if Valentino really was the "lover" of all time. BTW, the last Silent in March is going to be "Intolerance"...I can hardly wait! ML
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By the way, this poem (written in 1908) was first published in a volumn titled "The Desert" where it appeared thus:
"I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year
'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.'
And he replied, 'Go into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way!'
So I went forth and finding the Hand of God
Trod gladly into the night
He led me towards the hills
And the breaking of day in the lone east.
So heart be still!
What need our human life to know
If God hath comprehension?
In all the dizzy strife of things
Both high and low,
God hideth his intention."
What was spoken in "The Mortal Storm" was a shortened version of this poem.
ML
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And, would you say that it was a "musical"? It might have been a Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie.
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That was a beautiful quote, wasn't it? It is from "Gate of the Year" by Minnie Louise Haskins. I hope that you can find it. ML
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Yes, Skippy...this will help. Thanks a bunch! ML
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One that was more recent, and heartbreaking, was the loss of Vic Morrow and two children on the set of "Twilight Zone: The Movie" (I think). I remember that there were lawsuits over this one.
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I agree that if TCM has most of Joan Crawford's silents it would be nice if we could see them, especially on Silent Sunday's.
Concerning March, according to the schedule I have there are still Silent Sunday's all through the month. In addition, the Star of the Month in March will be Charlie Chaplin, and a huge number of his films will be shown on Wednesday's all through the month.
Perhaps you meant February...the month that TCM is doing their "31-days of Oscar" theme, which means that we will be seeing lots of movies that aren't normally shown on TCM, and we will also be missing Silent Sunday's during February only. You will see "Close Encounters..." during Feb., but it will be uncut, and unedited, and will run without commercial interruption...which will make it worth watching for many of us.
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I'm going to take a chance and say it was Ann Miller (just because). ML
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Mongo...I've been snooping around and it's not looking like TCM has "Flying Down to Rio" scheduled anytime soon, so I'm going to have to go rent it...and then I'll let you know about the song in question (smile). ML
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Thank you! Now give me the date it was published, and maybe I can still order it somewhere if it hasn't gone out of print yet. Also, I hope that you are reading Mongo's Happy Birthday thread every day in the Gen. Discussion Forum. He provides a great deal of info. re. various stars lives and deaths, too. ML
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Yes, it is called "Angel Eyes", and to know more about this song, please scroll down the list in this same Forum until you come to a post (re. "Angel Eyes") talking about it in more detail. ML
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Ya know, Mongo...I am waiting for "Flying Down To Rio" so show up on TCM so I can get it on the same tape I already have "Top Hat" and "The Gay Divorcee" on, and I'm curious too, to see if Fred didn't tap and sing this song.
Thanks for asking a "musical" trivia question. It's nice to know the answer sometimes (smile). ML
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I'm lucky, Mongo! I have two TV sets now with taping capabilities, so I will be able to see all of the Golden Globes (I'm anxious to see how successful my dear friend Spencer has been with his predictions), and I will definitely tape "The Man of 1000 Faces", with Cagney.
Just so everyone will know (in case of taping conflicts)...the Bravo channel will repeat the Golden Globes next Friday and Saturday (check your local listings for times).
Until TCM ran all the Lon Chaney silents a couple of months ago, I didn't know what he really looked like because the only face I could see was Jimmy Cagney's because he starred in this bio-pic....and, what a terrific job he did! And, he didn't even get an Oscar nomination???, which was disgusting to say the least.
And, it was awesome to see "Come Back Little Sheba" again the other night. What would we do without TCM???
Also on tomorrow night, on Silent Sunday's, is a Valentino silent, and it will be the first that I've ever seen. Stella, you might want to tape this for your mom (smile). ML
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Actually, Lolite, Jimmy Stewart's first appearance on film (according to IMDb) was in "Art Trouble" in 1934, and he was again "uncredited". So, the one we saw last week, ("Important News", 1936) wasn't his first appearance on film, but actually his 6th. appearance.
Anyway, it's really great that we can see these one-reeler's on TCM...but it would be even better if for one day of the year they could feature them, all together, with a running intro. commentary by Robert Osborne. I just keep harping on this in the hope that someone at TCM actually does see our posts from time to time, and the powers that be might give my wish a try sometime in my lifetime (smile).
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Skippy, Thanks for your contributions in this thread, and also it's "sister thread" (the one above on the scroll). I always enjoy reading about "lesser known" actors, and those who gave their lives for this country during war time certainly should be known and remembered. Because it interests me, may I ask where you got this information? Is there a book, or a website I could visit?
Nominees for THE 76th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS
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Greetings Spencer! Congrats for your 23 of 30 success rate for the Oscar nominations. Because of you I have learned a lot about many movies that I won't be able to see before the Oscar Awards night. I'll send you my "wish list" soon...and then (like you say) probably revise it before February 29.
Thanks for your posts!
ML