classicsfan1119
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Let's have another clue, please...."Dumbo"?
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The movie is "Flying Down to Rio", but I believe that it was Ginger Rogers who sang "Music Makes Me". ML
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Did any of you catch the one earlier this week that Jimmy Stewart was in, also "uncredited"? I was wondering if it might have been his very first film, and if so, what a prize TCM has. I really wish that TCM would pick out a bunch of these One Reeler's where stars seem to have gotten their start, and run a day's worth of them for us.
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Mongo, "The Search" (1948) is one of my favorite movies, and I had never heard this story about Ivan Jandl. How incredibly sad! I really hope that TCM will air this movie again soon. ML
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Oh boy...that last post was supposed to go into Mongo's Birthday thread. I have no idea how it ended up here!
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Mongo, "The Search" (1948) is one of my favorite movies, and I had never heard this story about Ivan Jandl. How incredibly sad! I really hope that TCM will air this movie again soon. ML
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Speaking of Tributes, it will be interesting to see which of her movies TCM will select to show us, and when (with all the Oscar hoop-la going currently going on). For sure, I can't believe that TCM won't be doing a Tribute to Ann Miller, and as soon as possible.
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I think your story about your little brother is a cute one, Tony, and thanks for sharing it with us (smile).
When I was a little kid, my whole neighborhood was big on playing "Cowboys and Indians" (usually after seeing a Western movie on Saturday afternoon), and I always elected to play Roy Rogers (I had a really neat toy gun and holster, plus cowboy boots and a cowboy hat because I also owned and rode a horse. Looking back, this is fodder for thought, considering that I was the only Indian kid in our neighborhood.
ML
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C.J., I'm not going to enter into a dialog with you about Tyrone Power's sexual preferences. Whatever they were is simply not important to me! I appreciated his acting and his good looks and that is all that matters to me about Tyrone Power. You're going to have to find someone else to pick an argument with concerning his private life, and which book written about him was merely "gossip".
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I agree that the version you are looking for is "In The Good Old Summertime" (1949) with Judy Garland, Van Johnson, and S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall who played the music shop owner who couldn't play the Strad and finally gave it to the woman who could at the end of the movie. You will see this fine character actor in many musicals from the 30's, 40's, and maybe even into the 50's.
Just so you'll know, there are three versions of this movie. The first one is "The Shop Around the Corner" (1940), then "In the Good Old Summertime" (1949), and then "You've Got Mail" (1998) with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
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Hi Stella! The Bio's you're doing now are great! Thanks for sharing them with us (smile). ML
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I am also saddened at this news. Every dancer had their own particular style, and I always liked Ann's style. We will also miss her incredible knowledge of various actors and other "behind the scenes" information about the movies. Condolences to her family and closest friends. She will be missed. ML
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Oops...scratch my guess...not enough earlier clues support "The Good Earth".
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You can also buy this excellent movie on either VHS or DVD. The DVD is very pricy at $59.99 at Amazon. And, you can always "Suggest a Movie" at this site, and see if TCM won't show it again soon (smile). ML
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Thanks for the Applesauce Bread recipe, Stella. And, of course, since you started this thread, it's perfectly ok if you "change the rules", not that any were ever set down (smile). I'll give this bread a try this weekend. Thanks again. ML
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Sounds like it might be "The Good Earth" to me.
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I'm sure that it was NOT "Ship of Fools", but could have been "The Lady Eve".
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I thought that the only name that disturbed Antar was "Lamarrvelous"!
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Yes...in Montana, at a few select lakes, we put a small piece of crawdad (crayfish) tail, along with a kernal of corn on a hook and "jig" over the side of a boat for salmon. The salmon seem to think that's a real feast on a hook. The crawdad's live in these lakes, so it's a natural bait for the salmon, and catching the crawdad's is as much fun as catching the fish. Because of how I think of crayfish here in Montana, and how I use them, I'm not too sure that I could enjoy the Cajun Crayfish dishes in Louisiana (cringe).
And, how could I forget my love of Halibut and Salmon??? I still have to try the others mentioned this morning.
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Hey...there's someone else in the world who would like to see a "Ma and Pa Kettle" marathon! I'll pass on Charlie Chan.
Well, I think that if we can get them to show "The Egg and I" once in a blue moon, we should probably consider ourselves lucky. And, this probably has to do with who has the movie rights or whatever to all the others...so don't hold your breath (smile). ML
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I meant to add that if you can remember the scene in "Gone With The Wind", where Scarlett and Melanie are standing together and their shadows are being cast on the wall behind them (well, sort of behind them), perhaps you also found that the "shadow" thing was kind of weird and poorly filmed, somehow. I know that it always disturbed me, and I finally decided that it was more out of place in a technicolor movie than it would have been in a black and white movie to begin with, and it really was poorly filmed to boot. The shadows didn't match the movement of the actors, which caused it to look even more phony. In black and white, it was much easier to film "shadows".
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I think that the "magical" part comes from the lighting that can be manipulated in Black and White movies, and can be done very differently than when the movie is shot in color. Being a photographer, I balked for years about shooting in anything other than color, until I really started to study different lighting techniques and the incredible range of effects and valutes you could achieve with lighting using black and white film.
There were more than a few directors who really knew how to use black and white lighting and made an "art work" of their films. But, even those that fell short of "art" were special because of how the lighting was accomplished. In terms of "values", our eyes can only see them clearly in black and white, and all the shades of gray in between, and once the eye has spotted the "values" it sees with a clarity that doesn't happen in color as easily.
Personally, I believe that the longer we watch Black and White films (or those done in various shades of Sepia) the better our eye becomes trained to notice more detail, shadows, soft or sharp edges, and even what direction the lighting is coming from, and that alone enhances the expereience.
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Thanks Moira! Yes, I'm ready for "Dangerous Moonlight" (grin). It was on TCM not too long ago and I taped it, and was delighted to discover that what we see on TCM hasn't been edited, which was the case on a previous tape I did from AMC. So, this time (Thursday), I'm going to put "Gaslight" (which was on last week) and "Dangerous Moonlight" back to back on the same tape. It's so good to know that I'm getting the complete movie.
Been meaning to ask you...didn't you used to live on the Isle of Skye? I had taken note of that because I named one of my cats "Skye" in memory of Irish tune about a boat trip to Skye. Now I see that you're in Chicago? How did that happen? ML
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That name "Troy Taylor" was mentioned by Stella, not me, and I don't have a clue what she was talking about, so I just continued to act dumb in the hope that she or someone would come back and explain it (smile). ML
Ann Miller Passed Away
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I'm pleased to hear that TCM is doing such a good memorial tribute for Ann Miller, especially her interview with Robert Osborne. These are the kinds of specials that I wish TCM would get busy with as more and more of our favorites are passing away.
I'm disappointed that "Modern Times" is probably going to get bumped that night (I've been waiting forever to see this silent), but I'm sure TCM will have it on in March in honor of Chaplin being the Star of the Month in March. At any rate, the whole evening of the 27th. being devoted to Ann is great! Thanks TCM!