classicsfan1119
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Don't get your colon in a twist...it happens every once in a while, a long "while" actually, and is not a common practice with TCM...at least not nearly to the degree that repeats happen on other movie channels. With all the other great movies that TCM has been showing this month, I can't figure out how you even noticed these two little repeats (smile).
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Wow...a four pound Lobster! There are only four things from the sea that I'll eat: Lobster any time I can get it or afford it, Shrimp, Clams, and Tuna. Stella, your kid is the luckiest kid on earth! And, Antar...I agree that crayfish (we call them crawdads up here) are only good bait for catching salmon.
Stella, I also love breads and do my own baking. Please keep giving us bread recipes! I'm always interested in new ones. How about that Applesauce Bread next time? I really love this thread! ML
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Shrimp is Ok with me, but I'm probably going to substitute Chicken. I have yet to find a really good recipe for Chicken Bisque...and I love that soup! This might just be the recipe that will do it for me. Thanks again, Stella. ML
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You mean to say that he didn't kill him? Sure seemed like it to me. Vicious attack! ML (smile)
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Thanks for the Victor McLaglen recipe, Stella. Unfortunately, the taste of crab has not been one that I've ever been able to acquire. I'm thinking of what I might get away with substituting for it (smile).
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Hi Antar! Anyone who doesn't more than "tolerate" you doesn't have a heart. I agree that it would be great if TCM could get all the movies that Hedy has done into their library. I take it that these are all movies that you'd have no chance of seeing or purchasing otherwise? My Anton made a bunch that I'll never see, but every now and then one actually shows up somewhere that I can buy. "The Red Shoes" has finally been put on DVD even! Anyway, love ya, sweetie! ML
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Hey there Antar...for a fellow without a point, how on earth did I manage to find it? It's a "special day" for you, and there isn't anything wrong with that. Just so you'll know, I also have the date way back in 1987 that I felt that first "well, isn't this interesting?" feeling about Anton Walbrook. I bet that there are a lot of people around here who have had "crushes" on a movie star...it's only you and I who have no shame in talking about them (smile). ML
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Harry Davenport is another of those Character Actors that is worthy of special recognition for the amount and level of work he produced in film. As I speak, "Kings Row" is beginning...a very good movie.
And, Happy Birthday Jean Stapleton!
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Hi Stella! I'd be interested in seeing what Victor McLauglen has in your book. And, can anyone tell me if William Boyd's recipe for "Southern Fried Chicken" is typical, or a variation of his on the Southern Fried Chicken theme? ML
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Oh boy...now you've done it. The next eight posts will all be from Antar re. Hedy Lamarr (grin). We love him anyway. ML
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I can think (off the top of my head) of two stars who died during WWII, Glenn Miller who was in a plane flying over the English Channel when the plane went down in 1944. Miller and his orchestra performed for the troups, and I'm not certain of his rank, but he was in the Army at the time.
Carol Lombard was also killed in a plane crash while she was on tour selling War Bonds.
Three men I can think of who were wounded in combat during WWII are Audie Murphy, Lee Marvin, and Jack Palance.
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The deaths of Tyrone Power and Clark Gable have been said to be similar in one respect. It's been said that Monroe's behavior during the production of "The Misfits" created a lot of stress and much longer hours every day which probably contributed to Gable's heart attack just after the production was completed.
It has also been said that because George Sanders demanded endless rehersal sessions on set for most scenes, but especially the dueling scenes so that he would look convincing on screen, the added physical workouts most probably caused Tyrone Power's heart attack on set that day.
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It appears that we've been visited by another little boy who needs to get off daddy's computer, finish his homework, put his little toys away, and get to bed. I wish that these kids could realize that they are as boring as they are bored! ML
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Mongo and Stella...have a snootfull of wine, but for God's sake, stop smoking! I'm still with the program, by the way, and feel better than I have in years (smile). ML
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I'm beginning to awaken now that I've had my three cups of coffee (smile). Moira, I know how you're feeling...we went through the same thing up here last week. Think Spring!
A winter that always chills me to the bone is the winter depicted in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". When winter starts to feel too cold and confining to me, I always think of that movie and snap right out of it.
ML
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CJ, what the "critics" and Cardinal Spellman had to say about "Baby Doll" in 1956 means very little to me. The nominations and awards it received mean a lot more because they correctly step around narrow-minded moral issues raised by certain (but not all) critics and accurately judge the film, the directing, and the acting. I will continue to think that it's one of Kazan's best, and the acting was outstanding!
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Several on this list jumped right out at me, but none more than "Dinner At Eight". What on earth won that year that was deemed better? ML
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Another movie with Alan Alda was "Same Time Next Year" when a couple not married to each other end up meeting, and then meeting again on the same weekend every year at a certain place. Their weekends cover many years, and although the season never changes, everything else does...and it's a comedic delight. ML
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Yup...that's the first and only movie that immediately comes to my mind also, and it's one that I taped years ago and still love to watch (smile).
ML
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Ok...this time I'll do it correctly. The movie was "Top Hat" (1935), and the line was said by Jerry Travers who was played by Fred Astaire. Just saw this one the other day!
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No, now that I go back and look at ALL the clues you've given it can't be "Arsenic and Old Lace". There's no way that I know this one, but go ahead and give another clue and hopefully someone will know this movie pretty soon (smile). ML
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It can't be "Arsenic and Old Lace"???
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I'm not real sure about this, but it might possibly be "The Girl Next Door" (1953) with Billy Gray (who also was the little boy who is frequently getting into trouble in "On Moonlight Bay" (1951) and "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1953) with Doris Day). All three of these movies were made in Color, however. I hope that someone else can be of more help than I have. ML
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I gotta tell ya that my very favorite demonstration of anger on film comes from "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" where Jonathan Winters totally trashes that garage in a fit of rage. There was such beauty in that...and of course, only Jonathan Winters could pull it off so successfully on screen.
Katharine Hepburn YES but WHY? Cher??
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Nick, it's not only TCM that "favors" certain stars. It's purely because there is still a huge audience for so many of them (and yes, Kate is frequently at the top of the heap) that TCM seems to give her "special treatment". Anyway, I don't see the problem with this. ML