bagladymimi
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Sorry, I didn't get to see the movie. But I certainly did enjoy reading about the car - what a beautiful vehicle. Thank you for the link. When I finally do get to see the movie, your link will help me enjoy it even more.
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67 years, Wow! That is amazing. It makes me like him all the more!
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I totally agree with you about "The Blue Gardenia." It just wasn't a very good movie - I guess that is why you never hear about it. It is just not memorable.
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What movie is that quote from? I just saw it the other day and can't remember what the name of the movie is. I remember wondering what Colcannon was - even looked it up. ( Mr. Food's recipe uses Tater Tots and I'm sure that wasn't in the original recipe.) It's driving me crazy!
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I agree with you guys about Esther Williams revelation about Jeff Chandler - it just really wasn't necessary and I wish that she had not done it.
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Joe, after your post, I did a little research on Edward Norris. He was married to Ann Sheridan (her first husband) for 3 years and he did work as a contract player for Warner Brothers. That is probably where he met Sheridan. He was in Anna Christie with Greta Garbo and I remember him particularly for the movie They Won't Forget. He played a young man on trial for a murder he didn't commit. He quit acting totally in 1955 and became a successful businessman.
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Wouldbestar, if you watched all those others just like I did (Warner Anderson from Lineup, etc.), I am surprised you don't remember Edward Norris. I believe he was a contract player for either Warner Bros. or MGM. He played a lot of "best friend" parts in the particular movies he was in. However, he didn't do nearly as much TV as today's other birthday boys did. I remember him mainly from the movies with Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, etc. - maybe that's why I think he worked at Warner Bros.
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Speaking of choices, this has probably been addressed before. I just watched Laura for the first time in years. Why do you suppose Vincent Price didn't make it as a traditional leading man? He certainly had all the attributes: tall, good looking, good actor, etc.
Edited by: bagladymimi on Mar 3, 2013 11:26 PM
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Happy Birthday dpompper. Hope there are many more to come!
Mimi
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If Howard Hughes had anything to do with "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," that could explain why Jane Russell got top billing (over Monroe.)
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No offense to anyone, but they look like more than just regular "buddies." There seems to be just a little sparkles in the eyes.
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My grandson is studying WWI in school and I was looking through some old magazines that I have collected over the years. I have a LIFE magazine dated 2/12/1940 and while looking through it I came across a 6 page spread about ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS! I was so surprised to see it, particularly after this discussion, and also because Daniel Day Lewis had received the Oscar for the current LINCOLN the night before. Poor Mary Todd Lincoln, Ruth Gordon made her look like a miserable woman, just as Sally Field has done in the film clips that I have seen. I definitely want to see both movies to compare the performances of Massey and Lewis as well as Gordon and Field.
Edited by: bagladymimi on Feb 28, 2013 6:28 PM
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James, perhaps your wife isn't interested in biographies. I have a friend who didn't like Lawrence, nor did she like Chariots Of Fire. I loved that film. She thought it was boring. I am not a fan of boxing movies, even Somebody Up There Likes Me. I love Newman and I love biographies, but not when they are about boxing. No matter how grand the picture is, the viewer has to be interested in it.
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They just showed it on the 12 th of this month. It is not scheduled for next month, but if you look on the search site, they probably will tell you when it will be on next. Good luck!
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I can remember (as a teenager) seeing this movie when it came out. Of course back then, you didn't have VCR's, so you had to go to the theatre to see the movie. What I remember the most was when they first came out into the dessert, the way the music soared when Lawrence first saw the vastness of the dessert and all that sand. It was just a wonderful scene and still is.
This movie has stood the test of time and I think it is probably the best ever made. Of course, it helps if you like the subject matter and the people who star in it. Peter O'Toole is always so good. But the rest of the cast is also top notch: Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, etc.
I liked this movie so much that I read Michael Korda's biography about Lawrence titled "Hero." I was surprised to find out that with few exceptions, everything that happened in the movie is exactly how it happened in real life. And the characters are really well portrayed. O'Toole did a fantastic job. He studdied the the man and was spot-on in his portrayal of this unusual hero. And you have to give credit to David Lean. He was great at creating epics and this is his best.
As much as I love this movie, I have to agree with everyone else. In order to appreciate the stunning cinematography, you really have to see it on the big screen. Of course, it can still be enjoyed on television, and I hope everybody does on Sunday. I know I certainly will.
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Ollie, I don't know if the supporting actors that we saw in every other movie that was made were tied down by a studio contract. I tend to think not from all the work they could do in a year's time. Say for instance, Thomas Mitchell in 1939 - he was in Stagecoach for United Artists, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington and Only Angels Have Wings at Columbia Studios, Gone With The Wind for Selznick, and The Hunchback Of Notre Dame for RKO. I found the same circumstances for several of the all time favorites - working for multiple studios in the same year. It looks to me as though they would go wherever they were needed. They probably got a lot more work that way.
But, this is just my observation. I don't really know how to find out this info. Maybe, one of our bloggers knows. It is a very interesting question. I would also be interested in knowing how much money a supporting actor could make in a year's time. Or if different studios paid better than others, etc.
Ollie, you have opened up a can of worms for me. I am going to work on this and will get back to you on it! Nothing I like better than a good book or a good challenge.
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Yes... there were several deranged people in the Brewster family. I believe that Jonathan (Raymond Massey) was the most deranged, amongst the aunts and two brothers. And Teddy was definitely not a lodger; he was the other brother, believing that he was Teddy Roosevelt. In fact, that is how my children first learned of President Teddy Roosevelt. They were actually surprised to find out that the real man was not a "nut", running around blowing bugles and "charging" up staircases like they were "San Juan Hill." My son wrote an essay on this when he was a sophomore in high school. (got an "Excellent" on it)
I always try to watch this movie during the Halloween season, but I think that I am going to watch it right now. It is decidedly in a much lighter vane than "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" which is on TCM right now.
Thanks to all for the light hearted banter - I needed it today - ohhhhh Mortimer!
Can you imagine the protests if someone tried to make this movie today - amongst them: AARP, the Poicemen's Union, & the ACLU to protect the rights of anyone and anything, including the "bugle?"
Mimi
Edited by: bagladymimi on Feb 17, 2013 5:32 PM
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Hey Ollie - you are right. Robert Cornthwaite was on countless TV shows - I can remember Bonanza, Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show, Alfred Hitchcock and many more. I had no idea that was his name. I am sure he did a lot more TV than movies. That is why he is not in my character actor books. Some were on TV but they also did a lot of movies. Thanks for putting a name to that very familiar face.
Mimi
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Happy Birthday, Jack! And I am sure Rebecca sends her regards as well!
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Hi MissGoddess,
I agree with you, especially in the case of Andre de Toth. He was not nearly as successful as Hitchcock and I think he was envious. Of course, like you, this is my opinion. And, let's face it, Hitchcock was different - he had a different sense of humor and a different way of expressing himself. Maybe that is what made him such brilliant director. I can watch his films over and over and still see something different every time I watch. I watched my favorite, Notorious, last night and was amazed once again at the detail the Hitchcock puts into a scene. I love the scene when Bergman first wakes up with a hangover and then sees Cary Grant at an that odd angle. He was just an amazing director - amazing!
Edited by: bagladymimi on Feb 13, 2013 10:07 PM
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I think that this movie is really great film - especially the way the way the film portrayed Mary Todd. The other older movies that I have seen were not nearly as frank about her badgering nature. I have not seen the Speilberg film, but I bet most of the people who have seen it, never saw Abe Lincoln In Illinois and probably never will. It is a shame that this is the way it is. One thing that really bothers me, is that many won't see it because it is in black & white and feel that an old movie in b&w couldn't possibly be as good as a new high tech, color movie. Years ago, when my children were 10 and 12 years old, I finally got them to sit down with me and watch Arsenic And Old Lace. That was all it took. Now, if I can only get my grandchildren interested when they are old enough, I can die a happy woman. After seeing Raymond Massey's portrayal, I am going to buy the DVD of this movie for my son. He will never believe that this is the same man who played Cary Grant's deranged brother in Arsenic And Old Lace!
Edited by: bagladymimi on Feb 13, 2013 9:43 PM
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The actors who got along with Hitchcock seemed to be the ones who were not afraid to stand up to him, such as Jane Wyman. I think that if he knew he could intimidate you, he would. But so did John Ford and many others.
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Way to go - all you guys!
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I know that Sinatra didn't like to rehearse.(he probably didn't like Brando getting more attention that he did.) Brando, being one of the method actors, probably wanted to rehearse over and over again. I am certainly not saying Sinatra was right, but sometimes those method actors would rehearse a scene to death. It really got old for the cast and crew. Plus the fact, Brando just wasn't that good. I'm sorry, the only movie I ever enjoyed him in was The Freshman (as a supporting actor to Matthew Broderick), which was a parody of his "Godfather" character.
Edited by: bagladymimi on Feb 12, 2013 6:25 PM
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I think Joan Crawford was much more attractive without those heavy eyebrows.
Edited by: bagladymimi on Mar 24, 2013 12:28 AM