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The showing of the two Frank Tashlin movies last nite on TCM, showcased so many iconic rockers from the past and in beautiful living color, that anyone who missed seeing them really should be devastated.
That is of course unless you have both "The Girl Can't Help It" and "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" on dvd, which makes up for missing out.
Tashlin's understanding of Madison Avenue and its gambits, makes one wonder why the show "Mad Men" did not create a character like him on the show. His ability to insert hidden sexual content was beyond compare and he did not put the usual non-rock and roll performers in the film, but used mostly the real deal with people like Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Fats Domino and the likes of Little Richard.
When I once met Richard, he said that a lot of times rock performers then were treated like dirt, but that this movie was a happy experience for him. If he wasn't the forerunner of so many others, I don't know who is since even the Beatles credit him with that "whooo" sound they used in "She Loves You" and loved touring with him. The further remarks from Mankiewicz concerning the Beatles adoration of these musical giants was instructive.
The name Rita Marlowe, of course brings to mind a combination of movie goddesses like Hayworth and Marilyn, and Loverdoll's real moniker combines Rock Hudson with Tab Hunter and such names were the brainchild of agent Henry Willson, who had that stable of nubile young males in his corral.
Mickey Hargitay looked resplendent in basically nothing but a loincloth and Jayne teaching Tony Randall to walk in his shoes with lifts was a scream. While watching both films I kept thinking that Edmond O'Brien was reminding me of Donald Trump and somewhat resembled him. Not sure if that is a compliment or dig to either one.
Best of all was the arrival at the end of WSSRH of Groucho as Georgie Schmidlapp [sp?] and one can totally understand any woman falling for him, including Stay-Put's most kissable starlet.
All in all, two great films which are a testament to the fun Fifties, and a document of some of the rock and roll originators in all their regalia. Thanks, TCM for Jayne Mansfield nite!
As said before, the rock and roll, si, the film, no.
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In the field of rock, r&b, and oldies (pre-1970), there are at least 3 singers named "Shirley" who made a name for themselves. Shirley you know this. Name them. Shirley Bassey does not count.
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Consisting of volcanic sediment and debris, and named after a notorious bandit the rock formation of Vasquez Rocks lies in northern Los Angeles County near Palmdale.
It has been designated as prized park land and is on the National Register but its true fame lies in its usage in numerous films and tv shows. Anyone who has watched Kirk and Spock on the original “Star Trek” has seen Vasquez Rocks and appreciated how well it can duplicate what one might think a visit to another planet might show one.
Supposedly it was first used in a film in the feature starring the inimitable Henry Hull, as the “Werewolf from London” and went on from there to many other places it was imitating.
To find the many films and tv series episodes it supposedly was used in check Wikipedia and if you remember in what scene in the film it was used, please delineate such here for those of us who are nescient of all its appearances. Thanks!”
You rock.
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Meg Ryan was in "French Kiss" with Kevin Kline
Kline was in A FISH CALLED WANDA with Jamie Lee Curtis
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Ewell's Broadway credits can be found at ibdb.com.
I have my lazy days too, DGF.
I'm having a lazy lifetime.
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DownGoesFrazier--look up "Tom Ewell" on imdb. You can look up his credits there, which include his own TV show (1960--61) and a recurring role on "Baretta" (1975--78).
My laziness knows no bounds.
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Really wasn't my point, DGF.
(...remember the Actor's Code here, dude: "Any work is good work")
Can SOMEONE give me evidence that he did well on television?
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Again, you disagree (respectfully of course), on a point that was never made.
I didn't say Vaughan was the best as it relates to her ability to scat. I said "I view Sarah Vaughan as the most well rounded women jazz vocalist. By well rounded I mean I rate her highly as it relates to her voice, phasing, ability to scat, etc..."
Do you mean phasing or phrasing?
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Just saw him the other night on an old rerun of TAXI on MeTV playing a shrink that Elaine Nardo goes to see.
(...loved that show)
Your example is hardly evidence that he did well on television.
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Tom Ewell had a great success with "The Seven Year Itch" on Broadway and in the movies - and that double success put him in "the big leagues" for quite awhile.
However, I cannot buy the happy ending for Ewell and Mansfield in "The Girl Can't Help It!"
They are such an unlikely pair of "lovers".
The entire film is *******, except for the title song, which is great.
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While I'll give Sarah props as a vocalist, I'll have to respectfully disagree on one point---
NObody scats like BETTY CARTER!
Sepiatone
I disagree. Nobody scats like a group of roaches when you turn the light on.
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Jeff Bridges
THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
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I just laughed out loud so loud that every single person in the coffee shop just turned and looked at me like I have Tourettes Syndrome.
Bravo good sir.
Does the coffee shop have a security guard? You may get to say hello to the street.
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Does anybody remember when TCM had their own staffers co-host films with RO? I remember worrying that these folks would be awful and then was pleasantly surprised that most of these folks were absolutely terrific -- knowledgeable, well-spoken and very poised on camera. TCM should have looked within their own ranks for a Saturday host -- just about all of them made a far more favorable impression on folks on this board than TV. Hey -- maybe that is why they hired her. She may be dumb but she's got cool initials! All I can say is thank God she is hosting Saturday Daytime. I almost never watch (or tape) anything in that time period.
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Did the overnight cleaning guy ever get to co-host?
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I have Johnny Mathis' CD Misty - - that he said he copied from Sarah Vaughan. I can almost hear her voice in between the cracks, but I really have got to get a recording of her doing it.
I've only heard it on YouTube-- it's even better live.
Sarah Vaughan was a protégé of Billy Eckstine-----you can hear a certain similarity----whom she worked with early in her career.
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Cloris Leachman
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
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Spellbound (1945)
Yes.
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Ok, now I feel I can chime in;
I view Sarah Vaughan as the most well rounded women jazz vocalist. By well rounded I mean I rate her highly as it relates to her voice, phasing, ability to scat, etc...
Let's commemorate our very first agreement.
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As far as female jazz vocalists go, I tend to lean towards BETTY CARTER, LADY DAY and of course, ELLA.
And DINAH WASHINGTON works for me, too.
Sepiatone
Sarah Vaughan, no contest.
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Could it be "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
Keep going forward in time.
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I can get high just staring at this one for a minute or two.
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If anyone from TCM reads this, I'd like to see the station program Moment To Moment, a 1966 Universal release starring Jean Seberg and Honor Blackman. It's not on DVD and the VHS is very expensive. It's a quasi-Hitchcock thriller with a glossy style like Woman of Straw. I don't remember it being shown on TCM.
The two most obvious are Stanley Donen's CHARADE and ARABESQUE.
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Jaws
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The Lady Vanishes?
I had another, later, film in mind.
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