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:0 Everybody in the world does not eat bread that looks like it came out of a Wonder Bread wrapper. This was France and that looks like the Spanish/Cuban loaves our world-famous sandwiches are made from here in Tampa except our loaves are a bit shorter and thicker. French bread is also world- famous and comes in many sizes; could that be a sandwich Mr. Mitchum is preparing to sample?
"Johnsons?" For shame, Maongo!
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Thank you, Jake. This says it all.
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{font:Times New Roman}This is almost too weird. This morning I stumbled onto *Gunmen From Laredo*, an ordinary Columbia Western I remembered seeing when it came out in 1959. It had a very spunky Indian-Mexican heroine; Lou Grant would have really hated her.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}In the middle during a romantic scene there was some very familiar music playing. It took me a few seconds but I recognized it as the love them from *On the Waterfront*. In the TCM *100 Years at the Movies* montage you also hear it during the “Beach clip” from *From Here to* *Eternity* as well but never a Western. I know the studio recycled scores all the time-this movie’s theme was used for *A Lawless Street* as well-but this was a real stretch. It almost made it hard to believe the rest of the movie but it did end well.. {font}
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I know it's technically not a Western but I'd recommend Kevin Kostner's *Hatfields and McCoys* that's running now on Lifetime East this week. They seem to have gone to great lengths to make it look like 1800s Kentucky and West Virginia and it's as wild and violent as anywhere on the other side of the Mississippi. It was over more than just a pig; there doesn't seem to be anything worth starting a feud over but the codes of honor and justice these mountain folk lived by seemed to dictate otherwise. There are a number of well known actors involved as well as "unknowns" who shouldn't be after this. Everybody with a part in making this should be proud and if the Emmys ignore it they will lose a lot of creditability with me.
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Sue Sue: One of my most favorite depictions of Catherine of Aragon is Irene Papas in *Anne of the Thousand Days*
You are right about Spanish-looking people always playing Catherine of Aragon. In actually she had auburn hair and was related to the Tudors through the English prince John of Gault, Duke of Lancaster who was her great or great-great Grandfather. Irene Pappas was wonderful in the role and Maria Doyle Kennedy reminded me very much of her in *The Tudors.* I will definately read the book if I can find it.
Dorothy Tutin, as Anne Boleyn, was also wonderful.
Wife #5 Catherine Howard, Anne's cousin who was also beheaded for adultery but was actually guilty, was played by Angela Pleasance. I've always wondered if she was related to Donald. All of the actors were very good in their roles but the episodes often took liberties with the truth-as did *The Tudors.* I've read everything I could get my hands on about the Tudors and Stuarts as my Scottish ancestors fought for the Stuarts, lost everything but their heads, fled to Germany to keep them then ended up in America. The truth doesn't need embellishment, it's amazing on its own.
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{color:black}{font:Times New Roman}Only on TCM would you find a tribute to Ms. McKenna on her birthday and it's a great one. I've heard about *A Town Like Alice*{font}{font:Times New Roman} for years and what an inspiration it was on a cold, rainy day like we're having here. *Carve Her Name With Pride* again reminds us what the rest of the world did in WWII. The rest of the movies were good too and husband Bill Travers and she made a nice team. {font}
{color:black}{font:Times New Roman}Also, I wonder if Jessica Tandy was as equally annoyed seeing Hume Cronyn working with Lana Turner in *The Postman Always Rings Twice.* Just asking!{font}
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When I made my pork roasts at Easter I mixed, saved and froze the liquid from the crock pot and roasting pan. Today it made a great base for a pot of vegetable soup for a church dinner later on. I threw in a pound of ground beef and two cans of mixed veggies. It needed more liquid and was a bit flat so I added water, 2 bullion cubes and some hamburger seasoning. The flavors are blending now and it will all ready just from what I had on hand. I thought this might help you all out in a pinch as it did me.P.S. The storms we're having right now cancelled the dinner but a couple of friends and I scarfed it all down after adding a tbsp of Kitchen Bouquet. It was delicious.
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From Filmlover: T+{font:Verdana}oday, it's official, this thread is going to the dogs+
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As someone who never misses The Travelers Insurance commercials because of their doggie spokesman, I thank you for all those comic book covers. Tuffy's face and eyes just melted me. I miss having pets but think it's unfair to keep them in just a studio apartment. Thank you! -
> {quote:title=2847 wrote:}{quote}My favorite Robert W. Wilke. He was the best of the very Bad Men.He was in hundreds of movies and television shows starting in the forties. There is a picture with his bio and credits on the IMDB. You will recognize him right away.
Not always. I spent nearly all of *Hallelujah Trail* trying to figure out who Chief Five Barrels was. When it finally hit me I couldn't believe it at first. I think it's still the only time when I've seen him not end up "getting his" at the hands of the hero. Like so many other career villains he was hilarious in a comedy role when given the chance. If you've not seen it, you'll love it.
Oh, yes, if you like Martin Landau, he'll almost make you forget *North By Northwest;* as the chief's blue-eyed partner of dubious parentage he'll have you laughing til you hurt.
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One does not have to be a si-fi fan to know the imprint this man has left on literature and film making. His name alone was enough for you to start reading or watching. He seems to have had a life far less disturbing than the ones he often took us to in his writings which I am glad of. Thank you sir, for leading us to those dark places and making us ponder who and what we are. We are better for it. -
From JackFavell: I agree with you completely though, Glenda Jackson was a bloody marvelous Elizabeth.... probably the best we'll ever see...but she also had the benefit of an entire miniseries to get her performance across. The later episodes were not as well thought out as the earlier, and the character again felt more like an exercise in makeup. I believe Glenda also suffered from the problem of making an elderly Elizabeth real in the last two eps. That being said, it's an absolutely great if depressing series.
Jack, I was talking about her playing Elizabeth to Vanessa Redgrave's *Mary, Queen of Scots* which she did in 1969. Here are two acting equals playing women who are at times their own worst enemies yet have tremendous courage. Both are part of triangles with deadly results for one of the participants and cause huge international scandals. One keeps her wits about her and survives while the other lets her emotions get the better of her and eventually has her downfall at the hands of the other. Two redheads and political activists having a grand time on screen.
I saw the series when it was first broadcast in the early seventies, after Keith Michel's *Six Wives of Henry VIII* left us wanting more. Like Mr. Michel, I think Ms. Jackson won an Emmy and I'd enjoy seeing it again as I don't remember a lot of it.
It seems the makeup problem is always there when a character ages many years. A younger actress must pile it on as the story proceeds and look convincing when old. An older actress must, early on, resort to soft focus lens and makeup that will, hopefully, make her look youthful but not ridiculous. Sometimes we who are watching must just realize what the story is trying to say and go along with it if they don;t get it right. This is where a little imagination on our parts help. If the performances and story are strong it can be got around.
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{font:Times New Roman}I hope I’m coherent. The Davis/Newman marathon kept me up all night and I’m still in recovery. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}I was eagerly awaiting last night with the Tudors-or at least one of them-to test out an opinion. In the recent past I’ve seen Glenda Jackson, Cate Blanchet, and Flora Robson play Elizabeth I. All have played her convincingly showing her strengths and weaknesses without overtaking the movie they were in. I now had the chance to again see the two Bette Davis performances-made nearly 15 years apart-and add them to the comparisons. I do have an opinions-surprise, surprise-but wanted to see all the performances to be fair. I left out Jean Simmons’s *Young Bess* as she’s still the harridan-in-training rather than the full-fledged thing. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}I still favor Glenda Jackson as the one who best captured the courage, determination and vanity of Elizabeth without making her a caricature. As for Ms. Davis: she was right in that she was much less overblown in *The Virgin Queen* that *Elizabeth and Essex* but you still felt it was Bette Davis playing Bette Davis playing Elizabeth. With this role a little went a long way. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}Those folks who think *The Sting* is overrated now have me to contend with. The way the story is told with the placards between the scenes, the music, the costumes and sets all have a 1930’s feel that makes you feel you’re really there. It’s fast paced and you have to keep your mind on it or you get lost quickly. There’s not another recent movie like it and I think it deserved its Oscars just for the originality. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}I still think Robert Vaughn was robbed of an Oscar for *The Young Philadelphians.* His scenes in the jail hospital are rivaled only by Jack Lemmon in *The Days of Wine and Roses* and are so convincing. You almost have to look away. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}Are the red eyes this morning worth it? YES! {font}
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Both of mt favorite Rosalind Russell movies were on today; *Sister Kenny* and *The Women.* I'm not really a big fan of hers but these two films are magnificent. It's strange that in 1946 when *Sister Kenny* was made that we were only a few years away from the Salk vaccine which made the debate over her healing methods nearly moot. A story that needed to be told and she did it without the fast talking wisecracks she usually employed.
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When I saw the Chicago Theatre photo I thought of that swordfight at the end of *Scaramouche* as this looks so much like the setting for it. This is almost too beautiful to believe. Thank you to all those who restored it from one who will probably never see it in person but is grateful that such a thing exists to be enjoyed. -
:^0 Thank you so much for this clip. I'm not that familar with Eleanor Powell and always enjoy getting to see her work. I used it to access the biography of Rita Hayworth, watch *The Lady in Question* and the *Hungry Eyes* clip with Fred Astaire who always said she was his favorite partner. That's quite a haul to discover and is much appreciated.
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{font:Times New Roman}Watching some old shows on *Westernsontheweb* last night I saw something you’d never see today with all the network rivalry. The show was Rory Calhoun’s *The Texan* which ran on CBS and was sponsored by Viceroy Cigarettes. At the end of the closing credits the picture went to a shot of 1958 New York City and a voiceover said “Be sure to watch Viceroy’s *Naked City* Tuesday nights on another network”. That network was ABC. Can you imagine that happening now? I know the cable stations do it all the time or plug the shows on the “Big 3” they might be in the same stable with but just because they share a sponsor? Okay, back then most shows had only one sponsor. And Calhoun did one of the ads in costume, do you remember “A thinking man’s filter and a smoking man’s taste?” I heard that three different times in a half-hour but they never did explain why the filter was so special.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}Another little thing that I see on early *Gunsmoke* episodes or some *Dick Van Dyke Shows:* when they run the closing credits you see the sponsor’s product in the lower left corner. Do Remington shavers still look like they did in 1957? Those were the days! {font}
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> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote}Anytime that you see the name Ted V. Mikels attached to a film - in any capacity - you know you're bound for either boredom or unintended laughs.
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{font:Times New Roman}Do you mean that somebody else besides me has seen or heard of this film? I can’t believe it!{font}
{font:Times New Roman}When it was released in 1972 I helped do publicity for it in Gainesville as my ex worked at the theater where it played. We hid a plastic “body” somewhere in the area and a radio station sponsored a contest with prizes for whoever found it. I got a pass to see it and met star Alan Ormsby. For a would be star this was Heaven on Earth. The movie was good too. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}I understand Alan went to Hollywood and made a name for himself. I’ve not seen the movie in 40 years and would love to again. Thank you for the memories. {font}
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I have read and been told by most of the cable people I deal with not to buy a plasma model but the best HDTV you can afford. Make certain it's 1080i and at least a 32". If you go on line and check out the stores you want to buy from you can compare what they have on line and in store for price and content. If you're anywhere knowledgeable about TVs that's all you need. You can then check the ones you're interested in at the stores in person.
I bought my Vizio two years ago and am pleased with the quality and customer service. What I paid for it would get you a screen closer to 40" today. Not all that savvy I got a 720 but my cable comes in at 1080. I don't complain.
3-D is a fad and failure. If you want to try it you might like it but I'd avoid it like the plague. You get a nice clear picture with a plain old HDTV. Isn't that what you really want?
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Jake: Please allow me to jump in and respond to fxreyman See, we're not so different after all.
It's not his fault that the South and Southwest have such beautiful natural and manmade structures of beauty or that he's able to take or find such beautiful photos of them. He has opened up a whole appreciation of what our part of America has to offer to me and other posters. I look forward to checking out this thread daily to see what's up there now.
fxreyman: I would also dearly love to see any such shots of Colorado as you're limited to what you see from the air. The scenery around the Denver Airport was breathtaking and I know there must be more to see. I've been in North Carolina and the same goes for it. They filmed *Dirty Dancing* not far away from Wolf Laurel with the North Carolina mountains playing the New York Catskills. Where else can you stand on top of a mountain and see the state you're in, another to your left and a third to your right?
There's something every area has to show off. I'm wanting to see it all.
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{font:Times New Roman}fredbaetz: I never watched *The Green Hornet* and had no idea he was a kinsman of Ranger Reid aka *The Lone Ranger.* Now I’ll have to.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}Did anybody catch the theme from another very different Western series that WB started making the next year playing during the film? I couldn’t believe it at first them couldn’t stop laughing at the irony. To top that off, *Hour of the Gun* is on now and look who’s playing Wyatt Earp? You can’t make this stuff up.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}The movie was put together very well with good veteran Western actors, a good script and nice color. Moore and Silverheels had two of the most distinctive voices around then and you could pick out Lyle Bettger with your eyes closed. A couple of sets looked painted but if Lynn recognized the settings I must be wrong. This movie is better than the second one which came out later that year. WB also produced the last season of the TV series that year-the only one in color-and may have decided to end it by then and didn’t see the need to make a good feature. They had *Cheyenne* on the air and those fellows whose theme they borrowed from this movie in the pipeline by then. {font}
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> Howard McNear was quite a character off screen as well. Parley Baer used to comment on the pills Howard carried for every possible ailment, real or imagined. Baer also liked to tell of Howard whispering things to make him crack up in very inappropriate settings.
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I just remembered that while Mr. McNear was playing Doc on *Gunsmoke,* Parley Baer was playing Chester. William Conrad was Matt and Kitty was Georgia Ellis whom I know nothing about besides this role. That 50's boogeyman TV made stars of all the others to say nothing of the TV cast.
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Great start to the month isn't it?
I still think Marilyn Monroe was a talented actress and singer who if she had been allowed by Fox to stretch her abilities as she wished to might have found the confidence to be less difficult. Perhaps she had too many deep seeded inner demons to keep what happened 50 years ago next August from happening but I can't help but think the industry she so much wanted to be a pivotal part of and be accepted by let her down. If you don't believe me, see the parts of *Something's Got to Give*-later* Move Over, Darling-*she completed. While I love Doris Day in the role Marilyn was doing all right with it herself and I wish had had the chance to complete it; there might not have been an August.
As for the rest-a very eclectic group of performers with one thing in common-they knew their craft and we are the beneficiaries. Thank you, one and all.
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I had the *Helen of Troy* comic book but did not get to see the movie. I still hope to although I've been told it's really nothing special.
The Lipizzan Stallions used to perform in the major Florida cities annually into the 80's and maybe longer After the movie came out they used it to promote the shows even so far after its release. I always wondered wether the shows or Disney were being exploited the most and decided it was Disney as by then probably nobody recalled the movie but the horses were right up there on the stage.
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Regarding *Ride the High Country:* So this movie is the *Casablanca* of Westerns-not taken seriously at first by its studio but loved by the rest of the world and classic of its genre? Isn’t it fun watching cream rise to the top? {font}{font:Times New Roman}This movie has one flaw but it’s a big one: Ron Starr as Longtree. He simply has little talent or personality. Putting him next to stars like Scott and McCrea as well as great supporting players like R. G. Armstrong, Edgar Buchanan, James Drury, L. Q. Jones, John Chandler, John Anderson and Warren Oates makes it all the more glaring. I love the movie regardless as it presents us with Mariette Hartley, a gift that’s still giving. And whether we’re male or female don’t we all “want to enter our houses Justified?” I, too, find the music hauntingly beautiful. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}As for *The Tall Stranger,* I am still in shock. Not only were writers and villains par excellence Leo Gordon and Michael Pate in the same movie but as “good guys” who are actually around at the end. It was a good story and well done even if the color was off a lot. One thing that surprised me was Virgina Mayo's character actually being portrayed as an unwed mother trying to make life better for her child. Her honestly with Bannon and her ability to carry her weight on the wagon train told us she was what the West needed. Imagine that, an "adult" adult Western. I don't know if Bannon was what she was looking for but have a feeling she turned that wagon around when he got to it.
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*Wells Fargo:* You know how I feel about that one. It was well worth staying up for. I’ve no idea who Bob Burns was other than RO’s comments about his being a comedian of the times but I liked him. He was more subtle than Gabby Hayes, Walter Brennan or some of the other sidekicks and that made him blend in with the film while still being entertaining. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}*Fort Massacre* is odd in that plays like a Shakespearian tragedy. McCrea lets himself play a likeable man done in by the hatred that he cannot overcome but maybe seeing him so full of mindless vile is what makes it all stay with us. It’s a sad irony that when John Russell’s character finally decides on something it has to be the ending. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}*Trooper Hook* is the other side of the coin. Here’s a man who’s willing to take in a woman who’s been an “Indian” captive and a child to one of them. This is the Joel McCrea that we love and a great ending to the month. Did you have to keep me up all night though, showing all of my favorites at one time? Never mind; the alternative was not at all. I’m still alive.{font}
When I made my pork roasts at Easter I mixed, saved and froze the liquid from the crock pot and roasting pan. Today it made a great base for a pot of vegetable soup for a church dinner later on. I threw in a pound of ground beef and two cans of mixed veggies. It needed more liquid and was a bit flat so I added water, 2 bullion cubes and some hamburger seasoning. The flavors are blending now and it will all ready just from what I had on hand. I thought this might help you all out in a pinch as it did me.
One does not have to be a si-fi fan to know the imprint this man has left on literature and film making. His name alone was enough for you to start reading or watching. He seems to have had a life far less disturbing than the ones he often took us to in his writings which I am glad of. Thank you sir, for leading us to those dark places and making us ponder who and what we are. We are better for it.
When I saw the Chicago Theatre photo I thought of that swordfight at the end of *Scaramouche* as this looks so much like the setting for it. This is almost too beautiful to believe. Thank you to all those who restored it from one who will probably never see it in person but is grateful that such a thing exists to be enjoyed.
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{font:Times New Roman}B-) This is the most beautiful rainbow photo I’ve ever seen and the mountain views are magnificent. I now know why all those red and black clad Bulldog fans and players fight so passionately for their home state each year in Jacksonville. Were I on the other side of that state line I would too. Is there a way to add this to my desktop background? The same goes for the Glacier National Park photo.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}I’ve never been to Key West but Duval Street looks charming. I have the original but now politically incorrect Key Lime Pie recipe. I use egg yolks of course but substitute whipped topping for the meringue in the filling and pipe it around the edges and put a dollop on each slice before serving. Your slice has too much egg and air and not enough Key Lime filling for me. I’ll believe you that what there is is good. {font}
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