wouldbestar
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{font:Times New Roman} Regarding: C. C. & Company: William Smith is the only reason anybody would sit through this piece of junk. Namath could not act and I don’t think really tried to; he just coasted and thought that should be okay because he was who he was. I’ve seen this and once was one time too often.{font}
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From *Out of the Past* the best lines from the best film noir:
Kathie: “We deserve a break”.
Jeff: “We deserve each other”.
No McDonalds jokes please.
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{font:Times New Roman} Edythvanhopper: I also remember that line about the Dobie Brothers. Here they are in a South American cave facing death and they not only find that Rolling Stone copy but Jack gets teary over a pop band breaking up even if it was one of the best. I couldn't stop laughing for at least a minute.{font}
Madd 66-Thank you for those Casablanca verbal “outtakes”. More riches from the most quotable film in history. It’s very easy to picture Claude Rains in costume speaking those lines.
ERROLL23: I also love *Streets of Laredo* and hope it makes TCM soon. I saw it several times on AMC and all the actors outdo themselves. *Days of Our Lives* fans beware; this is not the MacDonald Carey we all knew and loved as Dr. Horton
Slaytonf: The only thing I can figure out as to why your post changed in transferring the quote is that my new computer has a mechanism that automatically changes what it thinks was misspelled. Our man Budd came out as Bootlicker because that’s what this thing thought I meant. My security system had me do an “update” Wednesday night and now I can’t post with rich type which means I can’t use the smiley faces, bold, italics or spell check. I have to do all this on Word then cut and paste to the Board until it decides to mess me up more. I want my old beat up analog back; we could at least agree to disagree.
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Edited by: wouldbestar on Dec 2, 2011 4:28 PM
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Isn't it wonderful that there have been so many talented and visionary directors that it's impossible to list just a few as favorites? It seems that all of them have at least two or three masterpieces to be remembered for. While we deal with classic period ones there have been some greats of recent times as well - Lumet, Kubrick, Pollack, Speilberg - and if we look around future memory makes for those who follow us. Thanks, guys and gals!
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{font:}{color:black}Ray Walston and Leo Gordon born on the same day? That seems more like Gemini rather than Sagittarius and I don't even believe in astrology. Leo was usually the man we loved to hate and that's a great photo.{font}
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{font:}{color:black}I read his bio once and somebody should make a movie about him. It's one of those "if you made it up nobody would believe it" stories and made me a bigger fan. {font}
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I have seen it a time or two. It is okay if just for Gregory Peck, Raymond Massey, Jayne Meadows, and Susan. It is in color and has beautiful costumes so it's a treat for the eyes.
The movie follows the Bibical account but adds "my wife dosen't understand me" and "my husband's all wrapped up in his work" plotlines to make the adultry by both seem okay. In David's case this is in the book but Bathshebs's reasons are conjecture. There is a lot more "soap opera" tied into the story that detracts from the film.
Susan's performamnce is good but redheads seem out of place in mid-eastern Israel. Jayne Meadows is one too but has a head covering in her scenes and makes the discarded wife, Michal, sympathic and her attempts at revenge believable.
You might want to give it one look and might find it a worthwhile 2 hours.
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{font:}I just remembered that Wednesday was the second anniversary of my first posting. I had never done this before and had no idea what I was starting; if I had I would have joined much sooner. Thank you all for contributing to my knowledge and appreciation of classic film and TV and letting me share my opinions and what I know – or thought I knew. I’ve been corrected many times which I really appreciate. Computer glitches won’t get me down; I’ll always find a way to log on. With love, *Thank You* all again. {font}
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{font:}Pineapple Upside Down Cake{font}{font:} is one of my favorite deserts and easy to make. The recipe below lacks one thing; maraschino cherry haves are placed in the center of the pineapple slices for color. {font}
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{font:} {font}{font:}The Jello Cake - officially known as The Duncan Hines Refrigerator Sheet Cake Cake - is from the 1970’s and was created by General Foods to sell Duncan Hines cake mixes, Cool Whip and Jello. I make it for church functions and it’s always a hit. You can interchange cake and Jello flavors-chocolate/cherry, carrot/orange or spice/pineapple to vary it. I do this also with the Bacardi Rum Cake using different cake, pudding and sugar combinations for cake and glaze then adding the best variety of rum to match. {font}
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{font:} {font}{font:}Once you have the basic recipe down substituting is easy. Try using other veggie and soup combinations in The Green Bean Casserole and other seasonings besides soy sauce. If you can’t find the fried onions stuffing mix, especially cornbread, works well. I seem to remember it once called for two sliced eggs; I add two small cans of mushroom stems and pieces. Shredded cheese, leftover meat, or canned fish make it a one–dish meal. Hope this makes your holiday cooking easier. {font}
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Edited by: wouldbestar on Dec 2, 2011 11:31 AM
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There’s another thread on Ms. Lewis that is also informative and not just because I’ve posted on it
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Edited by: wouldbestar on Dec 2, 2011 10:28 AM
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{font:}As late as the 19990’s John Clark, the son Gable’s widow bore after his death, was referred to as his only child, not his only legitimate one. I knew Judy’s story by then and I’m certain many others did as well. The public’s not as dumb as we’re thought to be. That Loretta Young refused to acknowledge the truth until her death ruined any respect I had for her.{font}
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{font:} {font}{font:}The sad thing here is that Judy Lewis was probably not alone. In the late 50’s a French actress who had worked with Gable on a film made in Europe had a son shortly afterwards. As an adult he became a sensation there because he was a carbon copy of Gable who never admitted to fathering him either. Perhaps there are others as well. {font}
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{font:} {font}{font:}One thing: The post WWII generation is the last one for whom being illegitimate was a real social stigma. I know as I was the topic of unfounded and impossible rumors I was as a teen. Unmarried women were strongly pressured to give up their children for adoption or into “shotgun marriages” to “give the child a name” but rarely were expected to last. If we think of Ingrid Bergman’s travails in 10 years later in a similar situation what was done at the time of Judy’s conception can be understood if not condoned. It’s continuing the fantasy after society was more forgiving that angers me. {font}
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{font:}If anybody’s interested, Encore is running *Sunset,* the movie about Mix and Wyatt Earp with Bruce Willis and James Garner, now. The rating is only 1 1/2 stars but so far I like it.{font}
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I got one of those Perfect Meatloaf pans at half price today and got some wonderful recipes with it I can’t wait to try. It’s pretty well made and as they say on TV “it makes a great gift”. Here’s one:
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8 slices American cheese
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6 strips bacon
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{font:Times New Roman} {font} Mix the first five ingredients well. Put 2/3 of the mix in the pan and make a lengthwise well along the center. Add 1 cup shredded cheese to the well then cover and seal with remaining meat. Top with bacon slices and bake 50 minutes. Top with remaining ½ cup cheese and bake 10 minutes more. Transfer to platter, rest for 15 minutes and serve.
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I know it’s a heart attack on a plate and enough cholesterol for a year but it sounds so good. You can use low-fat cheese, turkey bacon, egg substitute, or even ground turkey if you have a mind to. I’m going to try it this week-end.
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Edited by: wouldbestar on Dec 1, 2011 8:16 PM
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{font:Times New Roman} {font}Which is how it should be. This ending was a total surprise I doubt anybody saw coming. I wonder if poor Bob ever got out of Emily’s doghouse for dreaming about a blonde wife.
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{font:Times New Roman}{font}{font:Times New Roman}{font:}I’m sorry about the large type. Some computer “updates” scrambled my internet and I’m lucky I can post. I can’t access the smiley faces now and the type on the posting is very small. I overcompensated doing a cut and paste from Word. This should be better. I certainly don’t think my points of view are bigger than anyone else’s.{font}{font}
Edited by: wouldbestar on Dec 1, 2011 7:18 PM
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{font:Times New Roman} {font}{font:}My picks:{font}
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{font:Times New Roman} {font}{font:Calibri}Not again! Good actors seem to be leaving us in droves. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t see Paul Picerni’s face on a movie or TV screen at least once a week. I always liked his work. That’s a nice photo of him.{font}
{font:Times New Roman} {font}{font:Calibri}John Merivale looks like a cross between Louis Jourdan and Roger Moore. I’ll have to check out some of his work. Another addition to my education. {font}
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You're right about the *Combat* cast not becomming known for much else but during its run Pierre Jaubert, who played Caje, turned up on an old episode of Art Linkletter's *People are Funny* where he profiled computer dating. Jaubert was the male member of the matched pair. It was one of those "who knew" moments and I saw at how quickly things can change for an actor.
I don't know if this would qualify as a "reality show" but how about *You Asked for It* which was often parodied on *Happy Days* as You Wanted to See It? I think the now famous-or infamous-jumping the shark scene was part of one of these episodes.
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I did not know we had lost Michael Tolan this year. I remember his work in New York TV in the late 50's and early 60's as well as *The Greatest Story Ever Told.* If he was not a "star" he was one fine actor. Both are nice but of the two, I rate the second better.
Edited by: wouldbestar on Nov 27, 2011 10:38 PM
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Beverly Washburn was my favorite child actress growing up because she was so close in age to me and, to be honest, more plain than pretty. You could identify with her. I'm glad she has survived as well.Brodie, Hunter and Montalban all on the same day-wow!
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If you go to the *CANDIDS 2* thread on this forum and go back to November 6th, you'll find a photo of Frank Sinatra standing in front of what looks like the marriage/divorce mill from the movie followed the next day by my account of an incident that parallels the story in the movie. The plot wasn't as crazy as it seemed and Cesar Romero's character wasn't far off from the guy my companion and I met up with. The movie treated marriage a bit to lightly for my taste and I wonder if starting or ending one was ever really that easy in Mexico then or now but did find the similarity of the reel and real stories amusing.
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> {quote:title=Layton wrote:}{quote}Annie Griever: You--you say she looked like me?
> Masters: Not near as pretty, ma'am. Her eyes, they didn't show deep blue, like yours. Can't recollect her hair too well, but---couldn't have been near as soft or as black as yours. And the way she walked--nothing' like you. You move like you're all over alive. And you say words quiet, soft. Kind making' a man wished you was talking' to him, and nobody else. . . . Yeah, she looked a lot like you, ma'am, but not near as pretty.
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> Gail Russell, Lee Marvin
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> The best of the Bootlicker/Scott westerns. Lee Marvin stands out with his performance, smooth, arrogant, self-assured, dangerous, tacitly menacing.
I agree with you but I also found a likability and a bit of decency the other outlaws didn't have. I was almost sad when Scott's character has to kill him even though it could end up no other way. And to think *Liberty Valance* and the brothers of *Cat Ballou* were still to come. He was one fine actor.
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This TV Guide article portrays Lord in the same way as most of the others I read about him did. I saw him in other TV shows and movies before *Hawaii Five-0* and always thought he was a good actor(*Dr. No, God's Little Acre *and a Western where he wins a Chinese girl in a card game come to mind as well as a *Bonanza* episode where he was a charming but vicious outlaw). Perhaps that ego helped to make the show a success but it couldn't have been plesant. Regardless, he definately made his mark in the business. He died of Dementia which I'd not wish on anyone.
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They are running GWTW until 4:30 tomorrow morning in five hour rounds. I am not watching because an hour of that is commercials.
A funny thing happened on *Jeopardy!* this evening. The answer was "Her husbands were played by Rand Brooks, Carroll Nye, and Clark Gable". We all know the question is "Who is Scarlet O'Hara?" Of course the movie was running then. They film these episodes several weeks before they air so this was one weird coincidence.
Everybody, enjoy your holiday tomorrow and stay safe. May all your dinners come out perfectly and, if you have to work, you be appreciated.
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The article left out *Wells Fargo *from 1938 in which he plays a Southern aristocrat who loses Frances Dee to Joel McCrea-enough said He holds his own with the talented cast and the role is pretty meaty. He could act and seems to be one of those folks destined to "almost but not quite make it". That's too bad as I've never heard anything negative about him.
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Was I the only one who wondered why *The F. B. I. Story* was being shown at the same time Clint Eastwood's *J. Edgar *came out? I intend to see this new one and hope I'm as fond of it as I have been the other picture since I first saw it 50 years ago.
There's enough truth to make it informative and the many ups and downs of the Hardesty family ring true. Whatever its faults, it was there for the civil rights movement even through Hoover would rather it not have been and we are better for it. I think there's been a lot of overstepping of boundaries in the name of security from all venues of law enforcement including the F. B. I.-I'm in the middle of a situation because of it-but it's still necessary.
Beverly Washburn was my favorite child actress growing up because she was so close in age to me and, to be honest, more plain than pretty. You could identify with her. I'm glad she has survived as well.
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{font:Times New Roman} {font}{font:Times New Roman}The original recipe was yellow cake, vanilla pudding, white sugar, and light rum. I just mix fruit flavored cake mixes with various pudding flavors and light rums, chocolate cake with coconut pudding and brown sugar/dark rum glaze for turtle cake, and so on. Carrot and spice mixes work well with French vanilla pudding and white or gold rum. Just use regular strength rums, 151 is out. I use the mid to low end brands-Bacardi, Don Castillo, Ron Rico etc.-rather than Myers or Appleton so I don’t know how they would work. {font}
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