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Van Johnson was pretty good playing the drunk outlaw brother of Joseph Cotten in THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE. He chewed only a little scenery. My favorites by him are 23 PACES and THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS. The unsung actors are usually the ones who were under contract but the studio seems to really have no idea how to best utilize them. I am most familiar with Fox titles and contract players and I think they had a huge problem with this post WW II. Mark Stevens, Dan Dailey, Don Ameche (he was taken care of during the first part of the 1940s), and Cesar Romero.

MFF, I would add MIDNIGHT COWBOY to 1969. fxreyman, I agree with some of your opinion. I am glad TCM will pay to acquire the rights to more 50s, 60s and 70s films that may not be shown elsewhere or even available. Another channel that shows some rare 60s and 70s titles is Flix, a premium channel that is part of my Showtime package. They don't show films in the OAR, but recently I have seen THE NAKED PREY, THE 400 BLOWS (both Criterion releases) and WUSA (never on DVD Joanne Woodward-Paul Newman film). I refuse to call a silent, 20s or 30s film a classic just because it is old. I rather say that it came out in the classic era. I have seen some films that not only do they not hold up well, they are so silly and preposterous it is hard to watch it completely.

Jezebel we posted at the exact same time! lol

THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY SOXER (1947) Myrna Loy is the judge. Shirley Temple is the girl. Cary Grant is the guy.

Well Mark, when you put it like that, I can't wait! And I forgot to mention I watched FOURTEEN HOURS and own it on DVD, good stuff! I can't wait to see Audrey Totter in that role...Cyd Charisse was also a "good girl" in PARTY GIRL....has she ever been a bad girl in a noir??

Fedya, thank you for mentioning that. Part of my shock in Richard Widmark not getting one was that he's been in so many non-Fox movies that get played on TCM. So I am so glad he did receive one. I do have to mention that I'm sure it would have been better showing clips of his in KISS OF DEATH, PICK UP ON SOUTH STREET, DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK, THE LAST WAGON and SLATTERY'S HURRICANE....I really wish that "fair use" did apply. DLTO, I really should rephrase what I said since I definitely think Arthur Penn deserved one (and it was great seeing clips of all those great films) but I was actually more surprised to see he had one and Gloria Stuart didn't. I was surprised there wasn't something TCM had the rights to that featured Ms Stuart. Fox who has most of her movies, did nothing on their channel or website.....then again, now that I remember, Sydney Pollack got one too and he's had a great body of work. Geesh, I love TCM.

I never seen this film and look forward to it. I am a Basehart fan. I missed FOURTEEN HOURS when it ran on TCM in prime time (was it for Grace Kelly's SOTM??? She had a small role). Anyway, I REALLY recommend THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL starring Basehart and Valentina Cortese (who he was married to at the time) and of course HE WALKED BY NIGHT. I'm always giddy to see a noir on the schedule that I haven't seen or don't own. (one day TCM is going to knock my block off and show the very rare noir titles....I'll keep a bucket of ice or a frozen steak on standby for the swelling! LOL)

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote} > > Include his ultra-rare Universal, HALF A SINNER (1934). > Free 1930s Universals from the vaults! It makes me sick to my stomach when I browse IMDB by studio and see the ridiculously long vaulted Paramount titles!!!

> {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote} > I'd add *Captain Horatio Hornblower* to the kid-friendly film list. I agree. And overall a good film.

I don't know if she is a member here on these boards, but Cicely Ann Hansen has one of my favorite "My Retrospective" pieces. She was so adorable and I related to the impact these classics have on her personally. It was well done.

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > Who does is? (ie, who is the actor or filmmaker or fan or relative who narrates it?) And why don't they show it very often? (Don't expect an answer to the second query.) Are you keeping in mind that the "Word of Mouth" features (which are clips from an interview of someone being asked about the actor and then brief clips of their films) and the retrospectives, which are like what Carrie Fisher did for her mom Debbie Reynolds? I think I would like to see more of the retrospectives than the actual word of mouth pieces. Charles Coburn needs a retrospective. I think there is someone out there from today's Hollywood that can appreciate this guy and narrate a touching retrospective. Victor Mature needs one yesterday.....as did Richard Widmark and Brian Donlevy.

Wow, Richard Widmark didn't get one? I remember being very busy and on the road when he passed. Does anyone know why exactly some people don't get a TCM Remembers montage? I have always wondered this. I mean wow, Arthur Penn got one and he doesn't even have a huge body of Hollywood work. Does it have something to do with the availability of rights to use the film clips so last minute? I was quite surprised and expected to see one for Gloria Stuart. I know she wasn't a major star, but most TCM lovers know who she is and have seen her in films (or would like to see more of her films on the channel). I'll be honest, I mainly wanted to see her dates of birth shown "1910 - 2010" which is an achievement in itself.

Hilarious! Even films that may not have any "dirty" connotations in the title can seem silly sometimes. When I was first getting into the noir genre and reading film lists, I remember going "huh?" at some of the titles: THEY LIVE BY NIGHT THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT HE WALKED BY NIGHT HE RAN ALL THE WAY I WALK ALONE I guess it makes sense since THEY LIVE BY DAY, THEY DRIVE BY DAY, HE WALKED BY SUNSET, HE WALKED MOST OF THE WAY AND THEN PICKED UP A SLIGHT JOG and I WALK WITH A COMPANION wouldn't have been clever noir titles, eh?

talkietime, How long ago did they stop doing this? I love classic movie trailers.

This famous leading actress of the 50s and 60s guest starred on this popular sitcom as the new roommate when one of the series regulars was getting married and moving out.

Jeanne Crain was in DANGEROUS CROSSING with Michael Rennie

I actually just made myself a copy of this film. I enjoyed it. November 26, 2010 8:00 am ET October 15, 2010 10:00 am ET October 24, 2010 9:00 am ET November 1, 2010 12:00 pm ET

All of the titles are available "underground"

Eleanor Powell was in I DOOD IT with Lena Horne

> {quote:title=allaboutlana wrote:}{quote} > Thanks. > > A leading actor and a leading actress on the 1940s made a crime drama in 1949 and portrayed a married couple, and a supporting actor represented the law. The story of this movie would be adapted to television and the same three people played the same characters with the same names in a 1987 episode of Murder, She Wrote, with Jessica Fletcher solving the crime this time. Name the three actors and the title of the original movie this story was first seen. I will provide more clues later, if necessary. > > Edited by: allaboutlana on Oct 6, 2010 5:52 PM The three actors would be Jeffrey Lynn, Martha Scott and Harry Morgan in the episode 'The Days Dwindle Down' a continuation of the film "Strange Bargain".

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > I know I'm repeating myself: > "...I find that all these shorts, featurettes, testimonials, vintage movie trailers, "This Month News", and even the "ads" for tcm are all part of the Turner Classic Movie experience, and I like them very much. > Do others feel the same way? " > > How do you TCM fans feel about the extras mentioned above? I completely agree. I recall reading someone's suggestion that TCM get rid of these and throw an extra movie in per day. I definitely think they add to the programming and whether they or "ads" or not, they aren't cutting into my actual watching of the film. My only wish is that more people would be profiled for both the word of mouth and narrated retrospectives. I feel that there are still a few stars whose films are shown often enough where they deserve one. I absolutely love when people do one on their parent (John Gilbert's daughter, Gary Cooper's daughter). Seeing a retrospective on the career of Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Agnes Moorehead, Joseph Cotten, and even Una O'Connor would be quite interesting.

Cary Grant made quite a number of kid-friendly classics. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (previously mentioned, but nonetheless good stuff) THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER THE BISHOP'S WIFE MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE MONKEY BUSINESS HOUSEBOAT OPERATION PETTICOAT FATHER GOOSE WALK, DON'T RUN

> {quote:title=C.Bogle wrote:}{quote} > My Gun is Quick. Velda says a little too quick. > > The Fighting 69th > The Boy and the Pirates Is it in bad taste that I laughed as hard as I did after reading this? LOL

Arturo, welcome back! You were indeed missed. Particularly your knowledge on the Fox library. I vacationed in Cancun in May and boy oh boy, was I surprised to find out what their version of TCM was. I don't recall seeing anything in black and white, THE WIZARD OF OZ was in Spanish but kept the musical numbers, and there was episodic television from the 60s and 70s.

I'm preoccupied for a couple of hours and I come back to a thread highlighting suggestive titles? Cool! I wonder what *Night Without Sleep (1952)* really means. And what Linda Darnell and Gary Merrill were really doing....