SansFin

> {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:}{quote} > Ernst Lubitsch's *Heaven Can Wait* premieres on Charles Coburn day! > Now THAT'S exceptional. Bravo! I happily second that applause! This is one of my favorite movies made by Don Ameche. That it has Gene Tierney and Charles Coburn make it very extra special.

Ally Sheedy as a goody-two-shoes tree-hugging ditz in *Short Circuit* (1986) and as a burned-out lesbian druggie in *High Art* (1998). Eric Stoltz as a downtrodden but heart-of-gold cripple in *Mask* (1985) and as a **** druggie safecracker in *Killing Zoe* (1993).

Fatty Gristle was the original frontman for the jazz funk band Throbbing Gristle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OixAtSVhsEI I believe Fatty Gristle was long ago in a duo with the man who later became an actor and portrayed a chuckwagon cook many times. His name was Blond Mellow Chili. I welcome Renee to the forum and I hope you can forgive our attempts at humor.

Renewal is not an option for us because they have done it seriously wrong twice. The renewal card was used each time but they treated them as new subscriptions and changed the name line to a thing insulting one time which had to be endured for the ten issues they deigned to mail. Because of that practice of disregarding 'renewal' printed on the card they delivered a duplicate issue once and there was a gap the other time. The fact that they refused to respond to letters concerning the matter means we will never renew again but will take our chances at entering new subscriptions.

I can imagine the conversation: Agent: I have good news and bad news. Actor: What is the good news? Agent: I signed you to a speaking role in a movie with a wonderful cast, great script and worthy director. Actor: What is the bad news? Agent: You die in Scene I. I believe it has been at all times thought important to be in the first scene of a movie and it elevated an actor above the herd of extras to have a speaking role but I must think it must be vexing to go through wardrobe and make-up and script work for one scene only. Such roles were not at all times give to non-entities. Robert Ellis was the victim in *Murder at Midnight* (1931). Per IMDb.com he was in one-hundred-and-eighty movies between 1913 and 1934. Edmund Burns was the victim in *The Death Kiss* (1932). Per IMDb.com he was in ninety-nine movies. He is often listed as "uncredited" in talkies. Ralph Forbes was the victim in *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1939). Per IMDb.com he was in seventy-seven movies. He was most often a supporting character but he was the star of some movies. I have not found who portrayed the victim in *The Mystery of Mr. X* (1934) as there are six policeman/bobby roles with no differentiation as to which was the one in the first scene. I have found no listing of any nature for the role of bank guard who was the victim in *Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour* (1931). I am sure there are many others who appeared in the opening scene and had lines to speak.

We are at that delicate stage where our subscription is nearing its expiration and we want to time a new subscription so that there will be no gap.

I thank you for that information.

> {quote:title=darkblue wrote:}{quote} > If you meet Carroll on the other side, you can ask him. "The other side of what?" thought Alice to herself. "Of the mushroom," said the Caterpillar. > Don't know why you'd expect Illeana Douglas to know what fed his head. I believe that imagining that eating a mushroom can make you small is a clear indication of what 'fed his head'.

I am awaiting the airing of: *Night of the Comet* (1984). I have not watched it since it was first released. It is a very odd little movie which I enjoyed very much.

The concept is to prepare an entire week's schedule in which to showcase what you believe is the best. I do not know when TCM Programmer's Challenge #24 will be held. I believe it may possibly be as late as June or July. It surely will be announced in advance in the General Discussion board.

The robots in: *Aelita: Queen of Mars* (1924):

> {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote:}{quote} > the scene in the kitchen was SO VERY modern, wasn't it? I am of the mind that it is timeless. It is nearly Elizabethan in the use of poetic imagery and Victorian in keeping to standards of what a man may say to a single woman and I can not help but feel it has Art Deco influence which I can not explain. > It's amazing that a movie like this isn't more well known. I believe that might be for the best. It feels in some way as if it is our own private treasure. If it were more popular then some femme-fatale-wannabe would want to remake it as a vehicle for her own self and that would surely be ghastly.

> {quote:title=Scottman wrote:}{quote} > "The Holland Handkerchief" is based on an old folk song, "Suffolk Miracle": I thank you for posting that. It is very beautiful even although it is very sad. I have not heard of that singer and so I will seek more of her work. I am surprised no others like the song I posted. I laughed so hard when I first heard it that I hurt. I have played it at least fifty times since and I can not repress a giggle each time.

> {quote:title=bagladymimi wrote:}{quote} > Robert Montgomery was not in The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1939. I am very sorry my post was obscure. I was speaking of Ralph Forbes as being in that movie. Ralph Forbes played Sir Hugo Baskerville. Richard Greene played Sir Henry Baskerville. Ralph Forbes and Robert Montgomery appeared together in: The Mystery of Mr. X (1934) Riptide (1934) Piccadilly Jim (1936) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) > Montgomery is one of my favorites - I like his comic touch. I have heard it said that he is: the poor man's William Powell. I understand the sentiment as Robert Montgomery is more down-to-Earth in many ways. I can imagine him doing an honest day's labor. It is difficult for me to picture William Powell outside of a drawing room. I have just had the thought that we have seen Robert Montgomery doing actual work. It was in: *Hide-Out* (1934) when he is on a farm and does the chores!

> {quote:title=darkblue wrote:}{quote} > I had borsch served to me by old-world Ukrainian friends. It was basically beet soup. Seemed like I could have eaten lots of other hearty things along with. I believe your friends must be from Kiev or Lviv where they are more influenced by Russia. True борщ is more of a thin stew or chili than it is a true soup. It should have meat and cabbage and carrots and either potatoes or dumplings or beans. > But, only the borsch was served. I do hope you had also generous amounts of dark rye bread and sour cream! I believe borscht is the Yiddish-ization of the word borsch.

I am speaking here of Ralph Forbes: The only little bump in the movie for me is when he was described as a sportsman and that he was in France winning the Gran Prix when some of the murders occurred. That does not agree in my mind with his perfect portrayal as a worthless git. I looked at his filmography also. It surprises me that I did not recognize him as the cousin in *The Last of Mrs. Cheyney* (1937) even although there are many parallels in the roles. It was more surprising that he was Sir Hugo Baskerville in *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1939). I will have to watch that again quite soon. It is sad to say that most of his movies are not ones which I recognize as being shown on TCM. Edited by: SansFin on May 3, 2013 4:55 PM because I did not indicate of whom I was speaking.

I believe *The Mystery Of Mr. X* (1934) is one of those which has no pretensions and is by that a comfortable good-time. It did not need lavish sets to be stylish and it did not need a convoluted plot to be engaging and it did not need scenes of unbridled passion to show how deeply they were in love. I have a special appreciation for this movie as it taught me the expression: "as calm as a turtle". I need to look for the name of the actor who played 'Mr. Oatmeal' as he portrayed the character perfectly.

> {quote:title=travjblack wrote:}{quote} > TCM should do a Pre-Code Week, were they show Pre-Code films from every genre on air, so people can be exposed to the different kinds of movies. The TCM Programming Challenge is an opportunity for those of this forum to show what we consider an ideal week of programming. The actual TCM Programmers have been very open re their using ideas they find in the Challenges. You may wish to create a schedule which is all Pre-Codes. I can not say when the next TCM Programming Challenge will appear as that is the decision of the person who won the last one but there is no reason you could not begin working on a schedule as it is usual that the required theme is for one night only.

> {quote:title=bagladymimi wrote:}{quote} > Wow - what a great film. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It makes me very happy that you enjoyed it. > I love Montgomery's wistful smiles I find it charming that he is so manly a man when it comes to his business and is yet a wistful little boy when near her.

> {quote:title=Dargo2 wrote:}{quote} > I assume you serve the Borscht on the side then...right? Borsch is the nearly always the main portion of a meal. It is a side dish only when it accompanies a dish which needs a hearty-flavored complement. To have it with these hamburgers would be like eating roast beef with a t-bone on the side.

> {quote:title=FlyBackTransformer wrote:}{quote} > Turkeyburgers! I find unacceptable the health risks associated with eating ground fowl. I believe also that a person is what they eat. I can abide the idea of being in part a steer but I do not like the idea of being a turkey.

The best franchise food of that sort which I have found is: Maid-Rite. It is not a hamburger per se but it is in that market category. We make hamburgers in our home in a layered fashion. We mix finely chopped bacon and dehydrated onions with some of the meat and blue cheese and herbs with the remainder of the meat. We then make patties of the first and use them to sandwich a patty of the second and smoosh them together well before frying.

> {quote:title=MovieMadness wrote:}{quote} > I will be seeing it as well, looks interesting! I hope you did watch it and enjoyed it.

> {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote:}{quote} > that was charming and engaging and riveting. It makes me happy that others share my views of this movie and can appreciate its non-blockbuster styling. > Montgomery was perfect. How happy were you that Allen didn't end up with Mr. Oatmeal? The scene in the kitchen is perfection. He was a little hapless and yet described the scene with eloquence! I would like to think that she would have shown her fiance the door even if Robert Montgomery had not come into her life.