SansFin

> {quote:title=twinkeee wrote:}{quote} >..."charming" little murder mystery... > Never heard of a MURDER mystery as being "charming", but..whatever! > Nothing "Charming"about murder.. I believe that a story on any subject can be told in a charming manner. I am reminded of an elegant description of bat pee.

> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > And another thing about that movie: it's coming up on TCM tomorrow morning (May 2)! I thank you for that reminder. I had made a note to post of it today but I had forgotten on which specific day it was scheduled.

I forgot the robots in *Castle in the Sky* (1986):

*The Mystery Of Mr. X* (1934) with Robert Montgomery, Elizabeth Allen and Lewis Stone is a charming little murder mystery with an overlay of the complications of a caper. I find movies such as this one very enjoyable as it is possible to be comfortable with them because they require nothing of the audience but attention. It has the added bonus that the scene in the kitchen is so very precious!

I hope your trip is safe and happy and that no people along your way play a prank such as:

Do any here like classic folk songs?

I thank you very much for that information. It is more helpful as the length in feet or meters is available for many movies for which the databases do not list a running time. Knowing that 1,000 feet equals 11 minutes should make conversions easier for me.

Those which I find noteworthy are: The robot soldiers in Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) Olga in The Perfect Woman (1949) Gort in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Tobor in Tobor the Great (1954) Robby in Forbidden Planet (1956) and The Invisible Boy (1957) Elektro in Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) R2D2 in Star Wars (1977) I believe the best ones are: Huey, Dewey and Louie in Silent Running (1972) It is so sad when the one passes away.

I have found several times that no database lists a running time for a movie but they will list the number of reels. Is there no standard for 35mm movies to convert the number of reels into an approximate running time? I will appreciate any help on this matter.

I know this is not one of the music threads in the forum but I feel that some who habituate this thread might have a particular appreciation for the purity of this song:

This is another work to pay tribute to his sad passing:

A movie star is a person whose name is so well known that they can always get a good table in a restaurant and their face is so well known that they can never eat a meal in peace.

> {quote:title=ThelmaTodd wrote:}{quote} > The *"Babylonian and Oriental Record -Vol 6 (1893)"* informs us that the mapuchari of Cairo is "powder extract of hemp". Doesn't sound like the resinous form, better known as ****, but rather dried granulated leaves. I am trusting to memory from many decades ago when I first read Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo and researched some of the drugs he used: Proper hashish is the resin which is exuded by the flowers with which they capture pollen. Collection invariably includes parts of the flowers and the tiny leaves which surround them. I am sorry to say I do not remember the specific name of those. The hashish can be purified into a red or amber oil by steeping it in alcohol and decanting it and then allowing the alcohol to evaporate. I believe mapuchari is what is left behind in the decanting. The mechanical process of collection and subsequent handling will have reduced the flower petals and leaves to a powder. It is a byproduct of the production of amber oil which is precious but it has value in itself because it contains a high concentration of THC variants. I believe it is the same material as mentioned in The Count of Monte Cristo which he mixed with resin from poppy flowers to produce his own specific recipe of sleeping pills. That he hollowed out a large emerald and had it fitted with a gold cap so as to serve as a pillbox was not a necessary part of their effectiveness. It is sad to say that I know of no movie version of that novel which explores that character's experiments in pharmacy.

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > Better exhort me too, SansFin. I would not do that as I know that you are hopeless case. I believe there may be a little hope 'finance' might resist as he likes to stretch for his humor and this one is so bald.

I am very sorry if any deem that this is inappropriate but I exhort 'finance' to resist any comment regarding 'tongue in cheek' being applied to any thing relating to George Brent.

R.I.P. George

> {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote} > But when a good silent does get going, and I'm watching with no distractions, nothing can break the link between me and the film. That is true of me also. It feels to me now as if watching a movie with no distractions is a fond memory of childhood. It is not helped that I have become the designated volunteer to sit pets for fellow students who are on aways and new tenants are remodeling their apartment. It is not possible for me to ignore a kitten who has a broken leg who needs attention and play or to avoid neighbors with immediate needs might be a few wood screws or a bandage or a roll of toilet paper.

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > Seems I either don't post at all here, or I get greedy and post 2 or 3 songs in one day. I am sorry to say that I do not understand how that can be categorized as 'greedy'. Capuchin and I are members of a forum on which there is a thread for pictures, jokes, chat and music. It is common to quickly post a video in response to a video and these exchanges often result in watching ten or more songs within an hour and posting one for each one watched. I believe the most Capuchin has posted in one day is twenty-six and he is far from the top-poster in the thread. It is in that thread that I learned of Nox Arcana, Lindsey Stirling, Willie and Lobo, The Sugarcubes, Bessie Smith and many others. I like the variety of having many songs posted because it means that if one is not to my taste I can end it and there is at all times a different one available for immediate watching.

It is sad to say that I have not watched in a very long time a silent which is unknown to me. It is very much as if my life does not wish me to do one thing only. My attention can be taken away from the screen when the movie has dialogue and I will miss little or nothing in several minutes. That is not true with a silent and so I must rewind to catch up which breaks any sense of continuity.

*If I Were King* (1938) Ronald Colman as poet Fran?ois Villon and Basil Rathbone in a very interesting portrayal of King Louis XI. Frances Dee is lovely as the a little naive maiden. It has also a wonderful ending. Spalding Gray's movie deserve also wider acclaim: *Swimming to Cambodia* (1987) *Monster in a Box* (1992) *The Paper Mache Chase* (2003)

Being retro: Lindsey Stirling:

Perhaps I should go back to find the Recipes thread but I am lazy: Three ounces of ground sirloin mixed thoroughly with bacon which is diced very fine and dehydrated onions which have been crushed. It is divided into two patties. Six ounces of the same meat is mixed thoroughly but gently with crumbled blue cheese and a little ground lemon zest. It is formed into a patty. A sandwich is made with the first two patties being top and bottom and large patty in the middle and it is all squished together. Pepper must be liberally ground on top and bottom before frying. It must be served hot with sour cream on top and strips of pickled beets on the side. Edited by: SansFin on Apr 21, 2013 10:35 PM

I believe a story must be very good if it has two good remakes within eleven years: *Secret of the Blue Room* (1933) *The Missing Guest* (1938) *Murder in the Blue Room* (1944) I believe this series of movies should be resurrected from obscurity: *What a Life* (1939) *Life with Henry* (1941) *Henry Aldrich for President* (1941) *Henry and Dizzy* (1942) *Henry Aldrich, Editor* (1942) *Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour* (1943) *Henry Aldrich Swings It* (1943) *Henry Aldrich Haunts a House* (1943) *Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout* (1944) *Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid* (1944) *Henry Aldrich's Little Secret* (1944)

There is a wonderful little movie of the type on the schedule of tomorrow morning: *Thieves Fall Out* (1941). It is a very nice little comedy with Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell, Anthony Quinn, Alan Hale and Edward Brophy. It is a movie which I believe no person would give a rave but the cast and the script and the camera all work very well together.

I believe this is appropriate for this thread: I believe that now that I have done my duty to the thread it will be accepted for me to post cats with music: Catgut?