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A Night for Crime (1943) A feisty reporter and the studio PR flack who loves her find a dead body at the end of a blackout. This is a neat little murder mystery with the standard fast pacing and cracking wise which is so loved by viewers of the genre. It is Glenda Farrell after her run of: Torchy Blane movies. It is: Lyle Talbot in his common role as a strong but slightly befuddled guy in love with a woman who toys with his affection. I am sorry to say that the rest of the cast seems to be whomever they could pull off the street when filming began. A few have considerable number of credits but there was a definite reason they did not become stars and spent most of their working life in 'B' movies. 6.2/10 It is available for viewing free with commercials on: TubiTV.

I feel it would be slightly unfair for me to select a single movie as best because his performances were uniformly brilliant and any assessment I made would center more on the movie as a whole rather than only his work in it.

I do not often have an opportunity to use this in normal conversation but my fuzzy knows well what I mean when I mutter the first part of it. I am quite sorry to say that I do not know which movie it is in. I am virtually positive that it was in one of my fuzzy's DVDs when I was watching his entire collection but that is over twelve hundred movies and I can not narrow it down very much more than that. "If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread then there must be something we can do with you."

Some cool jazz/swing appropriate to the time period: I believe that the theme song explains the types of stories in the series:

A Shot in the Dark (1935) The apparent hanging of a suicidal student is revealed to be murder, as he was already dead when the noose was placed around his neck, killed by a sharp needle that penetrated the back of his skull with great force. A Shot in the Dark (2017) Despite a lifetime of adversity, a blind high school wrestler attempts to win a State Championship before the end of his senior year. There are several other movies with the same title but they are in the same genre and have other similarities to the: 1935 movie.

"Why do I like idiots?" Nostalghia (1983) "I think I'm well, but I am not sure yet." Love and Pigeons (1984)

My own list is far more mixed: How to Steal a Million (1966) No one dies. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) No one dies. Two Comrades Served (1968) People are killed in battle. There are suicides. Father Goose (1964) It is implied that people died when their ships were blown up. The Hidden Fortress (1958) People are killed in battle and in sword fights. Formula of Love (1984) No one dies. Daisies (1966) No one dies on screen. Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007) Several people are killed for the greater good. Monsters, Inc. (2001) No one dies. The Pillow Book (1996) A suicide. I am open to any suggestions on ways there movies might share an important attribute.

Is it possible that a green light has been given to a remake of: Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)?

A Shot in the Dark (1935) A despondent and conflicted college boy commits suicide but it is a poorly disguised murder. This is a sufficiently nice little murder mystery but I would have higher regard for it if it had been made five years earlier. The very early talkies can be forgiven for being a play that was filmed but to be so stagey at this late date is somewhat questionable. I can easily envision all of the action taking place in a college dormitory room or lounge. It is a Poverty Row 'B' movie so production values would not be high but I feel it is the quirks in the screenplay and direction which let it down most. I found also that it works against believability that the 'college students' were quite obviously in their late twenties or early thirties. I feel the screenplay should be praised for using a plot device that is seldom seen and could be quite effective. It is unfortunate that the screenplay did not exploit it to its full potential. The flaws I have mentioned do not seriously detract from the fact that there are far worse ways to spend an hour. I am glad that I watched it even although I doubt I will wish to watch it again soon. 6.2/10 It is available for viewing free with commercials on: TubiTV.

I must constantly check that you are paying attention! 😄 I like: The Apartment (1960) and: The Third Man (1949) sufficiently to not need an excuse to watch them again. I like: Casablanca (1942) and: Singin' in the Rain (1952) sufficiently to watch them when I do not feel like searching for things to watch. I know well that: Sunset Blvd. (1950) and: Dr. Strangelove (1964) are great movies but I often feel that they are not a good return on the time invested in watching them. I freely acknowledge that the others in your list are good movies and are loved by millions. They simply are not to my taste.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and Father Goose (1964) are available for viewing for free with commercials on: PlutoTV. I suspect that you will like both of them based on your enjoying: How to Steal a Million (1966). The Hidden Fortress (1958), Daisies (1966) and Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007) are available to subscribers to: HBO Max. The first two are available also to subscribers to: The Criterion Channel. The last is scheduled to appear on: TCM on July 30, 2021 at: 8:00PM ET. I am unsure if you might enjoy any of them because they are not like any on your list of favorites. Monsters, Inc. (2001) and The Pillow Book (1996) are available if you subscribe to: Disney+ and Hoopla respectively. I am unsure of these also because they are not like any on your list. All mentioned above may be available for rent or purchase on a number of streaming services. I use: www.justwatch.com to check availability on a number of services. The site has its faults but I consider it a good general guide. Formula of Love (1984) is available on: YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFW8kJ9Y1tM&ab_channel=Киноконцерн"Мосфильм" You may use English subtitles if your Russian is not up to it. I suspect you might like this is you have no repulsion to foreign movies. It is something of a romp. It is not based on a true story but is precisely the type of thing which Cagliostro was known to do. Two Comrades Served (1968) is available on: YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7P3QbcI91U&ab_channel=Киноконцерн"Мосфильм" You may use English subtitles on this also. I will not make a guess if you might like this. It is more intense and personal than any on your list of favorites. Some people find the ending quite disturbing. My only success at creating "Top Ten" lists is when I break it down by genre and decade and English/foreign. My such lists are often not in harmony with others in this forum. Example: I have watched all of the movies on: speedracer5's and: Darguo's list. I liked approximately half of them. A few here may have watched all on my list but only because I have been boorishly lauding them in this forum for years. I doubt any consider most of them to be favorites.

Welcome to the forum! I can provide a list of ten of my favorite movies but whether they are my 'top' ten depends on my mood which is ever-changing. How to Steal a Million (1966) A beautiful but slightly klutzy young lady enlists a tall, slim, brutal, mean, terrible man with deep blue eyes to help her steal a statue which belongs to her so that she will not have to go to America. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060522/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) A bored genius who dabbles in bank robbery meets his equal in a soulless insurance investigator. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063688/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Two Comrades Served (1968) It is the story of two men who are very different in education, politics and outlook who become fast friends. It is very moving movie. One is simple-minded patriot. Other is intellectual who should not be in any war and should be on other side of this one. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063615/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Father Goose (1964) A rude, foul-mouthed, drunken filthy beast is forced by circumstances to be the father figure for seven young ladies when he does not want to be a father figure or a brother figure or an uncle figure or a cousin figure and instead intends on being only a total stranger figure. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Hidden Fortress (1958) Two weary veterans fall prey to a princess and her escorts. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051808/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4 Formula of Love (1984) A dissolute youth falls in love with a statue and so a mystic is called in to make it come alive. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216755/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Daisies (1966) Two young ladies seek their destiny. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060959/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007) A retired policeman is brought back to the force to locate four illegal immigrants. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/?ref_=fn_ft_tt_1 Monsters, Inc. (2001) Two factory workers become embroiled in a corporation's scheme to increase profits at any cost. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198781/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Pillow Book (1996). Overt surrealism celebrating enthusiastically the pleasures of calligraphy. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114134/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

The first ones which come to my mind: Would any person say that Judith Anderson played a weak woman in: Rebecca (1940) or Lady Scarface (1941)? Greta Garbo in Queen Christina (1933), Mata Hari (1931), Anna Christie (1930). Greer Garson in Madame Curie (1943), Julia Misbehaves (1948), Her Twelve Men (1954). Ginger Rogers in A Shriek in the Night (1933), The Thirteenth Guest (1932), Kitty Foyle (1940). Ruth Chatterton in Female (1933), Frisco Jenny (1932), The Lady of Scandal (1930). Joan Blondell in Blondie Johnson (1933). Maureen O'Hara in The Quiet Man (1952). Patricia Laffan in Devil Girl from Mars (1954). Izolda Izvitskaya in The Forty-First (1956). Dominique Wilms in Poison Ivy (1953). Peggy Cummins in Gun Crazy (1950). Leslie Brooks in Blonde Ice (1948). Glenda Farrell in the Torchy Blane series. Margaret Rutherford in the Jane Marple series.

Cézanne et moi (2016) is quite powerful. Surviving Picasso (1996) is a sort of sideswipe of life rather than focusing on art. The best depiction of: Vincent Van Gogh which I have seen is a television episode! Season 5, Episode 10 of: Doctor Who (2005- ) "Vincent and the Doctor" features: Tony Curran as the artist. The range he portrays is quite wonderful.

It may seem dramatic and compelling only when told that way. It is truly the story of people who were not concerned with unnecessary details. 'Exact time' is a matter for officious bureaucrats with their documents and certificates. The fact that my mother could think of soon wearing a swimsuit again was much more important.

It is not a concern to me personally as I can never use such a site. There is a quibble about the date of my birth. My mother retired to the upstairs back bedroom as my father was leaving for work one evening. She was attended by my grandmother and a midwife. My father returned from work near dawn and my grandmother, my mother and I were all sound asleep and the midwife had gone. Grandmother and mother disagreed on whether it was before or after midnight as grandmother described it as very quick and easy birth and mother claimed she was in labor for many long hours. It is possible that the midwife had a watch and knew the time but she did not write it down. What I find amusing is that mother waited two days to tell my biological father of it because she had to regain the strength to clean the house because she knew that he would immediately come over. It is by this that I have sort of three birthdays because my father believed his mother that it was before midnight. My mother believed it was after midnight. My biological father believed it was only the day before he was told of it.

Save the Cat! by Jessica Brody It is on how to structure your writing to be most effective. Pibgorn: The Girl in the Coffee Cup by Brooke McEldowney. It is the story of a fairy who is tired of toting dew drops and wishes to become a stand-up comedienne. Bite Me by Christopher Moore. I like his work but the first chapter of this is quite disconnected and in a strong dialect. It is a bit of a slog.

Yikes! Your birthday and home town are two of the most important pieces of information needed for identity theft.

This is one of my favorite little movies! It is a quite delightful bit of fluff. My take on it is that Laurence Olivier is a misogynist by trade rather than by inclination. His position as a barrister representing men in divorce actions has forced him to see only the faults in women for many years so that he can be passionate and unswerving in his painting them as the sole cause of the failure of the marriage. I did not see Merle Oberon as being unrealistically manipulative or smug. Her brash innocence reminds me much of a teenager. I ask only for you to remember what many girls were like in high school. Shirley Temple played much the same character in: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947). It has long been my belief that English have at all times been more accepting of other races because it is an upper-class refined aesthetic. Lords and ladies did not care a whit who was serving them or entertaining them as long as the serving or entertaining was done well. Good performances were praised and bad ones punished. It meant no difference to them if the hand receiving their tip or the back under their whip was Asian, Black or Cockney. I do hope that all noticed the brief cimbalom playing. I do not have a fine ear for such things but I believe that it was of the Romanian school.

There are many movies which accurately portray that time and do not submit it to Hollywood treatment. Two Comrades Served (1968) is perhaps the best. It presents personal-level viewpoints from people on both sides while retaining an overview. The ending is quite tragic and the imagery remains long after the movie ends. I do not know of its current availability but it was in Mosfilm's YouTube channel for a long while and should still be available on their site. Dauriya (1972) is based on a true story. The Red and the White (1967) is quite realistic and true to life. I should perhaps note that it might be wise to watch any Russian movie prior to having a child watch it. They are often more intense than a typical Western child can properly process.

It is based on a novel with which I am unfamiliar. The movie is definitely true-to-life even if it is not based on a single incident. It is over three hours and so is often presented in two parts. The mini-series broke it into four parts. There is a 2015 remake also. Each of these being presented once is hardly overkill. There is the matter also of whether it is pure or has been translated into English. The excellence of the movie speaks highly in favor of it being available in several options.

Would you consider it a bewhiskered reference also when a particularly bright flash of lightning and crack of thunder is heralded by a person shouting: "It's alive! It's alive!"?

I should note that I do not know if that movie was based on an actual incident but anti-aircraft gunner was but one of many jobs held by women. Such a situation is quite plausible. If you have any interest in general history outside of war: Victorian Farm (2009), Edwardian Farm (2010) and A Tudor Feast at Christmas (2006) are available for viewing free with commercials on: TubiTV. An historian and two archaeologists assume the roles of period people and live as they did for some time. My favorite by those presenters is: Secrets of the Castle(2014) but it is available for streaming only on: Amazon Prime Video. It is when they spend months in France at the site where a Medieval castle is being built solely using the tools, materials and techniques available in the Thirteenth Century.

The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972) is a great movie on many levels. A squadron training for anti-aircraft duty must engage German forces. I am sorry to say that the only streaming availability that I can find is by purchase on: Amazon Prime Video and it is in two parts which I believe must be purchased separately. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068161/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_6 The Forty-First (1956) is an intense confrontation between two soldiers on opposing sides. I am sorry to say that I can find no free streaming of this movie.

The Old Dark House (1932) Three people caught in a terrible storm take refuge in the first place they find. They are soon joined by two others who were caught in the storm also. I find it surprising and more than moderately suspicious that I have never before watched this movie in its entirety. Boris Karloff is superb in his first credited starring role. Melvyn Douglass was beginning his career as a suave leading man. Charles Laughton was perfecting his complex blustering characterizations. Raymond Massey was quite interesting as a happily-married man trying very hard to not strangle his wife. 8.8/10 It is available for viewing free with commercials on: TubiTV. Edit: I am sure that it was quite frightening to watch this is a large dark movie theater of the 1930s. Watching it in bed sipping hot cocoa and nibbling treats while the two kittens whom I am fostering fight under the covers until they fell asleep ... not so much.