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Uh, they are actors.

Interesting. Most "newbies" tend to complain that TCM is being too PC. E.g. the new series about 18 problematic movies like Gone With the Wind, Breakfast at Tiffany, etc...

I meet David Dellinger two days after the Feds said Abbie Hoffman committed suicide. I was having to stay at a hotel for a business conference the following day. I'm at the hotel bar and a guy sits next to me. He clearly wanted to talk. It was Dellinger, who came into So Cal when he was told about Abbie. It was a very surreal experience. Dellinger had talked to Abbie a few days before and he clearly believed that Hoffman was killed and that there was a cover up.

Star Trek, the Next Generation?

You missed Underwater when Jane Russell was Star of the Month? Hard to miss what the film was clearly promoting! Oh, and Richard Egan is in the film as her husband. Egan was also featured on Noir Alley in the film Wicked Woman. You should recall the film since it also featured iconic noir actor Percy Helton. (you may recall that Joe and I teased you about this about a year ago because you were unware of how many noirs Helton was in).

I also assumed the newbie felt I was cracking wise about anyone having seen a 1939 film in a theater that wasn't a revival theater (so say in the early 40s). I was sincere when I said "bravo" if that was the case; bravo for still being around (since one would have to be in their late eighties \ early 90s even if they saw the film as a child). My dad that passed away last year at 90 would tell me stories of seeing initial releases of films. His favorite memory was seeing Treasures of the Sierra Madre when he was 19. One of his favorite expressions for over 70 years was "We don't need no stinking badges"!

Cid, Cid, Cid; The reference to Norma Rae was related to the film GWTW, the Civil War and slavery. That since the film GWTW or the Civil War wasn't about slavery, GWTW was really about Norma Rae motivating the workers (who just happen to be slaves, but that is irrelevant it appears), to form a union. (see the clever way workers and union are used related to GWTW). Hey, I believe that is Norma, in GWTW scene 17, in the far background!!!! I found it funny. (but I know that you wish people would label satire as such since you have a very hard time picking up on it).

I guess you also believe the US Civil War had nothing to do with slavery.

You continue to make the same case of "nothing to do with the story", which others and I have already countered as ludicrous. A film about rich white Southerners in the USA during the late 1850s, continuing on with the Civil War,,,,, and slavery has nothing to do with the story. Ha ha. Note that the perversions and horrors of slavery are part of slavery. They are the core of slavery from the perspective of the slave. This is why I mentioned the film Spartacus. If you were a director, I guess you would do a film about Jewish lovers in Germany during the late 30s' and into the 40s,, only showing happy Jewish campers, and use the same lame reasoning; the Holocaust has nothing to do with the story.

The fact Warwick's songs were played on R&R radio stations doesn't make it R&R music. I have a lot of respect for Warwick as a singer and entertainer but I would still classify it as pop music. Anyhow, like I said, this so called R&R Hall, has added many non-rock artist over the decades, so I see no reason to change that now. I do find it funny that Donna Summer is mentioned. To me that makes the point about this, non-rock, but instead, pop hall of fame.

Pop music hall of fame. Not much rock here, but that is how its been for a while. Dionne is the the last ones I would vote for if this was really a rock hall of fame. Oh, well, I'll just listen to jazz.

CNN has an article about this TCM new series. Of course CNN and TCM are owned by the same company. https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/opinions/turner-classic-movies-reframed-classics-jacqueline-stewart-yang/index.html

I'm watching Decades, and the Route 66 marathon. Next week with be The Saint. I really enjoy the early B&W ones.

No problem. Hey, I'm a big fan of The Mask of Dimitrios and I would say it is the best work the two do together on a film. I say this since the two are the leads of the film. They have a lot of screen time and they use it well (also because while the story all revolves around Zachary Scott, since he is underground, we don't see him as much as the other two). But you asked what is best film featuring the two actors, and I suspect most people would say Casablanca (often said to be one of the top 10 films of all time), and then The Maltese Falcon. Of course in these two films they are not the stars but instead Bogart is.

In Samuel Fuller's original script, the film ended with a violent rebellion by Marat against the system that kept him and Marsh apart. The studio had National Velvet scriptwriter Helen Deutsch step in to pen a soft-suds rewrite.

Their first one together: The Maltese Falcon.

Hey, no problem. Like I said, I'm the one that started to get the thread off track with my comment about poles and wires, and of course you weren't acting like a moderator.

Yes, it looks like **** (g-u-i-d-o) can't be posted since it is defined as a ethnic slur. Note that this site uses software and it often goes off in odd directions. E.g. the Chester Morris serial; Boston B-l-a-c-k-i-e. For some reason Boston ******* doesn't have the same ring to it!

Yea, but the same year he made this film and the basis of the story is lack of confidence;

Interesting choice for Eddie and Noir Alley. Haven't seen this Kubrick film. You make a great point about how Kubrick had his ups and downs.

Well that what happens when Eddie shows a repeat on Noir Alley; I'm a big fan of Odds Against Tomorrow, but I have already made many comments on it. Those cool phones Cigar Joe posted were also repeats - he had posted them before. So the only comment I could think of was that after all those decades the area still has a lot of over ground wires. My area got rid of those over 20 years ago (mainly to reduce fire risk). As for Kitty: in B&W she looked fine but in color, with the over done heavy make-up, well she doesn't belong in Noir Alley, but in the Horror thread!

Great info. I wanted to do this once MovieCollector provide that info but I was too lazy! Since I define the American talking picture studio-era as 1929 - 1968, I still getting that 80% plus I seek as part of TCM's branding.

Fine actress that was in many good films. I also discovered her late; E.g. only in the last 10 years or so.