JamesJazGuitar

So you lack class in all areas and not just towards old people. I'm teasing you, but really that is how you're coming off IMO.

I don't see much "noir" in The Glass Wall; MOVIES-TV shows the film a lot. Mostly the film is an immigration procedural. Only 80 minutes it is worth seeing at least once.

Wow, didn't know there were such limits. In the future I'll remove screencaps when using the quote feature and I'll edit the one above.

Nice take on this film. Keely wasn't an actress and it shows! The part was a small part and the producers had a limited budget but the film would have been so much better if Jane Russell was cast. The screenplay should have played up the gang boss and his henchman angle and reduced the role of the Feds making the film more gritty and less police procedural. Mitchum's screen persona was a great fit for the character and as you note he carries the film. I also dig the bluegrass instrumental music. Pre-David-Grisman!

I watched the 1948 version last night;

Anthony George:

Being in NYC during the 50s just for the jazz clubs, like the one featured in the film, would be great but I think I would rather visit the place instead of living there on a full time basis.

Jazz bass master George Mraz passed on 9\16: He plays bass on this Zoot Sims album.

I would have to ask this guy:

If the title only said that, I would assume that the favorite film would be one where the actor had a major role within the genre. Thus, I agree with you. Oh, my, what has the world come to. It was that separate comment that made me select films outside of the genre. It doesn't necessarily have to be a horror film. (but if one of your points is that separate comment added more confusion instead of clarity, I can dig that as well).

Yea, I looked at every Tom Drake movie and I don't think it was one he was in, so I'm calling it a day as well. Hopefully LavenderBlue comes to the recuse. She is great at this and might be the only hope left (ha ha).

Watched Susan and God (1940) last night. First time I have seen this Joan Crawford and Fredric March film. Also has a not-very-experienced Rita Hayworth (clearly the weakest actor in the cast), and Ruth Hussey, Rose Hobart, Nigel Bruce (as Rita's old-man husband), Bruce Cabot, and John Carrol. I don't recall ever seeing Joan Crawford this animated. She talks, and talks, and talks. The film (based on a play by Rachel Crothers) was witty and funny, with some very brief sad moments mostly due to the main couple having a teen child that had been ignored by her selfish parents. My wife really loved the fashion in the film and I have to say all the gals looked nice, especially Crawford and Hussey. Hayworth wasn't "Rita" yet and thus didn't stand-out as much as the others. Wasn't planning on watching this (it started at 11:00 PM), but once we started we couldn't turn it off so we stayed up until 1! Below is the gown that my wife loved the most but there were many others;

It is clear these spots of the 5 host bantering are a type of "welcome to TCM,, here are our hosts" PR campaign. I wonder if it is "working"? I.e. are there enough new viewers that welcome these because they are new to TCM and are not familiar with the hosts and the overall TCM brand? I hope so. Otherwise why annoy your core audience.

For me the all of the performances in Arsenic and Old Lace are "schtick" with the exception of Priscilla Lane, but in a very funny and good way. This is one over-the-top film that works due to the fine acting and very witty screenplay.

We had a very similar experience. I always check out what MOVIES-TV is showing especially on Thursday and Sunday (since those are their noir days) and once I saw this film was one I had to check it out. As for buttermilk on the Riviera; Yea, I've been there a few times and I recommend wine over milk!

Speaking of Janis Paige - tomorrow (September 16th) is her birthday. There is a thread for this. Here birth names was Donna Mae Tjaden;

Funny but under the Alan Hale Sr. thread Janis Paige was being discussed because they were in the film The Time, The Place and the Girl (1946). In this film Paige isn't "the Girl", but instead Martha Vickers was, since after her splash as Carmen in The Big Sleep Vickers was given a 3 picture deal by Warner Bros. Paige was clearly the lead talent in this romantic musical, but Vickers was stunning.

I saw Seven Thieves (1960) on MOVIES-TV Sunday night "noir". It stars E.G. Robinson, Robert Steiger, Eli Wallach and Joan Collins. It was OK, but nothing very special. Still it was nice to see Robinson in such a role as a professor and thief who bonds with Steiger for one last big heist of a casino in Monaco. I don't recall any buttermilk, but I missed the first part of the film. Collins was in The Big Sleep "remake" with Mitchum, but I don't see Bob being a buttermilk drinker!

They discussed Hale Sr, and one thing Cagney said was that Hale didn't mug-to-the-camera and try to steal the scene like this guy:

This is from the top post: Name your favorite film of each one. It doesn't necessarily have to be a horror film since they didn't all do strictly horror movies. Also nowhere in the title does it imply the films should be horror films; the title just says "favorite-film-of-these-classic-horror-stars", and not favorite-horror-films,,,,,. This is why many (like myself) have listed films like Casablanca, Laura, High Noon etc... But thinking about this I should have posted both my favorite horror film and favorite film, period: E.g. With Vincent Price it would have been House of Wax and Laura.

It really was the opposite. Most nights, Rooney was out with his buddies drinking while Ava was waiting at home.

Good to see The Great Garrick (1937), mentioned. This Warner Bros. film with Brian Aherne and Olivia DeHavilland is what I call an unknown gem. Often the film only gets mentioned because it was one of the first films Lana Turner was in. Olivia's natural beauty really shines in this film. I love the early scene where she is reflected in a pond. I can see the Whales magic in the film.

Very wise question and yes, he did. A lot different. Now he sings and sings more so then he had ever did before. He used to do this as a call to his mate, and now that she was gone, I assumed he was trying to call to her. He also became a lot more affectionate to me. He still is this way. I was thinking about getting him another mate but the bird shop said at his age, a young female cockatiel might not be accepted by him. I guess older male birds are not like Cary Cooper was to Audrey Hepburn in Love in the Afternoon!

The first film I saw that feature Alan Hale was Of Human Bondage (1934) since this was a Leslie Howard\Bette Davis film. I then discovered that this was somewhat of a unique role for him, in that he plays-it-straight. Since Davis and Bogart were the actors that got me into studio-era films, I started to watch a lot of Warner Bros films and Hale keep showing up in film after film. For me he was one of those actors that had a fairly routine screen persona, but was also versatile. So many fine performances in first rate films, and then once Errol Flynn showed what he could do in Captain Blood, 12 films with Errol (and of course WB Cagney and Bogart in between those films). Edit: I had only 8 films with Errol but Tom knows his stuff and it is 12.

I really wonder how Osborne would view what TCM is doing now. Would he feel that due to changing demographics and the overall US culture that what is going on now is "necessary"? Would he think that due to the current US political situation (yes, the results of the 2016 election), that TCM had to do something? While I doubt it, I still wonder.