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Ward Bond as Moose Malloy, the character from the novel Farwell, My Lovely: I only know two movie versions, Murder My Sweet, with Mizurki as Malloy, and Farwell, My Lovely (1975), with Mitchum as Marlowe and Jack O'Halloran as Malloy. PS: I edited this since I did find the film: The Falcon Takes Over (1942), which is very loosely based on the novel. Bond did play Malloy as you said.

Funny, but I was watching Wagon-Train and Montgomery was the guest star, and I was thinking the same thing: this guy isn't a very good actor,,,, but I find myself still pulling for him. I.e. I have that "certain affection"! Here he is with an actress that always brings something; Maria Windsor.

Please just take Cagney out, but don't replace him with Dick Powell. Otherwise you will be pounded for being unaware of the many fine noir films he was in! I.e. much of Powell's work after 1944 (starting with Murder My Sweet), doesn't feature Powell singing. Powell gave up singing after Joan Blondell left him (now this is a joke, but after seeing Joan in Bullets or Ballots, I was reminded of just how darn sexy Blondell was!).

I have seen this film a few times and I really like it; Moving and sad, it gets to me every time. Nicholas Ray, in his directorial debut, does a fine job, as well as the many fine actors in the film. In addition how can one not love a film where the main thug is named Chickamaw! (Howard De Silva giving another fine performance before being blacklisted). And yes; Cathy O'Donnell really makes an impact.

I love this song and play it often; it has those two different sections and, of course, the lyrics are great (Ray at his best). The song influenced me as a man in his late 20s making good in our capitalists \ materialistic society.

Ok, so that is your actual reason for not supporting a sale of the Turner library of films to Disney.

Most likely the answer is: because it wasn't his choice;

I'm not as cynical about the WB package of films and entertainment being sold to a company like Disney; it all depends on the selling price. If that price is "reasonable" then Disney is large enough and makes enough money off of other forms of entertainment that they can subsidize a network like TCM; Disney can afford to purchase that liberty of "those old film" with the main goal being just-to-say-we-have-them, leverage that as a marketing tool for their other products, and not, per se, to make a profit from that division. As for CVS: It is my understanding they provided vaccinations at a loss; This is what large profitable corporations can do, as a public service in order to increase their market place presence and therefore revenues from their core products and services.

Yes, I meant PBS (since corrected): PBS has more than just one station (at least here in So Cal). E.g. the new Create chancel that features interesting programing about cooking, art, and other creative endeavors. PBS could establish a TCM like station: showing mostly public domain films, films donated by the studios, and films leased from studios using contributions. Note this "films donated by the studios" could be key: films that a studio doesn't believe they can make much future money on, and will donate these films for a very limited showings in exchange for acknowledgement that they are a good public citizen. Hey, this might be a crazy idea, but my overall point was that I can't see TCM being just-another-station on Discover, or by another media company unless TCM is profitable. I.e. a media company that wouldn't care if TCM was profitable or not, because they just wish to have this unique station as part of their brand.

PBS may be TCM's only home.

Good point. There really wasn't much of a reason to have the woman in this love story be homely (as viewed by society).

I believe the The Enchanted Cottage story would have worked better if both of them were either born with some type of handicap \ disfigurement or both inflected with one due to some type of injury. Related to the topic of this thread; to have only the woman having born-this-way body image self-esteem issues makes the film a good example for this thread.

Book 1973. Movie 1999.

Too many blame their self esteem issues on everything but themselves: that is why its a self esteem issue and a hard nut to crack.

What films based on a Vonnegut book have been well done? I can't think of any. Something tells me Vonnegut's writing style doesn't translate well to film.

Note I wasn't trying to make you change your mind, but when one makes a statement like "James Dean? Are you kidding me????", to me that comes off as saying that people with a different opinion are nuts. I didn't reply with "you believe, Dean was a good actor,,, are you kidding me!!!!".

At this forum many have said they feel Dean overacted; E.g. that in certain scenes his acting screams; look I'm ACTING! I tend to feel Dean doesn't come off as natural in highly emotional scenes.

Dorothy Lamour was one of the reasons I really got into American studio era movies. I was learning to play jazz guitar and was interested in how many jazz standards were first introduced in films to the public. I decided to watch The Fleet's In which featured Lamour, William Holden, and introducing Betty Hutton. This was the last film directed by Victor Schertzinger, who also wrote two songs for the film which a now jazz standards; Tangerine and I Remember You. I still play those songs. Johnny Apollo is a fine film and one I enjoy since the role for Power is gritty and somewhat unique for him. Of course years later he would play a dark character in Nightmare Alley. As for Lamour; Have you seen Manhandled (1949)? This is a film noir and Lamour is good in it; The film also features Dan Duryea and Sterling Haydan. TCM doesn't show the film much but when it does, I recommend it for viewing;

I don't see where they posted the misspelling twice (clearly not at this thread). In addition they are a newbie (total 38 post), and someone already corrected them. But hey, if doing what you do gives you kicks go for it!

Big fan of The Crimson Kimono which has been discussed on the Noir Alley thread since it was shown as part of the series. One reason I like the film is the setting; My mom is Japanese and my American father and her settled in the L.A. area in the late 50s. Mom and I used to go to Little Tokyo during the late 60s and I recognized some of the locations in the film. E.g. we went to the Buddhist temple featured in the film a few times a year.

All ages. I just meet very few people that watch American Studio-era films and thus are aware of the actors from that era.

Miss Hollyway in The Uninvited (1944), and Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca.

Janis Carter in Night Editor:

Sadly 99% of the actors of the American Studio Era are forgotten by 99% of the general public. Also those actors that are iconic are typically so unrelated to their films. E.g. when someone comes to my home and see the pictures of the actors from this era, and I ask them who they know; only a few know Audrey Hepburn, but when I ask them if they have seen their films, most have not. They know Hepburn since she is a fashion icon. Most ask "where is Marilyn Monroe"; They are surprised I don't have a picture of her (I'm not much of a fan), since that is the one actress they know, but when I ask them what films they like,,,, I just get a blank stare.