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Thanks, I never caught that. I kept wondering why he jimmied the door. Of course he used a tool from the fireplace set in that room, which even back then the police probably could have matched to the jimmy marks. Just seems the movie/script needed about 15 more minutes to explain things.

In high school I had a model of the Munster Koach from the TV series. Designed by George Barris. At that time slot car racing was very popular and I had a Cobra slot car. I took the Cobra body off and mounted the Munster Koach to the chassis. It would go around the track, but sure wouldn't beat anything. I had one of the Roth figures in the elevated seat on the back of the Koach.

Perhaps they could not afford another "set?" Of course, why have the bedroom scene at all. Why not do it in a living room, kitchen, etc.?

Not so much perceptive as obsessive about cars. One reason why my wife hates to watch recorded movies with me. I keep going back to look at the cars. Incidentally, the English and Italian sports cars were actually much smaller and more likely for the driver/passenger to "have half the driver's body stick out above the frame" than the Mercedes-Benz SL types. Then there was also the American Crosby "sports" car and even the Nash Metropolitan, an Anglo-American-Italian joint production sold in America. But I digress. Sorry.

Must have missed a line or two and maybe a scene of two. Did John Dall actually have a car? I only recall him driving his fiancee/wife's Nash Rambler convertible, which is not a coupe. Lee J. Cobb did have a Nash coupe which Dall borrowed to show to the witness. It was an unmarked police car. As for pronunciation, way back when the cars of this type were called coupe, as in the French word with the accent over the e. This was prevalent even into the 50's and then fell into disuse to be replaced with the now accepted coupe without the accent on the e. Is there a Mickey Mouse connection with the Nash Rambler convertible?

As they said in the movie, it is Ft. Point. An abandoned 19th century Army fort at foot of Golden Gate bridge. While I enjoyed the movie, I found Dall's abilities to be a little exaggerated. He must be the most brilliant detective in the world - ever. Also, it would have taken him days to go through each of the rooms in Ft. Point, yet he supposedly did it in less than an hour, if that. Even though he never found them, he still knew they were there and called in all those other police that Cobb never saw coming down the only road in. Of course, if Jane Wyatt's lawyer is any good, she gets off on self-defense and Cobb gets off on mishandling a body. Then all three take off together. The movie either did not allow time or the director failed to develop the relationship between Cobb and Wyatt. The hints are there. Then again, Cobb is not a romantic lead in anything I have ever seen him in. In a better film, there would have been something on how Cobb and Wyatt got involved, but then again there were lots of hints about him being a womanizer. So we do not know how he met Wyatt or how much her millions played into his attraction to her. I liked the ending scene in the courthouse where Wyatt is promising her lawyer a share of her millions to get her off and then Cobb offers a cigarette. She has that interesting smile which says - yeah I know I told you I loved you and you helped with the murder, but you know, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. And Cobb just smiles back as in - ain't it the truth. The Cars: Cobb's was a Nash, which was very popular with police departments and movies about police. Dall's wife's car was a Nash Rambler. Essentially the beginning of the compact car in America though there were others that were not as successful.

Noon, Sunday, June 24: Mr. Blandings Build His Dream House. This is a great comedy. If you have ever built a house, remodeled a house or are thinking about either, watch this movie. Even if you have not, watch it anyway as it is really funny. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas are excellent in it.

Can't recall which ones, but he definitely did leave during the finale headed for a date in some. In a couple he was even escorting his date out of Perry's office or leaving to meet her as part of the finale. Perry and Della often joked about his social life as being fairly active, except when Perry needed him.

Only the client or someone who helped with the case. You could wonder about Della even more as she is never seen dating other than accompanying Perry in "business" related activities. Perry would take her out to dinner and lunch, but that seemed to as payment for working so hard. In the movies, and I think in the books, there was a personal relationship between Perry and Della and he married her in one of the William Warren movies.

Paul Drake is my favorite character in the series and I think Hopper does it very well. He did a couple of SciFy movies that are fairly good. I believe he retired to Palm Springs after the series ended and died at about age 55. As for the cigs, that was probably required by the advertiser. Perry is sometimes seen smoking them or lighting them, etc. We forget that many TV shows were sponsored by cigarette companies and they usually insisted their products be used by the actors. Of course, smoking was common back then also. My wife and I have observed that Drake probably had a very dull social life and almost starved. Every time he got a date or was eating, Perry would call him and tell him to go do something immediately. I recently read one of the original Perry Mason books by Erle Stanley Gardner. Mason and Drake were not as straight arrow in the books as in the TV shows. For example Mason had no problems telling Drake to go rough up a witness or someone else or to manipulate evidence. Of course the books were written in the 1930's also.

You need to see the Perry Mason of 1966, last season of the series.

We purchased the Perry Mason sets as they came out. We probably watch about 3-4 episodes per week and watch them in order. We've just started on season one again. Still interesting. As for Burr, it is interesting to see him as PM and then as a heavy in a movie. Speaking of heavy, he supposedly had to lose weight to get the PM job, but as the years went on, he gained it back.

I think Scott did very well in Dead Reckoning. While maybe not up to Bogart's standard, I wouldn't say the difference was "vast." Same for Bacall in all four films. Of course, it is hard to compare male and female actors in same movie, especially when the movie is primarily about the male lead.

Noir Alley also comes on at Midnight (or close to it) on Saturday before the Sunday presentation.

Try to view Two of A Kind (1951) with Edmund O'Brien and Terry Moore if you can. I think Scott handled her role very well.

Had seen Pitfall before, but watched it again today. I think Lizabeth Scott is a better actress than Eddie Muller gives her credit for. Personally, I liked her much better in this than Jane Wyatt. I enjoyed Scott in Dead Reckoning, Strange Love of Martha Ivers and especially in Two of a Kind, as well as some others. While there are some Dick Powell movies that I enjoy, Cry Danger for example, I find Powell to usually be dull and one dimensional.

What date is "tomorrow?"

I have seen some of these movies. For most, have low expectations and you won't be disappointed.

I saw Midnight Cowboy at the post theater at Ft. Bragg, NC in 1971. It was the first R rated movie shown at a military base. Would barely merit a PG-13 now.

I've saw it many years ago and he actually is not too bad. As long as you don't expect a lot. Hardest part is separating the young George Hamilton from his later roles.

There is a lot less nudity today than in the recent past as has been noted. What I find amazing is the movies and TV shows rated R or MA, which have little, if any, nudity but a lot of gratuitous foul language. Not to mention violence. I remember watching the first episode of Veep and couldn't believe how many times they used the F word. Somebody probably did a count. Not a prude as I use curse words way more than I should (learned from my father as Ralphie in A Christmas Story did).

Try Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader.

Saturday: Dark Passage, 6 PM. While not one of Bogart's best it is fairly interesting. Of course Bacall is in, so it would have to be. The Night of the Generals, 11.45 PM. Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole and Tom Courtney are good. But don't overlook Joanna Pettet and Maurice Jarre's music. Though it is a bit long if you have seen it. Sunday, 4 AM; Coma. Interesting movie starring Genevieve Bujold and Michael Douglas. One aspect is that like a lot of movies, one of the stars is just a good actor early in career who happens to have a famous parent.

Friday/Saturday, 12;15 AM, Moon Over Miami. One of the few musicals I actually like. Probably because it is set in 1940's Florida. I like it because Carole Landis is in it. Of course, Betty Grable is not too bad either.

I cheated. Ironically I only like one of the Oscar winners and nominations.