slaytonf
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Couldn't believe my eyes and ears this morning watching You For Me (1952). Jane Greer herself says the word of her sister. The sister herself wears maternity clothes and is distinctly swelled. They still don't say prostitute, tho. . . .
So was this the first? Hard to think so for such a low-profile, and low- other things movie--regardless of Herself's appearance. And when did prostitute first appear?
Oh, and there is butt humor, too. Foreshadowings of the Farrelly Bros.?
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Just having some fun. . . .soap all you want.
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Abel Gance, visionary.
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I'm going to retitle this thread. Letsee. . . .how 'bout 'Soap Opera Hour.'
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Thanks for the info. Perhaps growing interest will inspire a complete restoration.
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IIIII'd liiiiike toooo seeee thaaaaat.
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With the presentation tomorrow of L'aine Des Ferchaux(1963) in its Import series, TCM moves closer to rounding out the filmography of Jean-Pierre Melville. We've already been treated to the majority of his work, most of which is excellent. At worst it's worth seeing. Take your pick for his best. My favorite is Bob le Flambeur (1956). Tomorrow's feature stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Vanel, and Michele Mercier. I haven't seen it, so I'm looking forward to it. I see it's his first color movie.
Can Le Doulos (1962) be coming up in the near future?
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Heard he downed a lotta pasta for it.
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4 hours ago, Sgt_Markoff said:
Marlon Brando playing a Chinese in 'Teahouse of the August Moon' is a performance I would *not* complain about. I thought it fantastic. I had no idea it was him until I read up about the film afterwards. I also enjoy Larry Olivier playing a...a ...(well what was he anyway?) in 'Khartoum'.
So this comment should be in the 'painfully appropriate roles' thread.
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Actors are known for their dedication to the craft. The lengths they go to deliver a worthwhile performance are well-documented, if not entirely understandable. But sometimes an actor endures such extraordinary circumstances, putting their bodies (and their credibility) on the line to such an extent, they deserve recognition for valor. For this award, with the special blue and scarlet accented trouper ribbon, and oakleaf cluster for up-for-it-ness, I nominate Rosalind Russell in Wonderful Town (1958). In what appears to be a kinescope film of the TV production of the play for which she won the Tony for Best Actress (1953), Ms. Russell dances the conga with Brazilian naval types. In it, she is subjected to treatment usually reserved for the likes of Eleanor Powell. But she's a game sister. Salads don't get tossed around as much as she does. You know, I just thought--she did this every night, and twice on Saturday. Good God:
But it's a terrific show, and is what people mean when they talk about the Golden Age of television. Catch it on YouTube.
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From the Antiques Road Trip front, a 1968 MG Midget:
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TCM does, indeed, show the occasional TV show. Notable instances include shows by Frank Sinatra during his turn at STOM, Danny Kaye from a tribute night for him, and of selections of interviews of stars by Johnny Carson from The Tonight Show.
Not to mention selections from the Disney vault.
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The database seems to be ok now. You can go to the Texas Carnival page and click on the READ THE FULL SYNOPSIS button.
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The second movie may be Texas Carnival (1951), with Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Howard Keel, and Ann Miller:
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/446/Texas-Carnival/
Though for some reason the TCMdatabase seems to be malfunctioning right now, so you can't get a full synopsis. You can also try Wikipedia.
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The studio system was renowned for manufacturing actors personas. Along with the formidable output of their respective PR departments, of course, they excelled at a careful tailoring of roles calculated to take advantage of their successes and strengths. But like all human undertakings, they sometimes fell away from the mark. Far away. Sometimes actors were given roles so inappropriate watching the movies makes you cringe in embarrassment for them. I noted elsewhere how disconcerting the appearance was of Edward Robinson as a Chinese tong hitman in The Hatchet Man (1932). His phony eyelid make-up coupled with his trademark voice and mannerisms, so effective elsewhere, make it almost impossible to watch. I don't know why I kept with the movie. Perhaps out of respect for Mr. Robinson and the director, William Wellman. Perhaps out of perverse fascination with the grotesque. We also see Loretta Young and Leslie Fenton submitted to the same enormity.
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Sorry, couldn't resist.
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For Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019UGYCS?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_amazon&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_amazon-20
It has not aired on TCM.
This will have information on Look in Any Window (1961):
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055097/?ref_=nv_sr_1
TCM very rarely airs TV shows. You can find out about Cyd Charisse here:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001998/?ref_=nv_sr_1
You can find out about Clark Gable here:
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From the British series Antiques Road Trip, a 1963 Sunbeam Alpine:
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Yes, you meant to say you hate it when people think they are posting a nice picture, or a picture of a nice car, and all we get are two people watching TV in a camper.
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Ah! Illumination showers down like a vivifying rain.
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Um. I don't understand. Butanyway, it's nice to get back to nice cars. Apropos of Trafic (1971):
It's a Siata Spring 850. 'Course, the way François drives it is a good part of the niceness.
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Rustic Irish lass--with tweezed eyebrows.
Like this almost as much as Blondie of the Follies (1932).
Pregnant and showing in 1952!
in General Discussions
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That was my point. Until, as posted here, the late 40s, women even at the point of labor remained svelte and lissome. And the most elaborate and circumlocutory euphemisms were used to describe the condition. Even the phrase 'going to have a baby' is rare. It's my impression that even under the sanction of marriage, the censors at the Hays office were still uncomfortable with this most intimate aspect of human biology.