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> {quote:title=Bildwasser wrote:}{quote}I'm still lost in the supermarket. You may wanna try, Elevator! Going Up!

> {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote}Yes. So it is as I wrote it earlier in the thread, of the House of Grimaldi. They're of Italian nobility. > > I guess she would have been Mrs. Grimaldi, that makes sense. > I wonder if my neighbor across the street whose surname is Grimaldi practices *noblesse oblige*?

> {quote:title=Hibi wrote:}{quote} > > Where is johnbabe these days? > For that matter, what ever became of kriegerg69? He's MIA.

> {quote:title=AddisonDeWitless wrote:}{quote}Forgive me, but I must beg to differ on The Cobweb, it *stinks something awful*. Can't think of any movie that utterly wastes a better cast (save for John Kerr*) in all the history of classic filmdom moreso than it does. John Houseman should have secured Tallulah Bankhead as Black Widow to save the Cobweb from its fatal entaglements, daaahlin'

> {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote:}{quote}TCMAdmin, looks like you have another Flamethrower thread here that will need to be locked soon. > Have Peter Wolf and J.Geils invaded the hallowed TCM boards with Flamethrower? Oy vey !

> {quote:title=Bildwasser wrote:}{quote} Yeah I’m working hard in Harrisburg Working hard in Petersburg Ha! Gitalong! Gitalong!

Is anybody else excited about today's Blu-Ray release of Orson Welles' Macbeth (1948) ? There is a sidebar on its release on the Recent Movie News link. It does not appear that is available on TCM.com.shop. It is being released by Olive Films. It is also available on Amazon.com for the same price. I find this film fascinating. It was done on a shoe string budget for Republic Pictures on a sound stage. It is kinda like watching a train wreck, some may say. The sets are expressionistic and the accents are all a faux Scottish but the Shakespearean dialogue that Welles has trimmed to his liking flows. The costumes are imaginative and the castle and caves all papier mache. This release has been restored to a running time of 107 minutes. I bought a Korean DVD several years ago that only ran 101 minutes so it's good to see the film restored to its original length before it underwent editing. Now if we only get Beatrice Welles to release Chimes at Midnight (1965) because, I believe, it is involved in litigation. There has been a Brazilian DVD release that is inferior.

> {quote:title=helenbaby wrote:}{quote}Okay, let's just pretend I didn't mention the "n" word (nice). I guess it's okay to call people nasty names if their perspective doesn't jibe with yours. I guess hostility is THE appropriate reaction to any & all efforts at expressing yourself. Helen, I'm waiting for some respondent to say, "it all depends on your meaning of nice." Oy vey

Sometimes I take myself too seriously and forget to post something that involves levity but presently I have nothing to add about bullies and trolls that hasn't already been beaten into sugar cane. I must remember to stay on the stated mission. I must remember....

*(...yep, I kind of view 'em as "Hitchcockian" in a way...you know, kind of how Hitch would often insert a bit of comic-relief JUST before or JUST after he's scared the ever-lovin' you-know-what out of ya!) * From now on, I think we should call those little asides in posts, MacGuffin armpit-**** Pardon the gaucheness, folks :^0

I think the reason the thread was started was to bemoan a certain fact and that could lead to sympathy, or even empathy. Again, nobody is forcing anyone else to remain a customer of Alpha Video.------*TopBilled* Sorry to say this, but no one is forcing you to read the information posted. Others not aware of this practice can derive some benefit henceforth.

> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote} > In one post, you are complaining about PMs; in your most recent post, you seem to want an entire thread to be PM! Perhaps you don't realize that any member of this board has the right to enter any thread at any time, and post a comment. According to the site's rules, of course. Inquiring minds want to know whose permission do we ask to express our opinion ?:|

RMeingast, I'm sorry to see you leave. I always found your posts intelligent and enjoyable. Just know that what you write is appreciated, as far as I'm concerned, and that you should always feel welcome to express your views here because they are always refreshing and show kindness. Come back soon.

> {quote:title=Hibi wrote:}{quote}LOL. Threads wander.......... This thread is treading water and sinking fast.

> {quote:title=Jezebelle wrote:}{quote} > 1) I love that picture of her > 2) I love her voice > 3) I love her acting talents, (some say she is not that versitile and perhaps she isn't but Hey if it ain't broke don't fix it right?) > 4) I love (perhaps in my girly view of life and all the girly movies I watch) that Humphrey Bogart totally fell in love with her. It's just so romantic. :x Did I miss something? I never knew Bogie fell in love with Julie Newmar !! :^0

> {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote}Poor Lauren Bacall. If she logged on to this website and read this thread, she would be scratching her head, like I am, wondering how her career degenerated into a discussion of Batman. Sir, I respectfully take umbrage that you used the words degenerated and Batman in the very same sentence. Saints preserve us.

> {quote:title=lydecker wrote:}{quote}This is completely "by memory" (not the most reliable source, I admit) but these are the ones > I recall: > > Eve Arden > Hattie McDaniel > Guy Kibbee > Rags Ragland > Edna May Oliver > Beulah Bondi Off the top of my head, I recall Frank McHugh William Frawley Conrad Veidt Mary Wickes S.Z. "Cuddles" Zakall

I'm not really sure one can say that John Garfield wasn't proud of his Jewish religion and cultural heritage because he changed his name to further his acting career in New York and Hollywood. It seems too conjectural. This is part of the original post by TopBilled, the creater of this thread. "First, I want to preface that this is not a discussion about religion per se. It is more about perception and careers." One can only surmise what the emotional, physical and psychological effect was upon an actor of Jewish faith in 1940s and 1950s Hollywood. We do not know unequivocally if anti-semitic acts and discrimination had any impact on shortening the lives of those concerned, but it stands to reason some toll was taken. Is it any accident that HUAC's ( House Un-American Activities Committee) Hollywood Ten was comprised of Jewish directors and writers? Sometimes the wounds are not visible on the surface.

> {quote:title=Wayne wrote:}{quote}This is the 2nd thread I've read (that I remember offhand) where Lori3 tried to unsuccessfully inject John Garfield into a conversation where he didn't belong. I wanted to point that out to her and meant no disrespect. I like John Garfield, just not on every other thread. And no, he does NOT belong in this thread because as Lori herself pointed out, his religion didn't get in the way of his career. I would like to say that John Garfield's Jewish sounding name necessitated a first and last name change for his career to take off. So in this sense his religion did impact his career. Many people have posted here about how religion did not affect an actor's career negatively and no one has challenged that appropriateness to this thread. All posts should be welcome that discuss an actor's religion vis-a-vis their career and in this sense, John Garfield's inclusion is wholly appropriate. Lori's inclusion of Mr. Garfield's religion added to the discussion immensely.

You don't say? I completely overlooked her birthdate when I was looking up her age. I loved Carol on Hollywood Squares, among other shows. She was unique.

The buxom comedienne Carol Wayne was 43 when she drowned in Mexico, under mysterious circumstances. Also Ross Alexander, a recent TCM subject of his films, took his own life at the age of 30.

Julie Newmar wasn't available just for Batman (The Movie) filmed after the first season of the TV series, which actually ran for three seasons. I'm not sure if Eatha Kitt came on in the second or third season. Lee Meriwether was only in the theatrical release. She had to learn her lines for her upcoming series, Barnaby Jones. So the TV series had just two feline felons.

She had a prior commitment in the film Mckenna's Gold. The film must have been held up in production because it wasn't released until 1969.

IMDb lists her as 5' 11"

> {quote:title=AddisonDeWitless wrote:}{quote}Get on youtube right now and check out The Purr-Fect Crime/ Better Luck Next Time, Hot off the Griddle/The Cat and the Fiddle, That Darn Catwoman!/ Scat, Darn Catwoman! and Catwoman Goes to College/ Batman Displays His Knowledge. They are all available in their entirety to watch for free. > > *Trust me, it wasn't just the body, she had real presence, talent and some ace comic timing.* > > Both of my nieces, aged 4 and 8, want to be Catwomen when they grow up. They refuse to accept any Catwoman other than Newmar, they won't even look at Eartha Kitt. We are so simpatico on Newmar. Lee Meriwether as Catwoman in Batman (1966) is rather bland, but I like her as the Miss KITKA character. Speaking of all things BAT, the cable channel HUB used to air the episodes of the entire Batman series and after reading your post I saw that is no longer being aired. These things cycle. I'm so glad I recorded all of them in the past year or so. Holy smokes!!