EugeniaH

...Loved *Of Human Bondage*...

I enjoyed *It's Love I'm After* - Olivia deHavilland is great in a comedy role! She's one of my favorites, too. I'll have to check out *C.O.D.* again... it was "just okay" for me.

*Three on a Match* is one of my favorite pre-codes. It's on my list of DVDs to buy. Bette was good but a special shout-out to Ann Dvorak - great actress in this.

Hi jr, Yeah, he was a jerk, and long since passed out of my life, thankfully. It was one of those lessons I learned hard and only once!

I don't remember that PSA.... With the experience I described, I was in my early twenties (not exactly a kid, but still relatively young).

With the experiences that various people here have had with acid, I have a question maybe someone can answer... Years back, I hit my head and was in a lot of pain. This "friend of a friend" said to me, "I have something for you," and he gave me this white tablet. Like a fool (I was relatively young) I took it. Everyone else cleared out but at one point I was sitting on the couch with a nightmare scene playing in my head, around childhood issues and my mother, and it felt like I was living it. It was awful and it took me a long time to get over it. I never found out what this stuff was, but I'm wondering if this was acid? Maybe it's too difficult to say - acid, LSD, who knows what.

Nah, you were inspired by the great Bette Davis!

I'm enjoying these pictures, Bette! I also like to see photos of the stars when they were kids, as you posted earlier on.

Hi mongo, Not wanting to hijack your thread, but looking at this picture of Garland, did you happen to see a similar picture posted in the Stanwyck thread? You have to scroll down to 10/17: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=161532&start=50&tstart=0

I have friends that wouldn't watch classic film out of choice, but I've been able to get them interested through my enthusiasm. I got one friend to check out *The Passion of Joan of Arc* because she is also spiritual-minded, and she said that she was so riveted that she put off doing the things she needed to do in favor of watching the film. In another instance I told her about the difference between pre-code and post-code films and on her own she saw a clip from *Baby Face* on YouTube. She was so shocked that now she wants to see the whole movie! :^0

*Libeled Lady should be on the short list of greatest comedies of all time.* I just saw this again the other night (I own it). I never get tired of it, it's great!

See now? Referring back to my earlier post, there are a lot of potential hotspots for movie settings other than courtrooms. But the catch is, if they do too many movies in K-Marts, they may become too trendy and touristy and then their magic will be lessened.

Boy, you were one observant kid! :^0 I never noticed that. When he changed in and out of his "work" attire, he always reminded me of my dad coming home from work, etc... I also used to love it when he fed the fish. Back to hatred, someone mentioned Jim Carrey. The man should be shot on the spot.

I like the scene in the stateroom where Powell is handing out aspirin to the men, accompanied by his witty remarks.

Bruce Willis is certainly a crusher! :x

Apparently Jane Fonda has remarked that she always thought they had an affair.

I'm hoping that *The King's Speech* (2010) would be mentioned. It not only illustrates important events in England's history, but it brings to light a very real and crippling affliction (speech impediment), and it's treated by the filmmakers in a sensitive way. It has incredible acting by Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter. I haven't seen it more than once but I imagine I would appreciate it even more with multiple viewings.

*I think everyone our age probably has fond memories of The Captain, alright!* B-) I watched The Cap'n in the 70s, but I was really crazy about Mr. Rogers.

*Johnny Rocco in Key Largo* This is one of my favorites of his. He was brilliant in it! *his screen persona was clearly established with the film that made him a star, Little Caesar.* Thanks for that info - I wasn't quite sure if Eddie was a gangster from the start, which was why I was hesitant to answer, initially. Would Bogart qualify? Edited by: EugeniaH on Oct 20, 2011 5:05 PM

*Can anyone else think of other stars whose careers skyrocked, or at least, grew in stature and popularity once they, too, had finally found the screen "persona" that worked for them?* Yet another wonderful thread topic started by Tom! Boy, I don't want to confuse your question with "typecasting"... but I was thinking of Edward G. Robinson. Personally speaking, as I said in another thread today, I saw *The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse* and I didn't like it so much, partly because for me Eddie didn't work in his subdued role. He was a bad guy of sorts, but kind of "boring". With other films he is so great in his gangster persona with his brash personality... though he is terrific in *D. Indemnity* in this non-gangster role, in general I like to see these other kinds of films.

Wow, the possibilities are endless, finance! McDonalds', graveyards, Targets...

Bad English: "When I seeeeee you smiiiiiiilllle...." Yes, they were bad. Like, really bad. Literally.

*Using an extra "like" has been prevalent since the beatniks of the '50s (That's, like, cool, man)----Also popularized by Edd "Kookie" Byrnes on "77 Sunset Strip".,* True, and it was also popular in the "Valley Girl"-speak of the 1980s. But it's just plain ol' bad English. (Hey, wasn't Bad English a band? )

I wasn't a big fan of silents, either, and I can't say even now that I am, but certain films like *The Passion of Joan of Arc* (1928) was so arresting in terms of theme and camerawork that I was riveted, watching it. *Birth of a Nation* is similar. When I watch silents, besides wanting a good plot (the plot would have to be especially good to hold my attention for a silent), I also like to look at the scenery, and even the props to get into that particular era. I love Murnau films like *Sunrise* because the settings are so beautiful. Borzage is another great director (*Lazybones*).