EugeniaH

With Sterling, maybe it's just a woman's thing! Nah, I wouldn't go out on a date with that guy! His voice is creepy, too (but again, perfect for Winnie the Pooh).

*And, IMO she's so much better in that same role than Day was in the remake, Move Over, Darling.* Definitely, Dargo!

Oh God, please don't!! I don't want to seem like that!!

(from a straight woman's point of view): I think Irene Dunne has more sex appeal than Doris Day in "good wife" roles (The Awful Truth; My Favorite Wife). I like Dunne's "impishness", it makes her charming.

*Not in Ball of Fire, that's her voice.* Sorry, Addison, saying respectfully, "Drum Boogie" was dubbed by Martha Tilton. From IMDB: h4. Soundtracks "Drum Boogie" (1941) (uncredited) (Published as "Drumboogie") Music and Lyrics by [Roy Eldridge|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253184/] and [Gene Krupa|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0472758/] Performed by [Gene Krupa and His Orchestra|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3619787/] Sung by [barbara Stanwyck|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001766/] (dubbed by [Martha Tilton|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863514/])

IRL? Shudder to think! But he was probably a babe magnet. He's less scary as the voice of Winnie the Pooh...

Yes, way creepy!!

Stanwyck called her own voice, "a foghorn in the night."

I'd also read in William Paley's bio (the former head of CBS) that he used to go to nightclubs where Ruby Stevens was a dancer.

While watching "Remember the Night" last night I was looking at Sterling Holloway, and my first thought was, "Oh yeah, I have to post his name in the 'Sexless' thread!"

I like *Remember the Night* much better than *Christmas in Connecticut*. I think sometimes *CIC* tried too hard to be funny. Speaking of funny scenes, I liked the one in RTN where MacMurray and Stanwyck are hauled before the Justice of the Peace for trespassing the night before. The justice asks Stanwyck her occupation. "Bubble Dancer," she lies. He's confused, and she follows up with, "You know..." and makes those motions. The justice rolls his eyes and says, "Whatever that is!" Hibi (and SueSue), I too liked the song she sang in Banjo. She's sung in other movies and doesn't have a great voice (imo), but she sounds nice here.

I loved Stanwyck's retort: "Me? I didn't give a damn." LOL.

I read a 1987 interview with Stanwyck in the Los Angeles Times, and she said that she'd heard the gossip was that Rogers turned the role down because the Sugarpuss role was kind of a glorified hooker (to Rogers). Here's the link: http://articles.latimes.com/1987-04-05/entertainment/ca-22_1_barbara-stanwyck

Here's another Norman Rockwell Christmas image, this from 1921.

*193*

Wow, this is great, RMeingast, thanks! (I haven't seen some of these elsewhere.)

Pivoting off the idea of sensitive performances, without jumping into the Sirk debate, I thought Stanwyck gave a very sensitive, understated performance in the less well-known, "Ever in My Heart". The final scene is especially heartbreaking. This one is one of my favorites.

I don't love all of Sturges' films (for example, "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek") but with or without Stanwyck "Eve" is the best of the lot, for the writing. EDIT: After "Eve", Stanwyck sent Sturges a letter asking him to write another film for her, she was so pleased, but unfortunately that never happened. Edited by: EugeniaH on Dec 12, 2012 7:58 AM

Eh.... let's hear from other people! Though wow, it's a triple play tonight: Remember the Night, The Lady Eve and Ball of Fire. You Belong to Me is definitely a weak vehicle for Stanwyck and Fonda (Preston, where'd you go?), I never got into Lady of Burlesque (not a strong story line and Michael O'Shea irritates me), but love Stanwyck's dancing in it, and Banjo on My Knee is cute, but not a stunner.

*All three actors (Huston, Stany and Judith Anderson) deserved nominations for their performances* Absolutely. I think the film would be much less if any of these three weren't in it. They're such different people, but they work so well together (the refined Anderson, the tough Stanwyck and the boisterous Houston). I like Kate Hepburn, though I haven't seen *Christopher Strong*. I have a small collection of her movies at home.

This is great, Kyle. Thanks!!

What a great thread! I'm loving these vintage pictures. Ironically, I'm reading a bio on Norman Rockwell right now and it mentions his close association with J.C. Leyendecker (two of the illustrators featured in this thread). Love Rockwell's work in particular.

Okay, I listened to the two Newman tracks you and misswonderly posted. While I have to say that I'm still not much of a fan of his voice, I googled the lyrics of the two songs and liked them. Thanks again.

1. When you can say to your now college-aged niece or nephew, "I remember the day you were born!" 2. When you speak confidently about some cultural reference and someone points out to you, "But, that was 27 years ago!" (These are my personal experiences, anyway...)

LadyE (I see I'm going to have a lot of fun reading and responding to your posts), I'm less of a fan of a lot of Stanwycks' Westerns, like "Cattle Queen", but love her in "The Furies" (as mentioned), "California" (love her with Ray Milland; they had a great screen chemistry), and like the "fire" scene with Robinson in "The Violent Men".