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Davis was in SHADOW ON THE WALL (1950) with Zachary Scott

I have two differing standards for such things. If the era is clearly defined or historical, I expect everything to be accurate. Waterloo Bridge falls under that standard. If a movie is simply claiming that a scene occurs at some point prior to "now" (the present world of the rest of the movie) then I'm forgiving of any inaccuracies. IOW, if a character says, "I met her ten years ago..." and we fade to a flashback, I don't care about fashions, autos, etc..

> {quote:title=Sepiatone wrote:}{quote} > > Malkovich? I remember reading some years ago a profile of him where he claimed, "Movies are stupid." Since then, I've seen him in a few dozen movies. I guess even Prima Donnas have to eat... > > > Sepiatone > I'd have to read the whole profile to be fair to Malkovich, but I do get a bit perturbed at actors who act like we're all idiots for liking their work. It seems to occur way too often. Of course if he's talking about films that are all CGI and no characterizations, I generally agree.

DISH has these battles all the time, so it may still work out. OTOH, DISH plays hardball with content providers and sometimes they never settle. DISH has never had the YES network for Yankee fans because of the carriage fees and a dispute with Disney led to the removal of HD feeds for most Disney content. It's hard to believe they wouldn't settle this one because they pride themselves on being the better choice for movie fans compared to Direct. Edited by: ginnyfan on May 6, 2012 11:56 AM spell check is your friend!

> {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote} > > Overall the WB factory of the 30s and 40s cranked out quality movies, even many of the 'B' pictures. The character actors are a key reason. i.e. they alway brought a certain level of quality to these WB movies. > I think that is a very true statement. Movies today do have character actors. It is just that they are dwarfed by the Tom Cruises and Sandra Bullocks. They do not get the chance to really shine like character actors did back in the 30s or 40s. And they most certainly do not, with rare exception, get the chance to carry a major studio film (unless it's a low-budget sleeper that was independently financed and has found distribution through a major studio). > > John Malkovich is what I would call a character actor today who occasionally gets to do meatier parts. Many of the old films actually referred to "The Players" when listing the cast. The old studios were, in many ways, very much like a theatre company. They tried to put the pieces they had into the best places they could. Since films today are each built from scratch, that doesn't happen. When trying to think of more modern character actors, the late Bruno Kirby popped into my head. In his case, being a character actor was the family business.

Zane, Billy

THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES (1969)

THE GREAT CARUSO (1951) next-jumping out the window

John Payne was in WEEK-END IN HAVANA (1941) with Leonid Kinsky

OK, so tonight I was cleaning up some odds and ends in my efforts. Earlier, I had contacted the blogger I mentioned in my last post, I followed up on my order of back issues of Classic Images, made a post here and then got the bright idea to send one more email to one more stranger who might have information or know someone with information. So I start typing away, get about halfway through my recap of the end of Ginny's career and discover I need to pick up my son at his band concert. So I quickly close the yahoo mail and head out. When I get home, there's an email waiting...from the person I apparently sent a half an email to. I really thought I hit save, but I guess it was send. The reply simply says, "Good luck with your research." I had never even gotten to the point where I ask for the person's help. I'm sure the recipient had no clue as to what I why I was emailing in the first place. Feeling like a total idiot, I quickly dashed off an apology and an assurance that I wasn't trying to sell a story or manuscript to the person, but only trying to find if the recipient knew of anyone with the answers I seek. I just hope I didn't blow a chance at the answers.

Hi, I'm not ready to add anything to my timeline yet, as I am still waiting for answers to some of my outstanding correspondence. I did, however, want to share a couple of things that might be of interest. One is Weidler related, the other not. First, I found the greatest Happy Birthday blog entry to Virginia at http://www.istavisio.com/6/post/2011/3/birthday-of-the-week-virginia-weidler.html . The author gets exactly what I feel about Ginny and her work. One of the comments after the entry was made by yours truly two days before I found myself here, when I was just getting started (and, no, my name isn't anymore "howie" than it is "ginnyfan"). The other one is that I just found out that my new friend Gloria Jean was interviewed recently for a Christmas website and the podcast that includes it can be found at http://mymerrychristmas.com/mmcepisode17.mp3 . Gloria shows up around minute 16.

> {quote:title=FloydDBarber wrote:}{quote}http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_McNear Howard McNear was quite a character off screen as well. Parley Baer used to comment on the pills Howard carried for every possible ailment, real or imagined. Baer also liked to tell of Howard whispering things to make him crack up in very inappropriate settings. To me, Howard's best work was on radio. It seems that a regular listener could hear McNear just about every day of the week on one show or another.

Obviously, this dense poster didn't get it yesterday, but the film is the highlight of Curtis' work. It's a pity that the format kept several from enjoying (is that the right word in this context?) it. Formats, DVRs failing, it seems that a lot of us are being foiled in our attempts to watch things we've been waiting for lately.

June Haver was in IRISH EYES ARE SMILING (1944) with Veda Ann Borg

BLAZING SADDLES (1974)

Stuffy-Harpo Marx in A DAY AT THE RACES (1937)

Weidler, George

THAT THING YOU DO! (1996)

Jeanne Crain was in WINGED VICTORY with Lon McCallister

DUCK SOUP (1933) next-singing on a bus

TAKE SHELTER (2011) next- travelling salesman

SEVEN HILLS OF ROME (1957) FOR THE FIRST TIME (1959) actually Naples and Capri

DARK VICTORY NEXT-PULLMAN PORTER

Cliff DeYoung

Quale, S. Quentin- Groucho Marx in GO WEST (1940)