Dargo2

LOL C'mon Twink, you know what I meant. In the case of this story, it was a subtle way of first showing that he started caring about her...especially after the first time while they were driving in his car together and he told her that he thought she smoked too much.

Well, she was MARRIED, dude!!! Maybe THAT 'splained it enough. (...at least I thought it did, anyway) Which reminds me...I thought the scene where Mason purchases that "quit smoking" device was a nice little touch which was a great way to show he was starting to fall for her. (...and here with you bein' a great anti-smoking advocate, I would've thought that that might have resonated with you especially quite a bit)

>+1 LOL See what I mean, Twink?! The gentlemen is a MASTER at that whole "Brevity" thing!!!

>finance, are you trying to keep up with Dargou ? Eeh! finance doesn't have to "keep up" with me, Twink. finance is usually right beside me in this regard! (...and the only difference between us is that HE'S taken to heart the old adage, "Brevity is the soul of wit", much more than I EVER did...ain't that right, ol' buddy?!!!)

Well, other than Hawks' and Ford's possible infatuation with an overbite, I certainly can't think of one, finance!

Yeah, for the most part I did, and other than perhaps the part which James and Hibi mentioned earlier about James Mason's rather quick "conversion" to her side. Though ALSO please remember because most of us have come to the consideration that this film IS pretty much a "Noir", the idea of a totally logical script of this genre should not be of primary concern for one's enjoyment...as Eddie M so masterfully pointed out during his tenure as host during those recent Friday night "Film Noir" presentations.

Yeah, well, why is it I'm gettin' the feelin' you'd feel a little differently about this if Joan and her family lived in, say, Cherry Hill and she kept havin' to drive into downtown Philadelphia to meet with all the lowlifes THERE!!! (...uh huh...I'd bet you'd get a little more into it if THAT were the case, eh finance???!!!) LOL

>I work for my Mom. It's about as non union as you can get. My negotiation was saying ok after her telling me how much she was going to pay me. Well see, your problem seems to be that while you might have heard of "COLLECTIVE Bargaining", it appears you're painfully unaware the of practice of "CORRECTIVE bargaining" and where you just keep correcting your mother when she wants to low-ball the value of your services to her. Btw, they also use this "Corrective Bargaining" principle in Japan, but of course in THEIR case it DOES in fact mean to pool the bargaining power of a workforce together in order add strength to their cause. They just have a little different way of pronouncing the process over there, that's all. I know, kinda confusing, huh! (...hey, I never said I was "PC", ya know..nope, I'll use ANY method to get a laugh ANY way I can, and EVEN IF I have to resort to somethin' like THAT!!!!) LOL

>Not so Dargou ! A Mink Coat 'decreases' in value, it becomes used, whereas, jewelry usually increases in value, I know. Maybe in today's market where the idea of owing fur is considered "Politically Incorrect" and thus a much smaller market than it was in THAT era this MIGHT be true, however I do recall that in THAT era there were MANY shops which sold still highly-priced second hand furs to the public, and thus even that commodity was considered a high-value one. >Try and get a fat lady in a mink coat ! Well, if I WOULD ever attempt that Twink, I would be sure to wait until after she sings! (...'cause of course, "it wouldn't be over" yet!) Edited by: Dargo2 on Jul 11, 2013 1:41 PM

Yeah, I felt it was "Noir", James. Just because a large part of it took place in the openness of Balboa and not downtown L.A. didn't detract from that feeling at all. Remember, much of what took place in Balboa was during the dark of night, which definitely added to this feeling.

Know ya Hibi, the whole "mink coat" thing didn't cross my mind at all, but it IS a good point. Yep, in that era, one of most prized possessions a woman could own and which was quite often THE most sought-after gift a women would ask for, would have been a mink coat or stole. Yep, even women living in sunny and warm SoCal where the "need" for one would be far less than in a lot of other locations in this country. (...in fact, I still remember the look of joy on my own mother's face when my father surprised her with one in the early '60s)

One of the great final quotes ever uttered... "If anyone at my funeral has a long face, I'll never speak to him again."- Stan Laurel

>Dargo, I know what the song("Short People") was about. Hmmm...well then, I suppose that now begs the question: I wonder if Ronald Reagan did TOO??? LOL

OH, that's RIGHT! I'd forgotten about "The Alamo"! (...hey, but then again I ain't no Texan, and so maybe I'm excused a little bit for that, huh?!)

Well ol' buddy, regarding your apparent inability to accept the idea of a "prequel" OR "sequel" to the The Wizard of Oz, all I can say here is... "Forget it, Sepia. It's Tinseltown!"

>NOW: I'm waiting for Fred to point out how unrealistic the quick change of heart is for the Mason character. Ok, that wasn't realistic, but like many movie plots, if one just accepts this premise 'as is' the rest of the plot flows very well. Hmmmm...I dunno, James. Remember, Fred has stated innumerable times around here that he prefers his movies run no longer than an hour and a half and about as long at they used to run back in the pre-code days. And so, you MAY be waitin' a long time before THAT happens!!! LOL (...though yes, I have to admit Mason's becoming infatuated with Bennett in this one DOES seem to happen overnight, and as if there might have been few scenes left on the cutting room floor)

Eeh! Now c'mon Fred, EVERYONE knows that the ONLY people allowed to kill John Wayne were either crazy psychotics like Bruce Dern OR the Japanese during the Second World War! (..and NOT reasonably nice guys like Cherry!!!) LOL

Well, as I noted here cb, Newman's intent with his song is very often misunderstood as a putdown of "Short People", and where in fact it's actually about "Intolerance". And, similar to how many people have over the years misunderstood the true meanings of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and John Fogerty's "Fortunate Son" as being flag-waving tunes. (...and with Ronnie Reagan himself once being a prime example of this after he once made a comment which cited "The Boss's" tune in a speech he once gave)

That's a nice story yourself, Lavender. It is always a pleasure to hear of these sorts of reports about our encounters of these well-known actors which say what nice people they are, isn't it. Btw, I had one more "encounter" with Mr. Price years before we actually met face-to-face and which I'll now share. One of my first jobs with the airlines was as a Reservation Agent with TWA at their old downtown L.A. office. One evening while manning the phones I received a call from a gentleman inquiring as to what time our non-stop polar flight would be arriving into LAX from London Heathrow Airport. I immediately recognized the very distinctive voice of the person on the other end of the line, and so I said, "Yes sir, I'll tell you the ETA of this flight on one condition, and that condition would be IF I correctly identify who you are! You're Vincent Price, aren't you?" I then recall hearing the sounds of a chuckle come through my earpiece, and the man saying, "Why yes, that is indeed who I am. You have a great ear for voices, don't you.", to which I replied, "Well sir, you DO have one of the most distinctive and distinguished voices anyone will ever hear, you know!", and which he then thanked me for the compliment, AND to which I then went back to the task at hand and supplied him with the information he was seeking. (...yep, my two encounters with Mr. Price were fun and very pleasant affairs)

Well, YA KNOW cb, Randy Newman once had a whole DIFFERENT take on THIS subject!!! (...though actually of course, his 1977 hit song was a treatise on the subject of intolerance, as I'm sure you knew)

I'm glad you liked my Vinny story, Nora. (...oh, and btw...regarding an earlier comment you directed to me recently in another thread, don't worry...I won't be changing the spelling of my first name any time soon...just having to deal with the folks at all the credit card companies would be trouble enough, ya know!) LOL

I was near spellbound with Bob's first pick last night, The Reckless Moment, Hibi. This was my first viewing of it, and found myself pulled right into it. Though filmed a few years before my birth, having been born and bred in SoCal, I knew well of these Balboa and downtown Los Angeles locations, and so this might have possibly helped with that "being pulled right into it" feeling and which I felt Max Ophuls' direction captured quite well, along with the nice pacing of his film which seemed to flow well from one scene to the next. I also found the script's dialogue fairly free of false notes. I thought Joan Bennett gave a very good performance as the blackmailed mother of the family, and as was often the case in James Mason's career in which he seemed to master the playing of the type of characters which while morally flawed, you can't help but root for because of some redeeming value he also projects, he indeed had me rooting for him yet again in this film. And regarding Trade Winds, all I can about THIS one is I found it "All over the place". And not ONLY in regards to its being a story which involved a lot of world traveling, but ALSO because it can't seem to make up its mind about which genre of movie it wants to be, though I might add I DID actually enjoy watching it because of the chemistry which Fredric March and Joan Bennett provide and because Ann Sothern was such a hoot in it.

"BOOGIEBOOGIEBOOGIE!"

Wow! And yet another great series of pictures you found to express my thought about their masterful use of their "eyes". Nice work again, Tom!

>But's it's perfectly logical that Donna Reed would have worn glasses if Jimmy Stewart hadn't been born. Think of all that eye strain she would have had with all that time she spent reading books in the local library. LOL Yeah, but as my wife often points out (and as I'm bawlin' my eyes out after Harry Bailey toasts, "To my big brother George, the richest man in town!"), "She WOULD have just married Sam Wainwright INSTEAD!"!