Bildwasser
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I had almost forgotten that Windom was also in The Farmer's Daughter
TV show starring Inger Stevens. The short obit in the local paper didn't
mention it. He was perfect as irascible old Dr. Hazlett in Murder She
Wrote. I think it's probably too late for a MSW reunion, unless it took
place at the Cabot Cove rest home. TVLand was running it on the week-
ends for a little while, but that didn't last long.
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Hole, For Once In Your Life.
Live version.
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I think that's a great name. The War of Northern Aggression
Against the Southern Slaveowners (aka little women). Sweet.
There is no substitute for victory.
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I can't recall offhand if it was ever made clear whether she was already dead
or he killed her in the bell tower. If she was already dead that means he would
have had to carry the body up the stairs and not be noticed doing it. So maybe it
would be easier to get her up there and then kill her and throw her off. Decisions,
decisions.
When you first posted that picture a few days ago, I couldn't help but notice
that from that side angle Helmore looks a bit like Joe DiMaggio, at least he
did to me. Funny what one sees.
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"Stop the car right now son. When your mother gets that look on her
face, it can only mean one thing. She's got to go, and I mean right
now."
"Damn, it's on E again. This is the third time this month. What are
you using that head for. A hat rack?"
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172, Better late than never.
"What's happened to Godfrey? I sent him out an hour ago for two
extra large pepperoni pizzas and he's still not back."
"Apples? Check. Razor blades? Check. Urban legend. Let 'em take
a bite into this urban legend."
I also didn't notice that the curtains were on the inside, not the outside.
Some of the stars were eccentric, but not that eccentric.
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Aha. I was confused by Fred's description just above the photo.
People who point out inconsistencies or whatever word one want
to use have the advantage, since it's more difficult to to back and
try to challenge them, especially if one doesn't have a copy of the
film at hand.
How did Mister E get out of the bell tower without running into Jimmy
on the way down or being observed by others? Simple. He had a proto-
type of a rocketcycle and in the confusion attending his wife's death he
simply took off on it out the back way and was back at his desk in Frisco
doing a crossword puzzle in pen before you could say Jimmy crack corn
and I don't care.
Funny how it's hard to remember the exact details. I believe it was out
the arch too. It would have been humorous if the wife had landed on a
station wagon, but one not full of nuns.
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Maybe Joel had a thing for shiksas. It's a fairly common theme.
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If that is the actress that played his actual wife, she does look just like
Kim Novak, so there goes the idea that Scotty would have noticed the
difference between her obit photo, assuming there was one, and Kim as
Madeleine.
Was it a window or just an open arch? Either way it was a nun who
spooked Judy and caused her to fall to her death. Bad sister, bad, bad
sister. Back in the day there was less concern about such things. Now
that everyone wants to file a lawsuit, things are different.
See, this is why Elster was such a clever duck and got away with murder
and you might not have. If he hadn't hired Scotty and Madeleine, there
wouldn't be the suicide angle. His wife just would have been a possible case
of homicide and Elster would be an immediate suspect. Scotty followed her
around and observed her weird actions, so suicide is an easy conclusion to
come to. Way to go, Gavin.
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Yeah, if your watching 'em, smoke 'em. About a dozen years after Reefer
Madness came out there was another don't smoke that stuff movie called
She Shoulda Said No. The production values are a lot better, though the story
doesn't have that Reefer Madness wild animal trying to bite its foot off to
get out of the trap vibe. And Lila Leeds is much better looking than any of
the dames I recall from RM. Of course Leeds was in it to capitalize on the
publicity of her recent pot bust with Bob Mitchum. All in all, it's a pretty
enjoyable piece of hokum, and Lila is easy on the eyes, whether you're
stoned or cold sober.
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Phyllis was always enjoyable and could be counted on for a good
performance. I remember her mostly from her appearances on Alfred
Hithcock's TV shows. It seems she usually played a wife who ran
into some problem or another. I saw her in an episode of Bonanza
just a few days ago.
As often happens with actors, there is some dispute about her birth
year. I've seen both 1921 and 1919. Guess it really doesn't matter all
that much now. RIP.
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Yep, Kim did do some weird sh*t, at least for 1958. I'll bet Judy didn't
spend her weekends cleaning her waterpik. Hiiooooo.
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I would have spent it on a rifle to shoot out that annoying neon sign.
Another minor point is how Jimmy managed to support two separate
households, after Judy quite her job, on his retirement pay. Maybe he
only had to do it for a few months before that unfortunate visit to the
bell tower. Hollywood economics.
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Lefty Frizzell with an early hit, I Love You a Thousand Ways.
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Or maybe he and Ben could co-host a special Slumber of Love program,
and share a joint. I'd love to see that.
Riding that train,
Introing Citizen Kane,
Uncle Bob you better watch your speed.
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And I guarantee that a lot more people have appreciated
reefer itself than have ever appreciated Reefer Madness.
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Even if Jimmy went to the cops, it wouldn't do much good. All he could
say (leaving out the pauses and ums) was something like An old acquaintance
asked me to follow his wife. He thought she might be having some *mental*
*problems*. I did and she did do some weird stuff, and lo and behold, she
committed suicide, just like someone who had *mental problems* might. And
since Judy was dead, that's about all he could say. Not much of a case.
From the evidence presented in the movie, I think Judy was addicted to tacky
wigs and bargain basement sweaters. She probably didn't get much scratch from
Mr. Elster. He has the look of a penny pincher to me.
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It did have a lot of moving parts, but once everything worked out, it was
done. The only loose end was Judy. Maybe if Judy had watched more
film noirs, she would have taken advantage of her position, but evidently
she didn't. She had changed her apperance and the odds of Scotty seeing
her again were not that great, except in the movies. And killing Judy would
only have added more problems. All in all, a job well done.
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Traffic jam, Light Up or Leave Me Alone.
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They should keep playing the same kinds of movies and just change the name
to something like The Grade Z Drive-In Crapola Farm. The earliest James Bond
movie was from the 1960s.
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The man in the mac said You've got to go back,
You know they didn't even give us a chance.....
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Judy was a looker, at least after Jimmy spiffed her up, but she wasn't
the sharpest tool in the shed. Maybe Elster was counting on that. What
I like about Elster is that he wasn't one of those flamboyant, out there, look
at me villains. He kept things simple, got the job done, and got away with
it. Could he have done things better? Sure, nobody's perfect, but he did what
he had to do and he did it well.
There might have been enough of a time lapse that the employees of the dress
shop didn't remember who came there to buy what. And even if they did remember,
they likely didn't give it a second thought.
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Yes, I'm guessing that in one form or another CliffNotes are still around.
And as a last resort maybe Classics Illustrated are still around too.
Back in high school the joke was that many students read CliffNotes
instead of reading the book itself. Today with the internet there are a
lot more opportunities, both for legitimate research and cheating. The
more things change...
"Yes we can can!" said Little Nicola.
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The Jackson 5 sez I'll Be There.
Heard this on the radio yesterday when I
was station surfing. Still sounds pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP0HH64gIl4