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Did Mae Clarke have a large role in the movie?

And, again, a singing coach could have worked with her on those problems but the coach did nothing but praise Natalie Wood's singing. Natalie was lied to about her about her own singing voice being used in the movie. According to Marni Nixon, they always intended to dub her. Marni Nixon says she was present for Natalie's "lessons" ---- which consisted of nothing but telling Natalie how wonderful she was. They explained Marni's presence by saying that Marni's voice would be blended with Natalie's for the higher notes. Marni has said that she (Marni) knew that was not possible.

Yes, and it's very jarring to have Rita Moreno's real voice singing in "America" and then hearing the dubbed voice in "A Boy Like That" and in the "Tonight" Quintet.

When Brandon deWilde accepted the Oscar, he said that Melvyn Douglas was in Spain.

Of course.

I'm having the same issues with the drop-down box that displays the different days in the month. I was only able to get to the August 20 schedule by clicking on the "NEXT DAY" box at the bottom of the current day's (August 19) schedule.

Again, if the studio singing coaches had genuinely worked with Natalie Wood on projecting her voice rather than just praising her singing to placate her so the studio could use her box office appeal to sell their movie she could have sung the score herself without dubbing.

Tomorrow is your chance, misswonderly3.

It's interesting that it was American stage actors and directors trained in Stanislavski's techniques who were responsible for making movie-acting less "stagey" (using that word in the sense of "artificial"). Actors like Marlon Brando, Geraldine Page, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Anne Bancroft, Patricia Neal, Montgomery Clift and James Dean were able to create and sustain authentic and unpredictable human behavior rather than relying on the patterned deliveries and reactions used by "movie stars" for a film "take."

Yes, it did hurt Brandon deWilde that he was the only major cast member of HUD to not be recognized with an Oscar nomination. But deWilde did accept the Oscar that was awarded to Melvyn Douglas, who was unable to attend the ceremony. Those glasses that Brandon deWilde is wearing are "in style" today.

Maybe Michelle Pheiffer will make a movie with Sally Fields.

WATERLOO BRIDGE and FRANKENSTEIN: Two great collaborations bewtween Mae Clarke and director James Whale. What wonderful performances Whale drew from Mae Clarke and Kent Douglass in WATERLOO BRIDGE. The scene where Clarke brings Douglass to her apartment for the first time is so alive and seems to be happening "for real." TCM is also airing the obligatory PUBLIC ENEMY, where James Cagney famously squashes a grapefruit in Mae Clarke's face. It's okay because PUBLIC ENEMY is a great movie directed by the great William Wellman and with a great performance by Cagney.

I like the movie HUD a lot but for me the weakest link (and I know many will disagree with me) is Paul Newman. To me, he comes across as "trying not to act" which reads as "acting" to me. I don't think his accent sounds very authentic either. Patricia Neal, Brandon deWilde and Melvyn Douglas are all so vibrantly alive in the movie. I'm always amazed that a New York guy like Brandon deWilde can speak with such a natural-sounding Southern accent.

You may need to broaden your circle. GREASE 2 (not II) has a quite a strong fan base that continues to grow. I saw a high school revue recently that incorporated songs from the movie. How can anyone not like "Cool Rider"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loXeGuTRCHE Here are a few comments from YouTube: "first sequel ever to be just as great as the first one." "yes its better" "Am I the only one that absolutely LOVES the second one..?" "i loVE THIS SO DAMN MUCH" "I actually really like this Movie more than Grease 1! I think Michelle Pfeiffer has a really cool role in here and I love to see that movie everytime it´s coming up on TV! :)" "Some people are just idiots. The movie was not meant to be serious or dramatic. Same as the first Grease it was satire and a lighthearted spoof. The music is actually very good but people act like the movie is horrible and it is not. It is really very good." "Good movie. Highly underrated. Good soundtrack too." "This is loads better than Grease 1 yet its almost impossible to get this on DVD anywhere!! Does anyone have any ideas where I can get this as an individual movie, not a twin pack with Grease 1 in it too."

It's interesting that quite a few actors who emulate Marlon Brando do mumble (I suspect intentionally), but Brando never mumbled.

Speaking of "exotic" accents is that American Kathleen Turner saying "You've found TCM" on that spot running on the channel?

Audrey Hepburn is so cute in this outfit and with this hairstyle in ROMAN HOLIDAY:

Is Victor Mature a football player in that movie? If so, I saw part of it on TCM very recently.

"She went to sh*t and the hogs ate her!" Diane Ladd as Flo in ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, finally losing it when the owner of the cafe repeatedly asks for the whereabouts of one of the other waitresses .

Does TCM air the pre-code version of MATA HARI or the later cut version that was released after the code was in effect?

The movie (GONE WITH THE WIND) is airing on TCM now, but Melanie is just having her baby. I don't think I can stay with it to hear the son's voice in the crying scene (when Melanie's dying) to see if I still think his voice is dubbed.

Here's a clip I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17uBwshzHoY

Ah, yes, VIVA LAS TORGAS was the British title and TORA LAS VEGAS was the North American title . . . or was it the other way around?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaVpgQLpZ7Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxkUR0ZCR2g