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SKIPPY --- another movie about Jackie Cooper and a dog -- is scheduled to air on TCM on July 25.

Since LAURA is airing tomorrow on TCM, I'm wondering if the "alternate ending" will be discussed in TCM's film noir class. As I noted in the original post in this thread, the mystery about the supposed alternate ending was cleared up as far back as 1978 in Jacques Lourcelles's article in L’AVANT-SCENE. (Lourcelles noted that the often alluded to "alternate ending" was in reality a cut portion of one scene.) Even the DVD commentary on LAURA confuses this point.

I haven't been able to read much of That Girl and Phil this week, but I will say that I do like the book's short chapters. Today I was able to read Chapter 3 ("Dressing Phil"), which desribes how Marlo enlisted Desmond's help to overhaul Phil's wardrobe while Donahue was away in London recording some shows. His entire home and work wardrobe was removed and replaced with items that Marlo found more appropriate. Desmond notes that he was pleased with the choices he made for Phil but that Marlo took all the credit since she was the "star" and he was the "help." According to Desmond, Phil went along because he wasn't concerned much about his appearance one way or the other. One of Desmond's comments from the "First Meeting" chapter that I didn't like was his remarks about Marlo's secretary. According to Desmond, although she was "professional," the secretary lacked "certain social skills." Desmond, however, does not elaborate on what skills that she lacked. Without giving the reader any specifics, that klnd of remark comes off as a personal jab (the backhanded "professional" compliment notwithstanding).

Here's Ron Moody with the great Georgia Brown and the original London cast of OLIVER!

Christopher Lee was really good in Richard Lester's Musketeers movies. I'm glad TCM is airing both THE THREE MUSKETEERS and THE FOUR MUSKETEERS as part of his tribute. (These movies also feature a great performance by Faye Dunaway.) Christopher Lee will also be remembered by modern audiences for his role in SLEEPY HOLLOW and as Saruman in THE LORD OF THE RINGS movie and as Count Dooku in the STAR WARS movies.

I didn't know that. I knew that Fanny Brice played herself in the movie.

Yes I love the way he describes how Marlo wails his name.

Correct. The Fleischer cartoons (Betty Boop, Popeye) and the early Warner Brothers cartoons were made for an adult audience.

Yes, her work in THE ROSE TATTOO is one of the greatest performances captured on film. There aren't enough superlatives for it.

Yes, Williams wrote the role the role of Lady in Orpheus Descending for Anna Magnani, but she wasn't secure enough about her English to agree to a live production on stage.

I've only read the introductions and the first 2 chapters so far ("The First Meeting" and the chapter about the futile and EXPENSIVE quest for the pure white tulips (since cream/off-white tulips were apparently gosh and/or passé). In the first meeting chapter, it was interesting that Desmond didn't wear his fur coat for fear of possibly offending Marlo's sensibilities, but his cashmere ended up being "devoured" (Desmond's word) by the animal skins in the Thomas-Donahue closet. As to the question about Phil Donahue's clinical background. The book describes that he was a reporter/broadcaster from the Midwest, not a psychologist. He started his talk show at a station in Dayton OH then moved to the larger Chicago market where his show eventually became nationally syndicated. The show eventually moved its operations to New York. (The book doesn't mention this ----or hasn't so far---- but I think Oprah Winfrey's popularity was a factor that drove Donahue out of Chicago. Visitors were flocking to her tapings rather than to his.)

Yes, Anna Magnani was brilliant in THE ROSE TATTOO and also in another Tennessee Williams's adaptation THE FUGITIVE KIND (which co-starred Marlon Brando). Magnani is probably the only actor who could "steal a scene" from Brando.

But you realize that the post that was being commented on does actualy contain a reference to . . . oh never mind . . .

I love the BARBARELLA and O LUCKY MAN! clips in the promo.

I always preferred the THAT GIRL openings that were instrumental (without lyrics). I think the lyrics were added for the final season. Lyrics were also added to ROSEANNE theme for the final season.

What is the clip at 1:27 from? It's a black-and-white clip of a guy throwing dice.

One thing about Marlo Thomas's tribute to Loretta Young that stood out to me was that Marlo referred to her TV series as THAT GIRL (with the stress on the word "girl"). I always refer to the series as THAT GIRL (stressing the word "that"). What word do you guys stress?

That sounds intriguing to me.

THE LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE is good, campy fun, TikiSoo. If you enjoy camp, you should check it out. Just be ready for the crying clowns.

Yes, knowing how events played out the ending of THE MISFITS is very eerie.

Here's another great TCM promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7BOqTjdBE8

Here's a great fan-created trailer/clip montage for THE RECKLESS MOMENT: