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I saw that episode not long ago. Cassidy was the perfect kind of protagonist for Columbo!

WDTW is that Hayley Mills film, right? I think her mother might have written the book maybe? Was Alan Bates in it? I've seen it once many years ago. I don't know your second choice, King but I'm going to check it out now on IMDB. Thanks for the response!

Okay, TB I am finally seeing the trend here. Will your next post be on Shirley Booth, Shirley Knight, or Shirley Anne Field? Don't tell me that Shirley Chisholm was an actress too!

You are a genius, Nip! Of course "Car 54" would be a hit. But of course only if they could revive Joe E. Ross as Gunther Tootie [sp?]. Ooh, ooh!

Thanks for the film update, TB!

Fascinating retrospective of the time period, TB. I bet that Harry Cohn funeral was packed cuz people come when you give them what they want!

Though I like American-made blue collar films, I've always really enjoyed the British take on such things, Speedracer. A film I admire is "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" from the early 1960's by Karel Reisz and starring Albert Finney. It is nice to see the British "angry young man" as they were then known, of the time period featured in films.

Now I'm sure your brother-in-law or neighbor may be one of a kind and you are welcome to submit their names in this thread, but what I am really looking for are movies of that ilk. Let's face it, most movie themes have either been copied, stolen or remade over and over again. How many times have we seen the Cinderella story in a modern setting, or a crime drama where the crooks turn on each other after the master plan goes awry. My favorite film that I truly think is one of a kind, is Rene Clement's masterful "Jeux Interdits" [aka "Forbidden Games"] from 1952, starring child actress Brigitte Fossey. In this film the story about what motivates the children and the somewhat morbid games they play is heartbreaking and unprecedented, and reflects on the rituals that children might innocently assimilate during war. I can recommend it to all, except those who need a superhero in the film to keep their interest up. I could only wish that TCM might put it on their playlist so more people would be able to see it in the future. Do you have a film that is "one of a kind" that you would kindly share with your fellow film addicts?

I love that lady! She seemed to also be in numerous Perry Mason and the like type shows.

Very funny narration which really improves the movie's comedic takes on life as a kid in Cleveland! Jean Shepherd said once that he thought the best thing in life was going to K-mart in a limousine which waited for you as you went in to buy a roll of Scotch tape!

Right on for the first two, and I shall have to listen to the narration on TIODM next time. Thanks!

I remember at the time I saw it that his takes on the voiceovers really added to the film. Thanks!

Great movie AND great narration!

Use it on Maltin to dissuade him from spewing forth any more nescient movie reviews? Good idea!

Ya know, Dargo they say that Jack Webb would work incidental actors on the set, over and over again in reading their lines because he wanted no intonation or expressive feeling in their line takes. I kinda dig that very unexpressive style too. So much better than overacting for sure. My favorite episode is the one with Michael Burns as I think, the Blue Boy? Thanks for your as always astute observations.

Ya know, interesting you say that, Jakeem because I once had an argument with someone was was totally disgusted with Manz and her readings but I liked her and the sound of her voice. She truly sounded like a kid who had no schooling and was a bit itinerant which is what the movie calls for, which made sense that she was pronouncing some words oddly. Of course, I like all Malick films and that one is my favorite. Thanks!

Hey, Sepia you just taught me something. I love ACC from 1951 but I guess am usually so engrossed in the story that I never paid attention to the narration. Thanks for the reminder of who it was, and I can hear now in my head the ending bit, where the narrator says something about that Scrooge was afterwards noted for something like "how well he kept Christmas" or whatever. Next time I shall pay attention to Bull.

Wow, three of the best voices to hear on film. Thanks, FL!

I LOVE Reed Hadley and you are so right about the voice, and the word "stentorian" really captures his sound. Thanks, Fedya!

I think she was totally dying to, but was chicken! All signs point to her the one being obsessed with him, rather than vice versa, James doncha think. I may just have to get out my dvd of "You Bet Your Life" with Groucho's interview with Beverly Aadland. Wasn't she about fifteen when she met up with the dear Errol? I'm surprised he was not dating Tuesday Weld at the time.

Whenever there is a magician in a film, or the movie has magic as a side or main topic, I watch. One of my favorite films with this theme as a sideline, is "Judex" from the early 1960's. Directed by Georges Franju, it stars Edith Scob from his immortal classic, "Les Jeux Sans Visage" but also is aided by the expert work of real life magician, Channing ****. Name your fave film that has magic moments, but it does not have to have a theme song as sung by Dean Martin, if you wondered. The four stars represent the name: P o l l o c k.

Oh, you are totally right, Tom about Flynn stating quite emphatically that he was in "love" with Olivia. My point is though, that most philanderers do "love" the woman that is the most elusive, until of course she becomes theirs and then it all goes downhill. Plus Flynn was noted for being very romantic towards all women. I remember reading a story about him, that was about a very plain Jane woman who worked for the studio I think, who never got any attention from men, who became totally elated that Flynn made a pass at her at a party. To be the object of his attention must have been heady, and he seems to have enchanted many women in Hollywood. I'm just saying that if Olivia had succumbed, my guess is that the "love" might have been shortlived, like it was with Lili Damita, Patrice Wymore et cetera.

Hey, CF I have something that you will really want and I will only charge you like a few hundred bucks for it. If you are asking, of course it is worth it! I have a calling card with the original pic of James Corbett on it, which was used for advertising back in the day. I also have one of John L. Sullivan and ya know, both guys really look like the actors who played them in the movie. Corbett was quite the looker just like Flynn. Being that you are such a nice person, I will take a hundred off the price...haha! I think my great grandpa was quite the boxing fan which is why we have these in our family. Sorry , no Jack Johnson stuff but I do have a signed picture of Rocky Marciano if you like Paul Newman too. Oops! I meant Rocky Graziano.

Just because a film is good does not mean that one cannot criticize it for any of its components, if a criticism is tangential. And using pejorative words like "unpatriotic" if for example one found it amusing that John Wayne was in many war movies yet never actually served in the military, is an infringement of free speech. I like James Cagney and I like "Yankee Doodle Dandy" as an entertainment, but that does not mean that the fact that Cohan was idealized to an amazing degree in the film is not apparent. The movie is definitely a flag waver which was usual to unite the forces during desperate times, but at later dates one can look more dispassionately upon such vehicles and judge them more fairly. And as an American who actually has a birth certificate from an actual state, I support anyone who might not find a film I like, in expressing those ideas. Cohan was great in many ways, but you notice the film does not mention his earlier marriage, his children from whom he was estranged, his anti-union stance toward actors since he would profit more by uniting with the producing side of the profits from shows, or his own personal dislike to the then president, Franklin Roosevelt. Is it unpatriotic to voice a dislike for the ruling president? If so, that would make George M. Cohan himself unpatriotic. But if we give him the chance to not be maligned for an opinion, then we owe that same stance to others who do, without branding them with pejorative labels. Hence, ColumboFan in my world, you are allowed to not only criticize the US, Canada, George M. Cohan and the rest of the planets and the Lesser Antilles, but you can even criticize me if you like! Forgot to mention that my favorite film from that year is "The Palm Beach Story", followed by "Cat People", "Arabian Nights", "The Talk of the Town", and "The Magnificent Ambersons".

Lucky you, Dargo! My horoscope said this was a good day for me to learn more about the relationship between Jeanette MacDonald and her sister, Blossom Rock who played Grandmama on "The Addams Family". Speaking of Olivia, and let me start by saying that I have always thought she was beautiful and one of the best actresses of all time, but her remarks about Errol Flynn have always amused me a bit. Anyone who has followed his attachments to females, would possibly think Olivia might be a bit overestimating her appeal to him. The man who liked almost all women, might not have been as smitten as she thinks plus if they'd actually been together as a couple, I'll be he would have tossed her over for some hat check girl at the Trocadera or dumped her later for a Beverly Aadland teenage-nymphet! Between Olivia and Joan though, I'll go with Olivia since most people who met or worked with Joan Fontaine truly found her repugnant and a pain in the you know what.