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I hate to break this to you, Rayban but many women are shallow and are just turned on by a pretty face, or someone who looks like Billy Budd.

Personally I always thought he sounded a bit like Kay Fwancis.

They say Pierre-Auguster Renoir liked to sip Pinot Noir when he painted things like "Nude in the Sun", which of course was the inspiration for Doris Wishman's film, "Nude on the Moon" so called Film Historians say.

A filmy, peignoir of variegated chiffon was your attire for the Queen concert in '86? So you were an early Film Peignoir devotee and advocate. I see your tenure as a Peignoir Film Historian is rather secure... Just curious, have you written any tomes on the subject of Dark City Dudes in Peignoirs?

Was Chester Morris wearing the obligatory peignoir in said photo that magically appeared in my post and which I have no earthly idea of how such occurred? That is a requirement for all men hoping to join the Film Peignoir Foundation, that they submit for their membership card a nice photo with them attired in a tasteful peignoir. I look forward to seeing some of the TCM film historian milieu applying soon. I'm sure also that Chester would be quite fetching in said garment...

The best victims have heads the shape of a Rocky Ford Cantaloupe, a lot like Baby Leroy's. Does yours match up?

Well, that's a good point and an Aston Martin is always worth seeing.

William Claude Dukenfield.

Not a bad idea, Limey! Might I also suggest if you are civic minded like moi, that you join my newly instituted non-profit called The Film Peignoir Foundation. This is a public benefit corporation that is dedicated to unearthing and restoring all films in existence which feature any semblance of the artfully designed article of clothing, which is called the "PEIGNOIR" and according to the French in Cahiers du Cinema, made America great during the War Years and in the Fabulous Fifties and Swinging Sixties. Peignoirs are part of our American history and need to be acknowledged and revered, and your contribution towards this goal will help preserve such films. By giving of your generous funds, you will be awarded a yearly membership which allows you to attend all film festivals held in San Mateo, the site of the world's largest Peignoir Museum. If you know of any 35mm prints of films featuring peignoirs, please email us, and we will give you a referral fee. Our E-Mag will alert you to all tv listings of films with prominent Peignoir displays. We have an advisory panel that includes the nephew of Milton Berle, who added so much to the history of the peignoir on tv, and also RuPaul. You will receive complimentary passes to be in the audience for RuPaul's tv taping of his "Drag Race" shows for every one hundred dollars you contribute to the cause. Sign up at: The Film Peignoir Foundation [@peignoirfoundation] Twitter Remember, our motto, every good peignoir needs a good foundation! P.S. At our meetings, we usually have at least two retired stars from the Silver Screen, who we invite to speak gratis to our crowds, with question and answer sessions discussing their favorite acting roles that required usage of a peignoir. Surprisingly, we have almost as many SAG members who are male and want to share stories of their experiences on-screen and off in peignoirs. They will also autograph old photos if you pay us the obligatory $20.00 line fee upfront. Our upcoming Peignoir City Film Festival is planned for this summer, and picnics will be planned also at the La Brea Tar Pits Party Center. Dates to follow... Don't be a loser. Get in with the in-crowd to be part of the Peignoir Revival Experience, and you will never be misled due to the skills of our Peignoir Film Historians guidance. By the way, all new male members, garbed in any sheer, translucent fabric like chiffon or such, will be given free admittance to our next seminar, with the showing of the film starring Cary Grant in the main role of "I Was a Male War Bride". 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next

Okay, a vote for Bond and thanks for your opinion!

Loved it! If you like seeing guys like Tom Ewell with Marilyn, you might dig it. I watched due to the connection of Hal Kanter and Goodman Ace in the production of the film. Plus I like Dors, and have an autographed photo of her with hubby, Dickie Dawson.

Thanks so much; I knew if I waited long enough someone would appreciate my valour! I only like the elongated version of "Greed" though if it has the gold-tinted items on certain frames. Gee, wouldn't it be great if they finally found the missing scenes and also the spider pit scene from "King Kong"!

Well, those wrong choices often seem right at the time. No one starts out knowing it's not destined to be magical, and animal magnetism and charisma often can obscure some glaring personality flaws that should make one run for the hills. Julie Christie was the perfect go to choice for such roles, as she made them seem so believable, as in "The Go Between" where again she mistreats poor, sweet Alan Bates. Great movie though and reading the book helps in some comprehension of motivation.

I bet if you said you were a Film Historian, Janet you would be protected and allowed to say anything you wanted in any post. You'd probably also be invited to be on-air somewhere to discuss all films that starred Chester Morris and you could discuss his odd physiognomy and the fact that his profile looked totally flat and without any forward surge in the proboscis area. Good luck on getting that gig, and I know someone who dated Ellroy who will get him to give you a moniker, like The Viceroy of Chester or The Marquise of Morris or something similar, to use in advertising.

Beef? I think someone gave you a bum steer, Dargo! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Is it wrong to expect people who auto-advertise themselves as experts in a field, to actually have some real credentials. When I used to go to antique shows as a teenager I had an older lady who would take care of me and set me straight about things I was going to possibly buy. She'd say things like "No, that's a repro toy" or "That's been repainted" or "That's not Delft but a fake copy made in the Philippines" or "That's a married piece of furniture and not original." I'm glad I had some guidance and did not believe every bit of hype that gets thrown at people. There is nothing wrong in being discriminating about who you take to heart as being an expert in a field. Should they not be expected to produce some valid credentials, beyond just their word or the fact that they probably got their gig due to who they know and not their actual knowledge. The cronyism system still exists in society as does the good old boy network [and possibly good old girl one!] and one wants only the best for TCM. How would you like it, Dargo if some nescient came forward to talk about Minnie's Boys and didn't even know each of the boys' original birth names? You know you would be fit to be tied at this debacle and insult to their legacy, particularly if the Marx Brothers Historian was misleading other new fans. Well, it's just ignominious and a desultory result of new and low standards of scholarship and I shall fight to the death for a resurgence of old school standards in what constitutes a "Film Historian" Did I try to muzzle you when you went ballistic on poor Ben's voice! I'm a rebel with a cause, so kill me. Watch for my upcoming expose of the Film Noir Racket being exploited in the US of A, that will be appearing in "Vanity Fair" magazine! P.S. By the way, don't call me "lady" or "ladeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" either!

Thanks, Dargo for unearthing a picture of my idol! Yes, due to my addiction to Ernest Thesiger and his skeletal appearance, I must say I appreciate looking a bit like his female counterpart. I think the first time I saw Eily, she was playing maybe the wife of John Carradine, another spindly looking personage. I also saw her in perhaps "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm". Now you know all the pretty girls like Laraine Day end up tubby and porcine, but those of us females who have the Eily bone structure get quite attractive as the years pass. I'm sure all would find me pretty appealing, particularly in my new Eva Gabor, ash blonde shag wig! Yvonne might have been BatGirl but Eily could have played the Spider Woman with aplomb, even better than Gale Sondergaard [sp?].

There are a lot of witches around nowadays, and they obviously have always existed, Sepia. Why else would our president keep talking about them daily if not? Ya don't hunt nothing.

Hey, I watch Svengoolie occasionally. Where else am I gonna see hilarious B-movies without having to hear lame jokes obscuring all the insane dialogue, like they do on that crappy Mystery Science Fiction show, Dargo? Now of course if you were hosting any films, I might be persuaded to watch your show. Could you bring back Vampira to work with you maybe?

They do sound like a vaudeville team that George Burns would have played with at the Palace, don't they?

These are all things you have been a witness to being deleted, but I will assume the ones about "nudity" and "Jane Fonda" were not personal posts by you, that got canned. Right?

Thanks, Lawrence for all the stats! Diesel always looks like a hairless Alan Arkin to me, but I would have trouble imagining his acting prowess playing Mr. Singer in Carson McCullers' "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter". He probably is not as good a folk singer as Arkin either, even with bigger box office.

Hughes had to have his local station schedule it, TB because when he tried to show his videotape of it on his Betamax console, his fingernails were too long to be able to push the PLAY button or FAST FORWARD ones. They say he liked to enjoy banana pudding with each viewing also.

My comment is...so we've gone from John Wayne to Jimmy Stewart to Clint Eastwood to...Vin Diesel? Excuse me while I get out the Exacto blades...

I'd say possibly "The Red Badge of Courage" with Audie Murphy, from the early 1950's, though not necessarily denigrating the South and slavery is at least a way less sacchariney telling of Civil War issues, than most antebellum romances celebrating the Old South.

Gotta agree with you, Nip that the groundskeeper was the absolutely worst actor in the film, and surprisingly it was played by Theodore Bikel who is regarded as quite the thespian. But in this, his corny accent and that horrid hair-do was laughable. Again, his bad acting in comparison with the great acting by Boone is viscerally upsetting. Too bad the film did not have a theme song to hum, like "The Blob". I worked somewhere where they had a calendar yearly sheet with all employee names and you were supposed to put these black pins next to your name and then across the calendar on dates you wanted off for vacation. Those black pins would scare me a bit!