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I adore this film too! Everything with Alistair is great. I am also a fan of classic British films, so was saddened about Patrick MacNee and George Cole's passing. Have seen George in a lot of things as a young man. I too was moved to tears about Alistair's rebirth at the end. (Had to lower the TV when the kids went by -- Kathleen Harrison - very entertaining actress - screamed very loudly when she thought Srooge had gone crazy!). So sorry about TCM's oversight! Both men were a part of the great Golden Age of films and should have been mentioned in the tribute for the year.

That's a very good point. DVDs have been around 20 years so why should they take all that time to release some of the great classic films? Hedy Lamarr films are a good case in point. Not long ago I got The Strange Woman. I think you are correct that the people that make the decisions have no idea of the right priorities! They could have made a lot more money even from a couple of great classics like you pointed out.

You won't believe it, I have been collecting Forbidden Hollywood for awhile now. What is neat is there are four entertaining Pre Codes in each set, I did receive one with Ramon Novarro recently too. I am not sure who decides to put them together. I recall that the first one I got had Baby Face. So they all look very nice. Some may be restored. Good selection of films each time.

She was too nice, the mom THat is quite touching when the daughter bangs on the hearse and tries to reach her mother in the coffin. Well, it is too easy to be nice like that. Rug Rats are hard to raise and I can relate. But you are right. I thought Claudette did a magnificent job mourning her friend (in the limo.) Also, Warren William was great as Steve and he too showed genuine grief for Delilah's loss. And in the latter film Lana was great mourning her friend and so was John Gavin. It is all so real we forget we are watching a movie for awhile! Bet there wasn't a dry eye in the theater - either time! Yep, the mom sure tolerated a lot from her daughter - lol.

Thanks! I liked Uncle Harry too. Film Noirs are my favorites again.

For everyone's sake I do hope they run the '34 version with Claudette Colbert. I can improve my old AMC copy. But the commercial seems to probably be right saying the newer one will air. They are preparing us....On your marks, get set, GO! Whichever it is, we will have a great film to see. Both Claudette and Lana are on my favorite actress list.

I really liked both of them! First, about 20 years ago I viewed the '34 version with Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers. Great film! Warren William was great as the love interest, bur the daughter (played by the lovely Rochelle Hudson) has her own agenda when grows up.. Great film with the boisterous Ned Sparks - he is always wonderful to watch. I recall he had a part in ALice in Wonderland '33. Great voice! The '59 version is great too with Lana Turner and Juanita Moore. This one too had the good Susan Kohner as the regretful daughter, but it was too late! John Gavin is wonderful as Lana's love interest, but conflicts abound. THere are various differences in both films, but the basic elements are clearly still there. I cried over Delilah a few days ago (in the first film). And then I reprised my role yesterday when I watched the newer version! I sure needed the Kleenex! I really like both actresses very much who played the mom's maid; Louise Beavers and Juanita Moore graced every film they were ever in. I think Juanita was close to 100 when she died. I believe she played Sal Mineo's guardian in Rebel Without a Cause. Interestfing fact. I happened to see an article about Susan Kohner in my film magazine.. Her mother was a famous dancer, and is close to 100~! Her name is Lupita Tovar and she was quite lovely as well talented in the 30's and 40's/ By coincidence, I happened to see her not long ago in The Saint in Mexico, with the great Tom Conway!

I like Vanessa too! She would be a Great Guest Programmer on TCM. IF Cher could, Vanessa could too.

I agree on these 2 films and A Summer Place. They make really good melodramas, as well the films I mentioned earlier; Home Before Dark -- with Jean Simmons and The Bramble Bush with Richard Burton and Barbara Rush.

Wow! Really like Reginald here.

You are not alone~ I am runner up. I tried to delete poss too and gave up. Now we know the Moderator is the one who can do this. Looks like you did succeed with editing the last one,

I am a Pre-Code girl too! I just love them! Five Star Final is a great film and I discovered later it was a remake of another similar film from the 30's - with a title like One Fatal Hour, OF course EGR was very good there and the other actors and actresses. Star Witness was another I just loved and was so touched by this film. All 3 films were good, I am still battling our NEW DVR-R to set up films. Hubby does it for me! We had quite a few to get last week. WE have had it nearly a year now along with 48" TV. I really like that, but late at night watch upstairs on my old 20" screen. (I am the one with the Old Movies as we used to call them. Once in awhile Hubby or older son or daughter will watch with me. Haven't quite converted them, though). Anyway, these great films really help to enhance my life, as I am pretty much stuck at home with a spinal condition - my spine collapsed from childhood Scoliosis 5 years ago and 3 surgeries failed to bring me up to standing and walking. I am hanging in there, but miss my old friends. MY childhood hobby of watching older films on TV with my parents and older sister prevails). I knew Reginald Denny was hot! After all, he was Leslie Howard's doctor friend in Of Human Bondage '34/. In the 40's he played an older friend dispensing advice to others. He was great, in Rebecca, '40, as Lawrence Olivier's estate manager/friend, Frank Crawley.. In the story he too was struck nearly dumb by Rebecca's beauty! The confirmed bachelor was hooked! Too bad we never see her. Vivian Leigh would have been great in the role or Linda Darnell, I think.

I like melodramas too and the mention of Mildred Pierce puts me in mind of The Dark Mirror with Olivia DeHavilland and Lew Ayres. What a suspenseful story with beautiful Black and White photography. I like the Young Philadelphians and it is a good soap-opera film. Would love to catch it again. In the late 50's and 60's we had some great melodramas; Home Before Dark with Jean Simmons and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Another melodrama, but in Color! Thoughts about another one from the late 50's come to mind with Richard Burton, Angie Dickinson and Barbara Rush. Drat! I've gone and forgotten the title -- 50 demerits! I know it starts with a B! Sorry for mentioning it, but..... Anyway, it was very touching in spots about a man with cancer who is dying and wants his Dr, friend Richard Burton to give him an injection to end it all. He withstands this And adding to the pathos of the story is his secret love for his friend's lovely wife, Barbara Rush. In the background Angie is a lovely nurse .... Great soap opera melodrama! (Jack Carson is good in supporting role as jealous of the doctor and wanting to smear his name and good standing). Just remembered! The Bramble Bush is the title and it really grabs the viewer. I had taped it long ago - about 10 or 12 years - at least - LOL~!

I like this too! A great quote from a very good movie.

Good movie. I was sad to learn what became of John Patrick who wrote Teahouse. Sometimes it is very sad to see what has become of celebrities we admire. The recent demise of some of our current favorites and some past ones can be very disillusioning. Our whole family is and was fond of Robin Williams. Even Mom loved Mrs. Doubtfire in the 90's. Here was a man who had so much talent! I later learned that he had a severe depression and had physical ailments which were not treatable. But as Mrs. Doubtfire this guy was classy and hilarious! Not a week goes by that we don't quote from the movie. OF course his other films were of note as well, But in this film he seemed timeless and invincible and so caring for his children.... In watching some pre-code films I looked up Robert Ames who was very good in some of them. Sadly, he and his wife (also an actress) could not get good movie parts, Not long after the Depression they both committed suicide. Another sad story to add to the saga of people we admire. Even celebrities we don't know much about were part of a great collage of the Golden Age of films. Today we have some notable films and their actors and actresses are important to our current "Golden Age" of films.

Me too! MY posts end up in different places; not where they should be sometimes. It is probably something I did, but it gets frustrating. THe Shortcuts are good and I am actually liking them too. Sometimes I would love to submit a handwritten review! I remember as a long-time secretary for a defense company the nervous feeling we all had when they installed PCs in the early 80's.. Worse yet, we had to learn how to use them! A friend and I might as well have said "Hi" to the mouse, for the classes were not very illuminating. We learned, though. by rote. One secretary was a real dynamo and just seemed born to work computers/ She was many years older than us all but was not floored by computers! She would snatch people's work from their typewriters and sit down to her computer - yes, the work was done faster and you could even make changes really skilfully! We were all used to Cut and Paste literally and Avery to solve our troubles! She actually laughed at her boss who did not have a clue! I faced each new work day with some trepidation. Finally, something clicked! Soon all the male bosses were computer savvy and we secretaries were not as well thought of. IT was like Shorthand which I had learned in my Junior and Senior high school years - just recently, you know - LOL! Our teacher said one day we would wake up and all would stop looking like Sanskrit. She was right! Even today I use it for my Shopping List, but once had real concerns learning it. Later it came in handy for a lot of dictation. Now it is no longer required in offices. The typewriter set the stage for Word with Windows. Today I have fun at the computer here, but sometimes a post disappears into the Neverlands (Peter Pan's hiding places!). And some e-mails floating in Cyber Space .... LOL!

One little footnote to the wonderful films of Carole Landis. I just received an oldies CD and there was a familiar sounding song on it (by a 50's group called The Fidelitys). After hearing it twice, I realized it was the song Carole had sung in her screen test in I Wake Up Screaming; "The Things I Love". Of course I prefer Carole's version, but the remake was good too. IT reminded me that this talented actress also had a lovely singing voice.. That was certainly a coincidence! Most of the songs on there I had never heard before. I am adding to my 50's collection and like the Doo **** sound and Rhythm and Blues. What were the chances? Thanks again, TB for all the wonderful information you have provided for us and continue to provide. I really like checking it out daily.

Add me to the Thanks! I was intrigued with this film and agree that it is one of Joan Colin's best 50's films. Don't think I had ever seen it before.

Well, I just emoted about my beginning interest in FIlm Noirs as a child. I Wake Up Screaming was my Intro. to the genre and the other film of note is Somewhere in the Night. IT was a year or so later that I first viewed the latter film. I love the cast and the intriguing story and even as a kid I felt really drawn into this haunting tale. It really grabs you personally. I have never seen a film where the put down is so absolute - in the beginning. John Hodiak's amnesiac character is recovering from war injuries in hospital when he discovers a letter from a woman who totally dislikes him. After he is released the soldier pursues a quest to discover his identity. The names Larry Cravat and eventually George Taylor surface. His quest is often imperiled; danger and pathos - threats from the "dangerous" Fritz Kortner and an appeal from a lonely woman (Josephine Hutchinson) whose ailing father may have some of the answers. There is murder along the way as "Larry" pursues his quest. HE is attacked by an unknown person. A lovely nightclub singer (Nancy Guild) places her trust in "Larry" and shields him from further attacks.. He stays at her apartment and meets various people. I will not say more for those who have not seen the film . . . THe story is enriched with a great cast as well; we have the pleasure of Lloyd Nolan and Richard Conte amid other notables. Somehow I never forgot the name Larry Cravat either!

Amid my typos galore earlier, I mentioned that I Wake Up Screaming was actually my first film noir seen on TV with family. It made quite an impression on me (at around 8 or 9) and I was actually haunted by the early demise of the beautiful and talented Carole Landis. After the film I recall my mother mentioning Carole's sad life and eventual suicide. It has been a long time since I first saw this film, but I still recall that it haunted me. I have now watched several of Carole's we set up on our DVR, but this continues to be my favorite. The outstanding cast including Betty Grable, Victor Mature and the pathetic Laird Creegar's character and the scary switchboard operator (Elisha Cooke), etc. all enhance the film still further. The touching part of Carole singing a lovely song for her screen test and her sister remembering a man looking in the window of the diner at her sister all serve to make the film all the more suspenseful and intriguing. In re-watching recently I also came to admire the excellent photography and skillful flash backing. So that's how I began my long Film Noir career; as a viewer,of course. AT the time my parents called them Suspense or Murder Mysteries. In recent years I have returned to Film Noirs. For me the lure of suspense films prevails and stems from seeing this film and one other...

I did tlke this film a lot too which I remembered seeing in the 70's on TV. I remember the nail-biting suspense and love the cast too! Lee Remick is lovely as ever and very good in her role, and the young Stephanie Powers was also very good as her innocent young sister. (Will love to re-watch this film again. I like Ross Martin and had forgotten his pivotal role here). I love Glenn's films too; this one and Gilda' plus some good Film Noirs from the early 50's. A great 40's (probably little-known Film Noir) I saw on TCM not long ago with Glenn, Barry Sullivan and Janis Carter is called Framed which is a gem with several unique plot twists.

Beautiful and talented lady. It is sad that she died so young. I was very very young when I saw the Lucy episode where she imitates Carmen and wears a Tutti FRuitti hat. I recall seeing a movie of hers on the Early Show not long after. Thanks! Looking forward to watching on You Tube.

I was also going to mention that I agree with you - A lot of the film deals with perception. Yes, Irena is scared to death that she will kill her beloved husband if she becomes too close to him. She does avoid a physical relationship. This leads us to wonder if she had had a similar dilemma prior to this or if this is the first one for her. I gathered that gentle and kindly Oliver was her one and only love. Sadly, he cannot understand her strange behaviors. HE is led by a well-meaning co-worker to seek mental aid for her.

I want to say that I like all of Val Lewton's films. I was really touched by the original Cat People. I feel that Simone Simone gave a great performance in this film as did Kent Smith and the other actors and actresses. It is so true that sometimes it is hard when you are judged by others. In this case we see Irena's dilemma very clearly. Unfortunately (not wanting to give the denouement away to those who have not seen the film) a psychiatrist and some others perceived the lady as imagining things and possessing delusions. I love Val Lewton's sequel; Curse of the Cat People which also has Kent Smith and the lovely Simone Simone. Here we have Kent happily re-married and with a lovely little daughter, played by the appealing Ann Carter, There are some intriguing situations here; Julia Dean as a lonely retired actress who befriends little Amy but her sinister daughter, Barbara seems very jealous. She is well-played by Elizabeth Russell who also appeared briefly in the first Cat People film. I have promised to see the more recent versions which also sound very good (though more gruesome).

I understand how frustrating that can be losing a long message or e-mail. One of my sons set me up with a desktop computer here in our den, or the disappearing acts would be more prevalent! A lot of those shortcuts are possible, but I am a mouse girl and find that I am usually pretty fast from repeated usage. But the shortcuts do sound handy. A visiting friend said, how do you manage with that Mouse? She has a laptop without a mouse and can't picture anyone dealing with a mouse. I got used to it . Independent of that, I find myself hitting a wrong key and shrink the screen. I feel like a computer dummy like I did when they first put computers in at work in the 80's. All thumbs.