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Abar, The First BLACK Superman

Hollywood Party (1934)

Royal Wedding

The Lady Vanishes?

The Masque of the RED Death

Girl of the Golden West (1938)

"Shane" (1953)--First time I saw this. Near flawless western is based on the Johnson County Wars which happened in Wyoming between 1889-1893. Ranchers versus farmers. The images that stay with me is Joey eating a peppermint stick while Shane beats up the bad guys, and Jean Arthur's haunted eyes. One of the best films I've seen. Four stars.

Two more 1937 disaster films, both where a ship sinking/near sinking are highlights, regardless of budgets; "History Is Made At Night" and "Souls At Sea".

1938: 1.) "The Adventures of Robin Hood" 2.) "The Lady Vanishes" 3.) "Alexander Nevsky" 4.) "Sidewalks of London" 5.) "Jezebel" 6.) "Bringing Up Baby" 7.) "Vivacious Lady" 8.) "Holiday" 9.) "The Sisters" 10.) "Alexander's Ragtime Band"

LawrenceA--Thanks for title correction.

Sunday, April3rd/4th;All times E.S.T. 10:00 p.m. "Kitty" (1945)--One of Paulette Goddards' best performances in this costume drama. 12:00 a.m. "Within Our Gates" (1920)--an emphatic counterpoint to "Birth of a Nation" (1915). 1:30 a.m. "The Symbol of the Unconquered" (1921)--an African American view of the 1920's Klan.

I saw eight movies last week. "Easter Parade" (1948) is the only teaming of Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, with Ann Miller and an Irving Berlin score. Easily one of the top musicals MGM ever made. "Young and Innocent" (1937)--One of Hitchcock's best British films, sound or silent. Everything works to make this a fine comic thriller, down to the police being more buffoons than a threat. Nova Pilbeam's best performance. "The Undead" (1956)--Roger Corman produced and directed film comes off as a spoof of the 50's fascination with Bridey Murphy/reincarnation. Starts slow, but fun really begins when film gets to the 12th Century; Allison Hayes as a Witch and Billy Barty as her Imp contribute greatly to the fun. The Gravedigger's takes on Nursery rhymes are classic. A fun watch; Gravediggers 1st rhyme: " Hickory Dickory Dourse My Guest is Dead of Course." "The Last Woman on Earth" (1960)--Roger Corman produced and directed film about what happens when three people go scuba diving, and when they surface everyone else is dead. Films' best parts are the return to the city. Film introduces various ideas to what happened, from a nuclear bomb to a Supergerm. Low-budget film, intelligently done; an enjoyable watch. "The Student of Prague" (1913)--First feature-length horror film. Is based on E.A. Poe's "William Wilson", and is about a deal with the Devil. Today, film is mildly effective, IMHO (the actor portraying the Devil would twirl his beard if he could). In 1913, film had scenes that scared audiences into screaming, according to the write-up on YouTube where I watched TSOP. "The Moon Is Blue" (1953)--Once scandalous comedy is MILD by todays' standards. Eyebrows do most of the acting, along with an irritating score that indicates when you are to laugh. Two LOL moments: William Holden intentionally(?) mispronouncing the name of an "ahem" extract/unproven supplement. And at the very end of the film, we get to watch the actors being filmed by one and one half movie cameras at the screens' right. Oh--TMIB was nominated for "Best Editing". "Baby Doll" (1956)--Uneven Tennessee Williams script that goes wrong in some scenes, is hilariously funny in others. Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Karl Malden, and Mildred Natwick are near pitch perfect. Worth a watch. "Pigskin Parade" (1936)--Judy Garland is the Reason to see this; she does her three numbers in 15 or so minutes; this was the only time Garland was loaned out while she was under her MGM contract. Staying awake until Garland sings is a Trial. All films should be seen once.

"Pigskin Parade" (1936)--Noisy, below-par musical comedy. A struggle to stay awake through; Judy Garland does three numbers in fifteen minutes. Her voice makes them sound better than the songs deserve. "It's Love I'm After" is the best of them, and is the highlight of the film. At least now I can say I've viewed the film. Two stars out of four.

Edythe Marrenner aka Susan Hayward. Theodosia Burr Goodman aka Theda Bara. Alfred Arnold Cocozza aka Mario Lanza.

Tula Finklea aka Cyd Charisse Suzanne Lorraine Bruce aka Jane Powell Greta Lovisa Gustafsson aka Greta Garbo Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert di Valentina d'Antonguolla aka Rudolph Valentino

Kathleen Turner

Easter Parade

8.) Parton co-starred with Sylvester Stallone in 1984's "Rhinestone".

STERLING, Jan

"Kongo" (1932)

"Her Twelve Men" (1954)

Favorite comedies. "A Royal Scandal" (1945) "Cluny Brown" (1946) "Two Mules for Sister Sara" (1970) "Something For Everyone" (1970)

"The Moon Is Blue" (1953)--Film is as tame as I remembered it, with eyebrows going up and down (and sideways if the cast could manage that), and a musical score that indicated where you were supposed to laugh, amusing but not more than that lines, and one unintentional LOL moment. At the very end, to the right of the picture, there's a Good, Long, Look at one and one half cameras filming the last scene. To make things funnier, TMIB was nominated for Best Editing at The Oscars. ComCast showed the affected print. Two and one third stars out of four.

You only have to look for the symbolism in these if you Want to--that's not essential to enjoying these films--it just adds another dimension to enjoyment. This middlebrow likes: "Strange Cargo" (1940)--I await Sister Rose's or CaveGirl's explanation. "Gilda" (1946)--the Cane speaks for itself, IMHO. "Animal Farm" (1955)--George Orwell wrote the novel full of symbolism, the animated film is also symbolic--not Quite as obviously as the book. "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955)--Symbolism is there if you wish to look for it. "Blow-Up" (1966)--Symbolizes something(s) which I missed because I wanted a Mystery with a Logical Solution--sigh. This film hits you over the head with a baseball bat Labeled DEEP Symbolism: "Last Year at Marienbad" (1962)--Everyone speaks in a Monotone, repeats their lines 2-4 times, and is Dull!

GregoryPeckfan--According to Miriam Hopkins' TCM webpage, she had four movies released in 1937: "The Woman I Love", "Men Are Not Gods", "Woman Chases Man" & "Wise Girl".