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DANGEROUS NEXT--HET LHVEEYAN OYBD

Ghostbusters 2016 YouTube trailer: One Million, Eight Hundred Twenty Nine Dislikes 287,842 Likes.

FLUSKY, LADY HENRIETTA--INGRID BERGMAN in UNDER CAPRICORN

DOCTOR X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES WITHOUT A FACE IN THE CROWD ROARS

Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball?

IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME

"The Trouble With Harry" (1955)--Starring Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, Mildred Natwick, and Edmund Gwenn, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Harry's trouble is, he's dead--and multiple characters think they alone are responsible for his condition in this black comedy. The film is set in Vermont, but the characters attitude is matter-of-fact, not hysterical or even upset. The dialogue and the cast's delivery of it is priceless all through the film. A few quotes: The Captain (Gwenn) after he has discovered Harry and thinks he's responsible for Harrys demise: "Oh, Mother always said I'd come to no good end !" Miss Gravely (Natwick), upon seeing the Captain dragging away Harrys' corpse: "Why Captain, whatever is the matter?" Jennifer (MacLaine), after her five year old son Arnie (Jerry Mathers) has dragged her to see Harry: "Let's go home and I'll make you some nice lemonade" One character explaining why they hit Harry: "I was annoyed. Very annoyed !" The screenwriter was John Michael Hayes. The lovely photography was by Robert Burks. The playful score was by Bernard Herrman. This was his first film with Hitchcock. The whole cast is excellent. MacLaine, in her first film, is especially good, as is Natwick. Criminally underrated film is hilarious at times, and is never less than amusing. 3.4/4.

Tivoli--Iceland?

RipMurdock--the half hour version of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" debuted in 1955. The hour long version debuted in 1961(?), I think.

"It's Always Fair Weather" (1955)--Another favorite of mine. Cyd Charisse gives her best performance as an executive type with a photographic memory. She's very funny, and Delores Grey is marvelously funny as a television hostess who diets constantly. An underrated show.

X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES

GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT

A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA

THE GRASS IS GREENER

Correct, Lawrence! Your thread.

"The Bandwagon" (1953)--I saw every broadcast during the Summer of Darkness last year (it was shown often because of "The Girl Hunt" number): this is my 30 something viewing of this. It's still a top five favorite, LOL.

"Ruby Gentry" (1952)--Starring Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, and Karl Malden. A wild, Southern Fried melodrama, with everyone trying to out--Southern everyone else. Jones is the Southern wildcat, who literally flirts with Heston and then rakes her fingernails across his face. She is from The Wrong Side of the Tracks, and as such, is fated never to be socially accepted. Heston is appropriately hateful as the hypocritical society boy who only sees Jones because she is "available". Malden is given the funniest dialogue and direction by King Vidor (I assume it was Vidor's directorial choice). In the scene where Malden proposes to Jones, watch the prop. Same meaning as the drill in "The Fountainhead" (1949). Throw in a crazed religious fanatic as Jones' brother, a town full of citizens that hate her, shirts that are too small for Jones and consequently make her look as endowed up top as Marilyn Monroe, and you get the nuttiest melodrama of 1952. RG is Great fun when watched in the correct mood. 3.3/4

"Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962)--I'd forgotten how everyone screams/shouts/screeches at everyone else. Minnelli must have hated Charisses' character--her outfits and surroundings are in poison yellow or poison pastel green for a night scene (her nightgown matches her sheets and piilowcases, LOL). She wears a HIDEOUS evening gown that looks like it's made out of vultures' feathers. Daliah Lavi acts by widening her eyes. Edward G. Robinson is an oasis of underplaying amidst the hysteria.

Semipiternal Fossilized resin from the Tertiary Period

PANIC IN YEAR ZERO

DJBeacon--Counting the German language "The Blue Angel", von Sternberg made eight films with Marlene Dietrich. He's one of the directors who answers this question; I'll use this question again later, and be more specific in the phrasing to get the director I first thought of. In the meantime, your thread, DJBeacon.

midnight08--re your post of 8/11/2016, 7:56 p.m., E.S.T. the last two sentences: TCM and Tiffany took your suggestion. She sat down during the intro to "The Wrong Box" (1966)--she still looked uncomfortable. But at least the "vocal fry" quality to her voice is lessening.

I saw four movies for the first time this past week. "Four Frightened People" (1934) is one of Cecil B. DeMille's least known Pre-Code sound films. Claudette Colbert, Mary Boland, and Herbert Marshall star as escapees from a steamship, who land on an island and have to traverse a jungle to get to civilization. Colbert does the "Plain Jane" bit (she loses her glasses, has to make clothes out of leaves (don't ask), and Marshall falls passionately in love with her. Boland, as a socialite whose mission is to bring birth control to the natives, is consistently hilarious, whether she's carrying her Pekinese around, discussing birth control, or showing off her jewelry. A very funny film--whether it was intended that way or not. "Experiment Perilous" (1944)--Hedy Lamarr film directed by Jacques Tourneur reeks of "Gaslight" (1944), and is a talkathon to boot. Atmospheric photography by Tony Gaudio is a big help, as is Lamarr's supporting cast, but information is provided in hints--all verbal. Expensive, well-mounted and directed production is done in by the wordy script, which tells the viewer information rather than showing it. The finale might have been planned to blast audiences awake. "Tap Roots" (1948)--Film is based on the 1942 novel, which was loosely based on an event in Mississippi history (Search "Newton Knight" on Wiki.) Film stars Susan Hayward, Van Heflin, and Boris Karloff. The convoluted plot starts in 1860, and is basically about one county's fight for freedom of thought. Hayward is fine in the Scarlett role, and Heflin is quietly sarcastic in the Rhettish role. The film is good, except when it emphasizes its' numerous similarities to "Gone With the Wind." I wanted to see and read GWTW after I saw TR. "Let's Dance" (1950)--Fred Astaire & Betty Hutton star in this musical with a Frank Loesser score. The music and the stars are the reason to see LD, not the plot, which just gets in their way. Recommended--just don't expect a wonderful film. Again the songs and their performances are the best reason to see the film. Favorite--"Four Frightened People" (1934) Talkathon of the Week--"Experiment Perilous" (1944)

This director, whose career spanned silent and sound film, was twice nominated for an Academy Award. He also made over seven films with one star. Please name the director, the two films that had him nominated for an Oscar, the star I mentioned, and at least three of the directors films with the star.

Lawrence--You are correct on all counts mentioned. "Lizzie" (1957) was based on Jackson's 1954 novel "The Birds' Nest". There was supposed to be a short film based on "The Lottery", but I haven't found it online. Your thread Lawrence.