Princess of Tap
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Walter--Fred MacMurray in "Double Indemnity"
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On 10/1/2022 at 11:38 PM, MilesArcher said:
This one's an old standard that has been in several movies.
And if you should kiss the way you kiss,
When we're alone,
You'd make ev'ry girl and man
A fan worshiping at your throne.Well, Miles, you caught me with my tap shoes unbuckled. I'd forgotten this one because it was not written for a movie. But it's used in movies, and a lot of documentaries about movies. That's got to be a one in a million song.
"You Oughta Be In Pictures"--music by Dana Suesse and lyrics by Edward Heyman
It was a hit for Rudy Vallee in 1934.
Miles, a terrific choice--It's the kind of song that should have been in a 42nd street musical sung by Ginger Rogers.
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12 minutes ago, Fedya said:
Tokyo-born Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland both beat her to the punch.
[ducking]
And Sisters Too--☺️
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Tony Martin was in "Ziegfeld Girl" with Judy Garland.
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Sad to say she became a trump supporter later in life. But you would have to say that was in line with her geographical-social background and her lack of education.
I thought it was odd for a person who claimed to be concerned about women's issues as well as someone who didn't appear to be actively racist.
I can remember working in a corporate position and being the United Way coordinator the year she was the national spokesperson for the campaign. So she didn't seem to be a hateful person, but when a person enables a racist and a misogynist, it can't help but make you wonder.
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Peggy Ryan was in "Miss Annie Rooney" with June Lockhart.
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16 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
I dunno...maybe. If you squint he looks a little like SAM ELLIOT...
(is this from MOTEL HELL?)
**I read up on RORY on WIKIPEDIA and saw he was a GOLDWATER REPUBLICAN, so....that took him down more notches on THE SEXYMETER than the fact that he did not age gracefully)
His wife Lita Baron said she divorced him because he had dozens of mistresses. Maybe that's why he aged so fast. ☺️
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18 hours ago, kim s said:
Good film and somewhat daring because studio execs always believed a film cast of all Asians would flop. In this era of excruciating (imo) correctness about casting, is anyone offended by Asians dressed as Irish, French, etc.? Many great songs and hilarious "my back is wet"
I really don't know how daring it was. I never knew of a Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway smash hit that wasn't a success in a Hollywood adaptation.
They kept it up until "The Sound of Music," went through the roof.
And as I can recall, there were quite a few people of Asian descent in "The King and I". And that certainly was a big hit too.
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8 hours ago, Tikisoo said:
Only saw it once, but it left a favorable impression. I love Jack Soo and it was great seeing him in this.
I think Jack Soo was the best thing in it too. And all these actors were not Chinese Americans at all.
Jack, James Shigeta, Reiko Sato and Miyoshi Umeki were of Japanese descent. Jack, James and Reiko were Americans and Miyoshi was born in Japan. I believe she was the first Japanese performer to win an Oscar. She won for Best Supporting Actress in "Sayonara".
Pat Suzuki, a Japanese American performer, played the Linda Low starring role on Broadway. She obviously did all of her singing, dancing and acting. The singing part was dubbed for Nancy Kwan.
What I love about this musical is that it is a dancing musical. Gene Kelly was the original Broadway director with his MGM dance assistant Carol Haney being the original Broadway choreographer.
Fred Astaire's choreographer, Hermes Pan, took over that chore for the movie.
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9 hours ago, Aritosthenes said:
I can Neither confirm, nor will I deny your query as my place of residency
Whatever, if you're interested in that culture and that Cinema you still ought to do a thread about it.
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On 10/1/2022 at 11:38 PM, MilesArcher said:
This one's an old standard that has been in several movies.
And if you should kiss the way you kiss,
When we're alone,
You'd make ev'ry girl and man
A fan worshiping at your throne.Miles, au secours, ayuda--translated into I need some help. 🤭
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6 hours ago, lavenderblue19 said:
Thanks Miles
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This father and son shared the same name. The father was famous for a career other than acting , however, he became an actor after retiring from his successful career.
He appeared in some films and guest appearances on tv shows . Some of the actors he appeared in films with were Myrna Loy, Abbott and Costello, Bing Crosby and Bogart.
The son had a co-starring role on a long running hit tv show that's still shown in re-runs. When the show ended, he was typecast so he turned to writing, producing and directing
Who were the father and son, what career did dad have before his acting career, what were some of his films, what tv show was the son known for?????????
By the time of my generation we didn't know who Max Baer was. I'd heard of Joe Louis, "The Brown Bomber", but Max Baer was only the father of Jethro Bodine for me.
Max Baer Jr became one of the biggest sitcom icons of my generation--Co starring in the top rated sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies" for years.
His father Max Baer was heavyweight champion for only one year, but parleyed that title into somewhat of a film career. He appeared in "The Prizefighter and The Lady", co-starring with Myrna Loy and even was in Humphrey Bogart's last film, "The Harder They Fall".
Max Jr had a hard time getting away from the typecasting of Jethro, so he had to buy his own properties and produce in order to work. He wrote produced and starred in " Macon County Line" and also produced the movie "Ode to Billy Joe".
I don't think it has ever really been appreciated enough about how great his comedic performance was in "The Beverly Hillbillies" and how much talent he had.
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Mason, James
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Lav, good question.
Jack Carson and Lola Albright--
Jack was in "A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with Elizabeth Taylor and in "Arsenic and Old Lace" with Cary Grant.
Lola was in "The Tender Trap" with Frank Sinatra. And she was Edie Hart, the memorable girlfriend of Peter Gunn. Lola was a nightclub singer in the TV series and actually was a recording artist in her own right.