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I skipped this movie tonight because I've seen it and I know the background. Bogart hated making this movie. It reminded him of all the arguing he did with his first wife. It is the only time these film noir giants worked together so it is worth seeing at least once. But I believe Bogart had already made a film essentially the same.
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Yes, I meant McGuire, thanks for the correction. Sometimes I seem to be on autopilot when I type words out. Yes, MCGUIRE. She was the female lead in my favourite Robert Young movie of all time, The Enchanted Cottage. Malone was never delicate in my mind in the roles she played. Maybe when I wrote down the name I was thinking of her role as Diana Barrymore?
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Is it that Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce appear in the same movie but are not Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?
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That's exactly correct, Princess. According to the book Movies we Love which was forwarded by Robert Osbourne, The band Wagon was plagued by behind-the scene health issues. Oscar actually did have a heart attack. Fred Astaire's first wife was dying. That triplets number looks painful. My favourite Oscar film number is where he imagines himself being the entire orchestra, the conductor, and the audience in An American in Paris. Your thread.
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THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE: Many thanks to TCM_1 for finding a link to Daily motion's copy of this movie which I had never seen before. I am a big fan of the writing of Ethel Lina White upon whose work this movie is based. This movie stars George Brent, Dorothy McGuire, Elsa Lanchester and others - I do not want to give much away by listing cast members in any order. This is a taut thriller just the kind of story which would have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It is scheduled to appear in April as part of the evening of Ethel Barrymore movies during the TCM spotlight look at the Barrymores. Hopefully, this will air in Canada and I will be able to watch it on TV. Great film
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Happy 85th Birthday to fellow Canadian William Shatner! I am a long time fan of Mr. Shatner. Besides Star Trek, I love: "Nightmare on 20, 000 Feet," and "Nick of Time" on The Twilight Zone The Brothers Karamozov The Outrage Various documentaries he made I have a cd called Spaced Out which is a collection of music he "sang" and leonard Nimoy sang. He and Mr. Nimoy were born 3 days apart.
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That is correct. Hemmingway was angry when he heard that Gregory Peck would not be killed off in The Snows of Kilimanjarno. Your thread.
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Correct, Lavender. And thanks to Lawrence for fixing my photo for me. If I remember correctly, you can't do photos, Lavender, but either way, that's right.
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I enjoy Test Pilot, but it might be because I don't watch a lot of airplane films anymore that I chose Boom Town. We have an airport here where there was a man who was practicing stunt work a lot at a low altitude that drove me crazy. We finally got him to stop after his plane nearly crashed. Our airport is in the middle of the city part of town. I say this being the daughter of a man who flew planes and taught me to be his co-pilot when I was a child. Now I have not been in any plane in about 16 years. Could not imagine being in one again. Regarding How the West Was Won; Yes, I know Tracy's voice very well and that they were in How the West Was Won together. I have not seen Cross Creek. I do collect movie books, although I do not have as many as I used to have. A lot of things are in storage.
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I have found that when it comes to famous composers who have a particular style like Morricone, Mancini, and Hermann, when I am listening to a score for the first time, even if I cannot see the credits because I am in another room, I can usually tell within the first 3 to 5 notes who the composer is. Sometimes music is written in the style of another composer to suggest that composer. I remember seeing the Rod Taylor spy comedy The Liquidator for the first time earlier this year as part of a TCM look at Taylor's birthday. The theme was sung by Shirley Bassey and sounded like John Barry. But I seem to recall it wasn't written by Barry. It was meant to sound exactly like Goldfinger.
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Thanks, TCM_1 for the link. I was able to watch The Spiral Staircase on Daily Motion. So even if TCM can't air it in Canada - and so far there does not seem to be any suggestion I can't from Barton Keyes who is always the one to let fellow Canadians know TCM Canada changes - I will have seen it. I loved it. I am a big fan of the writer Ethel lina White. Thanks again.
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For the purposes of the thread as Paul introduced it, I think a great way to pick which decade to vote is in fact, which movies you've seen the most. Even if you are a fan of only one genre in terms of all actors -regardless of favourites - you are still more likely to continue to watch movies of a particular decade more than most. Maybe it is because you like the genre. maybe it is because you like black and white. Maybe it is because your favourite director had the best movies of his career. For example, I love musicals to the point where I can enjoy a badly made, scratchy copy of a musical that focuses on actors or actresses whose names I never learned because they never became famous and enjoy it. The heyday of the musicals ended in the 1950s. After that, musicals were based upon solid stage hits only. I cannot enjoy a war movie made after everything became gory violence unless I am a fan of the leads.
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Favourite Herrmann scores include: North By Northwest Psycho Rear Window Citizen Kane The Man Who Knew Too Much Favourite Scores of Westerns: The Big Country The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Once Upon a Time in the West 3:10 To Yuma For a Few Dollars More The Magnificent Seven Favourite War/Adventure Scores: Lawrence of Arabia The Guns of Navarone Doctor Zhivago The Dirty Dozen Apocalypse Now Stalag 17 The Great Escape
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In this movie, during this party scene, an entertainment agent is introduced to "Fred, Baby." But his name is really 'Paul"
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NAME A YEAR, NAME A MOVIE, NAME THE ACTOR/TRESS
GregoryPeckfan replied to BetteDavis19's topic in Games and Trivia
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Thanks. Larry. I am looking for the identity of the man on the left.
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My favourite Henry Mancini scores include: Breakfast a Tiffany's - "Moon River" is my favourite song to sing The Pink Panther Dear Heart Experiment in Terror Romeo and Juliet Love Theme TV theme for Peter Gunn Love Story Days of Wine and Roses Charade A Shot in the Dark
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Yes, that's it. He is the one who did Mission: Impossible TV show.
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http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/archives/?ecid=subnavphotoarchives#tcmarcp-487404 Lawrence. Could you please fix this picture as I cannot make it large. I want to know the man on the left.
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Leonard Nimoy
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The Thin Man?
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The First Film That Comes to Mind...
GregoryPeckfan replied to Metropolisforever's topic in Games and Trivia
The Great Bank Hoax Next: Retired people -
I believe this is Gregory Peck.
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Yes it is, DJ.
