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Dorothy McGuire, not Malone
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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Ernest Hemmingway
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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GregoryPeckfan:
I agree with your ranking of the four Selznick-Hitchcock film collaborations, with the only exception that I would put Notorious at the top.
As for John Barrymore, I wouldn't have included any of the Bulldog Drummond movies either.
And regarding Fritz Lang's While The City Sleeps, spot-on about John Drew Barrymore (or as he was billed in the film, John Barrymore, Jr.).
And lastly, you are in for a real treat when you see The Spiral Staircase. Ethel Barrymore's performance is mesmerizing, and it's by far and away my favorite film by her.
I'm not sure if this will work for you in Canada, but posted below is a link to the Dailymotion website where you can see the entire motion picture.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxz2h6_the-spiral-staircase_shortfilms
TopBilled:
I don't think those two films have ever been shown on TCM either. More than likely it's because they are Fox films and therefore not in the regular TCM library. But this would have been a great time to premier them on TCM. Oh well...
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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The only Kardashian family member I pay any attention to is stepfather/mother Jenner, Spence.
Quite frankly, I had never even heard of them until realized they were related to the athlete.
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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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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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Lalo Schifrin? I like him as well, particularly his music for Dirty Harry.
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 Great Bank Hoax
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Retired people
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Who is this actor? (career started in early-mid 1940's)
I believe this is Gregory Peck.
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Yes it is, DJ.
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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.