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Some favourite movies about life after death and the space in between:
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Heaven Can Wait (Beatty version is the remake of the above)
A Matter of life and Death
Between Two Worlds
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
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I'll mention some not yet mentioned.
ENTRANCES:
Ned Glass, James Coburn and George Kennedy in Charade during Charlie's funeral
Billie Burke in The Wizard of Oz
Charles Laughton in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
William Powell in The Thin Man
Myrna Loy and Asta in The Thin man
Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights, all grown up
EXITS:
in order: George Kennedy, Ned Glass, James Coburn, and Walter Matthau in Charade
Claude Rains and Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca
Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz
Alan Ladd in Shane
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Here are the films listed that I have not seen:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Bachelor Mother
The Cat and the Canary
Fifth Avenue Girl
First Love
The Great Man Votes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Intermezzo
Let Us Live
Midnight
Miracles for Sale
The Old Maid
On Borrowed Time
The Spy In Black
The Stars Look Down
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Sweepstakes Winner
Here are the films listed that I have taped to watch:
Clouds Over Europe
Idiot's Delight
In Name Only
It's a Wonderful World
The Light That Failed
The Rains Came
The Real Glory
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
The Great Man Votes just aired. I believe I have that recorded. I hope so. I'll list my not-seen yet later in the week.
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James Coburn is definitely one of my favorites. And I was bummed that circumstances kept me from rewatching The Carey Treatment (1972) when it was on TCM recently.
At the risk of being put on "Ignore" by my fellow poster, JakeHolman, James Coburn epitomized 1960s cool to me more than Steve McQueen did. That may be because I saw Our Man Flint (1966) and In Like Flint (1967) at an early impressionable age. Or it may be because Mr. Coburn always seemed like he was having more fun in his movies than Mr. McQueen did in his.
A few more of Mr. Coburn's movies that I enjoyed that are not yet mentioned in this thread:Harry in Your Pocket (1973)Bite The Bullet (1975) w/ Gene HackmanCross of Iron (1977) w/ Maximilian Schell and James MasonAnd, for those of you who receive Grit TV, Major Dundee (1965) is being shown on the 10th, the 12th, the 17th, the 28th and the 30th of this month.I'm not sure Jake has read this thread. He is not worried about any love I have of Yul Brynner movies.
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I really want to see this one.
I've seen this every so often. it airs on Silver Screen Classics. I enjoy this movie a lot specifically for the actors.
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Of course, with all this typing, I was bound to mix up something. Many thanks to all for allowing me to reread my post and edit to fix David Niven as being in Wuthering Heights before pointing out I had accidently put him in GWTW.
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1939 Best Actor (second and last category for me today)
I'll do Best Actress tomorrow
WINNER: ROBERT DONAT in GOODBYE MR. CHIPS
Nominees:
Clark Gable in GWTW
Leslie Howard in GWTW
Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights
Laurence Olivier in Q Planes aka Clouds Over Europe
Melvin Douglas in Ninotcka
Cary Grant in Gunga Din
Cary Grant in Only Angels Have Wings
Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jimmy Stewart in Made For Each Other
Charles Laughton in Jamaica Inn
Charles Laughton in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Charles Boyer in Love Affair
William Powell in Another Thin Man
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in Gunga Din
Victor McLaughlin in Gunga Din
Bert lahr in The Wizard of Oz
Ray Bolger in The Wizard of Oz
Jack Haley in The Wizard of Oz
Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (title character must be lead for me)
David Niven in WUTHERING HEIGHTS! (SORRY I ACCIDENTLY TYPED GWTW)
Joel McCrea in Union Pacific
James Stewart in Destry Rides again
Henry Fonda in Jesse James
Henry Fonda in Drums Along the Mohawk
Mickey Rooney in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Fred Astaire in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Tyrone Power in Jesse James
Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Roy Rogers in The Arizona Kid
David Niven in Bachelor Mother
James Cagney in Each Dawn I Die
William Holden in Golden Boy
Chester Morris in Five Came Back
E.G. Robinson in Confessions of a Nazi Spy
George Sanders in Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Leslie Howard in Intermezzo
Clark Gable in In Name Only
George Sanders in The Saint in London
Henry Fonda in The Young Mr. Lincoln
John Garfield in They Made Me a Criminal
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1939 Best Supporting Actor - I'll try to focus on lesser known titles for non-winners if I have multiple titles for one person, but I think Lawrence has still seen them?
WINNER: CLAUDE RAINS in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
NOMINEES IN NO ORDER;
Paul Lukas in Confessions of a Nazi spy
George Tobias in Ninotcka
All of the men in Gone With the Wind who are not a lead
Sir Cedric Hardwicke in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Sheldon Leonard in Another Thin Man
C. Aubrey Smith in Another Thin Man
Harry Karey in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Thomas Mitchell in every single movie he made this year where he wasn't a lead
Leo. G. Caroll in Wuthering Heights
Donald Crisp in Wuthering Heights
Cecil Holloway in Wuthering Heights
Ralph Richardson in Q Planes aka Clouds Over Europe
John Carrodine in Stagecoach
Anthony Quinn in Union Pacific
Wylie Watson in Jamaica Inn
Ward Bond in Dodge City
Bruce Cabot in Dodge City
Alan Hale, Sr. in Dodge City
Rex Ingram in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Joseph Calleia in Five Came Back
Adolphe Menjou in Golden Boy
Charles Coburn in Made For Each Other
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This is quite possible the best of the Rathbone Holmes films. Basil did quite well in 38 and 39.
I think PeckFan still has some films to list and hopefully Skimpole will give us his thoughts too.
Yes, I have not listed 3 of the 4 main categories because I have been offline to make sure I had enough rest for my solo today. I, like Lawrence, have seen only a couple of Rathbone Holmes films. It is not due to Basil. It is due to me not likely Watson as a bafoon. I love Nigel Bruce in other things.
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There are many reason I'm a fan of Young Man with a Horn. First it provides a very realistic take of a musician that has a strong desire to get to, and maintain their 'sound'. i.e. the 'sound' being everything. This desire is what drives him and at the same time helps destroy him as well.
There is of course fine music in the film and I have always been a fan of Day and her singing when there is swing to it. Finally there is Bacall; she doesn't play a likeable gal but she is an interesting, odd one. The so called romance between the musician and her adds a unique twist to the film (as well as the 'is she, or isn't she' nature of the character's sexuality).
Yes, it is a fantastic musical as well. Great film!
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Love these photos behind the scenes of the Disney world
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Taking things back to Doris Day, I was watching the Ken Burn's show JAZZ on PBS last night.
One musician covered was Bix Beiderbecke. The Douglas\Bacall\Day film Young Man with a Horn was based loosely on his life. This is my favorite Day film.
Knowing you are a fan of film noir, I am not surprised it is your favourite Doris Day movie. It is a nourish musical drama.
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Lawrence, I was thinking the same thing, that we are mainly citing the same group of films, which has not been true in previous years. Is it because the 1939 mystique has led to the showing of more films from that year? Even a film like MIDNIGHT, unknown to me as I was growing up, has had a fair amount of exposure on TCM and elsewhere.
Some of the less celebrated films I jotted down but didn't include in the final lists:
THE CAT AND THE CANARY - Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard are a surprisingly good couple in this comedy/mystery.
CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY
FIFTH AVENUE GIRL - Ginger Rogers stars as the young woman who pretends to be rich man Walter Connolly's mistress and turns his household upside down. Gregory La Cava directs.
LET US LIVE - Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Sullivan star in this proto-noir, strikingly directed by John Brahm. If you like, say, THEY LIVE BY NIGHT, you should check this one out.
All of the actors named perhaps should be added to the honorable mention list.
I am only online today for about an hour and wasn't going to comment on this thread until the weekend was over, but I must point out that Confessions of a Nazi Spy comes up in my nominees often.
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I'm watching the season 5 set of Magnum P.I. The current episode I'm on is directed by and stars David Hemmings. I thought of you, GPF! I can report that this episode is not strange or obtuse, and Hemmings is fine in his role.
I wonder if I have seen this episode before I knew who David Hemmings was.
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I wondered when this would be moved to games forum.
Camelot
Knights of the Round Table
The Private Lives of Elisabeth and Essex
-period movies where you REALLY have to be a fan of the actors and actresses in the movie to enjoy them
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You can't necessarily determine one's health status from outside appearance.
Especially not at his age. But it is great to see him in public.
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I have THE GUNS OF NAVARONE 1961 recorded, so I am looking forward to seeing this adventure film which is your favorite of Greg`s films. When Gregory was TCM SOTM, I watched THE PORTRAIT. A interesting film with Lauren Bacall, and Greg`s only daughter Cecilia.Last night I watched THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT 1956.A screenplay based on the best selling novel of a Madison Avenue executive trying to make life better for himself and his family. Flashes of Greg`s military service in World War II appear which add another storyline. Thumbs up to Fredric March as Greg`s boss, and his ex wife Ann Harding and their troubled life.
Greg wore a gray suit in the film which was very distinguishing. He always was a well dressed actor. I wonder if gray suits are still popular. Fedoras are long gone, but I will always remember my father wearing that style of hat.
I had access to The Portrait via VHS back in the days of video stores, but he was frail by then so I could not watch it then. I have not had access to it since he died.
You will have a great time watching The Guns of Navarone. It is a war and adventure film. Greg called it a fantasy film because there is no way a group of six men would defeat the Nazi army.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a great example of how and what happens when men get shell shock. Deforest Kelley makes pre-Star Trek days where he play a medic and tells him "Captain, this man's dead."
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Great, only Lust in the Dust and Duel in the Sun are the same movie.
Re: your other thread. I now know that Lust in the Dust is also the movie title of another film.
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I can remember vividly when Jimmy Stewart broke down at the Academy Awards when he came to receive an honorary Oscar for Gary Cooper.
That's when the public realized that Gary Cooper was dying. The TV viewing audience was shocked to see Stewart in such a state.
Cooper and Stewart were also friends, although Stewart's closest friendship was with Henry Fonda. Fonda and Stewart were at opposite ends of the political spectrum.
There were always rumors that Stewart was the political operative for J. Edgar Hoover in Hollywood. That sounds like something that he probably would have done.
Stewart and Henry Fonda were on opposite sides too and they got into a big argument that nearly ended their friendship. They stayed lifelong friends because they agreed not to discuss politics.
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I have my name on my clothes just like Laverne and Shirley characters.
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9) The rifle DeWilde aims at the deer at the beginning of the movie is not loaded. Shane does not know this until later.
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I must say that I was surprised to hear this news. Based on the last information I'd heard -- three weeks ago -- it sounded like Robert had every intention of making it to the festival. That's why he's been off the air, because he was building toward going to the festival since he began to recover from his bout with pneumonia.
I would imagine that he has simply been advised that he is still not well enough to make the trip to Hollywood. It's no secret, of course, that it can be quite dangerous for people recovering from a serious respiratory illness to spend a long time in the confines of a plane with all that recirculated air.
At any rate, given the timing of this announcement so close to the festival, I'm guessing that this was a last minute decision on Osborne's part.
Much better to be safe. I know that people wondered if Sidney Poitier would make it to Great Britain to accept his lifetime achievement award and I don't think he is any serious health issues that are odd for a man of his age. He is frail, yes. But he is 89.
So he did not go.
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GregoryPeckfan" post="1276374" time:
Eugenia- the thread has already been off topic for a while.
I thought that I'd throw in this post as a why not?
Me:
Hibi (the OP) is a good hostess, she doesnt mind too bad if the conversation wanders a tad.
I'm still slightly beguiled by the whole notion of a door in your house that people would deliver dairy products through.
Oh, well, you see that is a great thing. I was just wondering about the moderator putting git in off topic.
As for Hibi being a good hostess, I did not know whether Hibi was male or female until just now. As I mentioned to Eugenia in my thread off topic that I have allowed to be taken over by the United Church scandal here in Canada rather than any reference at all to ignoring or blocking people on this site:
I am a woman who is sometimes referred to as Mr. Peck because of my screen name. I generally guess gender when not talked about when I want to make a post that refers to pronouns.
If necessary, I will take the gender of the screen name or the avatar persona. I cannot do this when the person has a colour as a screen name. I know Dark Blue I a man. But others................no.
As far as milk bottles are concerned - how about The Aviator and Hughes? Yikes.
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Strange how with all the Hitchcock movies based upon the idea of an Innocent man being accused of a crime that he would find a true life story and that his leading man for the film would be one where he only worked with Hitchcock this one time.