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"Foul Play" (1978)--Starring Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase. Funny spoof of Hitchcock films, and film noir in general takes off on over twenty Hitchcock movies. It's may be me, but the more ideas from Hitchcock I can identify, the funnier the film becomes. Critics complained about the film stealing too many ideas from Hitchcock; they didn't see how being able to spot the film and sequence even made the comedy funnier. Dudley Moore is inspired here, as is Goldie Hawn (even when the script isn't). The more Hitchcock films you've seen, the funnier the film, IMHO. Chase has to bear too much of the plot to be consistently funny. A few sequences don't work, but overall FP is a delight. 8.4/10 stars.
I agree. I don't think that Foul Play can be appreciated as much until you know Hitchcock very well.
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Oh, now Richard Widmark in Strangers on a Train would be interesting Mr. Roberts.
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Lawrence:
I see you have a Juvenile this year.
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1939 - - Best Actress:
(Ranked according to number--number one is number one)
*1) Vivien Leigh- - Gone with the Wind*
2) Bette Davis - - Dark Victory
3) Judy Garland - - The Wizard of Oz
4) Greta Garbo - - Ninotchka
5) Jean Arthur - - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6) Greer Garson - - Goodbye Mr. Chips
7) Ginger Rogers - - The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 - - Best Actor:
*1) Robert Donat-- Goodbye Mr. Chips*
2) Charles Laughton - - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
3) James Stewart - - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
4) Ray Bolger - - The Wizard of Oz
5) Clark Gable-- Gone with the Wind
6) Basil Rathbone - - The Son of Frankenstein
7) Melvyn Douglas - - Ninotchka
Hey, Princess.
How many 1939 movies have you seen in the last year or so? I based my list on 46 movies I have seen recently. Just wondering.
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I have seen Gregory in DUEL IN THE SUN 1946, THE GUNFIGHTER 1950, and THE BIG COUNTRY 1958. All of these performances I liked very much. BEHOLD A PALE HORSE 1964 is recorded and waiting for me to watch. Have you seen THE STALKING MOON, MACKENNA`S GOLD, I WALK THE LINE, BILLY TWO HATS, and THE BRAVADOS 1958?
Yes, I have.
The only movies I have not seen are:
The Portrait - a television movie opposite Lauren Bacall and his real-life daughter Cecilia
Amazing Grace and Chuck - he has a small role as the President.
Regarding Walk the Line:
This was a one-time viewing for me. There is nothing wrong with the movie, but a bit violent for me.
Billy two-Hats :
I know I've seen it, but it has been years since I've seen it
The Bravadoes -
Similar to my comment about Billy Two-Hats
The Stalking Moon -
This is a Hitchcockian western. A lot of people like Peck and Saint who had worked with Hitch were in this film. It is fascinating and dark.
Regarding Behold a Pale Horse:
This is one of the films he made with Anthony Quinn, a frequent co-star of his.
My favourite Gregory Peck film and favourite film of all time is a movie they made together:
The Guns of Navarone
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While Gregory Peck would not make his debut until the next decade, 1939 is my favourite movie year in terms of a single year regardless of genre, artist, studio etc.
Tonight, I will list my special categories and Juvenile.
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JUVENILE:
Judy Garland for various films.
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FAVOURITE HITCHCOCK PERFORMANCE, MALE OR FEMALE:
Maureen O'Hara in Jamaica Inn
*if you are interested in my nominees see my Hitch page
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FAVOURITE DEBUT OF 1939:
Maureen O'Hara in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Jamaica Inn
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FAVOURITE SYNERGY:
The cast of Gone With the Wind - my favourite 1939 movie
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FAVOURITE COMEBACK:
William Powell in Another Thin Man following the death of Jean Harlow, depression, and a battle with cancer
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FAVOURITE ANIMAL PERFORMANCE:
Skippy as Asta in Another Thin Man
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FAVOURITE BUDDY ACTING:
Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Victor McLaughlin in Gunga Din
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BIZARRO AWARD:
That there managed to be no males in The Women, a favourite of mine, even down to the animals.
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MOST LIKELY TO GET THE STAR'S FANS ANGRY AT THE STUDIO AWARD:
When Clark Gable danced in Idiot's delight, his fans were angry to see The King of Hollywood having to dance.
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FAVOURITE ERROL FLYNN PERFORMANCE:
Dodge City
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FAVOURITE LAURENCE OLIVIER PERFORMANCE:
Wuthering Heights
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MOST ENDEARING AWARD OF AWARD WINNERS:
Robert Donat for Goodbye Mr. Chips. He would not live very long as he had health problems all his life.
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* could list more, but I won't.
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Thanks I am glad to be back too, and it only cost $32. I stupidly forgot to record ON THE BEACH, and TCM does not offer every movie in on demand. Today I watched the William Wellman western YELLOW SKY 1948. Greg plays a bank robber, and part of his gang is Richard Widmark, Harry Morgan, and Robert Arthur. Greg rides into a ghost town where Anne Baxter and her grandfather live. She directs them to the watering hole, but Widmark discovers that they are gold prospectors. Anne wants the gang to leave, but after this discovery they are staying put. Wellman was a good director, and the film has plenty of action.
Yellow Sky is the film where I first started to pay attention to Richard Widmark whom I had seen previously in Murder on the Orient Express several times but had never paid any attention to him before.
Gregory Peck was injured during rehearsal with his horse. The actors did all their own riding. His horse got spooked and started galloping towards a fence out of control. Somehow before they got to the fence which likely would have killed him or caused an injury like what happened o Christopher Reeve, the horse abruptly stopped and fell on its side and broke Gregory's ankle. It never healed properly.
Since movies are usually not filmed in sequence, Peck can be seen limping in some scenes and not in others with nothing like it being the end of the day. He injured his back in university which broke the discs in his back and kept him out of WWII. This injury in Yellow Sky gave him a limp which you usually don't notice due to the large number of westerns and war films he made. Lots of people limp in those.
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Groucho Marx was in A Night of the Opera with Harpo Marx.
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Conversations with Gregory Peck I've mentioned already on my own thread. It is a fantastic documentary.
Regarding Dick Cavett, my favourite interview is with Robert Mitchum. In this he talks for a long time about all aspects of his life, even though usually he would not talk about himself on camera. He talked non-stop to Robert Osbourne when he and Jane Russell did a Private screenings together, but as soon as cameras were rolling Bob would give one or two word answers. I'm not sure what Cavatt's secret was. We got to hear about Mitchum and his work on the graveshift where he could not sleep more than 13 minutes. He talked about writing a symphony. He talked about his family. he talked about his trouble with the law. He talked about his impressions of other performers.
I enjoyed Bette's two-part interview with Cavatt.
I'm looking forward to seeing Sophia Loren's son interview her when it airs on TCM. Another one I want to see is Norman Lloyd which is now scheduled to air on TCM.
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Frank Sinatra credited Gene Kelly with teaching how to act as well as dance. Prior to working with Gene, Sinatra felt like stayingwith his microphone like on a concert stage and didn't act.
My favourite of these three films together is On the Town.
Next my favourite is Take Me Out to thee Ballgame followed by Anchor's Aweigh.
They had a great time on stage together too when Gene Kelly appeared in Sinatra's TV special when he came out of retirement.
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"fraud' is rather an extreme term...
'doreet' may have seen a promo on TCM RE:
"TCM is/was doing a Fathom events theater showing, if available in your area...."
http://www.fathomeve...en-commandments
- giving the OP the benefit of the doubt
Yes, I think that this is likely. TCM was talking about seeing the movie on the big screen. I don't get down to Washington State anymore, but if I did, I could have seen it on the big screen in Bellingham.
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She did another Columbo episode later with Roddy McDowall.
Yes, in that other episode she was the killer.
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Cid, I like Mitchum a lot, but I also like the other guys you have mentioned. I would say for myself it's mostly a question of the type of films ( screenplay , director) that makes the difference. Example; If you are a big fan of noir, Mitchum did a lot of noir type films. Burt did early on in his career then moved away from that film type, only doing an occasional one like SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS. The other two guys don't get associated with noir too often. So I guess the real answer is it's a combination of all of the factors. I wonder what a guy like Hitchcock would have done with "Big Bob". Which Hitchcock film would have been a good fit for Mitchum?
Because Mitchum played a lot of villains, it would have been interesting to see him cast against type in Hitchcock movies. he always seemed to know what he was doing, so maybe a film where he was not quite sure of himself like The Trouble with Harry?
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It's Mitchum.
Peck almost always plays nice guys.
Grant almost always plays suave guys.
Lancaster almost always has bad hair.
With Mitchum, you never know what you're gonna get, which makes him very interesting to watch.
I love your line about Burt's hair.
Peck knew what he was doing when he hired Robert Mitchum to be the villain in Cape Fear. He was an astute film producer. Mitchum did a lot of ad libbing in terms of not stopping a scene when he should have for safety purposes. He actually held Peck underwater too long and Peck couldn't breathe.
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NickAndNora34--No, I haven't seen "Beware My Lovely" (1952), but I'll look for it after seeing:
"The Hitchhiker" (1953)--Film paints heroes as being too nice, but film still packs a punch. William Talman is exceptionally good as a psycho killer. Fine noir cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca, who also filmed "Cat People" (1942), "The Ghost Ship" (1943) "The Seventh Victim" (1943) and many others. Well done low budget thriller. 8.0/10 stars.
Beware My lovely airs on television time to time. It is excellent.
Re: the Hitch-hiker:
This never fails to amaze me how different and frightening William Tallman is in this compared to the D.A. on Perry Mason.
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I think I would prefer that they were restored before they aired. In the present quality of printing, I think they would be in need of restoring. I haven't seen them before and the chances are I will never watch them unless they are restored.
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He also had a good role in Maverick (the movie).
Yes, I saw that. I watched it in spite of Mel.
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I don't think Wee Willie Winkie (1937), directed by John Ford and starring Shirley Temple, has been mentioned in this thread. It's an enjoyable film based on a story by Kipling.
Thanks for mentioning it. I have not seen Wee Willie Winkie yet. It is one of the Shirley temple films I have yet to see.
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Thanks, Tom. The title interests me for the cast and Lubitch. It's hard to find some Colbert titles
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For people who have seen Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, where did you find it?
Is it likely to air on TCM anytime soon, or should I look for it via library?
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Other favourites I missed because I accidently hit post before I finished you have listed:
Hard Times
Fistful of Dynamite
The Americanization of Emily
Pat Garett and Billy the Kid
The President's Analyst
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Hello, Mr. Corburn.
I love James Coburn. He is one of my favourite supporting turned lead actors of all time.
I saw him in Affliction and loved it. I even saw Snow Dogs for him.
I love it when I see him in Television.
My favourite films of his are The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and Charade
My other favourite films of his in no particular order are:
Ride Lonesome
Dead Heat on a Merry go Round
The last of Sheila
Affliction
Our Man Flint
In Like Flint
The Carey Treatment
Sister Act II
I'll have to double check imdb to see what I am missing. I think I have seen about 50% of his career
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Monkey Business
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Eva Marie Saint was in North By Northwest with Cary Grant
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MAN WITH A MILLION: 1953
I recorded this on Gregory Peck's 100th birthday and watched it earlier tonight. I have not seen this movie in years.
Fun bit of fluff, with fun character actors. However, it's not a movie I would put in a top ten list.