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Cooper will always be remembered by anyone talking about great western stars.
Cooper is immortalized in the song "Putting on the Ritz.' This can bee seen in the film Young Frankenstein:
Acting like a million dollar trooper.
Trying hard to look like Cary Cooper-
Super duper.
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Tom- - I'll tell you one more thing that Cagney said in his autobiography that really made me think.
Being a tap dancer, I thought this was normal; but looking back on what he said maybe it wasn't--
Cagney said that in his retirement he never looked at any of his movies except the musicals where he tap danced.???
"Song and dance man" is on his tombstone.
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Lawrence, I saw St. Martin's Lane more than 20 years ago on some local UHF TV station.
The only thing I can compare Charles Laughton's performance to would be the one in the Ruggles of Red Gap. But in St. Martin's he was more vulnerable and honestly pathetic. He really has a remarkable range of Versatility. His relationship on screen with Vivien Leigh was three dimensional. You just couldn't take your eyes off of them. I sure would like to see it again.
I've never seen it listed on VHS or dvd.
My VHS copy was recorded off the television by a friend I know only online who sent it to me.
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GPF--
I want to thank you for listing Charlie Ruggles and Barry Fitzgerald from Bringing Up Baby. It's my favorite lifelong screwball, and I had already listed Walter Catlett and Fritz Feld. I didn't think I should list anymore, but those two were really excellent.
Re: The Test Cricket guys--they deserve some kind of a special category don't you think?
Yes, I do. I have to say that if it were not for Kay listing their names, I would not know them as separate. I just call them the cricket lovers. I never remember their names.
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I wasn't "bashing" Kirk down there, lavender. All I was doing was relaying to you MY OWN firsthand experience with the talented Mr. Douglas, and even though as GPF mentioned, he HAS done much to champion many good and worthy causes in his long life.
(...and no, that day at LAX, the man was attempting to throw his celebrity status at me...I ain't no dummy, ya know...nope, I can read people pretty darn well, ya know...yep, even back when I was in my late twenties and when this little encounter took place)
A lot of celebrities do this, especially now in this internet era.
Of course, this does not just apply to fame but also money.
There already has been an actor as president. The lines are blurred.
I wish Me-Tv in my area had shown Doris Day like in other places. But I did get to see Send Me No Flowers. That was a bonus.
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Final 1938 Category For Me: Best Supporting Actor; Basil Rathbone was the winner I chose.
Every supporting actor in The Adventures of Robin Hood was on my list
Charlie Ruggles in Bringing Up Baby
Barry Fitzgerald in Bringing Up Baby
Robert Morley in Marie Antoinette
Paul Lukas in The Lady Vanishes
"The Cricket lovers" in The lady Vaishes
Ralph Richardson in The Divorce of lady X
Barry Fitzgerald in the Dawn Patrol
Donald Crisp in Jezebel
Melville Cooper in The Dawn Patrol
Richard Cromwell in Jezebel
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By the way, the reason I was being idiotic about Monroe in ARB was that with the love of Robin Hood and Errol Flynn - and I am a fan remember- for a while it seemed like any post that did not talk about that film was being lost among the love in about the movie.
As Princess said, let's talk about Angels With Dirty Faces.
However, my mix up with Jean Dixon's film was indeed an error. I am likely to make lots of mistakes when I have not slept for more than 24 hours.
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Is Sidewalks of London shown with any regularity on TCM? I notice a lot of people have it listed, and I don't really know it.
I did not see it on TCM. I had a VHS copy of it from somewhere.
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My Whole List of Nominees for Best Actor:
*Requested by Lawrence
WIINER WAS DAVID NIVEN IN THE DAWN PATROL - no order
Walter Pidgeon in Too Hot to Handle
Basil Rathbone in The Dawn Patrol
E.G. Robinson in The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
James Cagney in Angels With Dirty Faces
Humphrey Bogart in Angels With Dirty Faces
Henry Fonda in Jezebel
George Brent in Jezebel
Spencer Tracy in Test Pilot
Lionel Barrymore in you Can't Take it With You
Jimmy Stewart in you Can't Take it With You
Tyrone Power I Alexander's Ragtime Band
Charles Laughton in Sidewalks of London
Louis Hayward in Pygmalian
Reginald Owen in A Christmas Carol
Michael Redgrave in The Lady Vanishes
E.G. Robinson in A Slight Case of Murder
Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood
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Since Lawrence requested me to list my whole list of nominees for my other categories, I have decided to do so.
Best Actress: Winner was Wendy Hiller from Pygmalian
Nominees included:
Olivia DeHaviland in The Adventures of Robin Hood
Katherine Hepburn in Holiday
Katherine Hepburn in Brining Up Baby
Ethel Merman in Alexander's Ragtime Band
Margaret Sullivan in The Shopworn Angel
Merle Oberon in The Divorce of Lady X
Shirley Temple in Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm
Myna Loy in Test Pilot
Bette Davis in Jezebel
Alice Faye in Alexander's Ragtime Band
Vivian Leigh in Sidewalks of London
Norma Shearer in Marie Antoinette
Judy Garland in love Finds Andy Hardy
Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes
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Just watched Cape Fear again, although in some parts I had to keep myself distracted as I do have rehearsal tonight and this isn't the film to watch before you need to do something with good breath control. Too scary.
So now I am off to rehearsal.
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Maybe. But I don't recall seeing any of those poor people eating anything (while all that merry men partying is going on right beside them), the reason for my question in the first place.
Maybe I should just accept the film for the Technicolor fairy tale that it is, and forget the nit picking that a more realistic film would require.
Yes I say you should. as said, the real King did NOT come back to England. And John was a great King.
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"On The Beach" (1959)--"It could happen here" type film about the destruction of the world by nuclear bombs. It seemed an overly serious "message" film when I first saw OTB in the mid 1970's. Now, it does seem the horror story/cautionary film.
Performances are all excellent, but this was the year of "Ben-Hur" and nobody was even nominated. Ernest Gold's score Was nominated and should have won, IMHO. The use of the "unofficial" Australian national anthem in the score is incredibly effective, especially if you consider the lyrics that end the song; they aren't heard till near film's end:
"And his ghost may be heard, as you pass by that billabong
'Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?' "
Film is still capable of giving one a **** of a scare and causing goosebumps. 4 stars out of 4.
Isn't it fantastic?
"you'll not get me alive, said he...."
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I loved last evening's night of John Barrymore movies. He was an athletic man when he was healthy for sure.
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Favourite Top 10 Foreign Language Movies: language listed rather than country - no order but #1
1. The Seventh Seal (Sweedish)
2. Jules et Jim (several languages)
3. The Blue Angel (German)
4. M (German)
5. 8 1/2 (Italian)
6. Juliet of the Spirits (Italian)
7. La Strada (Italian)
8. A Little Romance (Italian)
9.Lost in Translation (part Japanese)
10. Les Diaboliques - (French)
I have The Seven Samerai recorded but I still have not seen it.
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On The Beach as part of 24 hours of Gregory Peck's birthday.
I have seen this movie often.
I hope people who have not seen this film and only know Fred Astaire singing and dancing are either watching this or recording it to watch later.
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Re: Kirk Douglas.
I am a major fan of this actor. Both for his on screen roles and his humanitarian efforts. I could not care less about his real-life sex life in terms of how I see him on screen. He is the one who put Dalton Trumbo's real name on the credits of Spartacus. Yes, this did not end the blacklist right away and other blacklisters had a terrible time getting work. But Kirk started the end of the blacklist.
I am looking forward to seeing Trumbo. I am not sure when I will get to see it, but it is high on my to-see list.
Of course, Kirk felt guilty about surviving that airplane crash with a broken back while the two young people in the other plane died.
Kirk is one of the few actors who are old where I am able to watch anything he is in and not be sad about his age.
When Gregory Peck was in his final years I was unable to watch anything of his that was even remotely sentimental. I watched NO comedies. I watched war films and westerns where people died because they were killed. No one died of old age.
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Yes, there are a lot of Robin Hood lovers here, it seems. I've got a question for them about one scene in the film.
Do you remember that scene in the forest when Robin takes Maid Marian to see all the poor people who came come to him for protection? They're all saying a lot of "Bless you, Robin Hoods," as he walks by, bound to impress the lady beside him, methinks (sorry a little Olde English snuck in there). It's a key scene in the film in which Marian sees the nobility in Robin for giving up his castle and wealth in order to help all these poor wretches.
So how come none of those poor folk get invited to the feast in the forest going on then? You know, the one where Friar Tuck and Little John and all the other merry men are laughing and stuffing their faces full of mutton. Heck, Robin even let's Sir Guy have something to eat there. But those poor folk - stuck off in a darker part of the woods all acting meek and quiet and just glad that nobody's beating them up. Don't they get some of the goodies, too, before it all goes down Eugene Pallette's throat?
Always wondered about that.
This has always irritated me. I know, of course, that Robin Hood's version of King John - and yes it was King John, not Prince John in real life - John is evil and Richard comes back to England.
Richard never did return from the crusades. And King John wrote the Magna Carta.
My ability to enjoy films like this relies upon me having a suspension of belief.
I think they should have ben given something to eat, even if they ate in their own area. But, well, that I suppose is a minor point.
One does wonder why they could not have had a line or two written in like them saying "We loved the meal you gave us. Thanks for the dinner, we could not possible eat more today."
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The L.A. Times Sunday edition had a very nice article about Peck. It contain quotes from many of his interviews over the years.
It was a nice tribute.
Thanks again for the information about the article. I read it and loved it. I knew he was a fan of Spencer Tracy. I hadn't realized that Greta Garbo was his favourite actress. I can see why.
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In jr. high school I sat through Mackenna's Gold twice just to make sure I didn't miss any of Gregory Peck's scenes.
After seeing him as Atticus Finch, he became my real hero for Life. Happy birthday Gregory Peck!
To Kill a Mockingbird was my introduction to Gregory Peck in grade 10. I was an instant fan of his and a real life hero
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Post Number 3500:
I wanted this post number of mine to be on Peck's birthday on this thread.
Here is a Happy Birthday poem I wrote for his 100th birthday:
Happy Birthday to Peck
My Darling Greg Peck
On your hundredth birthday,
A bushel and a Peck*
*the name of his episode of The Jack Benny Show.
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MY PERSONAL TOP 10 GREGORY PECK MOVIES: HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY: (top 3 are constant)
1. The Guns of Navarone
2. To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Designing Woman
4. Captain Horatio Hornblower
5. The Gunfighter
6. Roman Holiday
7. The Big Country
8. Spellbound
9. Makenna's Gold (a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine as it is not a great film)
10. Twelve O'clock High
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Donat gave a performance for the ages. To say that it was dependent on Garson is a bit of a stretch.
Yes I realize that. What I meant is that Lawrence was going to chuck her out of his choices in 1939 completely, and without her there is no love story. Sure, someone else may have played the role, but as most of the other characters are male, her role was the romance of Mr. Chips.
Donat would of course die soon after this. His final performance was as an Asian in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness. I love Robert Donat. I wish he had ben healthier during his life and that he did not need to constantly take time out for health issues.
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No, Irving Berlin appeared in the stage show, not on the radio. Apparently, you didn't watch the film last week, or you would certainly know the answer. The song had been removed from the original World War I show, "Yip, Yip, Yaphank".
No, I didn't. It has been a few years since I saw the movie and was relying entirely on memory.
It does remind me that I need to rewatch it.
Berlin did indeed later appear in a WWII movie and re-sing the song.
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So would all of you suggest I watch the biopic anyway since I am a Beach Boys fan, or should I skip it and just listen to "God Only Knows" instead?