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We seem to be talking about the same scene.Hey Garbomaniac, do you not think that Vivien Leigh has a certain resemblance to Hedy Lamarr in this movie? Before I go,allow me to reply to this --I was thinking that exact thing when watching "Waterloo Bridge" the other night! The same fluffy dark hair,oval faces,slightly slanting eyes, and same shape lips-beautiful ""cupid's bows". Like old-fashioned cameos. Did Hedy slap anyone in a movie?

That's sad. Whenever I see animals,especially dogs,in movies or on television,I always that they're well-treated. I really worry about the ones from the old days. Dogs are so loving and loyal,I couldn't bear to know that any are mistreated. I have a Jack Russell and three labs, the labs are wusses,the Jack Russell will tear you up!

Sorry, I'll go over there later,I must tear myself away from y'all until these evening. Parting is such sweet sorrow Message was edited by: not "these" evening,"this" evening! or perhaps "thees" evening? with a heavy accent? as in "feelthy piano",LOL? daddysprimadonna

Anyway,back on topic-Joan Crawford must've been the Queen Of Slaps! One of her best was the series of little slaps she gives the doctor's wife in "A Woman's Face". That was great,and the wife just mewled like a little kitten,LOL.

Y'all do know that GWTW is this week's "Essential"? I never get tired of seeing it,and it's always even more pleasant to watch it "with" y'all Because you just know that I have the DVD Looking forward to Saturday/Sunday! Message was edited by:dyslexic spelling! daddysprimadonna

Ashley was,IMO,a symbol of the Old South that just couldn't change with the vicissitudes of fortune-he was all the graciousness,the ease,the hospitality,and the insularity of the Old South,like the oaks of Twelve Oaks-he couldn't bend,he had to break. He'd have been OK in life if the war hadn't changed his whole way of life,the only life for which he was bred.

Jack,that's the way I've always seen GWTW. An allegorical story of the old/new South. Rhett and Asley are a part of that allegory. It's very obvious in the book.

Oh no,I must disagree,Melanie had backbone,a backbone of steel. In some ways,I think that she had more backbone than Scarlett-she had more integrity,and didn't have to run over people to survive. She was weaker physically,but she had great moral courage. The movie didn't quite do justice to Melanie's character. It's shown how everyone leaned on Melanie for strength,even Scarlett,though she didn't realise it until the end.

"The visitor from Charleston" certainly evokes a sigh from me!! And he was still just as good-looking in "The Misfits".

One of Mary Pickford's best-I can't believe that TCM is showing it in the afternoon! Good on ya,TCM.

I didn't know that it based on a Steinbeck book,I'll have to read it. I've heard differing opinions of Hedy's performance in it,but I'll be able to judge for myself when I ever get to see it. As you can see,many of us like Hedy Seriously,I wish she'd had a few more outstanding roles,so that we'd be able to form a better opinion of her acting. Seeing her in "Ecstasy" is tantalising,a taste of what could have been. I stayed up for My Man Godfrey too,I love that movie. No one did screwball comedy like Carole Lombard,she knew how to underplay it,to keep the wit and sophistication in it,instead of "yukking" it up. Just the perfect light touch. And William Powell-great no matter what he did,and so versatile. I missed most of the introduction-but I've seen it a million times

Oh yes,that's a great one. He loved her so much,that he couldn't even wish her to be in heaven-he swore that she wander the heath until they could be joined for eternity.

My grandmother also said she should have won another Oscar for the long drawn out weeping walk down the aisle on Oscar night and the breathy speech she gave. "All too, too dramatic!"...... LOL! I agree with your grandmother! And she sounds like she was a pistol

Mr Larry, I don't begrudge the wonderful Robert Donat-that movie never fails to make me cry I just wish it could've been a tie. But if it couldn't be, Robert Donat was certainly the actor who deserved one

I loved Joseph Schildkraut in "Marie Antoinette"-it was a rather surprising role-I thought at first that he was going to play such an obvious character for laughs,and it was an interesting surprise when he showed the claws beneath the velvet glove. I didn't realise that that was him in "Anne Frank". here's a picture from "Marie Antoinette"-sorry,y'all,I tried to find a smaller one-

That reminds me of a great line that I heard somewhere-"he had a mind like a steel sieve"-LOL!

LOL,you're not alone,I just confused Fred & Ginger's dances "Cheek To Cheek" and "Night And day" in another thread.How anyone could do that,especially a long-time fan,is inconceivable! I'm going to keep a look-out for "Min And Bill" on TCM-I'm sure that they'll be showing in the not-too-distant future,and it will be refreshing to see a human,loving relationship between two older,not-so-glamorous people with all their foibles.

And speaking of fluttery,LOL-Billie Burke in "Dinner At Eight" just epitomises flutteriness!

Speaking of John Ford-"The Quiet Man" was just on TCM,and the shot of John Wayne coming into the cottage and finding Maureen O'Hara there,and taking her hand and whirling her into his arms,staring down at her as she stares back,mesmerised,and then he kisses her-that was hot! The wind howling,the fire flickering,the tension in the air-what a passionate scene. Message was edited by: daddysprimadonna

Yes, I thought that Joe E Brown was wonderful in his role as the father in "Showboat"-very sympathetic and a departure from his usual zany self.Did he originally come from vaudeville? It seems that quite a few of the great character actors did. Marie Dressler was one,and she was wonderful in movies-she even gained enough respect to be given a few more serious roles,as in "Anna Christie". I've never seen "Min And Bill",and look forward to TCM showing it some time,I understand that she was great in it. Didn't that movie get an Oscar?

You're right,she would've been great in some of the roles that Ingrid Bergman played,although Ingrid was such a great actress,it's difficult to see anyone else in the roles that she made her own. But Hedy left behind some memorable movies,and I always get the feeling that she just didn't push her career that hard anyway. I think that she would've been better used in European cinema,better understood. That's what it took for Louise Brooks. I think that Hollywood at that time only had one way of seeing such a beautiful woman,which is strange,considering the fine work that Hedy did in "Ecstasy". And Hedy must not have taken it that seriously-with her brains and looks,she could've had much better roles. I think perhaps she was rather amused by the whole thing. I'll keep my eyes open for her next showing on TCM I've already begun buying her available films on DVD.

I love that segment from "Kiss Me Kate". I never before noticed who those two actors were,and I should've made a point to look. "Brush up Your Shakespeare" was so funny!

I think that it sucks that Clark Gable didn't win for his portrayal as "Rhett Butler". it was one of his finest performances,and he had quite a few. But Robert Donat was great as "Mr Chips" also,so I suppose the Academy was torn,and didn't want GWTW to garner all the glory. Still,it should've been a tie for "Best Actor" that year.If they're going to be objective,they should award the Oscar for the performances that deserve it,and not give it as a "consolation prize" when an actor or actress didn't get it another year for a great performance,as they've done sometimes.They should give it for the great performance of that year,or forget it. I can't believe that Elizabeth Taylor won for "Butterfield Eight". Didn't that have something to do with her having pneumonia?

Yes, I love when the camera reveals him and his wry,wicked smile

Wasn't it said at one time that Gangster films never won Oscars?