arslongavitabrev
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since i often have TCM on 14 hours/day it has become necessary to keep the remote always at hand to mute. i mean, it was okay the first 30 or 40 times... lately the Claire Bloom piece is getting on my nerves.
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Rita Hayworth!!!! i'm a HUGE fan of dancing, and i agree with a lot of what i've read in your posts. i was watching "You Were Never Lovelier" this a.m. for the Nth time; i'm also a HUGE fan of Rita -- how's about her Salome and the dance of the seven veils? she could tap, she could sing... mostly she was just so beautiful.
no one mentioned Leslie Caron, tho' i'm not saying "great"; there is something studied and self-conscious about her. based on the interview filler, i'm still trying to picture Cyd Charisse in "American in Paris" -- wouldn't she have been a bit tall for Gene Kelly? she was grace in motion, however -- those long, long legs!
Ann Miller could out-tap any of the other female dancers; i once read she could tap more beats per minute than anyone, period. i like her a lot, but i have always thought there was something gawky about her carriage.
Cagney was a marvelous dancer, so light on his feet. i wish he had been able to do more in that vein.
i also add my vote for Betty Hutton.
do i remember Jane Russell dancing in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" or did she just sort of walk through it? lol, i just remember her, period.
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this one's been bugging me for days; i'm glad i just found the boards here to ask. i seem to recall that there are 3 versions of The Children's Hour. One with Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, and Audrey Hepburn(?); one with deHavilland or Fontaine and Merle Oberon (???)-- the one where Bonita Granville is so superb; and a third, possibly earlier version...
sigh. i hate when this happens. TIA
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No one ever perspires or even sweats, even when wearing layers and layers of heavy clothing in period pieces -- unless it's a western and it's a man who has been out in the hot sun for hours.
The ancillary to this is that no one ever smells at all unpleasant, even if they've been travelling on the stagecoach for several days.
Suitcases are never difficult to carry, not even several at once.
When people leave their homes, they simply grab their coat and walk out the door in one fluid, effortless motion.
All children born prior to 1980 were completely and totally well behaved in every and all circumstances (except The Bad Seed and her ilk).
Women of all means had the ability to craft astonishing hairstyles.
Women enjoy wearing large, ridiculous hats perched at a rakish angle with no fear they might fall off.
The average age of college students prior to 1980 was apparently 26.
People meet, fall in love, and marry within a few days.
The singular ambition of every secretary and shopgirl in the 1930's was to marry a rich guy, and they usually did.
Children raise themselves and need virtually no care whatsoever.
You can drink liquor morning, noon, and night, and still function.
There is never a wait to get a table in a restaurant, and the waitstaff is always friendly and efficient; they usually know you by name.
Gardens are always in lush bloom (unless there's snow on the ground).
No matter how horrifying things get, they always turn out okay in the end.
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I agree that Dodsworth was a terrific suprise, as was Three Comrades. I enjoyed Flamingo Road; somehow it had escaped my radar. As You Desire Me this morning was an eye-opener, and it was fun to see a very young and very lovely Hedda Hopper.
A League Of Their Own
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i think the casting of the film was top-notch; what an unusual and disparate group but each is perfectly suited to her/his role. i mean, Madonna, Geena Davis, Rosie O'Donnell and Tom Hanks all making sense together in a film, who'd'a thunk it? i wish Bitty Schram would do more film work.