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Ack! Path, you haven't seen The Naked City??? You lucky feller, you!!! '...there are eight million stories in the Naked City, and you...' Oh, the black! Oh, the white! Oh, the glorious black and white!!! Close the doors, pull down the venetian blinds, get a coaster for your drink, and settle onto your striped fabric couch. Then settle back and transport yourself into la-la-land, courtesy of two of my favorites, The Uninvited and The Naked City.

path, I have always liked Danny Kaye, and Walter Mitty is enjoyable for its fantasy aspect. Mayo is eye-poppingly pretty, especially since the color is as vibrant as candy. Haven't seen the others. I wonder what they'll do with No Other Woman and Hideaway? I was all set to tape these, in glorious black and white. Oh well.

Hmmm, keith, let me do some fast dancing. When I listen to a Michael Medved or the spate of talking heads who were extolling Mel Gibson to the outer stratosphere, I assume most people are not only listening to them as well, but believing them. I see these same talking heads on every news and talk show, spouting 'professional' opinions about what we should see and why we should believe what we are seeing. I never believe one single word any of these paid barkers say, not one. Ever. If I want to read a review, I'll go to CrankyCritic, and even he has been wrong in my estimation in the past. I will always and utterly depend on my own decision. I have gone to epinions.com to get reviews on products, I admit that. I depend on path to guide me to the best TCM movies. I am very selective in whom I trust, and I usually don't trust anyone. But, since I've admired your posts, I'll have to open my normally hermetically sealed mind a little. So you think most people actually THINK about things? Hmmm, and they actually make up their own minds about movies and books and products, rather than relying on who's buying what or who is telling them to go see a certain movie? I'm not so sure. If that were true, the TCM boards would have crashed a long time ago, from having too many hits. I'm being facetious and more than a little cynical. I hope you're right, my world is going to come to a flaming end in about 50 years. Yours will last a little longer. Thanks, keith, it's always good to read your posts.

Wow, I'll say that was an excellent post, Orson. Never were truer words spoken about the immediate response of the viewing audience to take the opinion of someone who is being paid for their opinion over their own review. Whether due to sloth, lack of intelligence, who knows, but how many of us listen to the network news and give up our powers of reasoning? Or listen to the Medveds of the world and give up our sanity? Or read the Frank Rich's of the world, and lose our lunch? My point is that I very much agree with you. We are for the most part a society of complacent, utterly lazy people who would rather sit and watch than move and experience. We'll buy a certain product because we're told we should by advertisers who have a financial ulterior motive, or vote a certain way because Rupert Murdoch skews the news. However, that's not to say I'll have an open mind when it comes to musicals, or not believe what CrankyCritic says about movies because he agrees with me most of the time, but Orson you've provided us much to think about. The next time a TCMer is shopping and picks up a package that says 'new and improved', perhaps they'll realize that it's been reduced by 8 ounces and the price is the same. Now, I have to go cancel my subscription to the NY Times because Frank Rich has gotten on my last nerve for the last time.

path, if you liked The Falcon, you'd like The Saint. I liked all of those I have seen. I watched one Maisie, and as much as I like Ann Sothern, I wasn't thrilled with how she was utilized. Leo Gorcey and Mickey Rooney make my teeth hurt, so I can't recommend the Bowery or Hardy series. I haven't seen the others. By the way, path, how did you like The Uninvited?

Thank you, tcmprogrammer!!!!

Thanks, moviejoe79! However, I am an obstreperous dinosaur, and won't give up my VCR. In fact, I am soon off to Best Buy to get another one (or two) since my tapes are rising in number. Beyond Tomorrow is lovely, a fine example of my favorite genre, the 'fantasy' film. TCM ran Time of Their Lives last year, and I am hoping they will take pity on an old fool who missed it, and run it again. Perhaps around President's day, tcmprogrammer, since...well, you remember the ending, right? I have the Kennel Murder Case, and love it to pieces! Then, I happened to tape the Dragon Murder Case, with my favorite hunk, Warren William, and read that there are all those other Philo Vance movies. Again, it's all just wishful thinking, but thanks again for the info.

I'd like to see all the films I never got to tape from AMC and still would like to have: Make Way For Tomorrow Stairway to Heaven Beyond Tomorrow The Dark Corner Wages of Fear Day of Wrath The Verdict Woman in White Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid Time of their Lives with Abbott and Costello All the Philo Vance movies, with Warren William, Basil Rathbone and William Powell Not asking too much, am I......

coffeedan, the 1937 Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a good one (it's the one with William Powell), but too bad Bill is not also showing the 1929 one with Basil Rathbone. The 'undergarments' remark is worth the price of admission!

Thanks, path, right back atcha! And feaito, I didn't mean to delete you from my kudos. Thanks for this movie mention. I am in awe of all the Barrymores, but John seemed especially angst-ridden, and I think personal demons make for a better artist.

Thanks to you, path, I taped this film. John Barrymore not LIKING his hands as shown on film? Silly guy, he was gorgeous. Bet he never really believed all his PR. Too bad he wasn't still alive today.

See, path, that's what I get. Due to my obstinate prejudice against any film made after 1950, I completely missed out on taping 'The Killing'. I should, from now on, rather than laboriously pick my films from the TCM movie guide based on year, just go by your picks on your excellent web site. Why? Well, thanks to insomnia, I caught the tail-end last night of 'The Killing'. Aside from starring my new 'hunk' interest Robert Ryan (Robert Ryan? Yes, Robert Ryan) it had all the elements of the 1940s film noir that I love, i.e., narration, dames, men who were men, and a surprise ending. AND, if that weren't enough, it is a Stanley Kubrick film! Okay, I'm sure it will be repeated, but path, I throw myself at your selection mercy.

W.C. Fields used to get around the censors with disguised expletives such as 'Godfrey Daniel', and others I can't now remember. Speaking of expletives, I watched 'The Front Page' all the way through for the first time. This was the 1931 version with Pat O'Brien and at the end, when Hildy's boss is about to have him restrained, Adolph Menjou says to the person on the phone: "The Son of a ***** stole my watch!". Funny thing is, it sounded as if the film was scratched. I guess Breen started his foul censoring at that time, but it appears this was one movie that didn't censor itself before it was released. Intersting.

Okay, see, if I were head of programming at TCM, I would have included, after Now Voyager, the Warner Bros. Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs is strumming a banjo...in drag...under water...and singing 'Wrong, would it be wrong to love?'... inspired lunacy, those cartoons were. P.S. I still can't edit, but do my eyes deceive me, or did I just open another window, and my login was constant. Saints preserve us.

I love hearing archaic phrases and words in old movies, such as 'gosh' or 'golly' or 'by gum'. I think Kate Hepburn used all three of those at one time or another. I too liked the way actresses used to ask 'are you making love to me', it was sooo innocent. But I too wonder what the pertinent 1930/1940 phrase was to indicate making love. Speaking of A&C, I remember in the Monster A&C, Costello says to Dracula's lady conquest, "I'll bite" and she says "No, I will".

Ross Kemp of 'Eastenders' in 'A Christmas Carol' (doh!) was the name of the movie I was looking for. If anyone gets it on their BBCA, they should keep an eye out for it. It was, as I said, dark and updated, but I thought it was very good.

bracken, that's one of the reasons I bought the Mr. Magoo 'Christmas Carol', because every single network showing it used to cut out the beginning. That and of course the fact that they stuffed commercials into it. Wonderful cartoon, just wonderful. ML, sorry to say I didn't stick around for Patrick Stewart. Perhaps I should have. Anyone here familiar with the updated British version of 'Christmas Carol' starring one of the 'Eastenders' alumni as a repo man? I tried IMDb, and there are a GAZILLION actors listed. It was a verrrry interesting, though dark, version.

brackenhe, greg is leo's sibling, i.e., goes to sites where he doesn't belong just to create controversy. In the town where I grew up, New Rochelle, NY, they have a radio station WRTN, which plays nothing BUT Big Band music. In that same town, there was the Glen Island Casino, where Glenn Miller used to play in the 1940s. One of the best pieces of music on the planet is 'Moonlight Serenade'. greg: go away.

Hi, thanks for the update. We were here during the interim, and would have appreciated an update via the Guest login. We figured it out, and yes, we ARE a great group of posters. And yes, we WOULD appreciate a new format, this one...well, as Aunty Em said, let's just say this one is a stinkeroo. But we love your programming and look forward to many more decades of classic black and white movies....oh, and the others here want classic color movies as well! Thank you!!!

Thanks, ayresorchids!! It's a strange coincidence (and I wasn't really taking credit), but it crossed my mind that perhaps they really DIDN'T know anything was wrong, until they heard my dulcet tones on their voicemail! But I'll still be curious to hear what tcmprogrammer has to say. I know he/she is not technical, but he/she must have a pipeline to the suits. Then again, now so do I!!

Whaddya know about that. Maybe it was my calls to Atlanta earlier, during which I escalated to the Programming Information Manager. Oh well, hopefully they're here to stay. tcmprogrammer, so what DID happen?

Ewww, no, realfuster, while Warren is a toe curler, I think George is a wet noodle. If Warren isn't available, I'll take Paul Muni or Fredric March.

Ooooh, he's snippy too. He really is going to score here. realfuster, you're killing me! I got you beat, I liked Tully Marshall from Ball of Fire. Let's see, a cross between Warren William and C. Audbrey Smith would be nice, driving is not a requirement but walking would be a must. No need to have their own teeth, they're doing wonders with implants these days. Must like dogs, chocolate mousse, Krisy Kremes and Maker's Mark neat. Watching firework displays, cruising through the Panama Canal, and dining out on Mondays is good. If interested, call Lackawanna 2-2222. Now don't add them up, they're separate 2's, okay?

Excellent, moira! By the way, go to Yahoo, and put in this guy's email address and click on 'search the web'. This isn't the first place where he's looking for a dame.

The Lady Eve, with the snake and apple adventure. And just about any movie with the cartoon stick figures at the beginning, animated or not. Wish I could think of some examples, but I can't!