evh55
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I wonder how many people dressed up as Elvis and then watched the Olympics?
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Whenever a star is going to have an estate sale or auction, many times the auction house will put out a catalog, especially if it one of the big houses like Sotheby's or Christie's. There was a catalog compiled of everything available at the Hepburn auction at a cost of $50.00. It was offered on the website for about a month before the actual auction. It showed pictures and gave descriptions of all of the items and their lot numbers. This is what absentee bidders use to determine what they want the auction house folks to bid on for them. The auction included everything from her luggage to old address books. It was fascinating just to see! Maybe one of these catalogs might show up on ebay or at amazon for sale.
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Yes feaito, you are indeed correct!
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I certainly do apologise. This is a first for me and I really was not aware of the rules. I'll know for next time. So lets wrap this up.
The version played in Casablanca was done by Jimmy Dorsey as an instrumental. There have been both Spanish and English lyrics written and the latest time it was performed in a movie was by Linda Ronstadt for Mambo Kings in 1991.
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I'm guessing this was after 1939 when Litvak divorced that Southern spitfire Miriam Hopkins. But, knowing just how well Davis and Hopkins got along, maybe there was a little payback involved.
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One of my fondest movie memories is of Marjorie Reynolds and Bing Crosby sitting at the piano in front of the fire singing White Christmas. Thanks for reminding us of just how lovely and talented she was.
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OK. Here goes. In Casablanca, Rick and Ilsa are dancing during the flashback portion of the movie. What is the name of the song they are dancing to?
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TCM has an ongoing series of shorts called What A Character! that spotlights some of these great actors and actresses. I've seen the one for Rags Ragland, Edna Mae Oliver, Marjorie Main, William Frawley, and Hattie McDaniel to name a few. They really are a delight, and include biographical info as well as reminisces by some of their co-stars. But as they are not listed on the schedule you can never tell when they will be on. It is very hit or miss. For example, I've seen the one for Bill Demarest several times, but have only seen Edna Mae once. Perhaps TCM can start listing them or even put together an hour or so of a number of them. That would be great! And definitely do one for one of my true favourites Thelma Ritter. I just love her in Rear Window when she is talking about the summer rain and says "All it does is make the heat wet." Maybe we could suggest she be made a Star of the Month. She certainly deserves it!
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The Great McGinty?
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The Last Hurrah?
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This is why I love these boards. How many other chatrooms make classical references like moirafinnie. You go girl!
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I think the first I learned about cocktails, martinis in particular, came from watching William Powell mix them at the beginning of The Thin Man. When he is showing all of the waiters and bartenders how to shake various kinds of drinks to different dance times it was just the correct blend of wit, humour, and sophistication. Shaken, not stirred had meaning long before James Bond showed up.
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Virginia Weidler in the Philadelphia Story has always been one of my favourites. She has given me one of my best lines, 'It's a dirty gyp!' The scene at the stable is just hilarious.
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Leo Carillo was great as Charles Boyer's cook/sidekick (even though Boyer would not let him make the salad dressing) in History is Made at Night with Jean Arthur.
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Was it Belle Rive? (not quite sure about the spelling)
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Hey, I'm with classicsfan1119. Haven't been around too long, but I am absolutely amazed by the vast amount of movie knowledge y'all have. Looking forward to lots more great classics trivia. Keep it coming!
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I'd like to see Boy Meets Girl with Jimmy Cagney and Pat O'Brien and Marie Wilson. Its been almost thirty years since I've seen it.
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While this might be a little off the subject, did anyone read about the premiere of the newly re-mastered 1914 silent classic Tillie's Punctured Romance in LA this past week? They used thirteen separate prints to piece together what I understand is an absolutely sparkling print. Let's hope TCM will be showing it soon!
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Oh to be twenty-one again and have TCM! When I was that age classic films were still the province of a few TV stations who had the special flame-proof equipment that could show movies on the old nitrate stock. I can remember so many wonderful experiences watching movies I had only read about. I am delighted to see someone of your generation interested in classic film. It gives me hope these great classics and the stars, producers, directors, et al will not be forgotten. You go girl!
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I don't mean to play the devil's advocate here but if we didn't have re-makes the we wouldn't have some of the great classics like The Maltese Falcon ( I think this was the fourth version made of the story) with Humphrey Bogart. While I am against re-doing some of these classics as a general rule, I do think they can be done if they are done well with respect to the original production and stars. Let's face it, movies today simply don't have the charm, character or class of the classics with rare exception. And I don't mean Gwynthe Paltrow(sp?) as Marlene Dietrich or Reese Witherspoon as Lorelei Lee. But, as always, I suppose it come down to $$$$$. But, do you really think today's movie viewers would like a story like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? Something tells me they are a little too sophisticated for that story line. Does anyone agree?
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I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed Spence was missing from the August line-up. I found it a little strange TCM would include Elvis and even Peter Sellars and ignore one of the greatest actors ever. Perhaps they felt that by including movies with Tracy on other actor's days would be enough. I remember when Spence was the star of the month on TCM his body of work was so large and varied they showed the dramas on one night of the week and the comedies on the next. I haven't seen that for anyone else.
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Kenwal70 is right. I think I heard that something like half of the movies made before 1950 no longer exist. Whether its because they were deliberately destroyed for the silver or because they were on the highly-flammable nitrate stock stored improperly, they simply don't exist. Sometimes it was simply because the studios had no place to store them. I heard that they used to dump the old films in Santa Monica Bay. It breaks my heart when I read about a movie I know I would have enjoyed, but will never see.
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Let's not forget my personal favourite, It's A Gift. A W.C.Fields festival would be great.
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I know what I'm going to be asking Santa for this year! Thanks for the info.
who's your favorite movie star and why?
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I have to agree. Bette is the BEST! I am so excited that she was included in the Summer Under the Stars but, as she was one of the finest actresses ever this is not a big surprise. I wanted to thank TCM for the great line-up of Bette Davis movies today: Deception, The Little Foxes, Old Acquaintance, Mr. Skeffington (added bonus Claude Rains) and all the others. And who can forget Jezebel, with that long crane shot of the Olympus ball? Long before special effects and CGI. Sorry to gush, but Miss Davis has a tendency to make me do that. By the way. does anyone know when the results of the DVD voting from July will be announced? I really hope The Letter will be on the list!