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marvelous collection you have!
Those European posters and particularly the ones from Belgium always have the finest graphics it seems. I am no expert on this by far byt just a novice, but in perusing books on movie posters, the ones from Belgium always seem to be the most unique and most beautiful to me.
I bet the one of "The Red Shoes" is gorgeous. Is it like the artwork on the dvd box?
Your collection of posters from the Astaire films, and all the others sounds wonderful. Congrats on having such a fine collection! Do you have any other posters that you are still seeking besides "Yolanda and the Thief" and "Cover Girl"? I bet the former one would be difficult to find.
Thanks for your comments!
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the saddest story I've ever heard.
One should never lend movie collectibles to friends, obviously...as they may abscond with them to distant states!
You have my sympathy...
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envy you!
Where did you get it?
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great concept for a topic, Moira!
I enjoyed so much reading your most sagacious theories about this WWI connection to the careers of the fine artists that you mention.
While racking my brain, I came up with a few additions which I hope will prove acceptable for your list.
Dashiell Hammett: American novelist, Pinkerton specialist, paramour to Lillian Hellman, and creator of Sam Spade, Hammett was born in Maryland, in the early 1890's and left school at an early age to support his family. While in Philadelphia, Hammett worked at various occupations including stevedore, and in advertising before his most crucial and revelatory position as a Pinkerton's directive was achieved. During World War I, Hammett worked in the ambulance corps and it was while there that he was taken ill with T.B. and spent the rest of the war in hospital. He later supported himself writing advertisements and then began writing for the mag, "Black Mask" in the early 1920's with his Continental Op series. It is my contention, that Hammett's very objective, instead of subjective view of the universe, was influenced by his work with the Pinkertons, his war years and the climate of the country at the time in books like "The Dain Curse", "The Maltese Falcon", "The Thin Man" and others which all were excellent fodder for choices as motion picture material, due to the depth of characterization and the insights into human nature. His later connection to the Communist party, interest in the Spanish Civil War and work with and concern for WWII veterans, may have been influenced by the previous war in which he served. By bringing crime out of the parlor and into the streets, where it belonged, Hammett showed a reality based vision of the universe, instead of emulating the courtly murder mysteries which had proliferated since Victorian times or standard themes of patriotism which were prevalent.
Charlie Chaplin: No need to reiterate the obvious, as Chaplin's career is well known, but on the obverse side of the coin, Chaplin's non-participation in WWI, in spite of his participation in war bond rallies, led to some dissatisfaction with him on both sides of the Atlantic, where in England his loyalty was in question, and in America his lack of citizenship often looked at askance. Though it would seem obvious that he was of more usage to the governments of both countries, in entertainment value, it seemed a common thing to question the allegiance of any performer who sought deferments, did not enlist, or chose conscientious objector status during any of the World Wars of the 20th Century, like Lew Ayres, even if they did serve in some capacity, but not as soldiers. I think this WWI issue, compounded Chaplin's later problems as to Communist connections, and scandals which led to him leaving the States for Switzerland and did affect his movie career.
Edmund Gwenn: One of the most endearing and believable character actors, Gwenn was disowned by his family in Britain when he chose to become an actor and he was on stage by the mid-1890's, starring in quality fare such as George Bernard Shaw's "Man and Superman" in the early part of the next century. Like many, Gwenn retired temporarily from acting in WWI to serve in the British Army where he attained the rank of captain. He then returned with ease to his first love, the stage and then was sought by the moving picture business to essay coveted roles in many classic American films like "Miracle on 34th Street" et cetera. Known for the possibly apocryphal story of saying on his deathbed..."Death is hard, but comedy is harder", Gwenn, who was a relative to actor Cecil Kellaway, was always believable and real in any part he played, and one can wonder if that was due to his many life experiences, including the war ones.
Wallace Reid: On the other hand, Reid who was one if not the first, screen matinee idol, did not serve in WWI and who knows if it might have been better if he had. Born in the 1890's in Missouri, Reid was from an acting and directing family, and had been in private schools where his athleticism and talents were in full view. Choosing to be a cameraman, brought him to the sight of movie makers, who immediately saw his good looks and charm as assets to be used onscreen. Starting in around 1910, Reid worked at Vitagraph and then married Dorothy Davenport, and Reid finally got the chance to work with the legendary D. W. Griffith in "Birth of a Nation" and "Intolerance" and became world famous. Though Reid wanted to enlist, his hopes were discouraged by the powers that be at the studio, Famous Players, as he was one of their powerhouse film stars, and such a move would have meant less revenue, he relented. Even though volunteering to sell war liberty bonds like Chaplin, Reid was a troubled man, due to things like his later morphine addiction and alcohol consumption which had started to consume him. Dying in the early 1920's his death was detailed in a propaganda film by his widow, called "Human Wreckage" even though usually films depicting narcotics were verboten.
Lewis Stone: Lastly, the honorable Judge Hardy started life in Massachusetts in the last quarter of the 19th century. As a young man, Lewis chose to fight in the Spanish American War, and after returning to civilian life, chose that of a writer, which led to his turn in acting as a sideline, by the time WWI rolled around. Stone served honorably in the cavalry, and remained so until Wilson's Peace Treaty and the Armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany. With this Stone returned to films and soon was seen as the ideal man of honor and respect, with his slightly mature looks and silver hair, and starred for the rest of his life in quality vehicles both in silents and talkies, being able to play drama or comedy equally. His quiet yet commanding character comes through in films as diverse as "Grand Hotel", "Mata Hari" and even the Andy Hardy series. Perhaps his war service gave him insights which he utilized in his many wonderful films, who knows...
Again, excellent topic!
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film stills, or other film memorabilia collectibles....
Do you partake of this addiction, or do you just have a want list so far?
Movie posters, and press books are going up in value yearly. There was that six sheet of the original "Frankenstein" film which sold for six or more figures in the last few years. Some guy found it in a trunk from a yard sale as I recall, and it was the first one ever found in existence to have survived, and was only known from the original press book announcing the film. As I recall, It showed the monster coming into the bedroom of the bride to be of Colin Clive, and unnerving her. One who gets into this type of collecting, can use up all wall space displaying their treasures, even if they are just of the one sheet variety.
Movie fans with smaller living spaces, can collect film stills or movie magazines, and still have room for their normal furniture hopefully. I got into a Jackie Coogan hunt once, and came home from a movie memorabilia show with a Jackie Coogan doll, a used Jackie Coogan peanut butter tin, a Jackie Coogan movie magazine from the time of "The Kid", and a Super 8 film of "Peck's Bad Boy". The three authentic items from the 1920's during his heyday in films as a child star, were pricey and Jackie apparently has quite a following, even among fans of the Addams Family.
If you have any movie posters, which ones of your collection are your favorites? I do have the poster for "In Cold Blood" and wonder if with the recent notoriety if that one has gone up in price. What are you looking for, if you currently don't have it in your movie memorabilia stuff? Do you display your items or do you just store them to protect them, and look at them occasionally?
Enquiring minds want to know...
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might be possible, with a new agent for the Osmonds who picked better material for their talents. Then TCM would happily show the film for their fans.
I can see it now...Donny and Marie in a revival of "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams. Marie plays Blue Roses, who is the daughter with pleurisy of the former belle of the ball, Dolly Parton, and Donny plays the working brother, who supports both mum and sis. Laurette Taylor does seem a bit different from Parton, but I would have case Tallulah Bankhead as the mother, and she and Dolly share a lot of the same attributes southern style, what with their most ostentatious style and far out dress.
Into the mix, comes the Gentleman Caller, who Donny brings home to meet his most shy sister, and I would cast Billy Ray Cyrus, who was so good in that David Lynch film. They can change the Menagerie collection of glass animals, with the broken unicorn, to Marie's doll collection which she sells on Home Shopping Network and title the film, "The China Doll Menagerie".
Donny and Marie have unused talent, and just need to find some proper vehicles to display them, instead of wasting their inherent abilities on films like the Cocoanuts one.
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Fred is no toff!
I had to laugh when I read your post, since I had a British friend who often used the sobriquet, "toffee nosed" to denigrate haughty folk. I just looked up "toff" and now I find a bit of a different take on the word with this bit about Oxford and Cambridge, the schools of the Monty Python grads, as it says:
"toff ?? (?P?)??Pronunciation Key??(tf)
n. Chiefly British Slang
A member of the upper classes, especially one who is elegantly dressed: ?champagne, once a raffish drink suitable for toffs and weddings? (Ian Jack).
[Probably variant of tuft, a gold tassel worn by titled students at Oxford and Cambridge.]
toff
n : an elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners) [syn: nob]"
Obviously you are right on when you say Fred's persona in films is NOT a toff!
I always thought Fred was incredibly down to earth, and the term you used..."brash" is quite apropos.
I only think that he is more the sartorial giant to Kelly in his attire. Fred just can't help it...he looks elegant in anything, and the way he can casually walk with his hands in his suit pockets, is a quality not even Don Johnson on "Miami Vice" could achieve.
As you say, Fred is often struggling, to get the girl or whatever, in films and is definitely no "toff" or snob, no matter if he is wearing tails, and top hat or an ascot.
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great question!
There are so many films to cite, but off the top of my head, I might go with Hugo Friedhofer's score for "The Best Years of Our Lives" which seems to so well complement the film. Just to check and see what other films I might be forgetting of his, I noted at the IMDb website, that he did films as diverse as "Homicidal" and "One Eyed Jacks", and bigger pictures like "The Harder They Fall", that Primo Carnera like film, to Wilder's "Ace in the Hole".
Another person whose soaring and most dramatic film scores really impress me is Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who did the great Flynn WB films like "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" and "The Sea Hawk".
Even a pastiche of prerecorded songs which perfectly complement the action, as in any of Kenneth Anger's inventive work like "Kustom Kar Kommandos" or "Scorpio Rising" [which used footage of H.B. Warner from "The King of Kings", accompanied by the music of the 1960's girl group, The Crystals with "He's a Rebel"] is a clever way to use music to accompany film. Taking from Anger's idea, the soundtrack from "American Graffiti" which used songs of the real time period around 1962, seemed prescient and more reality based, than if a score had been composed for the film, to simulate the songs of the era.
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if John gets a national holiday, then by all rights Roy Rogers should also, and Trigger's birthday should be celebrated also, with some national hoof counting contests and awards for being a natural blonde, but just for horses of course.
Trigger, being stuffed, is also a possibility for a wax statue at the Pentagon, as a mold could still be made.
Dale can fend for herself though, as girl cowboys are a dime a dozen, but smart Palominos are rare in the movie world.
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I had a great weekend by the way.
Your post made me laugh.
I see no difference in how I would talk to a movie fan of fourteen years of age, or Peter Bogdanovich. I put both on the same level, and treat neither one with kid gloves or with a Brillo soap pad, depending on their age or importance. They're both equal to me as movie fans, no matter how they might look to someone else.
At one time, a person like Peter Bogdanovich was a fourteen year old fan, and if he had been treated as if he should not speak because he was new to the game, then he would not have become the person he is today and probably would not be a fan of classic films. I can just see it now...Peter is talking about films as a young boy, and some old codger says to him "You know, it might be better if you keep silent, since we only talk about silent films in this group that were made by Abel Gance and not that Hawks fellow."
I grew up around people who had seen films since silent days, knew all the old movies and did not make fun of me, if I asked who an actor was...and it turned out to be someone as world famous as Errol Flynn. Their knowledge was welcoming, and not used as intimidation or to imply that they be revered as movie experts.
Barring discriminating against anyone who is insulting or on a vendetta, which might show some discernment, I think if anyone is a movie fan of classic films, then they would hope that the love of these films perpetuate, and how can that happen, if anyone younger who shows an interest, is told to not speak unless spoken to, or given the idea that their thoughts are tired and have already been stated by someone else. As if that isn't true of most comments on film anyway....
Every film no matter how old, is new to someone. I find it interesting to get a completely honest take on some old film, that has a cachet among the intelligentsia, but perhaps does not entertain a new viewer. I would never try to convince someone that any particular film is worthwhile, for they will come to that of their own accord. For the above reasons, whether it be Holly Holt or anyone else who shows interest, I say...let them speak their minds, and stop trying to create movie clones who all walk alike and talk alike, like Cathy and Patty from the Patty Duke Show.
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is your imagination!
All these pranksters at TCM are just having some fun with you.
TCM has shown no movies for months with subtitles, of that I am sure. I watch every day as I have no life, and none of those horrid foreign films with subtitles have been shown at all.
You must be pulling in another channel from your cable provider, while you iron and do other things, that are showing all these nasty subtitled foreign films.
I would bet it is AMC or Bravo. You should write to them and tell them if they don't start showing only American films with no subtitles [and none of those subtitled Godfather films either!] that you won't be listening to their channel anymore.
"Enough is enough" and you should put your foot down, or just listen to the radio maybe.
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My friend bought the movie version, which he found on the shelf at Borders, and then ordered the miniseries version while he was at Borders.
The one you want is called "Das Boot - The Original Uncut Version" and it retailed for $39.95, but I think it came in at a much lower price of around 30 bucks, when it finally arrived and the store called her to come pick it up.
It has a 293 minute run time, it is from the 1982 miniseries that you mentioned, and it was released in 2004 and its order ASIN # is: B0001XAOLQ.
Take that info to a Borders store, and they can order if for you, and it usually takes about seven days. Or you could probably order it directly on the Net through Amazon or Borders' websites.
Good luck!
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for taking the time to make this post.
I feel privileged to live in this country and appreciate all that our veterans have done for us.
The scene from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" came into my mind as I read your post, where Billy Gray takes Michael Rennie to Arlington Cemetery, to visit his father's grave, and the alien is stunned at how many had died in wars. It brings into focus the enormity of the sacrifice of others that have kept our freedoms strong.
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of Mason's is a friend of mine.
As I recall, tv host Jack Paar, was a friend of Pamela and James Mason, and one will hear Paar talking about them on some of the tapes from Paar's old late night shows. Portland Mason, the daughter did some acting but I don't remember much more about her career.
Though there is no James Mason part I don't admire, some of my favorite of his films are:
"The Seventh Veil" -As the cruel Nicholas the taskmaster, who trains Ann Todd to be a top notch concert pianist, Mason is firmly in his element. The cane, the suppressed cruelty, all masking deeper recesses of volcanic emotion. Great film!
"Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" - This is a beautiful film about the legend of the Flying Dutchman, with Mason and Ava Gardner, in luscious color.
"Bigger Than Life" - A not so famous film, but well executed based on true stories of the complications which can ensue, in administering cortizone to patients, who can become megalomaniacal. Mason's bouts of hyperactivity almost put wife Barbara Rush in the loony bin.
Finally...who cannot love Mason as Humbert Humbert, who is despicable but yet appealing, as Mason depicts him and a bit pathetic, especially in the toenail painting scene with Dolores Haze.
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you won't say "Stand where you are, or you're dead where you stand" if I say in answer to your question, that I don't think there should be a national holiday to the Duke...will you???
Nothing against Mr. Morrison, whose films I really like. Shoot, even critics who hated his politics, were moved by his performances. One, as I recall, said that though he disliked the offscreen Wayne's politics, he was moved to tears in the scene in "The Searchers" when Wayne as the redskin hating Ethan [spoilers ahead] finds his kidnapped, long lost niece, Debbie in the Indian camp, and just when you think he is going to kill her, he sweeps her up into his arms and takes her with him on his horse.
My feelings are not based on Wayne not being good enough, but just that there might be too many national holidays, if we start making a bunch more to honor movie stars.
I do think Wayne was a good actor, who knew how to react and not act, as Ford taught him, and instead of a national holiday, since you say his face is so well known, how about putting him on Mount Rushmore next to Lincoln, Myidolspencer?
That would be a heap of a big monument, if it also contained Wayne with the presidents.
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You mention the one film, which I can't remember too well. I always watch Tom Conway films, but seem to have a bit of amnesia myself about that "Two O'Clock Courage", even though I know I've seen it a few years ago.
You've seen all the great ones, I can see by your list, and this should be a fun month for Ingrid and Noir fans too, but don't expect too much from Bogey in TTMC. I get the feeling that he might have rather been on his boat when this one was filmed....haha!
Thanks for your response!
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one Ned Sparks' movie?
I thought for sure you'd have "42nd Street" on your wish list.
You have mentioned some favorites of mine, and also other films I have always wanted to watch, which don't show up on tv much. I've seen Lang's "Secret Beyond the Door", and "Human Desire" and "SS" and most of his classics, but I have not had the pleasure of seeing "House by the River" with Louis Hayward, but my friend says it has some very pre-"Les Diaboliques" touches, which I would enjoy.
Being a big fan of Joseph H. Lewis, I can only say that "My Name is Julia Ross" is a B-classic, and that it outshines so many more well known A-films of the period. George MacReady is frightening enough in films, without being totally psychotic and a mama's boy, particularly if the mama is Dame May Whitty. I've not seen some of the others you mention by Lewis, and would particularly like to see "The Mad Doctor of Market Street" with Lionel Atwill.
Tourneur is always worth watching, and those short titles you mention are very intriguing. And Borzage does not get much air time nowadays either, except for his major films like "Seventh Heaven" with Gaynor and Farrell, so it would be fun to see "Moonrise" again, which is a great film with Dane Clark, or the other ones you mention, some of which are obscure as you say, particularly "Liliom" with Rose Hobart, which I'd kill to see.
For some reason, Karlson films seem to be shown more on tv roundabouts where I live, and I've seen all the ones you mention and they are all excellent, and his documentary style is so refreshing, in things like "The Phenix City Story".
TCM has a great schedule already, but the films you mention would be fun to see in the future I'm sure and I enjoyed reading all your selections.
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Noir, Noir , Noir World at TCM in June!
After perusing the schedule, I was overjoyed to see that TCM is featuring one of the justifiable Noir prototype antecedents at 8:00am on 6/18/05, "Phantom Lady" as directed by Robert Siodmak. This is one of the films that started it all. Seeing that title made me look through the whole month for other dark gems, and here's what I came up with for those so inclined, off the top of my head, which is full of noir unfortunately. Many of the following I'm sure all have seen already, but for those who haven't, here's a short encapsulation of what you might be missing, if you don't tune in:
6/5
3:00 AM The Lady From Shanghai
This is the movie where Welles had Rita's lustrous auburn locks chopped off, so she could play the evil blonde to his Michael O'Hara, with the famous house of mirrors shooting scene. See it...and you'll never forget it, especially since it also stars Mercury Theatre great, Everett Sloane and perennial bad guy, Ted de Corsia.
6/9
10:30 PM Touch Of Evil
Late Fifties noir, starring Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh, with Welles scoring again as director and actor, enjoying his false proboscis in the role of Hank Quinlan, whose future [as fortune teller Marlena Dietrich says] is "all used up". Don't miss the opening credits as the whole story is laid out for you! Amazing cinematography by Russell Metty, and also with able support by character stars Akim Tamiroff, and Ray Collins [sergeant Tragg to "Perry Mason" fans] and the dangerous Mercedes McCambridge.
12:30 AM The Asphalt Jungle
With the novel written by W.R. Burnett, who penned "Little Caesar" and "High Sierra" you know you are in good hands. One of the great heist movies, directed by John Huston, with Sam Jaffe as the brains behind a gang planning a major heist. Each man's fatal flaw contributes to foul ups which endanger the suspense filled operation, with ample star power exhibited by Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Louis Calhern, nasty Marc Lawrence and Norma Jean Baker as the "niece".
2:30 AM The Killing
Lower budget entry than the "Asphalt Jungle" but Stanley Kubrick still gives the film high voltage, with its screenplay twists and turns set at a racetrack. Again starring the by then slightly disheveled Hayden, with Colleen Gray, Jay C. Flippen, Timothy Carey and the Gunzel...Elisha Cook, Junior married to the double crossing Marie Windsor [who's at least a head taller!]. Look for Dr. Ben Casey [Vince Edwards] in a bit part.
6/11
8:00 PM The Big Sleep
10:00 PM The Big Sleep
If you don't have the dvd with both versions of this Howard Hawks' film. with differing running times, then this is the time to watch them back to back. Though I don't know if we'll ever be sure if the butler was at the beachhouse, or who Raymond Chandler really thought was behind everything, this film has it all, and Philip Marlowe not only has trysts with lusty librarian type booksellers, but breaks up a pornography ring with a thumb sucking vixen named Vickers. Watch both versions to compare the on-screen trajectory of the Bacall/Bogart film romance.
12:45 AM Murder, My Sweet
An earlier take on the Philip Marlowe legend, with Dick Powell as the detective and the serene yet sinister, Claire Trevor as older sister to Anne Shirley [who started out as Dawn O'Day but then took on the name of her character Anne Shirley from "Anne of Green Gables", but I digress]. Some great quasi-hallucinatory sequences and directed by Eddie Dmytryk. Remade effectively many years later, with the original novel title, "Farewell My Lovely" with Mitchum and Charlotte Rampling, but just not as iconic.
2:30 AM Lady In The Lake
This is the Philip Marlowe film where you the viewer, see things from director and actor, Bob Montgomery's viewpoint. Sometimes clever, sometimes clumsy, but always fun, this film is assisted by Leon Ames, Audrey Totter and Lloyd Nolan.
6/13
10:00 AM The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Okay..not the greatest Bogart film, but there's Stanwyck and Alexis Smith, with Nigel Bruce from the Holmes' films and Isobel Elsom. See it to watch Bogart play a deadly artist who dispatches victims with a wave of his brush.
12:00 PM Clash By Night
A Fritz Lang trumph from a Clifford Odets' play! Robert Ryan in love with Stanwyck, who's in a boring marriage with hubby Paul Douglas, with Marilyn Monroe as the next door neighbor; itadds up to one film you don't want to miss.
2:00 PM Odds Against Tomorrow
Certifiable noir, with Ryan, Harry Belafonte and one of Gloria Grahame's last noir performances as a femme fatale, directed by Robert Wise.
4:00 PM The Night Of The Hunter
Profound classic, adapted by writing great, James Agee from the Grubb novel, with good and evil portrayed not just tattoed on Mitchum's hands, but in the startling retro German Expressionism take, designed by first time director Charles Laughton. With Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, and Billy Chapin, brother to Kitten from the "Father Knows Best" show and Peter Graves, brother to Matt Dillon from "Gunsmoke".
6:00 PM Cape Fear
We all know this one, again with Mitchum out to get Gregory Peck's goat...and maybe his daughter, Lori Martin. Scarier than the DeNiro version, in my opinion, which was well done though.
6/15
6:00 PM The Bad and the Beautiful
Quintessential Tinseltown noir in contemplation of its own foul, lint filled navel, directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Dick Powell, Gilbert Roland and with Gloria Grahame's supporting actress Oscar performance.
6/17
8:00 PM They Live by Night
Cathy O'Donnell meets up with Farley Granger, and a kinder and gentler Bonnie and Clyde type story is born, as directed by the great Nick Ray.
9:45 PM In a Lonely Place
Watch this and you get to hear Bogart say to Gloria Grahame the immortal refraint: " I was born when she kissed me, I died when she left me, I lived a few weeks while she loved me."
11:30 PM On Dangerous Ground
Tough as toenails cop, Robert Ryan gets tamed by the blind Ida Lupino. Not as sappy as it sounds in the hands of Nick Ray.
6/18
8:00 AM Phantom Lady
Hard to find on tv, except for the great TCM, "Phantom Lady" has it all! A Cornell Woolrich story, Ella Raines as the strong woman who has to help the sad sap, unhappily married Alan Curtis, whose world falls apart after he finds his wife strangled and his alibi, the feather encrusted hatted woman, is nowhere to be found. Essential Noir, History 101 style! Great visuals with the bar jazz scene a stunner!
6/24
6:00 AM Follow Me Quietly
A decent B-programmer, with William Lundigan out to catch a serial killer, assisted by Jeff Corey, with writing assistance by Anthony Mann.
10:30 AM Beyond A Reasonable Doubt
Not the most famous Fritz Lang, but still jarring entertainment! Dana Andrews sets himself up as a patsy, to prove a point about culpability, then gets caught in his own trap, that even girlfriend Joan Fontaine can't extricate him from.
12:00 PM While The City Sleeps
Based on the exploits of real life Chicago serial killer, William Heirens [aka The Lipstick Killer] who wrote on the wall of one victim in Tangee orange lipstick " "For Heaven's sake catch me before I kill more. I cannot control myself" this effective thriller stars Dana Andrews, Vincent Price and John Drew Barrymore as the brilliant, yet misguided young misanthrope and bloodthirsty misogynist. Heirens to this day, is still protesting his innocence....
6/25
8:00 AM Double Indemnity
Stanwyck, the blonde wig, Fred MacMurray and Eddie G. after all three of them, with direction by Wilder.
6/30
8:30 AM Desperate
Decent Anthony Mann vehicle with great journeyman actor, Steve Brodie on the lam from Ray Burr.
9:45 AM Two O'Clock Courage
Amnesia is so noirish! Watch Tom Conway get it, under Mann's guidance.
11:00 AM Side Street
Granger and O'Donnell together again, and with Noir great, Charles McGraw in pursuit and the wonderful Minerva Urecal, as the obligatory landlady.
12:30 PM Border Incident
Pivotal Anthony Mann noir, lensed by legendary cinematographer, John Alton...with Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard DaSilva and dancer, later turned soap opera star [Palmer Cortlandt from "All My Children"] James Mitchell about illegals in California, which is highly believable and effective.
Have you seen any of these, and which were your favorites?
Enjoy!
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relative though, I see no problem with anyone posting 25 times a day or more, if they post topics of interest to fans of TCM.
Just as having an all day marathon of films by Billy Wilder is not necessarily a bad thing, and there are no rules as to how many times a day Holly or anyone can post, then this comes down to personal preference.
Why, I'm sure I've posted many more times a day than some find acceptable, but...I can't see that this prevents anyone else from speaking. It's not like this is a table with only so many chairs to sit on, and that one is hogging anything.
Following rules of conduct which are posted, is not arbitrary so one should be obedient, but following rules which are ephemeral and shifting, should be left to each person's judgment, and let the chips fall where they may. If a person's posts are not of interest to anyone, then they will fall naturally to the bottom of the pile by their own volition.
Just my three cents worth, and I hope Holly returns to the fold.
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most kind.
No, I'm just your average movie fan, who finds the offbeat things about films the most interesting, like Traven's origins and I had read some old articles in magazines about him a few years ago, and thought since TCM shows this movie often, that it might be of interest to some who like the film.
I'm glad if you enjoyed reading it. Thanks and have a great weekend!
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Traven supposedly had as many aliases and backgrounds, as Fields had bank accounts, though some say that legend is unfounded.
And aren't you glad that John Huston and Bogart convinced Walter to take his teeth out to play the prospector? Apparently Walter was a bit against this idea, as even he had some ego about his looks, and did not want to appear toothless on screen.
Have a nice weekend, Mongo and I shall be departing now so take care!
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about the patented cat yowl, if you find out about it.
I know I should feel ashamed, but I always wanted Sylvester to catch Tweety, and stop all that mealy mouthed chirping.
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the last time I had a dog from Nathan's it was in the New Jersey aiport.
Pathetic, isn't it?
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appreciation for your kind words!
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the hotel clerk in "Homicidal" who gets offed by Emily?