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child actors? I'm not going to say "best" child actors, as taste is relative, but all mine are ones who I think also could equit themselves admirably on screen in drama or comedy. This topic came to mind yesterday, as I was watching little Miss Margaret O'Brien with June Allyson and Marsha Hunt in that tearjerker with Jose Iturbi. I think she was one of the best and I will add to my list on the side of the girls, Peggy Ann Garner, Diana Lynn, Virginia Weidler, Marcia Mae Jones and the adorable Sybil Jason who stole "The Little Princess" away from Shirley Temple. For later time frames I think Patty Duke and Patty McCormack were quite accomplished and talented. One the male side, my favorite child actors are Jackie Coogan, Mickey Rooney, Roddy McDowall, and Robert Blake [or Mickey Gubitosi!]. I also think one of the best later child stars, who was also great as a young adult before his untimely death in a traffic accident, was Brandon De Wilde. In addition, Bobby Driscoll was marvelous in the noir thriller, "The Window" and it was sad to hear of his demise at an early age. Well, who are your favorites? Oh I forgot...I don't know how great his thespian skills would be judged by the Actors Studio, but I always enjoy the insufferably entertaining Jackie "Butch" Jenkins too, and he was adorable in the recent TCM showing of "My Brother Talks to Horses".

to AMC, and not only will you not have to see "Gertrud" for the three years you'd request...but you will not have to worry about ever seeing it there. One does not find filet mignon at the drive thru. TCM serves finer cuts of meat, and with generous portions. Kudos to TCM for being there for film fans of international cinema!

"Gertrud" never shows up on tv and I've searched for years, I would think that an average of two showings in probably all the time since it was filmed...would not be excessive. The rarity of this film begs for TCM to do exactly what they did...schedule it for a couple showings. Bravo, TCM! And though I own the dvd of the Joan film, I can imagine most people would have never had the chance to see it. So again...nice of TCM to offer two showing. I'd complain if "The Sound of Music" was on twice in a month...not any Dreyer films.

but I'm going to say, Mary Pickford. If I understand your question correctly, you mean a single name [ostensibly without a surname] as a screen credit? Not just that outside the screen they use a single name. I was also thinking of Nazimova, and Harpo type names but before people were getting valid screen credits...Pickford was known as simply Little Mary, which is basically a single first name...with a modifying adjective of "Little". So that's my guess....

just your average viewer, but I'd heard that there has never been a video made available of this film, because of the wife of Frank Loesser, not wanting such to be done. This may have affected the showings of the film of "Where's Charley" on tv, though I do remember seeing it once upon a blue moon. It must have something to do with just the movie rights, because revivals of the play are constant, and I just saw one listed locally in the last year. The rights for the original Brandon Thomas play, and the later musical by George Abbott seem to carry on, so the hold up may have to do with the Loesser connection. The play rights are held by different companies, the original being Samuel French I think, but both places list the rights for the play and musical as being purchaseable. Sorry to butt in, and I hope this helps though you may have already known this fact.

pale next to the legend of Clara Bow! And that is just offscreen. Hopefully the stories about her romancing the entire UCLA football team, will not inspire anyone like the Olson Twins to try to copy her offscreen exploits. I particularly enjoyed Ms. Bow's sadomasochistic savage romp on film, which has been mentioned, which I taped a few years ago from a showing on AMC [before it went downhill] and also the "It Girl" one. She had a cute comedic bent and presence on film to be sure. I've seen packages of her films on video, but none yet unfortunately on dvd to my knowledge.

I'm assuming that you already have "Mad Love" and "Stranger on the Third Floor" which are not that obscure? I did buy "Black Angel" on dvd recently, which is a good one with the added benefit of Duryea. One of the most bizarre films I've ever seen is his "The Story of Mankind" which is beyond description. Are there any particular Lorre films you are looking for? I'm glad you suggested a festival for him, because I watched and enjoyed that whole slew of films on TCM. It was fun seeing him steal the scene in so many films, even from Greenstreet in "The Mask of Dimitrios". There sure is no character actor like Lorre alive today, who can make so much out of the dialogue of a film, from so little...so often.

that is a great melodramatic potboiler! Don't you just love Joan's beachhouse, and Chandler's beach bum outfits? I have it on tape from some old tv showing. I've never seen it on dvd though. It's kitschy and they should add it to a Joan film collection. Chandler had to have his entire body shaved, I've read...when he showed his chest in films, so this film must have used up a lot of razors. Maybe TCM will show it sometime soon, hopefully.

Jimmie Gleason! I'll watch any movie with him in it. I'm wondering if this "Doomed to Win" could be an alternative British title? Lots of American films where retitled in other countries. Since you say Gleason seems to be the main person in the poster, and usually he was further down the cast, I'm wondering if it could be something like "Tanks a Million" where he costars with William Tracy. Or perhaps a film like "Hay Foot", The Jackpot", "The Yellow Cab Man", "Once Upon a Time", "Lady Luck", "Two Gals and a Guy" or even "Riding High", where he is fairly prominently featured. Are you sure the phrase "Doomed to Win" is the title and not a promotional tag line? All of the above films have themes which are comedic and which have some kind of winning something concept, as in gambling or racing, et cetera. Could you describe the other people shown in the poster, and tell what they are wearing, which might make it more obvious if it is a depression film, a war years one, or post-war comedy. Good luck on finding this film.

any longer, but I've never seen it show up anywhere. "White Gold" the silent film starring Jetta Goudal. I've read an interesting synopsis of this well known film from the late 1920's, plus it would be nice to see Ms. Goudal in her prime. If anyone can find it, TCM can!

I'll go with "He Ran All the Way" with John Garfield as ultimate noir. Of course the Polonsky directed "Force of Evil" also shows off the noirish tilt to Garfield's character, plus we have the added after effect of the blacklist aura to the film. I also like Bogie in "The Harder They Fall" as the pugilistic art is always good fodder for noir situations.

Falling in the color noir pantheon, I would include "Slightly Scarlet" with Rhonda Fleming and Arlene Dahl, as shot by noir cinematographer genius, John Alton. "Some Came Running" is a very good adaption of a work by James Jones. I liked some of the background info they have shown on this film on TCM, about the townspeople, et cetera.

I own "Haxan". I've been meaning to rewatch it for a long time. Maybe I'll go home tonite and look for a dancing devil scene. Could you give a bit more details as to what the devil looks like? Are you sure Conan was not showing clips of Mary Tyler Moore in her first tv ad, as Happy Hotpoint, dancing on a hot stove?

They are both excellent. But I'd rather watch Rita Hayworth or Barrie Chase. But all these ladies could kick up a storm!

I have never seen a channel, which is truly for film buffs, and puts great....but a bit more obscure classics to the general public, on in prime time, or at all. And yet, there is always someone who wants them to be just like every other dang channel. Showing the same films over and over and over ad infinitum. Who else on cable, would show "Greed" in even a two hour version? It was magnificent and all it was cracked up to be! Sure, the pacing is different, and you might have to watch subtitles...but you might have to walk a bit to see the Sphinx too. Experiencing greatness is not always like watching a Sylvester Stallone film, where all the work is already done for you. If one wants to only see the typical films which show up on boring channels, then go watch those channels, and stop trying to make TCM a boring channel as well. Or there may be some suicides by film buffs all over the country who could not complain with anything that TCM shows. I am so thrilled to see a channel which must have brilliant people doing the programming, to even attempt having a Carl Dreyer night, or a day of Edgar Ulmer films, which are never on tv except for "Detour" that I don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Plus, they have this nice message board. What more could one ask for in Film Buff Nirvana? I don't mean to be nasty, but middle of the road film buffs can find things all over tv for them. Why should they try to change the one channel which caters to the more discriminating fan, who has no where else to go to find such gems?

of silent screen stars shown in a series before the film starts, I can identify everyone, but who is that woman glancing in the mirror toward the end, and what movie is it from? She looks so familiar. I want to say her name is Karen, but I'm not sure.

Or...Agatha Christies' "And Then There Were None" or the remake "Ten Little Indians"?

then it might be a film from Janus. Could it be something like Leni's "The Cat and the Canary" or maybe James Whale's "The Old Dark House". I always forget movie endings, so I'm not sure about that...

I did not watch this at all. But I'm wondering if it could be footage from "Haxan"? You might do a search online to see some stills. Just a guess...

pain in the you know what, but I can't agree with this: "When Americans talk about the "sand" at the beach they pronounce the word as they would in "land". Thus, as they would in the word "Sanders"." Sure, this is true in normal words, but not surnames...each country has different pronunciations, but as for people's names, there is always the preferred pronunciation by the object, and not a regional alternative. For example [not that she is British but the way] I might say the name of Dana Wynters, is pronounced with a long "a", yet when one hears official recognition of her, in reality it appears "Dana" was pronounced like "Donna" apparently. Even though I say normal words as "sand" with my American accent, a surname I would pronounce as the famous person says it in their own country. Just as I would say the surname of Michael Curtiz as "Curteez" and not in an American style to sound like Curtis, as in Tony Curtis. A surname pronunciation is different than a pronunciation of in general words. One always should adopt the person's own specific pronunciation in respect. One does not pronounce Marcello Mastroanni, as Marsello Mastroanni...just because they are American and in America the "c" would sound like an "s". I want verification by someone official who knew how Sanders pronounced his name, and how he wanted his name pronounced. I'll swear I've heard one of his ex-wives say it to rhyme with "fond". I'll go with an ex-wife's belief, any day over some current film scholar on tv. At least an ex-wife would know how her hubby's name was pronounced. All the time, I hear Jeanne Crain's name mispronounced by narrators on tv, so I don't trust them just because they are chosen to speak her name publically as official hosts on some movie channel.

wsa chillingly, cold and perfectly impersonal in that film. Yes, that was an off the wall film for her and she executed it magnificently. Playing against type is good for some people's careers. Like Robert Montgomery in "Night Must Fall" or Dick Powell in "Murder My Sweet". Thanks!

If one has only seen Mean Streets or Taxi Driver, the more subdued tone, with no hint of improvised dialogue does seem surprising, yet the piece requires such. I wanted to kick Lewis for being such a dolt as to let Ryder guilt trip him. Yet that was what made the story, and it was a fine film adaption of the novel. Thank you!

that is so atypical for the director, that most people would not attribute it to said person? I like when someone goes outside their usual frame of reference, and for that reason I really like Francis Ford Coppola's movie from the 1980's, called "Peggy Sue Got Married". It is funny, heartwarming, believably vintage in detail, and the has fine acting by the cast, and great bits by Maureen O'Sullivan and Leon Ames as Peggy Sue's "dead" grandparents. It's hard to believe it is by the same man who made "Apocalypse Now" or "The Godfather". Coppola is versatile though, and other off the beaten path films of his that I like are "The Rain People" and "The Conversation" but they still seem like his more normal style. What other director can you think of who has a film which seems unlike him, that you admire?

you are a Jack Lord fan or one of the Matrix, but from where are you from in general, Stoney? I'm guessing British Isles? Are you saying that all people there pronounce the "a" in the name Sanders as in "art", or you specifically know that George Sanders did? I need official insider proof before I believe, or I'd already be believing Osbourne. Just call me the Doubting Thomas type. Your version is closer to what I've heard from older film buffs about his name, than Osbourne's version which sounded more nasally American. I'm not saying poor Robert sounds nasal, just the typical American sound for a short "a" sound, as when he said Sanders' name. I like Mr. Osbourne, and he can't help it he is American...haha. So am I, and I am glad I live here so I can get TCM! It is interesting to know what the common British pronunciation is though...regardless. So thanks!

I taped that movie the last time I saw it on tv. It's a really good film, and deserves showing on TCM.