Hoganman1

You're right. It's just that when I saw THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME was on TCM. I immediately thought of the Zodiac connection. Frankly, I didn't even watch the movie.

Well, since I started this thread I've learned a lot about movies based on the book THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME. I realize this site is for classic movies. However, my focus was on the Zodiac angle. I know it was 50 years ago, but I was hoping there are more people like me out there that find the case fascinating. I guess I should have found another forum. I know there are countless sites with people that are as interested in the Zodiac as I am.

Maybe. Like I said we'll probably never know for sure which makes the case so intriguing to me. It seems like all of the "prime" suspects have something that exonerates them.

TCM is showing the 1932 film THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME as I type. It's based on a book by Richard Connell. What I find most interesting is this book was part of what inspired the infamous Zodiac killer in the late 60s and early 70s. I have always been intrigued with this case because he was never apprehended. I've watched the David Fincher movie ZODIAC a dozen times and have researched the case online for years. Like Robert Graysmith concludes in his book I believe Arthur Lee Allen was the Zodiac. However, I cannot explain why the DNA evidence along with the handwriting analysis says otherwise. The fact is we may never know the true identity of this notorious serial killer.

While RIDE THE PINK HORSE won't make my top ten, it wasn't bad. I agree with Detective Jim McCloud that Wanda Hendrix as Plia was the best character. I was also impressed with Thomas Gomez. I kept thinking how can this be the same guy who played Curly in TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. While I like Montgomery I don't think his performance was that great. Also, having served in the military, if someone killed my army buddy blackmail wouldn't be my first choice. Anyway I give RTPH a C+, but I'm so glad Noir Alley is back.

I just watched THE HARDER THEY FALL on MOVIES. As a huge Bogart fan, I can't believe I hadn't seen it before now. Also, it was Bogart's last film. I read that although he was sick he arrived on time every day and showed little if any signs of the pain he was enduring. Rod Steiger, his co-star, commented that working with Bogart was a great experience. The movie was really good and featured some of the actual famous boxers of that time.

You're right. It was more than just the portrait. I also think you have a good point about Laura falling for McPherson so quickly.

I really like LAURA too. It's one of my top five noirs. Clifton Webb is fantastic as Lydecker. He does smarmy and pompous equally well. Also Gene Tierney is absolutely gorgeous. It's totally believable Dana Andrews's character could fall in love with her portrait. I too found it a little odd that they didn't seem too shaken by the mistaken identity murder of Diane Redfern, but movies in the 40s didn't have all the stark realism we see in movies of today.

"Good Evening"- His old show is on ME-TV at 1:00AM and he introduces each episode.

Well, I tried to muddle through this discussion. Unfortunately, I'll never get those three to five minutes of my life back. So; here's a hijack. Anyone watching HUNTERS on Prime?

I'm with the rest of you. I cannot wait until Noir Alley returns. I've recorded a few of the noirs they've shown on MOVIES, but I miss Eddie. Also, the line-up through July looks good. I haven't seen many of them.

I'm curious as to why you prefer VHS tapes. Do you find they are of better quality? Like you, I love all the Connery/Bond movies you listed.

I guess I'm a murder mystery guy. My mother loved them too. She referred to them as "who-done-its". I usually check the TCM , MOVIES, and the premium channel schedules to plan my viewing. If there aren't any good mysteries on, I'll go for a comedy or possibly an action flick like Bond or Bourne.

I didn't realize they had a monster of the month. I'll have to pay closer attention. I do wish TCM would have weekly horror movies. I know ME TV has Svengoolie, but I'm not a fan because of all the commercial breaks and corny jokes. I remember several local channels used to show old horror movies at midnight on Saturdays. There are a plethora of great (and not so great) old black and white horror and science fiction films from the 50s and 60s.

Yes, KEY LARGO is great too. The scenes while they are all sitting around in the hotel bar are fantastic. I think Thomas Gomez as Curly is my favorite of the gangsters. His" I'm starting to feel like I've got smallpox" line because no one will have a drink with him is priceless.

I too have always worried about what happened with Sam. I like to think Rick and Louie returned to Casablanca after the war and Rick bought back his club from Ferrari.

I had to weigh in on a topic about Bogart. I've been a fan ever since I first saw Casablanca back in the seventies. My second favorite of his films is DARK PASSAGE. While I've seen most of his movies there are a few out there I haven't seen including ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT.

I just watched CASABLANCA for the umpteenth time and thoroughly enjoyed it, again. As I've said here before, it's my favorite movie of all time. I never seem to grow tired of the setting, the characters and the plot. It's amazing to me that this film has survived for 78 years. Oh how I would love to go to Rick's, have Carl or Sasha serve me a cocktail and maybe even strike up a conversation at the bar with Yvonne while listening to Sam play "As Time Goes By".

It might be interesting to see Dr. Strangelove again in lieu of what's happening in the world today.

I loved THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW too. In fact I'm watching it right now. It's a wonderful show. It was a comedy, but there was usually a moral lesson too. The only thing I see more clearly today was something I didn't recognize so well back in the 60s. The show has few if any African Americans. Having grown up in a small town in South Carolina very similar to Mayberry, I remember there was a vibrant though segregated Black community. For the people who say they wish we could "go back" to that time, remember; it never really existed.

I was referring to the one man against the whole town aspect. Also the fact that Forsythe was chased out of town by the gangsters reminded me of Kevin McCarthy's fleeing from the pod people.

You're right. Small communities are often controlled by a wealthy family or a company that employs a large majority of the residents. When greed takes over, these controlling forces sometimes subvert the law and the residents are powerless to do anything about it. They just go along to get along. There have been countless novels, movies and TV shows about this dynamic. However. many think Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a thinly veiled statement about the spread of communism. I can see that take as well.

I had exactly the same thoughts. It reminded me of Invasion of the Body Snatchers too. The movie also hit fairly close to home for me. I was raised in a small town and back in the late 60s several "respectable" small businessmen were dealing drugs on the side. Everyone suspected it, but no one spoke up until a young newly elected sheriff decided to do something. He wasn't able to get the businessmen. However, he was able to bust the unsavory guys that were their suppliers and destroy their drug lab. Unfortunately, not before a couple my former high school buddies who got caught up in the ring were murdered. I was off in college when most of this happened so I don't know if the sheriff was ever able to prove the dealers killed my friends.

This is a tough question for me. It's hard to compare decades because of how society has changed in the last fifty to sixty years. Back in the 50s, 60s and 70s we all watched the same shows because there weren't so many options. I think it was Newton Minnow that called TV "a vast wasteland". In some cases he had a point. There has always been a lot of mindless junk. Also, there have been some wonderful programs and series. Also, creativity has been up and down. I've always been a bit of a TV addict since I was a child. The programs that I enjoyed in the sixties such as The Twilight Zone, The Untoushables, and Andy Griffith are still available today. I was also a huge fan of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. These all gave birth to what I enjoyed in the 90s through the 2000s. The X-Files, Law and Order, NCIS and The King of Queens replaced my early favorites. The Daily Show with John Stewart replaced "Heressssss Johnny". Today, other than sports and news I don't watch a lot of network TV. My wife and I are binge streamers. We've found some wonderful shows and series on cable, Netflix and Prime. Shows like Downton Abby, Homeland, Justified, Game of Thrones and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, just name a few, have captivated us over the last couple of years. Conversely, we do not watch any of the "reality shows". So, the long answer to the question is: I think the 2010s has been the best decade for me.

I wasn't that impressed with THE BIG NIGHT. I guess all of Noir Alley's features aren't going to suit my taste. I did find Eddie's outro about the blacklisting interesting too. Hopefully, next week will be more my cup of tea. It's only a couple of weeks before we lose Noir Alley until March to make room for 31 Days of Oscar.