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> I believe recorded by Frankie Laine. Wasn't the movie released WITH the song playing during the credits? The song was recorded by Gene Pitney and was released after the film premiered. Pitney also had a hit with another film inspired song, *A Town Without Pity*

> yes, I know The Searchers wasnt John Ford, but it was John Wayne) Fill, *The Searchers* *is* a John Ford film and is one of his best. As for Monument Valley, Ford used the landscape as a backdrop in more than just those four films but overuse? There are few places as stark and beautiful as Monument Valley where you get a sense of isolation, of man against the elements and his relationship with nature as well as vistas for as far as the eye can see without encroaching civilization. Few filmmakers had a such a connection to a location and few used a location as creatively as Ford used the Valley, its vistas, canyons and natural landmarks as beautifully as Ford when it came to composing sequences and shots. By the way, I saw your post about wanting to learn more about film making and wanted to be sure you saw this thread started by the new WebAdmin, a kind of online course on the importance of story in a film. Ford understood the necessity of a good story as is evident by all the rambling we tend to do about his westerns. Here's the link to the new story/film school thread: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=161267&tstart=0

> Fine, but who might Bruce McGill be? I notice a badge. Is he your local sheriff? The reason for the badge is he portrays the senior detective on the hit cable show *Rizzoli and Isles* starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander.

Rich, One of these days you have got to recap *Billy Jack* and *Trial of Billy Jack*. I'll buy the alcohol. We'll need it to watch the films.

Sounds like *All Mine to Give* possibly the saddest movie ever made they say. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050112/

Sounds like *All Mine to Give* possibly the saddest movie ever made they say. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050112/

> The programmers are not listening to Team Joel McCrea. Not necessarily true. I've been down this trail before with the campaign for *Five Graves to Cairo*. It took some time for the programming staff to work through all the details and obtain the film for broadcast. As I said in another thread, these things take time and I would prefer the staff take their time and get some of the rare and little seen McCrea films (as well as Wyatt McCrea to co-host with Robert O) than rush to fulfill this request.

Lucille, Sounds like *Strangers on a Train* starring Farley Granger and Robert Walker, Jr. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044079/

TCM made an announcement on July 5th that Robert Osborne was taking a hiatus from the channel to have minor surgery, recuperate and then take a short vacation. He is scheduled to return to his hosting duties on the channel in October. In the meantime, because they were filmed before his break, he still appears every Saturday evening with Alec Baldwin co-hosting *The Essentials*. The announcement is posted in the upper right corner of the main forum page under "Announcements". In his absence in July, RJ Wagner, Jane Powell and Tippi Hedren each guest hosted for a week. This month, Ben Mankiewicz is hosting every evening and weekends of *Summer Under the Stars*. There has been no announcement yet about September hosts.

> I haven't talked to you in ages! We need to catch up Mo, I agree but in the mean time, go celebrate!

Sounds like the remake of *Imitation of Life* with Lana Turner and Juanita Moore as the mothers and Sandra Dee and Susan Kohner as their respective daughters.

"Nobody fights my battles" Ranse tells Doniphon early in the film and yet, Ranse goes on to live with the lie that someone else did in deed fight his battle but Ranse got the glory. After the shooting, Doniphon finds Hallie and Ranse together and walks away from the doorway leaving Hallie standing there. Doniphon rejects them and rejects his former life. In *The Searchers*, Ethan Edwards cannot enter the house at the end of the movie and turns and walks away. Here, Doniphon just out right rejects it all by storming away. I think Tom Doniphon expected Ranse to stand up and correct the mistaken impression that everyone had but Ranse "Nobody fights my battles" Stoddard was all to happy to ride the fame that being the Man Who Shot Liberty Valance brought him. Doniphon, on the other hand, couldn't return to his former life after being the man who actually had shot Liberty. Shooting a man in cold blood, even one as evil as Liberty, violated some code that Doniphon lived by and altered his life from that point on. Hallie, it seems, always loved the man who shot Liberty Valance. Perhaps Patton was right "all glory is fleeting".

Mighty Mo, Happy Birthday to you! I'm sure that Glo and all the little Glo-los are helping you celebrate your brithday, no doubt in style. At least, that's what I hope. I hear that Glo may be wearing the circus outfit you like so much. And the Chans. Elwood Dowd and the Charles' are on their way over with the "usual" stuff so it won't be a dry birthday celebration! Happy Birthday!

> 5. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)...did not air recently on TCM Didn't it air the other evening as part of Ben Johnson's day?

I've said it before but perhaps it bears an encore, Hallie always loved the man who shot Liberty Valance.

> I'm a little concerned about the skill of the person whose job it is to prepare these films". Classicmoviefan and Calvin, There was no problem with the airing of *Cheyenne Autumn*. Fred was joking. The middle of *Cheyenne Autumn* has what feels like an extended sequence that moves away from the Indian story and features Jimmy Stewart as Wyatt Earp. Fred doesn't like that part of the movie.

> It is my understanding that on his return from a trip to Europe, Charlie Chaplin was refused re-admittance to the United States. I do not think he fled from criminal charges or convictions. Slayton, When Chaplin tried to return to the States after going to England for the premiere of *Limelight*, he was denied re-admittance because J. Edgar Hoover had his re-entry permit revoked. Hoover and others were investigating Chaplin believing he was a communist or involved in communist activities (neither of which were true or illegal). Rather than face further harassment and investigations, Chaplin returned to Europe where he and his wife, Oona, lived for the next twenty-five years. He and Oona returned briefly to the States in 1972 when the Academy honored him with an honorary Oscar then returned to Switzerland where they lived until Charlie's death in 1977.

> the decade provided great fodder for Rich's Juvenile Delinquent and Science Fiction threads. That's the number 1 reason for me. Reason two: *Sunset Blvd*, *Rear Window*, *Vertigo*, *A Star is Born* and, most importantly, *The Searchers*.

> You wont see any 30's movies with flashbacks. Really because *Midnight Mary* (1933) has flashbacks as does *One Sunday Afternoon* (1933). I think *The Hurricane* (1937) has flashbacks and *Cynara* (1932) with Ronald Coleman and Kay Francis was told in flashback. All were made in the 1930s.

Chief, Harry Carey, George O'Brien, John Wayne and now Rex Bell. You know me too well! Rex's oldest son, Tony better known as Rex, Jr died a few weeks ago. He was a friend of mine and seeing the poster of his father reminded me how much Rex, Jr worked to preserve his parents (his mom was Clara Bow) legacy. Thanks again!

Hey Michael, In this particular forum we haven't been able to post images for quite some time. The image code works in other forums but not this one. Perhaps that could be fixed?

Chief, *The Sheik* was a Paramount production and released through Paramount. *Son of the Sheik* was done through Feature Productions and released through United Artists. (which belies the belief by another poster in another thread that TCM does not show UA titles).

> Or maybe I'm wrong - would anyone know if Universal owns the silent Paramounts? Tom, Back in the 1950s when Paramount sold part of their film library to MCA-Universal, Par retained the rights and control of their silent film library. Paramount owns their silent film library and their post-1948 film library. Thus, the silent version of *Beau Geste* would be obtained through Paramount. It recently screened at the Academy as part of their summer film series. Universal owns Paramount's film library from approximately 1930 to 1948. Hope that helps.

> But poor team Joel McCrea...will they ever get their own month? Another year has come and gone. TB, As the original instigator of the Joel McCrea for SOTM thread, I have no doubt that TCM will make it so. It took a few years for them to pry my last request from Universal's vault, *Five Graves to Cairo* but they did so and I am confident they will deliver on this one. I would rather they take their time and try to get his grandson, Wyatt, to co-host with Robert O and also try to get some of those seldom seen Universal westerns out of the vault as well. So, I can patiently wait. Besides, it gives MsW more time to be creative.

> I think TCM dropped the ball in not recognizing this with a film tribute to her. gembo, TCM just honored Ms. Williams in May with a month-long Star of the Month treatment.