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19 minutes ago, TomJH said:
Have you seen Jon Hall in John Ford's The Hurricane, Rich?
It's a very sympathetic performance, quite effective, I feel, and he never again came close to giving a portrayal so good. It just goes to show what a great director can bring out in a limited actor who, in turn, may have developed even further as a performer if he had continued to have such directorial support behind him.
Yes, I've seen the film a few times. Probably his best work. His worst: probably The Beach Girls and the Monster
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4 minutes ago, TomJH said:
I've seen Jon Hall in a few of his films recently and, to be sure, he was limited both as an actor and as an exciting screen presence. Can't say I noticed the size of his butt, in particular, but I know he did put on some beef in his later films.
But I grew up watching him as Ramar and a few of those Technicolor adventures with Montez like Ali Baba, so any inclinations I have to criticize him are always tempered by boyhood nostalgia.
He was a good-looking guy with a melodious voice.
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I don't think the people in any of the photos are necessarily connected with the film Green Dolphin Street. The replica of the ship began its "tour" in Houston on October 25, 1947, and was to make its final stop in Chicago on December 1. It made many stops en route; one article claimed it visited a different city almost every day (Motion Picture Herald, November 29, 1947). Perhaps at some of those stops, cast members may have appeared. I suspect if/when it got to Auburn, some people just happened to pose in front of it.
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3 hours ago, TomJH said:
With all those bikes just parked there (probably not a bicycle lock on any of them) this photo really is reflective of a more innocent, trusting time in a small town. The movie being shown stars one of my childhood TV heroes, Ramar of the Jungle (at least the actor would soon take on that role the year after this film was made).
Last Train From Bombay is kind of a mess of a film. Indian terrorists want to assassinate the Nawob of Janipur by blowing up the Gundar train. If you can understand that, you might like the flick. Hall, as a diplomat, endures so many mishaps that he should have been sent to the Black Hole of Calcutta. Also, his buttockal area rivals that of George Brent. But I did like him, as you did, in Ramar of the Jungle.
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MovieCollector is spot on. Here is the same poster promoting the film in Philadelphia:
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1 hour ago, cigarjoe said:
A shout out to Renee de Milo (her only credit) where ever she may be, she plays the headliner stripper Gigi. She does a complete dance and is so good at it that I suspect that she was an actual carnival stripper. She does her act without removing her bikini type outfit but she's got the moves down so good that you can easily imagine what she'd display. Check out Carnival Strippers - Early Years (1971-1978) | by Susan Meiselas for a reference work.
A 1961 Post story counted four strip houses and two belly dancer clubs in the neighborhood. The author noted the Blue Mirror's beginnings as a jazz club: "But jazz didn't pay so they turned to the money makers, the girls."
A Blue Mirror ad from the time touted seven featured dancers, including Renee de Milo."6'4" of Sex, Song and Satire.""
Rene de Milo.
Eddie Kaplan Agency Publicity still
November ‘55 issue of ‘CABARET’ magazine article about Renee and below a publicity flyer from the Eddie Kaplan Agency Inc., 1564 Broadway, New York, New York
Give the dame credit. She was still working, as of May 1970, in Wilkes-Barre. No idea if the food was any good.
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11 minutes ago, drednm said:
As I said. I wasn't implying any kind of sexual thing, but Hedren finally gets her mama, and Tandy gets someone (assuming she marries Taylor) who won't abandon her. Pleshette was never going to fill that "arm hunger" Tandy was plagued with.
Hey, wait a minute ... Tandy marries Taylor? Where the hell was this film made, West Virginia?
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38 minutes ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
Rumor has it that as soon as they clean up all of that bird poo, the 5 of them all lived together until the daughter went off to college in San Fran.
where she was knee-deep in human poo
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"Rosebud."
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20 minutes ago, rosebette said:
Ever in My Heart (1933) - This was a surprise to me. It's a Warner Pre-code with Barbara Stanwyck, Otto Kruger, and Ralph Bellamy. From the one line synopsis, I expected it to be about German espionage in WWI, but I found this tightly crafter little picture to be an honest look at xenophobia and nationalism and the tragedy that can result. I won't give the whole plot away due to the danger of spoilers, but Stanwyck plays a young woman from a prominent small town family who marries a German academic, pre-WWI, but the anti-German sentiment as the war breaks out destroys their marriage. Stanwyck's performance is a revelation, starting from a young bride to a toughened female in uniform. This is also one of Ralph Bellamy's early roles (already losing the girl in the first reel). Otto Kruger delivers a sensitive and nuanced performance; perhaps if he hadn't been German, he could have been destined for more than supporting roles. Anyway, this film is an excellent argument for the "No film longer than 2 hours" thread, as it takes the viewer through the emotional ringer in about 68 minutes, with no cop outs or pat Hollywood endings. An unrecognized classic that is still relevant today.
Thanks for that review. It was a surprising good film, despite being one of the most depressing films I'd ever seen. There were some scenes which seemed out of place, almost comical; the old women whispering about what the Germans do to prisoners, for instance, and Elizabeth Patterson packing heat and poison in case she gets captured.
This film should have been subtitled They Made Me a Hun.
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Monday, 4:00 AM:
Saps at Sea
Hilarious Laurel & Hardy flick, with Ollie going nuts every time he hears a horn. "
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1 minute ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
Of course they were upset; Victor Mature had the biggest boobs in the entire cast.
Which reminds me of a Groucho quote, which I am paraphrasing. When asked if he was going to see a particular movie starring Victor Mature (maybe it was The Robe), Groucho remarked that he was not interested in seeing a film in which the male star had bigger t*ts than Marilyn Monroe.
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17 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
As it relates to the PC police; Since the dawn of mankind there have always been PC police that try to dictate what is shown\played\presented, or not for every art-form.
You know, you're right. I distinctly remember the Cro-Magnons getting upset over how cavemen were portrayed in One Million B.C.
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8 hours ago, sewhite2000 said:
In The Cincinatti Kid, Edward G. Robinson says he wants a new deck, and Karl Malden takes the old one and just RIPS IT IN HALF with his bare hands! What the hell? It made me think of that mentalist in the '70s who used to go on Johnny Carson and rip phone books in half. Were playing cards made out of tissue paper back then? Imagine just ripping a modern deck of cards in half. You'd need the strength of the Hulk or be on a bath salts high, maybe.
Malden was buff, man. You should have seen what he did to his old American Express cards ... and that was just with his nose.
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Here is a little more info on the actress I found (from Variety 1923):
Edit: Further research shows that Leota Crider had a daughter named Lorraine, but this Leota appears to be the one who changed her stage name to Lillian Lorraine.
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1 hour ago, mr6666 said:
"Sorry, you cannot add any more reactions today. "
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Can someone then post what just what IS this mystery # limit??
No, we've just been informed that we cannot post anymore today, that our accounts will be locked, and that the entire message board is being dissolved in front of our eyes.
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Could her stage name have also been Lillian Lorraine? Her maiden name was Crider. Do you happen to have a photo of her?
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21 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
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It took me awhile before I realized he was saying "BLOOD" and not "BLOW."
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3 hours ago, Hibi said:
WHY was my 7 PAGES OF SPAM thread removed today?
Oh, so you're the spammer???
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24 minutes ago, TomJH said:
If the moderators didn't like that image of Stanwyck, they're really gonna flip out over this image
I thought that was an advertisement for the Golden Globes.
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Technically, this was from a tv episode ...
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11 hours ago, LawrenceA said:
If we're going to head down this road ...
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Anybody remember when we used to talk about classic films? Now we talk about trash cans.
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1 minute ago, Robstaff said:
I’m certain TCM played ‘Picture Mommy Dead’ a few years ago (does anyone know for sure???) because I remember watching it, and the whole time I was watching it I was thinking that it must certainly be that movie I had been thinking about all those years!
Yes, they did, that's where I first saw it.
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I guess I'd better put a hold on my opinion about his worst film until I've seen Zamba.
I do recall him being a pretty good villain in The Invisible Man's Revenge.