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Could it be that he did some acting, but was better known as a director? I'm thinking maybe Otto Preminger?
Yes. And no.
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I thought it was Charles Durning. I guess not.
This guy goes back a lot farther than Durning.
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Although he did some acting, he is more famous for something else.
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No, Garbo's friend (I forget her name at the moment, she wrote some of her films) was in the German version.
Salka Viertel (it came to me later).
In 1993, a Florida millionaire bought, at auction, over 60 letters that Garbo had written to Viertel, between 1932 and 1973. I'm not sure if those letters were ever published, but in one of them, Garbo wrote "I have disappeared in the wilderness. I am practically a prisoner because I don't want anyone to know I am here." Other published excerpts reveal her loneliness and sadness. Very sad.
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Okay Rich. "Let's Make A Deal" here.
(...I'll stop crackin' lousy jokes if YOU will, okay?!)
Right. That deal will last as long as a Middle East ceasefire.
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Who is this famous guy (he is 8 years old in this photo)?
Stare at his face long enough and you may figure it out.
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(the restoration of this thread continues)
The Screaming Skull (1958)
Directed by Alex Nicol
(originally posted here: http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/topic/25075-the-screaming-skull-1958/)
The producers promise to pay for your burial if you die of fright during this film. They make no such guarantee if you die laughing.
Married couple John Hudson and Peggy Webber move into Hudson's house. Hudson is on his second wife (no pun intended). His first died "accidentally." Webber is recovering from a stay in a mental hospital. She has money, and large breasts. Shortly after moving in, she hears strange noises; footsteps, a screeching sound, a Gregorian Chant, and that woman who always sings "woo ...ooh ...ooh" in these horror films. Also, a skull appears in a cupboard. Is she going mad? Or is someone trying to drive her crazy (say, her husband, for instance)? There are only three other people in the cast; a reverend, his wife, and Mickey the Gardener, who is played by the film's director, Alex Nicol. Mickey is one sandwich short of a picnic, if you will. Mathematically, that means his IQ is at least three standard deviations below the mean.
Hudson's brother William played the philandering husband "Harry" in Attack of the 50-Foot Woman. Apparently, scumbagness runs in the family.
Most of the scenes are filmed in the dark, and the sound is garbled, so you never can really tell just how bad this thing is. It is difficult to believe that Ernest Gold scored this film. I guess Otto Preminger never found out before he gave Gold the Exodus gig.
The entire cast of The Screaming Skull is captured in this still.
Let's see somebody try that with Spartacus.
Alex Nicol surrounded by cracked pots. The symbolism escapes me.
Peggy Webber waits for the lights to go on and the Prilosec to kick in.
Russ Conway announces the Easter Egg hunt is ready to get underway.
John Hudson heads to the Batcave.
Peggy Webber auditions for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof .
while John Hudson tries his luck at Hamlet.
Peggy Webber realizes she should have read the warning label before consuming
all that Olestra.
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Hmmmm...sounds as if either of 'em had had the chance back then, they also would've placed Jeanette MacDonald's oft co-star in a Half Nelson........Eddy.
(...sorry...couldn't resist)
It could have been worse if they had done a Full Monty on a game show host.
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You people are making me yearn to watch Coquette.
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And someone came back asking, "What? A s p e r m reciever?"
"i" before "e" except after "c."
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Yes, I had read for many years what a terrific star and actress Garbo was, and that one of her signature roles was Anna Christie. So that was the first film that I ever saw her in, and I was left...less than amazed, to put it kindly. Since then, I've slowly seen more of her work and appreciate her more, but based on Anna Christie, I wasn't seeing the allure.
I think her silents were better. Her voice, at least in Anna Christie, sounded too manly and was a disappointment, and she didn't look very attractive either. On the other hand, her performance in Queen Christina was very good, and she looks radiant in that one.
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Monday, Sept. 18th--Greta Garbo day--the two films that got her nominated for a 1930 Best Actress Academy Award. All times E.S.T.:
2:45 p.m. "Anna Christie" (1931)--According to the TCM online weekly schedule, this is the German language version of the film--I've only seen the English language version. No information is available about this film on its' webpage--is it a TCM Premiere?
I am pretty sure TCM showed both versions on the same night several years ago. The American version bored me out of my skull. All I recall is Garbo mumbling "what's the use," and Charles Bickford giving possibly the worst performance of his career. Maybe the German version is better.
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82 years ago in hisTORy
Wrestlers Tor Johnson and Harry Ezekian are signed to appear in the W. C. Fields flick Man on the Flying Trapeze. They immediately issue threats to other actors.
From the Pittsburgh Press, May 14, 1935:
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Well, you know the old saying: "likes father, likes son."
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I have been having trouble with the WATCH TCM feature on the TCM website. Some movies will not load on my computer. I have now determined that movies which aired on September 12th and 13th will not load, but movies which aired before and after those dates will load. However, I have also determined that movies shown on the 13th will load if I use the WATCH TCM app on my IPad. Therefore, I have determined that there is but one inescapable conclusion - I have to get a life.
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Ice From Space (1952) youtube
This is an episode from the early 1950s series Tales of Tomorrow. The plot revolves around a rocket which the Air Force sends into space. When it returns, it contains a block of ice.
This stinks on ice. Three clowns spend most of the episode talking about what to do with the ice; meanwhile, some guy standing guard over the ice is frozen to death. (If you ask me, he walked off the set.) One of the guys then boards the rocket, taking the ice with him, and hopefully heads for North Korea.
Some young actor named Paul Newman occasionally rushes into a scene to make an announcement. He’s not very good. Don’t know if he ever amounted to anything.
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I can't imagine why this guy wasn't married.
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Sunday, September 17/18
2:30 a.m. Socrates (1971).
Anthony Bourdain is preparing a special meal for him.
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81 years ago in hisTORy
From The Minneapolis Star, February 1, 1936
Spunky Claudette Colbert b-slaps Tor:
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Can someone tell me the name of the piece of music King Mantell (Fred MacMurray) is playing on the concertina in the movie "The Princess Comes Across", shown on Sept 15? He plays the concertina more than once. I'm interested in the first time he plays it, right after he changes the card on the flowers.
It appears to have a Hungarian or Gypsy theme to it, and I would like to know the name of the piece and any suggestions for other music similar to this.
Thanks for any help.
Here are the soundtrack credits, which lists two pieces played by MacMurray on the concertina:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028138/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
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80 years ago in hisTORy
Tor and Count Casmir Pulaski face off in Minneapolis, January 21, 1937:
Tor emerged victorious, pinning Pulaski with a crouch hold and body slam in nine minutes.
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TORrington, CT, is one of the state's lovely small cities, tucked away in the NW corner of the state. The Christmas House and Christmas Village are famous:
https://www.tripsavvy.com/christmas-village-tradition-torrington-ct-4064252
Haven't been to their Christmas village yet, but I've been to their Warner Thea-TOR several times:
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Agora (2009) A great movie you probably never heard of. A historical drama set in Alexandria, 391 AD, Roman Egypt. In 380 AD Emperor Theodosius I, made Nicene Christianity the state church of the Roman Empire with the Edict of Thessalonica in 380 AD.
Thanks for this review. I saw it a few years ago on Amazon Prime, and enjoyed it. I assume it had a limited theatrical release.
However, the story must be taken with some grains of salt. Much of what we know about Hypatia is from sources written centuries after her death. In fact, most of what we know about Greek mathematicians is from sources written centuries after they lived, because primary sources are almost non-existent. Thus, many legends have arisen over time, and it is impossible to say if they are based in fact or just the machinations of authors. While the film more or less portrays Hypatia accurately (from what little we know), there is some stretching of the truth, to put it kindly. There is no evidence that Orestes was ever Hypatia's student, although, as Governor of Alexandria, he did seek her counsel on various matters. Also, Orestes was a Christian, but did almost nothing to counter Cyril's persecution of Christians.
There is one interesting scene where Hypatia is trying to work out the motion of planets, and correctly deduces that the orbits are ellipses. But ... this never happened.
I've read accounts that romanticize Hypatia and provide ridiculous details, like her height, weight, and athletic prowess. Some even discuss her ability with logarithms (which weren't invented until about 1200 years after her death). HIlarious stuff.
One thing appears to be true, though. She had to have been a remarkable woman.
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We still need #1
GUESS WHO?
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