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Could it be Duncan Renaldo? If not, I'll need another hint or two.
Not Duncan Renaldo. This actor was not Spanish. He began acting in the late 1920s and his last acting credit was in the 1970s, but he lived well beyond that.
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Ty Hardin may have become involved in the alt-right movement later in life but he sure was some nice eye candy in his younger years.
He definitely was quite a hunk, but man, he got messed up. He got fed up with Hollywood, moved to Europe, took drugs, came back to California and became a preacher."It pains me to talk about all the garbage of my past," he once said. "Satan ripped me off." Then he got involved with the "Arizona Patriots," who supposedly were making plans to take over the government. Something just went wrong inside that guy. Too bad, because he came across onscreen as likable.
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So we've established the actor is not Gary Cooper, and he was foreign born.
He made a few films overseas early in his career, but the bulk of his work was done in America. Early on, he played leading man types, but would never be considered a star. He lived to a ripe old age.
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A few trivia notes about this film:
Ray Milland wore the same hat and suit throughout the film, while Audrey Totter had 21 changes of wardrobe.
Ray Milland acted as a stand-in for Douglas Spencer.
The film was shot in 26 days.
Director John Farrow had assembled a complete cut of the film except for the final fadeout shot. When the scene was completed, he was able to preview the entire film just one hour later.
The waterfront bar was a recreation of San Francisco’s historic "First and Last Chance Saloon," a place frequented by authors Jack London and Rex Beach, among others.
Anybody wishing to submit these items to IMDb may do so. If not, I will submit them when I get a chance.
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Well I'll go out on another weak limb-- but after this you'll have to give us a little hint.
Gary Cooper
Those limbs are getting weaker ...
Not Cooper. This actor was foreign-born.
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This will be a tough one (famous last words). Who is the guy playing the Eskimo?
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Friday, August 4th/5th--two Claire Trevor films, short film. All times E.S.T.:
5:38 a.m. "Patrolling The Ether" (1944)--Wartime short praising the Radio Intelligence Division, was the first film to premiere on television (source--imdb.com). From the reviews I read there (all five of them) the acting rises to the heights of "Plan Nine From Outer Space" (1959) and "Reefer Madness" (1936). Sounds interesting.
NBC broadcast the film on WNBT in New York on April 10th 1944, and the film was then re-telecast on WGRB in Schenectady and WPTZ in Philadelphia, as well as on KTSL in Los Angeles. James Lawrence Fly, Chairman of the FCC, introduced the film, and talked about their Radio Intelligence Division (RID) and how the group had successfully reduced to almost zero the number of German transmissions out of the United States.
Oddly, a showing at Chicago’s WTZR was called off when an air delivery of the print was “mysteriously intercepted” between Los Angeles and Kansas City.
Ralph Austrian, the radio and television consultant for RKO, was critical of the showing, stating “I would prefer to think that MGM knew more about making shorts for television than was exhibited in this two-reeler … I cannot imagine anybody making a picture today for television where a long sequence is photographed at dead of night in a graveyard.”
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Maurice Chevalier?
Nailed it! Your thread.
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Going out on a limb on this one- - immediately I could see it was William S Hart but I didn't answer until I had both of them--
The 30th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge?
Not Coolidge. This guy was definitely an actor, but he was not born in the United States.
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To the best of my knowledge, the guy on the right never made a western in his life.
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It looks like William S. Hart on the left, and Tom Mix on the right. But that's just a guess.
Yes to Hart, but nix to Mix.
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This one is a bit tricky. Who are these two cowpokes?
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On the bizarre but true side, according to Wiki, it was filmed at Spahn ranch in 1969, at the same time that the Manson Family was there. I gather that Manson and some of his cult appear in the film, as well. This does NOT sound promising as good filmmaking.
According to director Al Adamson, Manson and his "girls" were on the set during filming. "They were offering to do nude scenes for me," Adamson said. "Manson was ogling my actresses. So I had the production manager throw them off the set. That's how close we got to them."
In one scene where Naish was required to pull a sheet off a naked girl, Adamson was asked how Naish reacted. "He ate it up," Adamson said. "He loved it."
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Finished watching "Walk on the Wild Side" (1962) this afternoon.
I still haven't seen this, but the opening credits with Elmer Bernstein's cool score and the cat prowling about are not to be missed.
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Sure I spotted him. Does your question mean you've suffered through the film too, Rich? There should be survivor benefits of some kind for any viewers who have made it all the way through Dracula Vs. Frankenstein. Perhaps a free DVD of House of Frankenstein, at least, as a reminder of how good both Lon Chaney and J. Carol Naish had been in their prime.
Yes, I saw this long ago and am still trying to forget it. Naish looked like Jack Benny in this. Regina Carrol may have had lovely breasts, but her hair was too big, her face looked like it had been worked over, and her acting was atrocious.
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Dracula Vs. Frankenstein (1971).
Did you spot Forest J. Ackerman (Famous Monsters of Filmland) driving the car with Dracula as his unwanted passenger?
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I think this is a case of producing a promo for a promo.
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Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) youtube
I revisited this western, which I hadn’t seen in about 40 years. Based on the novel by Zane Grey, the film stars Tom Mix as the gunslinger Lassiter who hunts down the men responsible for kidnapping his sister and niece years ago. His trek takes him to a ranch owned by Jane Withersteen (Mabel Ballin) who is having her own problems with cattle rustlers. The two plots eventually meet up, and the movie features a haunting finale, remaining true to the novel.
Mix is somewhat bland as the hero, and his outfit is a bit too “ornate.” However, he does have a cute, playful scene with an orphan girl played by Dawn O’Day (who later changed her name to Anne Shirley). Warner Oland, as the main villain, is suitably hiss-worthy. IMDb lists Gary Cooper in a bit, but I couldn’t find him. Possibly the real star of the film is the beautiful scenery.
During the climax, Mix, with O’Day hanging onto him, and Ballin had to climb up a granite wall. Although wires held them in place, Mix admitted he was not comfortable. “I felt ill at ease because of that little shaver on my back. I kept talking all the time we were climbing to divert attention but let me tell you I watched my step.” (see photo below)
The film would be considered PC today. In the novel, the kidnappers and some of the other “bad guys” are Mormons. However, there is no mention of any religious organization in this film.
The 1918 version, with William Farnum, is presumed lost, although some stills exist. The 1931 version, with George O’Brien, is available on youtube, but I haven’t seen it yet. There is also a 1940s version with George Montgomery.
I’d highly recommend this version, as well as the novel.
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#1 is Thelma Todd
# 4 is Susan Peters
#9 is Jeanne Engels
# 10 is Carole Landis
The common thread seems to be that they all died prematurely.
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The movies were forever making moral judgments on many of us in society, but one of the characters for whom they most seemed to have a decided thing against was the promiscuous woman.
This issue came up last week on the "I Just Watched" thread regarding Horrors of the Black Museum, inasmuch as it seems to be particularly true of horror films.
I knew June Cunningham would finally have her day!
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Hello SCSU. I simply wanted to click 'LIKE THIS' button regarding your comment, but something went wrong. The box became pale and the 'DON'T LIKE' box appeared to be selected. I tried to re-select the LIKE box, but it doesn't work. Can this be remedied?
Looks like you figured it out!
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You said the other day you are a college professor. I bet your students love you, you must be a blast as a lecturer. You were reviewing Murder on the Campus the other day. If you like that film try finding a copy of College Scandal. It is very rare but very good and another murder mystery where I think you'll figure out who did it by the film's midpoint.
Thanks, I will try to find that film. I am now a retired college professor.
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Nine Lives (2016) amazon prime
Silly, predictable, yet very entertaining piece of fluff about a millionaire builder (Kevin Spacey) who manages to get trapped inside a cat’s body. The cat, named Mr. Fuzzypants, spends most of the film trying to get people to realize he is really Spacey, while Spacey lies in a coma. Along the way, there is some business intrigue, as Spacey’s underlings attempt to take over his company. Will Mr. Fuzzypants save the day?
Jennifer Garner plays Spacey’s current wife, and she looks great. Spacey’s first wife, played by Cheryl Hines, wears some of the tightest clothes in history and adds just the right amount of beotchiness to her role. There are some laugh-out-loud scenes, such as when Mr. Fuzzypants tries to sneak past security guards who happen to be watching cat videos.
Christopher Walken, as the very weird pet shop owner, is perfectly cast. I admire anyone who can deliver his lines with a straight face, all the while wearing a three-piece green suit and bowtie.
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Dances With Wolves features some of the worst dialogue ever, like when Costner says to the Indians "You said I'm funny. How the !@#@!@# am I funny, what the !@#$#@ is so funny about me? Tell me, tell me what's funny!"
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That's enough to sell the movie right there.