movieman1957

54. Now, what was I making?

Tell her there is cake in the kitchen.

+Mose took your rockin' chair and the piano bench is occupied but CineMaven just brought in a dozen more so have a seat.+ Darn. I thought the piano bench was all mine. I figured I could play something soothing. It sounds like we could use it. Message was edited by: movieman1957 Now I can't get the bold or italics to work.

For all: I go away for a day and now it is all this. Good lord. Clarification helps. Just think what confusion the "Frank Grimes Torture Thread" holds for all. I think our good friend Kyle started that one for fun. What in the world is on-topic there? More so what does it matter? It's a great thread.

I saw it on DVD from Netflix but it has been on Encore and their On Demand. Remember early on Lancaster was quite the athlete. He was in very good shape. Lancaster is only four years younger but Ryan looks ten or fifteen older. Thin but rough. It's not great but I thought it interesting just to see the three of them. You have others like Sheree North, Robert Duvall, Joseph Wiseman (Dr. No) and a host of familiar TV faces. Message was edited by: movieman1957

I wondered about that a little as I watched. It was an unusual role for Ryan because he has always played the tough guy. Here he was, once upon a time, a tough guy but now he is old and tired and quite content living out the time at Cobb's pleasure. Once Lancaster shows up that begins to change. The film runs at about 100 minutes and might have been helped with a little tightening on the dialogue but what do I know? I'm in a different business.

I watched *Lawman* last night with Burt lancaster, Lee J. Cobb and Robert Ryan. Interesting but talky film about three men and how they deal with the aftermath of a crime. Cobb is a ranch owner whose men shoot up a town and accidently kill someone. Lancaster is the sheriff of that town who comes to get them. Ryan is the sheriff of the town where Cobb lives. Lancaster is a man on a mission. He has to bring the men in for trial and do whatever it takes to get them there. Not everyone agrees with his methods. This is especially true of Cobb and the men. Cobb can be tough wwhen he puts demands on Lancaster but has a soft spot for those who work for him. He is determined to make this go away. Ryan is owned by Cobb. He doesn't much like it but it's a fact so he deals with it. His big part is go-between for Cobb and Lancaster. At one point Ryan helps Lancaster and all of a sudden Ryan "feels good." Along the way he gets his self respect back. His may be the most interesting character in the film. But the question becomes for Lancaster is how far is too far to do what he thinks right. Just when he has had enough everything changes. Nice cast of older actors and familiar faces. Not much action and long on dialogue but it presents a fairly interesting contrast among the men.

You both are welcome. It was almost dumb luck I found that article.

I have a single disc version of "Clementine" that has the other version and the documentary. It is ia couple of years old but may still be out there somewhere.

As luck would have it here is an article in the Morlock site by suzidoll about Darryl Zanuck's involvement in "My Darling Clementine." http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/23/darryl-f-zanuck-and-my-darling-clementine/#more-7669

*I really like the part where he and his brothers make a point of telling themselves and some of the passersby (in that LONG, long procession of people) that they are not going to help ring in the new church.... but then later on when SHE comes out and asks him if he will escort her to church... he is on it "like a duck on a Junebug". Ha.* Yeah, we're like that. It's amazing what a smile or a pouty bottom lip will get a woman.

Thanks for bringing this up. I had not read April's comments before and it indeed is a wonderful read. What help makes Fonda's Warp interesting is he is a completely different man depending on who he is dealing with. When he is dealing with Clementine he is as much shy as anything else. He may not stumble over his words but I always had the sense that he was trying hard to be as gentlemanly as he could. Even his farewell to Clementine is boyish in his hesitancy and how he declares his fondness for her name. He is a completely different man when meeting Brennan and his brood. He is all business. He knows what needs to be done and there is no question what to do. He is flexible, though that is not really the right word, to befriend Doc when others will not. He is completely at home with himself. No more so than his porch post ballet. I'm not sure Brennan played a part quite so nasty to this point but he was scary. (Spoofed it in "Support Your Local Sheriff.") The mood of the film is mostly dark and properly so as it part power struggle as much as love story. Mature is as good as he could be. Darnell is wonderful too. If you get the DVD see if it is the one that carries both versions. There is the real release and a version that was what Ford wanted. The distictions are small but important.

Since the two youngest were real brothers it makes less sense. Then they brought in the little girl and it all went bad.

*I don't recall a Marx Bros scene.* ....like that one. D'oh!

*I wanted them to find each other again!* They find each other some thirty years later. She is widowed and has a daughter. He is divorced and has become a writer of sorts..... Oh, wait. Been done. See "As Time Goes By" with Judy Dench and Geoffrey Palmer

*don't like to think of it, I've witnessed it for real too many times.* It's no fun watching my wife and daughter argue. It was an appropriate cap to test. What shall I do next? I'll have to think on that one when I get home.

I don't wonder if there weren't loads of location romances. One day you're together and the next day you are shipped off and you never get to say goodbye. My assumption is he gets back to DC there is going to be a little visit to Personnel. I thought it a good idea they let it go. More realistic to me.

Thanks. No, it didn't take place there. But, think of the possibilities. Six girls....

Thanks!

I did it!!!!!!

Sir Francis: Girl fight at my house. All survived.

I don't recall a Marx Bros scene.

My Comcast On Demand for TCM was down to two movies but in the Shorts section there looked to be a trailer coming up for "Double Indemnity." To my knowledge there will still be selections though the number has varied a bit. A month ago there were seven or eight options that included an interview show.

There is a picture called "The Jackpot" from 1950. His wife is played by Barbara Hale (of Perry Mason fame.) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042610/

So much for my looking around.