yanceycravat

Believe it or not ClassicFilmMan, you responded exactly as I had hoped. As finance said, "Your non-response to the Drew Barrymore guess must mean that that is the one". If turns out I'm right, you'll have to admit it was a pretty spectacular guess! If not, well, it's a great idea for the future. Reasons for Drew Barrymore: Loves Classic Films. Has a great sense of film history. Is a seasoned professional on all sides of the film business. Has the charm and poise to converse with RO about the films. Will bring in younger viewers. Do I even have to mention the family background? Her introducing NIGHT FLIGHT at this year's TCM Festival made it abundantly clear she'd be a good choice to co-host the Essentials. Yancey

No doubt about it, Fred Allen made that quip some time later. As I understand it Herman Wouk was working for Fred Allen. They were talking about the incident and Wouk made the comment, "The General drowned at Dawn". Allen, said, No, Hernan, the General dried at dawn". When Wouk told the story it was in praise of Allen's brilliant way with words. Allowing that simply adding the "r" made the joke perfect. Yancey

Lee Tracy is one of the best in the "Forgotten Stars of Yesterday" file. HIs role in THE BEST MAN i's a great turn for a great actor in the twilight of his career. Yes, it was his last film role. He was nominated for a Best Actor Tony Award for the same role in the Broadway version. I believe Tracy sprayed a Mexican General prompting the famous quip from Fred Allen, "The General Dried At Dawn." Yancey

ClassicFilmMan - My guess is Drew Barrymore. She and Robert had a great report at the Festival this year and I have to say she really is a fan of classic films! Fingers crossed! Yancey

Thanks, gagman! Thtat's a great help. I have the older Kinos BTW. I don't have blur-ay but may have to do something about that. Yancey

I'm wondering which, if any, of the Keaton prints shown last night are different from the Kino releases. I enjoy collecting silents with different scores. Since I have all the Kino's I was wondering which of the films I should I keep. I recorded them all just in case. Any help from the experts is greatly appreciated. Yancey

lzcutter - I live in Culver City but I hail from back East! I've lived in Los Angeles close to 20 years now but don't know much about the old lot. I finally figured out on my own where the back lot use to be. When I drive by the where the back lot stood I imagine all those old sets. I really wish I could have seen it. I was born in the wrong era and can't believe I missed it all by a scant 70 or 80 years! Great idea about having the authors speak at CLUB TCM. It would be doubly cool if they could screen A VISIT TO MGM. Perhaps the author could give us insight into that wonderful silent short that airs every now and then during SILENT SUNDAY NIGHTS. Yancey

Looks Like Robert is schedule to return on air Dec. 1! HOORAY! http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=451626&name=Guest-Hosts-on-TCM-in-October|http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=451626&name=Guest-Hosts-on-TCM-in-October Turner Classic Movies has announced that Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers and singer-songwriter Chris Isaak will each host the network's primetime lineup during the first two weeks of October, while TCM host Robert Osborne is on a break. Osborne will be back on the air beginning Dec. 1. TCM will announce guest hosts for the rest of October and November soon. Yancey

As far as I know there are no tours of the SONY Lot (Formerly MGM). I think Culver Studios, which has a marvelous history, and former home to Selznick Pictures does offer something of a tour. It's not a very big studio but I took it once and had a good time. There are a lot of nice places to eat between both places on Washington Blvd. Harrison Ford's son owns a place called Ford's Filling Station. Great Burgers. There's a great fried chicken place too. Not to mention drinks in in the lobby bar at the Culver Hotel. Famed site of the 1939 Munchkin uprising. Yancey

Valid Point, ChorusGirl Yancey

> {quote:title=Capuchin wrote: > > > > }{quote}I've been missing Mr. Robert as much as anyone, but his absence was particularly acute last night -- he would have made the intro to *The Constant Nymph* wonderful. Capuchin... I had the same exact thought. At the Festival it was fun to hear Charles Coburn calling out... ROBERT O! Knowing Robert O was sitting in the audience! > {quote:title=ClassicFilmMan wrote:}{quote}Yancey, > > > > One of the reasons I've had for being worried about Bob ever actually returning to the network is because I was always a bit skeptical that the surgery he had maybe wasn't as "minor" as the official press release wanted us to believe. > > > > I must say that with Robert Osborne being 79 and Jack Shaheen being 75 at the time (he just turned 76 last week on September 21), I really have to give both men a *lot* of credit. I just hope I can endure half that much by the time I get to their age! ClassicFilmMan I agree! You know at 79 any surgery can be tricky. Robert Osborne is nothing if not a classy guy. I'm sure he wouldn't even want us even discussing him or his surgery but truthfully I wondered how 'minor' it was too. He looked and sounded fine at the Festival. There were no outward signs of any problems at all. I'm guessing doing all those wrap-arounds can be grueling for someone any age, which is why if we only got Robert for the openings I'd be fine with that. I hope we'll know something more definite soon. Until then I will expect only the best news possible, Yancey Edited by: yanceycravat on Sep 29, 2011 5:48 PM

> Because frankly, I've had a sneaking suspicion that maybe he might not be returning at all. ClassicFilmMan, That's been my feeling as well. That's why I felt the delay has been a classy dodge to allow Robert as much time as he needs to feel rested or decide how much he wants to do when he returns. I wouldn't mind if he just did the intros like the subs have been doing. Obviously it would cut his work load in half. It''s something none of us wants to face. TCM without Robert Osborne. For us die hard viewers any replacement will take a long time getting use to. Yancey

ClassicFilmMan From the July 11 TCM Announcement - "Osborne, who recently signed a multi-year agreement with TCM, plans to return to the network in three months..." I agree that against the new announcement the orig July Press release appears more vague than I remember. Obviously they didn't specify an actual return to full time hosting duties. Which leaves them open to see if he wants to return full time or just host The Essentials, Private Screenings and Race in Hollywood Series. I want RO to be healthy and happy. So if it takes another month or two so be it. Seems to me, without an official airdate, RO's actual return to day to day duties remains indefinite. With all due respect to the subs, I miss Robert and was hoping he'd be back way sooner than December. Yancey

> {quote:title= > lzcutter wrote: > }{quote}I hope we see him on the air in time for Thanksgiving Agreed. lzcutter Truly cause for THANKSGIVING! Yancey

If RO is taping late October or early November that would mean we might not see him until December. I hope not but that's what that resposnse means to me. Since they originally said he'd be back in October I pray this isn't just a polite stall to prevent saying he won't be coming back at all. Yancey

FredCDobbs - Yes, the AB was actually there to stop pirates. Even back then. There was a serious problem with pirating films. Nothing has changed. I think most of us feel very personally toward TCM. As if it were our very own. I wonder if any other channel has that kind of loyalty? I must say that I can pretty much put up with anything TCM does. There's nothing like it anywhere and I'd hate to see anything change that. Yancey

Has TCM ever aired their logo over an entire movie before? As they did with tonight's airing of THE CONSTANT NYMPH? Is this something the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS asked for? Can TCM really say they show movies as they were meant to be seen when the bug shows up like that? On a side note... . Can TCM really be called commercial free when it airs promos for DVDs and other TCM memorabilia? Not wanting to cause a stir so much as looking for a debate... Yancey

I was interested in seeing this movie as it was out of circulation for so long. When it screened at the TCM Film Festival I was one of the lucky ones that got to see it. A lot of people fell over themselves to praise the film but it did absolutely nothing for me. It was, however, interesting to sit in a theater with a large audience watching something that nearly all had never seen before. This genre is not for me. Very high strung characters portayed in overwrought performances. I can only guess if Flynn had been in it I might have found it more interesting. Yancey

You're welcome Dargo... Yancey

Dwight Frye was the best... But this suggestion makes me want to mention his Frankenstein co-star, Colin Clive. Clive's performances always seem to me to be a bit of ham on rye. Yancey

One good thing about living in LA is not having to worry about booking a room. One bad thing the drive home at 2 in the morning and the drive in at 7 in the morning! On the whole not a bad problem to have! Looking forward to my second foray into the TCM Festival! Yancey

It's take off on Charles Boyer. Yancey

TomJH You raise an interesting point. What constitutes a "star"? It may be relative. At any given time an actor may still be a star though not in the top ten. Is someone like Gene Hackman still a star? I think so. But he doesn't make movies like he used to. Richard Dix was always the lead with the possible exception of some of his Universal pictures. BADLANDS OF DAKOTA where he was part of the ensemble. TOP MAN he played opposite Lillian Gish but Donald O'Connor was the lead. Dix' sound career may not have equaled his silent but he worked consistently which implies he was still a draw. If you can put warm bodies in the seats you must still be a star! Yancey

*Richard DIx* was a major star for Paramount in the 20's and easily made the transition to sound. He was nominated for Best Actor in 1931 for CIMARRON and continued working into the 1940's. If hadn't Dix died while only in his 50's it's a good bet this popular star would have been working for another 20 years. Yancey

Posting this info for those interested in knowing trivia. The version of THE VANISHING AMERICAN that aired tonight (09-04-2011) has a different score than the one released on DVD by Image in 2000. Yancey