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Marilyn Nash
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Charlie Chaplin
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9 minutes ago, TopBilled said:
Saturday July 18, 2020
Bogart in 1941 on TCM
THE MALTESE FALCON with Mary Astor
HIGH SIERRA with Ida Lupino
A really cool double dose of Bogey. Love to watch his interactions with Mary Astor and Ida Lupino (as well as with Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet in THE MALTESE FALCON).
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I did see 1302 (MANPOWER) and I quite enjoyed it, even knowing about the backstage drama between George Raft and Edward G. Robinson.
Haven't seen it awhile, so probably why I didn't recognize it.
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Jackie Coogan
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Patrick O'Neal
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Peter Lawford
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Alan Mowbray
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William Bakewell
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Joan Crawford
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Raymond Massey
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Gloria Stuart
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Una O'Connor
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Humphrey Bogart
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Always felt sad for Christopher Cross (Robinson's character), even though I don't condone his actions, he was driven to it by those two heels.
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Even though Johnny (Dan Duryea) didn't kill Kitty (Joan Bennett) he was on his way to, Cross simply beat him to it. It's impossible for me to feel sorry for either Johnny or Kitty for the way they used Chris.Anyway, Chris paid for his deeds with his life ruined, even if he didn't go to the chair for his crimes. He's homeless and unemployed, his future looks very bleak indeed.
Great film.
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Peter Whitney
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1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
7/17
this morning (don't know the exact times, but hopefully they'll all be ON DEMAND, A TOD BROWNING FESTIVAL- FREAKS, THE 13TH CHAIR (1929) and THE MARK OF THE VAMPIRE.
That last one is as near and dear to the tarry black wad where my heart should be than any other, past or present.
Some might feel cheated with the final twist (which I won't spoil) but I thoroughly enjoy the movie. Lionel Barrymore is a joy to watch, as is Bela Lugosi (even if it wasn't exactly a role for him to stretch out his acting chops).
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Helen Walker
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1 hour ago, TopBilled said:
I'll be traveling today, so I won't be able to post the cheat sheet till evening (after I return home).
I think most of these are pretty "easy" to figure out.
Have you seen these classic films:
1301.
1302.
1303.
1304.
1305.
1306.
1307.
1308.
1309.
1310.
1308 I found to be only a so-so sequel to the far superior 1961's THE HUSTLER.
1306 was watchable but falls short for me to label as a classic. Haven't seen 1302 or 1307. Unsure about 1305.
1301, 1303, 1304 and 1309 are my favorites in here.
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A ROYAL SCANDAL
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Slim Pickens
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17 hours ago, jakeem said:
Robinson died of cancer on January 26, 1973, only days after completing "Soylent Green" -- which made his final scene even more poignant. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had announced he would be presented a special Oscar for career excellence. But he died two months before the March 27, 1973 awards ceremony. The inscription on Robinson's posthumous statuette hailed him as a man "who achieved greatness as a player, a patron of the arts and a dedicated citizen...in sum, a Renaissance man."
The award was presented to Robinson's widow Jane by his "Soylent Green" co-star Charlton Heston.
I feel it's sad that Robinson didn't live long enough to receive the elusive Oscar, the award he was never even up for any nominations despite the many fine performances he turned in during the studio era (and I don't just mean the gangster movies but the films where he played against type like OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES and SCARLET STREET).
I do appreciate that Charlton Heston, his co-star in SOYLENT GREEN and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, was the one to give the Honorary Oscar to Robinson's wife. No doubt Robinson himself would have appreciated that very much.
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MONEY FROM HOME
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9 minutes ago, TopBilled said:
Too young, too soon for a swan song
And all three of his movies are considered to be classics by many. Personally I would put REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE and EAST OF EDEN ahead of GIANT (though I won't deny he turned in a fine performance in that as well).
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