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Mr. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON

I shudder at the thought of seeing Dudley Moore in a speedo! Funny guy that he was, he was not exactly a sex symbol.

True, but a lot of films based on novels in the studio era were watered down, particularly James Cain's novels MILDRED PIERCE, DOUBLE INDEMNITY and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. Great movies, but they all had to be watered down considerably because of the Production Code being enforced at that time.

SHANE

I MARRIED A WITCH

Charlton Heston

Addison Richards

Interesting selection. Will definitely watch both.

As much as I like WOMAN OF THE YEAR, I actually like DESIGNING WOMAN a bit better. I didn't find Lauren all that bland, though I do agree her reaction to Peck's previous entanglements before they got married, is ridiculous. I also love how (SPOILER ALERT) Lauren's pal, the one a bit on the nerdy side and whom Peck had no use for, actually helped to save the day in the end. As for IN A LONELY PLACE, Gloria Grahame turns in what I consider THE best performance of her career and should have been nominated for it. Bogart was great in it too. (Again, SPOILERS)….Dixon was a dangerous, unpredictable man but I also think he was beaten down by the PSTD he suffered from the war. Which is why he lets Laurel dumps him without a fuss and walks out of her apartment (and presumedly her life).

Yes, I too have been reading THE STAND by Stephen King. Nothing like reading a story that kills 99 percent of the world while in real life a real epidemic, Covid-19, has hit us, huh? (Though the death toll, while high, still nowhere near the billions of death that are caused by Captain Trips, the name of the deadly virus in the story). It is a long book but totally worth it. I'd avoid the mini-series though, a lot of good story and character development ended up get sacrificed, even with the 8 hour running time, and despite the fine cast in it.

Margaret O'Brien

Alan Reed

Several people have mentioned that YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN have ruined the original Universal films for them, but not for me. I still can appreciate Whale's stylish filmmaking and Karloff's memorable tormented turn as the monster without being thinking of Mel Brooks.

Paul Whiteman

James Best

Andrews and Fontaine are great, but I agree the movie falls way short to be able to fall into classic status. (SPOILER) At the end of the film, when it turns out that Andrews' character did indeed commit the crime, I kind of saw it coming. But I guess I've been spoiled by too many other movies with a 'surprise' twist.

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Louis Calhern

J. Carrol Naish

Robert Ryan

Will Geer

Looking forward to MY MAN GODFREY. Carole in top form.

Dan Duryea

William Holden

Wow, I never thought of that before. Much food for thought. I always wondered though if Clive hadn't died as young as he had, would he have been brought back for 1939's SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (they would have had to portray Henry as a much older character by this time). With the creation of the monster, and all the murder and mayham that came with it in the first 2 films, Henry did a bang up job of ruining the Frankenstein name, so I think it made sense that (SPOILER) as we learned in SON, Henry died in disgrace when Wolf was still a boy so basically speaking Henry's presence really wasn't needed in SON.