johnm001 Posted February 13, 2007 No question about it, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shumway Posted February 15, 2007 I would have to pick Yankee Doodle Dandy, even risking being drummed out of the family. But I don't think cousin Cyd is leaving me anything in her will anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ayresorchids Posted February 15, 2007 GASP! You mean Cyd Charisse is your cousin??? Do you ever get to hang out with her? How is Cousin Tony doing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Posted February 18, 2007 It would be "West Side Story"!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shumway Posted February 19, 2007 Never have hung out with cousin Cyd. We are a little distant relations. My great-grandmother was her aunt. In fact, Cyd did use the family name, Norwood, for a while. I'm more the age of her youngest son. A friend told me about Tony's 90th birthday party a while back at the Friar's Club, and she suggested that I go, but I didn't. I had just spent a fortune going to a dinner to honor my hero, Martin Sheen, and I was a little broke. I'm watching The Band Wagon right now, and it is an awfully good movie. That's entertainment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squeaker2242 Posted February 25, 2007 I would probably explode trying to pick one single movie, but I can guarentee it would have the magnificent Cyd Charisse in it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cinemascope Posted February 25, 2007 Well life on a desert island would definitely be more palatable with a Cyd Charisse musical... have you seen On an Island with You lately? I love her dance number with... is it Ricardo Montalban? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squeaker2242 Posted February 25, 2007 I haven't seen it in forever, but it does have Ricardo Montalban in it I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cinemascope Posted February 25, 2007 Aye, I TiVo'd it last time it showed, the cast is sweet -- Cyd, Ricardo, Esther, Peter Lawford, Jimmy Durante, Xavier Cougat. Do you think Ricardo was a better dancer than Peter? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squeaker2242 Posted February 25, 2007 Oh I don't know. They're about the same. "It's like comparing apples to oranges," as Ms. Charisse put it about Mr. Astaire and Mr. Kelly, "They're both delicious." Same goes for these two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GildaHayworth Posted February 27, 2007 I don't think it is strictly a musical, but I would take "Gilda". Rita put more into her renditions of "Put the Blame on Mame" that some other artists put into a whole musical. I've heard that she was dubbed but I'm sure that even without any dubbing she would have been amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cinemascope Posted February 28, 2007 I think this one's pretty much a no-brainer, I'd take Singin' in the Rain! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradtexasranger Posted March 2, 2007 > I don't think it is strictly a musical, but I would > take "Gilda". Rita put more into her renditions of > "Put the Blame on Mame" that some other artists put > into a whole musical. > > I've heard that she was dubbed but I'm sure that even > without any dubbing she would have been amazing! I agree with you, Rita Hayworth was so sexy singing, dancing, throwing her hair back, in every way, dubbing or not! :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cinemascope Posted March 2, 2007 "Sure... I'm decent" :x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobhopefan1940 Posted March 2, 2007 Does anyone else think that Rita Hayworth shares a strong resemblance to the young Julia Roberts? Or is that me and my crazy imagination... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cinemascope Posted March 2, 2007 JR is very nice and all but I wouldn't think she looked like RH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GildaHayworth Posted March 2, 2007 She was amazing in every way, as a dancer, an actress, a singer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shearerchic04 Posted March 4, 2007 That's definately your crazy imagination!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shearerchic04 Posted March 4, 2007 Good News...I'm just so in love with June Allyson and the Varsity Drag number is one of the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cinemascope Posted March 4, 2007 That was a good number! I also liked the one where she teaches French to Peter Lawford! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackBurley Posted March 4, 2007 "I've heard that Rita Hayworth [in "Gilda"] was dubbed but I'm sure that even without any dubbing she would have been amazing!" Yes, Ms. Hayworth expertly lipsynched to the voice of Anita Ellis in Gilda. Ms. 1940 queried, "Does anyone else think that Rita Hayworth shares a strong resemblance to the young Julia Roberts?" I'm betting Ms. Roberts would like to think so, but Hayworth was "The Goddess" and Ms. Roberts -- lovely though she may be -- pales in comparison. Some of Roberts' hairstyles from the 1980's were reminiscent of Hayworth's... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shearerchic04 Posted March 4, 2007 And lets not forget Pass That Peace Pipe, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cinemascope Posted March 5, 2007 That was good too, but what really made the other song stand out for me is how good Lawford's French pronunciation was - which of course made June Allyson's character seem such a much better teacher. Of course, PL had learned French when he was still living in Europe, and I believe he was fully fluent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradtexasranger Posted March 7, 2007 > Good News...I'm just so in love with June Allyson and > the Varsity Drag number is one of the best. OMG, I love that movie too! It's so charming in every way. It makes me smile just to think about it :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cinemascope Posted March 7, 2007 Did you watch Words and Music just now as part of the GK tribute? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
