Hibi Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 On Sat. night? (TCM premiere). Dont think I've seen it since its network airing in the 60s/70s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I recorded it, but haven't watched it yet. I'm a big fan of Hayley Mills. I'm interested in seeing some of her non-Disney work. I just hope the storm on Saturday didn't jack up my satellite recording. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 On Sat. night? (TCM premiere). Dont think I've seen it since its network airing in the 60s/70s. I saw the film and was moved by it; Fine acting by all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I too enjoyed the film when I first saw it a number of years ago on PBS. The acting is really quite good, particularly Hayley. I see that the play is set to be revived, I think next season on Broadway, with Angela Lansbury in the Edith Evans role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonCole Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I hadn't seen it for years since seeing the stage version back in the day. I always wondered if Enid Bagnold had been somewhat inspired by the hidden life of fellow writer Anne Perry, who also had the former murder charge and name change. The Kerr/Evans/Mills version was nicely done also. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 I too enjoyed the film when I first saw it a number of years ago on PBS. The acting is really quite good, particularly Hayley. I see that the play is set to be revived, I think next season on Broadway, with Angela Lansbury in the Edith Evans role. WONDERFUL news! I hope she's still in good health to play it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 I hadn't seen it for years since seeing the stage version back in the day. I always wondered if Enid Bagnold had been somewhat inspired by the hidden life of fellow writer Anne Perry, who also had the former murder charge and name change. The Kerr/Evans/Mills version was nicely done also. I enjoyed it, but thought the settings too posh. I had forgotten that Ross Hunter had produced it, so that explains it... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 The play is a fine example of high theatrical art. The film, which was written by John Michael Hayes, is a dumbed-down version. But it is still very effective. But I would have preferred seeing Gladys Cooper in her original Broadway role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 WONDERFUL news! I hope she's still in good health to play it. Sorry, but I spoke too soon! Just a few weeks ago she announced that the rigors of a Broadway show would be too much for her, so the plan is nixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 That's sad. Too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 The play is a fine example of high theatrical art. The film, which was written by John Michael Hayes, is a dumbed-down version. But it is still very effective. But I would have preferred seeing Gladys Cooper in her original Broadway role. I wondered how different the film version was to the play.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffite Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Gosh, such a long time ago. I remember liking it. Deborah and Hayley is great casting. Didn't we see a dark side of Hayley, even a bit creepy. I'm not remembering too many details. Grammarian please: Can the two names in the third sentence be considered a compound subject. Are doesn't sound right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 They opened up the play a bit and took advantage of some beautiful locations. I assume the film followed the play's basic outline. It didn't seem too talky, so I was wondering how much of the play got cut or changed. Guess I could read the play! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 With the talk of Angela Lansbury reviving the character of Mrs. St. Maugham I was curious that at 90 she would be considerably older than Gladys Cooper who was about 67 during the Broadway run and Edith Evans who would have been around 76. I found a few of the first pages or so of the play online, and Bagnold clearly describes Laurel as a girl of 16. I couldn't find anything about Bagnold's intended age for St. Maugham except for this description: "She is an old, over-powering, once beautiful, ex-hostess of London society." Certainly I think Lansbury could convey a character of late-60s, early-70s age on stage. Just an odd question that ran through my mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 It's too bad that she doesnt feel she can do it. I was hoping she had one more show left in her. I know her last few shows were limited engagements (in that she only appeared for 2-3 months in the role and was replaced) Was hoping it would be the same type of arrangement this time and she could do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I haven't seen it in a long time and have forgotten much of the plot. I was curious so I tuned in to watch the last hour. From what I could gather, Hayley was a pretty typical teen, maybe a bit of a helion, but nothing too radical and of course she has problems with her parents. I'll watch the first half on Watch TCM. Who wouldn't want to live in that old pile with all the acreage to explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 The play is a vastly different experience from the film. Betsy von Furstenberg played Laurel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 The play is a vastly different experience from the film. Betsy von Furstenberg played Laurel. Could you explain in what way??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 In reading the NYT review of the film, it states there was a character "upstairs" who was eliminated from the film? WHo was this? Does anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Pinkbell, an elderly butler. Here's an exchange from the play: St. Maugham: He's my butler. Forty years my butler. Now he's had a stroke but he keeps his finger on things. Madrigal: He carries on at death's door. St. Maugham: His standards rule this house. Madrigal: You must be fond of him. St. Maugham: Alas, no. He trains Maitland--but now Maitland won't go near him. But I shall overcome it. He's so good with the garden. Madrigal: Maitland? St. Maugham: Pinkbell. He directs mine from his window. All butlers dream of gardening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Thanks. I was wondering if he was alluding to Mrs. St. Maugham or another character. Wasnt quite clear. So the character is only talked about, not seen in the play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Speaking of Angela Lansbury, I found this: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/beauty-beast-angela-lansbury-sings-theme-song-films/story?id=42179623 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Could you explain in what way??? The language, Hibi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Isn't it time that TCM devoted at least 2 days a month to the films that were produced by Ross Hunter? I really disliked Ron Pearlman's comment that Ross Hunter's films had to be "pretty". That comment is such an outlandish reduction of Ross Hunter's producing credo - and heavily tainted, too, with a prevailing homophobic sentiment. A lot of people really did dislike Ross Hunter's success. Can TCM be counted among them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 speedracer said: I recorded it, but haven't watched it yet. I'm a big fan of Hayley Mills. I'm interested in seeing some of her non-Disney work. Me too. Just saw it last night. Wow. I loved Hayley, and all the actors, really. It was fun seeing John Mills & Hayley together in a film since both of them AND Deborah Kerr are among my favorites. I was not disappointed. My first time seeing Dame Evans, and all the supporting players were excellent. Great dialogue, great dysfunctional family story. Perfectly acted of course. Sadly, the plot point of teen confused by her mother's abandonment is too close to reality for this household. Except we can't afford a butler & nanny! I will say the way Laurel's dialogue was written, and especially her anger towards adults was very well done. Loved it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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