rohanaka Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Thanks for the link, Mr. In Hollywood. The camera loves you Butter T!!! You're just as sweet as I always pictured you. What a terrific interview. (and I got to see the gorgeous green ball gown too. It looks lovely on you, little darlin') Wowsa. I am with Miss G.. you look right at home there, kiddo. I think we may have a new starlet to chat about now. So happy for you youngun'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I noticed somebody had on her looooong white gloves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman1957 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Is BSG's clip still there? The link gets me there but I don't see her name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlywdkjk Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Hi My Friend -- Yes. It is still there. Make sure you "scroll down" using the gray slider to the right of the video listings. BSG's is the last one listed under "Friday". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Oh my gosh, Little Tea! I am SOOOOOOO happy for you! I swear you put Loretta Young to shame, you looked so beautiful in that vintage green gown! You looked very comfortable too, chatting with Ben, as if you'd been on the air all your life! I hope Funny Girl was everything you wanted it to be on the big screen. I loved your video blog, and that vintage green dress, well it was superb. But no more so than the person in it. Was that from your grandma too? I loved watching you talk about your movies, hearing about Judy Garland, Jane Powell and Margie. Congratulations! You are still our darling girl. Never change, sweet tea. Chris, it took me a awhile to figure out how to get to the Friday section. If you look just to the right of where it says FRIDAY, there is a vertical bar of aqua color. At the top of the aqua bar, is the grey slider, click and hold on the grey part and it will help you scroll to Tea's section. She did an amazing job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman1957 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Hi Kyle. Once The Bride's computer updated I found it. (It was still showing stuff from two weeks ago.) Thanks so much for being so helpful. Wendy: Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman1957 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Theresa: It was grand to see you. You are as lovely as I suspected and as joyful as your postings. I hope you have a grand time and you'll share more when you get back to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 > this is great news! i can never be sure how odd films like this will go over with others. i certainly did not know what to expect. as i said earlier, dan duryea has really grown in my esteem, he's not just talented, he's very touching and i was surprised by that from a "tough guy" who often played sneering or sniveling types.> I also didn't know what to expect from the title CHICAGO CALLING -- it did sound to me like there would be an ethnic washerwoman with a son (perhaps John Derek) going to the electric chair, but, lo and behold, how refreshing to see Dan Duryea ring the changes on his usual skeevy, morally compromised characters. > yes, it had an almost documentary feel to certain moments, i thought it felt like a very personal film. i don't even remember who directed...> I can't think of the director's name either, but I'm convinced he was influenced in part by De Sica. I still need to see HEAVEN WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE. The idea of Jean Rogers with a Spanish accent sounds somehow less than intriguing, however. Also, I'm anticipating that a Dalton Trumbo screenplay might be a bit heavy-handed on the social-issues front. But the chance to see Richard Conte and Glenn Ford in their film debuts is exciting! Channel surfing brought me to OF LOVE AND DESIRE. Rich "girl" Merle Oberon cavorts around Acapulco with hairy contractor Steve Cochran. They swim, make love, and behold Aztec wonders, one of which is Merle, who unfortunately looks a bit mummified. In fact, whenever Steve took her in his arms, I was afraid Merle's entire body was going to literally wither away like dust. Curd Jurgens plays Oberon's possessive half-brother. Unsavory family secrets, colorful scenery, lovely villa, bad acting, lots of plastic surgery. Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Apr 28, 2013 2:30 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Apr 28, 2013 2:17 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I missed Of Love and Desire.... Steve looks a little haggard in the photo you posted. Speaking of debuts, you didn't happen to catch Stanley Morner's debut the other morning did you? Mama Steps Out was the title and someone mentioned it over at the SSO in the April on TCM thread. I was pretty sure you were a big Stanley fan...aka Dennis Morgan...so if you want to chat about the darlin' Oirish Boy over there we're waiting for you....He was adorable in the movie, with one of those little shocks of hair hanging down in front.... Jean Rogers barely even attempted a Spanish accent in HWABWF, but luckily she didn't really spoil anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 So where can I find the video of Baby T. in her vintage green gown? She's lovely, fun, and poised talking to Ben -- the daughter every mother would love to have. Theresa, you look very sophisticated, like one of the characters in METROPOLITAN! Jackie, yep, I saw "Stanley Morner" in the MAMA STEPS OUT credits but didn't immediately recognize Dennis' real name! I'll go over to SSO soon! Was this his movie debut? Sooooo adorable, already a heartbreaker! OF LOVE AND DESIRE, lol, everyone looks over-baked. John Agar also shows up as one of nymphomanic Merle's ex-lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 There was just one very quick clip of Baby T in her gown at the end of a segment showing highlights from the first two days..I bet they will use it in future segments showing how much fun everyone has at the festival. She gave a Hollywood wave (in her long gloves) and blew a kiss I think. Very Loretta Young. Hello Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Oops! I forgot to say that *Mama Steps Out* must have been his second film after *The Great Ziegfeld*, because in the trailer posted below, they use that as a reminder to the audience. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m4eu-MZIi4 P.S. I just looked him up and it was his 4th film after *The Great Ziegfeld*. He was also in *Suzy* and *Piccadilly Jim* in between, I think I noticed him in Suzy before. I must have in the second because it says he sings. I know I always laugh when I watch *The Great Ziegfeld* and hear Allan Jones' voice coming out of Dennis' mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Thanks, Jackie! Oh, yes, I can definitely see Loretta in Baby T. there! Those white gloves are the perfect touch. Did Omar Sharif show up, by the way? Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Apr 28, 2013 3:25 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 With regards to Of Love and Desire; As I'm sure everyone here knows Oberon was no girl by 1963. She was 52. So while she is one of my favorite Hollywood beauties the person responsible for casting this film was clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I guess it's a good thing they changed his name to Dennis Morgan, lol. I don't remember him in SUZY, PICCADILLY JIM or even THE GREAT ZIEGFIELD... What? Allan Jones' voice coming out of Dennis? Oh, dear, no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Agree, james. This kind of material works better with Lana Turner in LOVE HAS MANY FACES, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yes, they dubbed him, poor lad. Or maybe I should say that Allan Jones is the poor lad. I think he's a sergeant or something in Suzy, he comes in and says "Here's that report you wanted sir" or is among a gang of soldiers going out to a club or something. I'm not sure. I remember waiting for him to come back but he never did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 There should be some kind of ordinance or penalty for having Dennis Morgan's voice dubbed by somebody else. It's a crime! He's dishy in THE RETURN OF DR. X, but what catches your eye, for entirely different reasons, is Bogie dolled up as a pasty-faced, shock-haired, bunny-cradling, blood-thirsty zombie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 In THE GREAT ZIEGFIELD Morgan is the lead male singer in one of the dance numbers (near the end I believe). I don't think he had any dialog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlywdkjk Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Re: Singer "Stanley Morner" and Allan Jones in *The Great Ziegfeld*. from the AFI Notes in the TCMDatabase - http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/186/The-Great-Ziegfeld/notes.html "The "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" number, part of the "Ziegfeld Follies" sequence of the picture, is one of the most famous musical numbers ever filmed. The so-called "Wedding Cake" set took several weeks to rehearse and shoot, featured 180 performers and required 4,300 yards of silk rayon for the curtains, according to the film's pressbook. *The actor who appears as the singer in the number, Stanley Morner, did not actually sing the song. Morner, who later changed his name to Dennis Morgan, was an accomplished singer, but the song had previously been recorded by Allan Jones, another M-G-M contract player, and the studio apparently decided not to re-record the number. No located contemporary publicity or reviews note the dubbing and the Variety review praised Morner's "tenoring...in fine style and excellent camera advantage. It again suggests him as another surprise Metro discovery." The review also indicated that the role seemed to be a composite of "Follies" entertainers John Steel and Irving Fisher."* Edited by: hlywdkjk on Apr 28, 2013 8:15 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Thanks for this info. I wasn't aware of it. The many times I have seen the film I just assumed that Morgan was actually singing since I was aware of who Morgan was from his later WB days. Do you know why Allan Jones didn't play the part? I assume it was because he wasn't as handsome as Morgan, but maybe it was just to promote a new "discovery". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlywdkjk Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 *"Do you know why Allan Jones didn't play the part?"* - JJG Nope. I haven't a clue why Jones didn't film the scene. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I thought I had read somewhere that Jones was being punished for something, but I have no idea if what I read was true or where I read it. It was years ago, so take this info with a grain of salt. I've also read that Morgan had a cold so they brought in Jones to sing the part.... which makes no sense if Jones had already recorded the track. One site says that Jones opted not to do the role, so they simply put Morgan in as a stand in, and saved time and money by sticking with the original Jones recording. In doing a little research at IMDB, I found that Allan Jones did 2 movies released in 1936. He had a small but intensive singing role in Rose Marie which was released in January. Show Boat, in which he played leading man Gaylord Ravenal, was released in May. The Great Ziegfeld was released in April. Could it be that the role in Show Boat interfered with filming the huge number from The Great Ziegfeld? It's up for grabs why Morgan was dubbed and Jones didn't appear.. it's just Hollywood at it's craziest I guess. But it does show a little of how the studio system worked, maybe not in the best light considering what we know now about how talented both singers were. Hey, they were going to dub Kitty Carlisle, a bona fide opera singer in A Night at the Opera! The judgment of some of the Hollywood bigwigs was a highly variable thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Jack, your post gives me the feeling that a My Fair Lady discussion is about to occur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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