JackFavell Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'm not sure anyone has that much stamina = taking on those three tall glasses of water.... I'll have to work my way up slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 That's the ticket JackaaaAaaay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 I've just re-visited THE AWFUL TRUTH. Nothing better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I did too. I literally was laughing OUT loud. "Marriage is a beautiful thing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CineMaven Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 That whole scene cracked me up. When they run out of the room and through the apartment is wild. When Cecil Cunningham tells Ralph Bellamy: "here's your diploma," I really have to applaud them for piling one thing on top of another...on top of another. To me Cecil's dialogue, delivery sounded modern. Now, of course ladies can go out without escorts...they're not trapped in their fabulous luxury apartments like moles. But her delivery..."I want to go out, do things," and she does her little dance...well (for me) "THE AWFUL TRUTH" is priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 This is a movie I really didn't like when I first saw it. I know I know! But over the years, it has grown on me, like moss. I rarely tune in to it and turn it off. I think it's rather subtle for a screwball comedy, and so the main theme of the movie escaped me for a long time. Now I find myself guffawing over and over - starting about here: >Armand: I am a great teacher, not a great lover. >Lucy : That's right, Armand. No one could ever accuse you of being a great lover. My favorite two characters are Armand (Alexander D'Arcy) and Mr. Smith (Asta). I love the confused look Mr. Smith gives in the courtroom when Lucy and Jerry are bidding for his affections.... the way it's edited is hilarious. You have to figure that if Lucy didn't hide that rubber chew toy, he would have run out the door and headed for the hills. I re-imagined this scene with Edith Fellows instead of Asta, but realized that Asta was by far the better choice for the role, he's much more expressive.... and that's saying a lot. Custody battles are always hard on the children. ...um...dogs. The great thing about The Awful Truth is that it gets better and better the more often you see it. One of those few movies where knowing what is going to happen only enhances the delight as it plays out. >Dan : Are you sure you don't like that fella? >Lucy : Like him? You saw the way I treated him, didn't you? >Dan : That's what I mean. Back on my ranch, I got a little red rooster and a little brown hen and they fight all the time too, but every once in a while they make up again and they're right friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 "But over the years, it has grown on me, like moss." Well...at least you didn't say "...like poison ivy." I haven't seen it in a little while. Hadn't been in the mood during its other airings. But yesterday once I got into it...I'm in. That "marriage is a beautiful thing" with their attorney kills me. He's so caustic with his wife, "...if you don't like it you know what you can do, so SHUT UP!" says it all. I love when the judge tells Cary Grant he'll take it under advisement and Cary says: "But when will you know?" and then they fade out. (I :x fade-outs). I love the way Irene Dunne throws the newspaper at Cary with Asta. But tell me...why is Armand your favorite character in "THE AWFUL TRUTH"? He makes me think, for an instant, of Louis Jourdan...and I love his reading of "continental mind" and more substance than the Eye-talian they use in the Astaire - Rogers musicals. Why Armand? Also...did Cary Grant have a fling when he was s'posed to be in California? Watch Cecil Cunningham in the scene where Ralph Bellamy is introduced. She almost lets him go on the elevator first and remembers she's a lady... the rushed way she interjects: "...you did say your mother?" Man, from start-to-finish it is easy breezy fun. It makes me smile to think of it. In fact.................... CHILD ACTORS vs. ANIMAL ACTORS: Edith Fellows vs Asta. Well...you got me there, Bub. One would have to go a long way to beat Asta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 > {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}Well...at least you didn't say "...like poison ivy." It's a Mary Astor line from *Palm Beach Story.* > I haven't seen it in a little while. Hadn't been in the mood during its other airings. But yesterday once I got into it...I'm in. That "marriage is a beautiful thing" with their attorney kills me. He's so caustic with his wife, "...if you don't like it you know what you can do, so SHUT UP!" says it all. I love when the judge tells Cary Grant he'll take it under advisement and Cary says: "But when will you know?" and then they fade out. (I :x fade-outs). I love the way Irene Dunne throws the newspaper at Cary with Asta. That line to the judge ("But when will you know?") caught me by surprise last night too, it's so appropriate even now. >But tell me...why is Armand your favorite character in "THE AWFUL TRUTH"? He makes me think, for an instant, of Louis Jourdan...and I love his reading of "continental mind" and more substance than the Eye-talian they use in the Astaire - Rogers musicals. Why Armand? Why Alexander D'Arcy? Because he's darn good looking! :x I simply like his mix of continental charm, sense of self preservation, vanity, and shrewd knowledge of human nature. He brings it to almost every role he plays, and since he never got the chance to play anything but continental boy toys, I have to appreciate how much he offers in these limited roles. In *The Awful Truth* he adds vapidity to the mix... a little bit of dumbness that I find enchanting. He's just one step behind Cary and Irene all the time. He actually seems to relish coming in second to Cary Grant. And he always has a smile on his continental face, even when he is being ushered out of a room. In a word, he cracks me up. >Also...did Cary Grant have a fling when he was s'posed to be in California? Yes. I'm not sure how far it went, but yeah. Def-i-nite-ly. >Watch Cecil Cunningham in the scene where Ralph Bellamy is introduced. She almost lets him go on the elevator first and remembers she's a lady... the rushed way she interjects: "...you did say your mother?" Oh my gosh that way she stopped herself on the way into the elevator made me laugh! Also the naughty way she picks up Ralph Bellamy makes you wonder if she is going to snag him for Irene.... or herself. > Man, from start-to-finish it is easy breezy fun. It makes me smile to think of it. > > > In fact.................... Me too. > Well...you got me there, Bub. One would have to go a long way to beat Asta. Asta is AWESOME. You are talking to a SERIOUS Asta fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 My favorite line in THE AWFUL TRUTH, Cary to Alex: "A little nutmeg?" lol. And I love the way they make Dan rather "well-rounded": I was surprised at the way he ogles Dixie during her infamous number (by the way, isn't that the sort of routine you'd find in a burlesque house rather than a swanky nightclub?) But of course, Dan (like Don Murray in BUS STOP) has been on the ranch too long, lol. By the way, I don't understand how, if Jerry wrote letters to Lucy, wouldn't there be a Florida stamp on the envelope? How did he manage that? I don't think he was carrying on an affair, but just spent the two weeks with the guys at the New York athletic club, hanging out, playing golf, cards, shooting the breeze about "the wives", exercising, etc. He picked up the fruit basket at a corner market. My two favorite characters are, like Jackie, Armand (for all the reasons she stated) and the great SKIPPY! Love that doggie, so talented. Cary Grant makes this movie for me. The way he moves, that bobbing and weaving physicality, those brown cow eyes, an elegant manliness coupled with a sweet boyish quality, you just want to hug him and tell him everything's going to be o.k. I love all the comic "setpieces". Yes, "here's your diploma" -- the perfect finish to that brilliant piece of crazed domestic choreography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 >I don't think he was carrying on an affair, but just spent the two weeks with the guys at the New York athletic club, hanging out, playing golf, cards, shooting the breeze about "the wives", exercising, etc. He picked up the fruit basket at a corner market. Maybe you are right, he was hanging with the boys. >And I love the way they make Dan rather "well-rounded": Yes a well rounded nightmare... What serious movie was I watching just this last week with a burlesque number where the girl had her skirts blown up in the air? Could it have been *Dance Fools Dance* with Lucy and Maureen O'Hara? I had trouble not laughing at the sordidness of it, because all I could think of was The Awful Truth..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Although when Jerry makes a remark to Dan about knowing how he, Jerry, would feel being interrupted by a woman's husband, Lucy shoots back with "I'll bet you do". This made me very uneasy! I felt so sorry for poor Maureen in DANCE GIRL DANCE. Love the way Lucy does a hot hula. I'm enjoying Lon, but for some reason I'm in the mood for SYLVIA SCARLETT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 ?And I love the way they make Dan rather "well-rounded": ? Poor Dan. If they didn't make him seem so cornpone, he might've been a good catch; rich, good-looking, great voice (Oooh, how he drew himself up to his full height when Cary called his mother silly. He used his deep baritone voice when he said "Now see here Warriner.") And he could dance too. I saw him cut a little rug with Dracula's Daughter (Gloria Holden) in the Anne Shirley movie "Girls School." Ralph Bellamy has a good sense of humor about himself. And I liked him in "The Wolfman" too, straight...no chaser. ?By the way, I don't understand how, if Jerry wrote letters to Lucy, wouldn't there be a Florida stamp on the envelope? How did he manage that? I don't think he was carrying on an affair, but just spent the two weeks with the guys at the New York athletic club, hanging out, playing golf, cards, shooting the breeze about "the wives", exercising, etc. He picked up the fruit basket at a corner market.? Yeah...I'd rather believe that. And you're so right about the stamp. I had a stamp incident that busted up a friendship once. ?Cary Grant makes this movie for me. The way he moves, that bobbing and weaving physicality, those brown cow eyes, an elegant manliness coupled with a sweet boyish quality, you just want to hug him and tell him everything's going to be o.k.? Irene Dunne was definitely the straight man to Cary Grant's comic turn, though she had her moments in too. That scene with Cary's fiancee's parents...Funny. ("You've seen the grounds.") I love it when they get pulled over by the motorcycle cops and she says to Cary: "Go on honey. Truck it!" Cary ran, he fell, he wrassled, he ju-jitsu tumbled...he is a big guy and very physical. Ohhhhh, I think Cary Grant is just about the perfect playmate. He's so good with Irene, Myrna, Kate & Audrey, Deborah, Ingrid, Eva Marie, Grace and Ann Sheridan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 "It's a Mary Astor line from 'Palm Beach Story'." Aaaaaaaah. "That line to the judge (?But when will you know??) caught me by surprise last night too, it's so appropriate even now." Oh I wasn't surprised...I wait for it every time. "Why Alexander D'Arcy? Because he's darn good looking!" :x Good reason. "I simply like his mix of continental charm, sense of self preservation, vanity, and shrewd knowledge of human nature..." And your reasons were liltingly written. And the thing is, he wasn't a buffoon. He was a worthy rival. "Oh my gosh that way she stopped herself on the way into the elevator made me laugh! Also the naughty way she picks up Ralph Bellamy makes you wonder if she is going to snag him for Irene....or herself." Ha! And don't think she couldn't have done it either. Didn't Cunningham play the "madam" to Dorothy MacKaill in "Safe in Hell"? Yeah, she gives her the phone call that sends Dorothy down that primrosed path. "You are talking to a SERIOUS Asta fan." Ah-HA...the Valentino of dogs. They didn't come cuter...and he looked like he had personality. Can you imagine? A dog's life in 1930's Hollywood. Table for two at the Mocambo, or Ciro's...< ( Sigh! ) > "I felt so sorry for poor Maureen in 'DANCE GIRL DANCE.' Love the way Lucy does a hot hula." What? Lucille Ball does a ?hot hula??? Now this I gotta see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Dance Fool Dance is a good movie! Maureen is fresh from ireland, and very natural, and Lucy is a pip - they are classmates at a girl's dancing school, the two best pupils. Maureen has ideals of becoming a serious ballet dancer (this film has some real wackadoo modern dance numbers in it) and Lucy just wants to get out. She becomes a striptease/burlesque queen, and hires Maureen out of the goodness of her flinty heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I know of it...and have seen a little bit a long time ago. Maureen in “The Hunchback...” unbelievably beautiful. Movie should have been made in color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'm also a fan of *Dance, Girl, Dance*. Very well directed by Dorothy Arzner, the best of hers I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 What I really liked about DFD is how natural Maureen and Lucy were, while each retained a totally different style. I don't think I've ever seen a more simple heartfelt performance from Maureen, who later on seemed to be more worried about her enunciation. And how Arzner refrained from judging Lucy's character too harshly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 OMG< that is hilarious! I should be careful whose pictures I post on here.... who knows what dreams they might inspire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Pictures...are you taking requests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think in my next life I want to come back as a talented movie dog. I mean, Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Skippy, look how everyone loved them, sometimes more than the human stars. Fame, fortune, gourmet kibble, hugs, kisses, scratches behind the ears, what more could one want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Uh huh! What a pair of cuties.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 I guess I'll call it a night, because the, uh, Advil and coffee are kicking in, plus I need to be feeling rested and well tomorrow for our school lunch "fest"(heaven knows what they're having, but I'll bring the Tums) in the cafeteria. (then we officially return to work next week) Bon nuit! Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Aug 19, 2011 12:42 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 I was watching HIGH SIERRA too. Yeah, we never hear about Pard. Who was he played by? Not such a restful life, always on the run with Roy and Marie... See, if you're a dog, William Powell would want to adopt you. Just think what a plush life that would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 BRONXIE- I need to be feeling rested and well tomorrow for our school lunch "fest"(heaven knows what they're having, but I'll bring the Tums) in the cafeteria. (then we officially return to work next week) OOooooh girl, you start school earlier than us. I'm sorry it's almost over for you. I know my teachers are putting away sharp objects, less hari-kari is considered. Have a good nite and feel better. Hmmm...something Freudian about eating all those cookies before you had to go to school. Ask Mom to write you a note. (But do feel better) JACKAAAAAAY - Say, I was watching High Sierra yesterday, and it occurred to me that Pard never got any attention for his role.... I mean everyone knows Asta and Toto. Hmmmmm...I think Pard was the Lyle Talbot and John Ridgely of the canine world. He, obviously, needed a better agent. Woof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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