Bronxgirl48 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Yes, we'll always have Godzilla, lol. Look at him here. I think he's going to use these for his new Japanese Provencal-style villa: h1. http://craziestgadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/godzilla-candelsticks-650x866.jpg" alt=""> Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Jul 22, 2012 5:51 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 I should add George Murphy to my Regis Toomey list. Je sais, I'm strange, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Quiz: Who is this actor? (I know, but couldn't believe it, because to me he was born old and bald, and always looked like he smelled of old socks) You'll be shocked! of[/i]theZombies1.jpg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSueApplegate Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I think my fave was meatloaf, green beans, tater tots, and a brownie. Yum. I know I 've seen that actor, but I am el blanko.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fxreyman Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Looks like actor Harry Townes, or possible Dean Jagger. Since you had mentioned the fact that he was bald most of his acting life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I didn't notice Ricardo's moustache.... just how perfect he was! I was in heaven watching him in those Babs movies. I really like Adolphe Menjou as an actor, despite everything. The turning point for me with him was seeing him in Chaplin's A Woman of Paris - he's just fantastic in it. Then his bittersweet role in Morocco, perfectly played, and also his wonderful turn in Little Miss Marker. A very fine actor. I should have known you'd like Regis, he was certainly quite the young leading man in Shopworn. Personally, I prefer Lyle Talbot. But I can see a direct line between Regis and your sweetie Dick Powell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 >I think my fave was meatloaf, green beans, tater tots, and a brownie. Yum>. That would be my second choice, but I never ate the green beans. Loved those tater tots! And the identity of that actor is...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 >or possible Dean Jagger. Since you had mentioned the fact that he was bald most of his acting life?> Hi, Rey! Yep, that's who it is. I'm in the mood to see REVOLT OF THE ZOMBIES now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 I shouldn't be too hard on Ricardo without his 'stache, though, because that pales in comparison to the trauma I felt upon seeing him without a toupee in THE LAST HURRAH. Oh, my....! I agree with you about Menjou in the films you mention. He's also terrific in STAGE DOOR, ROXIE HART and PATHS OF GLORY. I was just reading that early in his career, he was making a silent with John Barrymore, who thought Adolphe looked too much like him, and so advised the moustache. Yeah, I'm fond of those good-guy types. I had a dream about Nelson Eddy last night that I can't discuss on a family message board. Mom was talking about Leslie Howard the other day. While as I mentioned she does think he's "sweet", she wouldn't go out on a date with him, preferring to nuzzle with Ty or Clark instead. She prefers the dark-haired lads. So did you see NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 I like Lyle, too, but in a lesser way, although I certainly wouldn't turn him out, lol. Rather attractive in those early '30's roles like HEAT LIGHTNING and the one where he's being mean to Kay Francis. I'm very fond of Donald Cook "that" way. Yes, stuffy older brother Mike in THE PUBLIC ENEMY. But then I saw him in this Expressionistic early talkie and he was very romantic -- that changed my mind. Wish I could remember the film... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 HA! I just realized in the last week that Donald Cook and Donald Woods are not the same person. One of them was very romantic in Safe in Hell with Dorothy Mackaill (and a much better actor than in Public Enemy), but I don't know which one it was. My gosh, I didn't even realize Ricardo was in The Last Hurrah! Oh no, he must have been one of those old guys who come to see Spence when he's sick! Or maybe a politico for the other side? Oh, nooo. Say it aint so, I don't think I can bear to see RIcardo without hair. Did he age well other than that? You must PM me the details of your dream with Nelson Eddy, I find him very romantic myself lately, but not nearly so much as Leslie. I tend to like the dark haired actors myself, but Leslie is soo thoughtful and myopic, I can't resist him. The thinking woman's matinee idol. I'm still dreaming of that Celeste Holm story. hubba hubba Edited by: JackFavell on Jul 22, 2012 8:22 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 For years I tended to get Donald Cook mixed up with Donald Woods, and to add further confusion, I'd sometimes think Donald Woods was Hugh Marlowe. But I'm all straightened out now, lol. Oh, the movie that turned me on to Donald Cook is THE MAD GENIUS. John Barrymore is this evil puppeteer and Cook is a young Russian ballet dancer!! (if you can imagine, but he looks so dreamy!) I just saw a photo of Ricardo (and yes, he is one of Spencer's old cronies gathered at the bedside) from THE LAST HURRAH and he's not as bald as I remember -- just a very natural receding hairline that makes him look like a favorite uncle and not a dangerously sexy pseudo-Latin heartthrob. You have to hand it to Cortez to allow himself to "let go" like this, but if it's a John Ford film with a strong cast, how could an actor say no? As I was watching SMILIN' THROUGH, I couldn't help but think if Norma was having to constantly dodge the four hands of Leslie and Fredric, if you know what I mean. But I'm not sure if March was "successful" with his co-stars off-screen the way Howard was, though. Our Ashley sure got around, lol. Check my PM. No wonder Jeanette hit all those high notes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 Ricardo's on the left: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 > {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}Ricardo's on the left: Oh goodness! I still love him! The wicked uncle...who might be a tailor or something. I never heard that Leslie was a groper, well, at least I don't think so, though of course being blind as a bat would have been a good excuse. Freddie was a terrible pincher and groper, and I find that far from attractive. I think Leslie just turned those blind eyes up at a woman, shyly smiling and she was done for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 Ricardo still looked good in 1958! I never knew Leslie wore glasses! How sweet -- that would have made me sympathetic to his....advances, lol. I think he wears his own pair in PYGMALION. Yes, I definitely wouldn't have minded him coming on to me behind the scenes; Fred, no. Look what I found: http://www.cladriteradio.com/archives/5516 BERKELEY SQUARE tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Sorry! I kept trying to get on the TCM site all night long, but it was a no go. Did anyone else have trouble? Wow, buttermilk and eggs, no meat, shorts and sandals? He was ahead of his time, lol. Sounds like a Birkenstocks kind of guy, or maybe it's just his Hungarian roots showing. My goodness, I could never live with a man who didn't eat meat at least once in a while. For Leslie I might give it a try though. I watched Pygmalion last night for the hundredth time, and it moved back up to the number 2 spot on my favorite movies list. It's a flawless movie! One of only a handful I can think of that are pretty near perfect. I can't think of a scene that isn't dead on, perfectly written, perfectly filmed, perfectly timed, perfectly acted. It's funny, RO said that Shaw wanted Laughton for the role, and I can see Laughton in it, watching Leslie. Not to say that he's doing a Laughton imitation, not at all, but he's every bit as great as Laughton would have been. I don't see how Laughton could have improved on it in any way. Leslie is so completely Higgins. He has the ability, as Laughton did, to play a role with compassion and yet with humor, all the faults and foibles of the character on display. I watched Berkeley Square but feel asleep at about the second flashback. I got it recorded though. It was so weird, at 9:45, to the minute, right after RO's intro and the TCM logo came on, but just in the split second before the movie started, the wind here in CT. picked up very suddenly. I swear it was Leslie, trying to pass through time. It made watching seem quite magical. I hope it was good! Even RO was excited to see it! I'm going to watch it this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Hope your posting problems have resolved themselves -- I haven't encountered any glitches recently, but, you never know when the gremlins will pop up. I wish I could enjoy PGYMALION without wanting to burst into Lerner & Lowe at every turn, lol. And, even though Wendy Hiller is one of my favorites, she just doesn't seem believable to me as a Cockney flower girl, wonderful actress that she is. Can't give you a reason why. Don't hate me, but I even have a problem with Leslie here -- doesn't exude a natural arrogant unlikeability the way Rex Harrison does. I always sense the sweetness and sensitivity underneath, the vulnerability right below the surface, whereas with Rex, you wonder if it's really there, ha! I can't see Laughton as Higgins at all, I don't know, isn't Henry supposed to be reasonably good-looking? Vivien Leigh might have made a better Eliza, not sure. I hope I won't offend any Ann Harding fans, but I don't take to her at all, which made DEVOTION very difficult to watch. At least with THE ANIMAL KINGDOM there's Myrna as a refreshing contrast, and I don't mean the difference in their characters. I really liked BERKELEY SQUARE -- for the most part it was everything I hoped it would be: charming and quaint, yet also unexpectedly eerie and rather disquieting. There was some staginess I didn't care for, too much talk. Loved Heather Angel as Leslie's time-spanning soul mate. Her glimpse into the future is quite the visual tour-de-force. Leslie is his usual gentle, ironic, philosophical, reflective-yet-passionate, melancholic self. Who knew Leslie was so crunchy? LOL I too could make an exception in his case, though. However, it's pretty hard to think of buttermilk and veggies as preludes to a night of ecstasy. You may have something about the "Hungarian" side of Howard's nature. I've seen photos of Bela Lugosi with fourth wife Lillian and he's always got on the sandals and shorts. He loved to be relaxed and comfortable, enjoying nature and animals. But Bela did like his meat. Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Jul 26, 2012 12:54 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Did Leslie show up in your living room? I keep hoping he makes a pit stop at my Florida condo. I'll get the buttermilk ready. Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Jul 26, 2012 12:40 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 April, Christy, Wendy, Lynn, Kathy, I found the most amazing site. Click on the numbers, any and all, then drool and dream. I still haven't finished looking. Talk about Cote D'Azur decorating inspiration, oh...my...goodness! http://www.houzz.com/FRENCH-PROVENCE-FURNITURE/p/712 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 > {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}Did Leslie show up in your living room? > I keep hoping he makes a pit stop at my Florida condo. I wish! I did dream about Leslie years ago. In my dream I met him and he was very dear, much funnier than you would think and he gave me a book (not a kiss, unfortunately) and I woke up. I didn't even see what the book was in the dream! It's always ticked me off that I didn't look at the title before I woke up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSueApplegate Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 It's lovely! I can definitely envision quiet afternoons in the garden, cozy aperitifs in front of the fireplace, wooden-beamed delights of high-ceilinged dreams, and nooks galore for contemplating the muse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Scroll down to the numbers below on that site, and you'll be able to view 300 plus living rooms with the most incredibly creative interpretations of Provencal style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 The title of that book? "500 Things To Do With Buttermilk" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSueApplegate Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 O.K. Here is the tour I want to take next spring: http://www.alisonweirtours.com/gloriana/gloriana.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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