Bronxgirl48 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 > {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote} > Wow! You mean while I was struggling through slow moving Brit versions of *The Great Escape*, this was going on on the boards? Shoot. I missed a great conversation! > > I thought sure you would be watching Leo Genn get naked from the waist up, covered in dirt digging a tunnel out of Germany. > > You guys probably haven't woken up yet. Don't ask me why I ignored P.O.W. Brits in favor of B.O.R.I.N.G. ones in CLEOPATRA. Four and a half hours of SCREECHING. Never realized Burton had such skinny arms and legs. This was not Elizabeth's finest hour as a dramatic actress. I used to think that Tupperware was more exciting than Leo Genn, but in the past few years he's surprised me. I can't come up with the films because I DID just tumble out of bed. Maven probably has been up for hours, while old Slothy here (sounds like something Martha would call me) is still rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. > > As for Ray Milland, I believe he was the first guest star on *Columbo* . Followed by Ruth Gordon? Just guessing. Oy, Ruth. A little of her goes a long way. I'll bet Jean Simmons appeared. (probably also on Murder, She Wrote) > > > > > > > >Dennis O'Keefe always gives me the heebie-jeebies for some reason. > > It's because Dennis has the face and voice of a deranged ventriloquist's dummy. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can see him sitting on Erich von Stroheiim's lap in a nightclub act just before he gets up, strangles Erich, and pretends to be a real person. . I was more taken with Bonita Granville and the actress who played the publisher's wife. Also the nurse. > > You are so right! I had to look up the nurse - at first, I thought she was Margaret Lindsey, then Laraine Day, but she turned out to be Frances Gifford! I'm wondering if she was pregnant or something at the time, she looked a little chubby for Frances. Maybe it was that nurse's uniform. jI always confuse Frances Gifford with Frances Langford. > > My respect for Bonita Granville knows no bounds. I like her in anything - I think she's terribly under-rated. I wish she had made a ton more movies playing on the evil side...she's so snotty, and quite beautiful. I just love her. I like Bonita least as Nancy Drew, but she definitely makes a terrific little bee-itch. > > >Did you happen to catch SO EVIL, MY LOVE, and if so, did I miss anything good? > > I was going to point you toward Maven's splendid review, but you beat me to it. Quick, point me to Maven's review please! What forum, which thread? > > >Who did Bette have the most romantic success with on-screen -- Ernest Borgnine and Gary Merrill, lol? > > Is that really success???j Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not really. > > Re: *The Yellow Wallpaper:* AAAHHH! I hate that story.... I read it in college and it really stuck with me....CREEEEEPY, because you can see it actually happening. Great comparison to *Home Before Dark*.j Thanks. I hated it too, ha! I love when the husband faints at the end, just like a Victorian heroine. >. > > > > Question - why did they cast Roddy as an American go-getter in *The Loved One*, and Robert Morse as an Englishman? Qualudes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Barb, I am watching *Towering Inferno* as I type this. I'll be back with lots to say, no doubt! Did Paul Newman just ask someone to hand him a pair of dikes? I love Irwin Allen! Since she thinks firemen are coming, why doesn't Susan Flannery put some more clothes on? She really wants the firemen to see her in just Robert Wagner's pink shirt? The deaf mother wears orange slippers and her son wears red pants. I think everyone in that family is color blind. I'd forgotten how old Steve McQueen looks in this film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 HA!!!! I keep missing THE TOWERING INFERNO. I've got CAPRICE on in the background. Richard Harris just told Doris he works for a Mr. Cutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 McQueen to his firemen, "Watch those electrics" as ceiling tiles fall into the frame. Faye Dunaway in a dress that pre-dates J-Lo's Grammy dress. I have no idea how Jennifer Jones did it, but she managed to look incredibly dignified while climbing down a pipe. "I can't do it, I know I'll fall." says the young fireman to McQueen. "Then you go first so when you do you won't take us with you." McQueen replies. Never let Steve see you sweat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Jennifer Jones just fell out of the elevator. So many other deserving characters that should have taken her place. The mayor's wife who is dressed in what looks like a long pink negligee, the kid in the red pants, the two young ladies who rushed the helicopter when it tried to land on the heliport and caused it to crash. And the chairlift from one building to another, in high winds and exploding windows, LOL! And finally McQueen gets to do something besides bark orders and look dramatically concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 OMG, Lynn!! Cluny Brown is very familiar with pipes. Hey, I'm just loving the Mediterranean blue background of the TCM Home Page. Thank heavens CAPRICE is over. I couldn't take much more of this spy "spoof". Doris wears a pair of sunglasses so huge they make Jackie O's look like frames for Lionel Barrymore's miniature people in DEVIL DOLL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 > {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote} > Jennifer Jones just fell out of the elevator. So many other deserving characters that should have taken her place. The mayor's wife who is dressed in what looks like a long pink negligee, the kid in the red pants, the two young ladies who rushed the helicopter when it tried to land on the heliport and caused it to crash. > > And the chairlift from one building to another, in high winds and exploding windows, LOL! > > And finally McQueen gets to do something besides bark orders and look dramatically concerned. Oh you are making my mouth WATER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Ever see CAPRICE? Another Marty Melcher disaster. I'm taking Mom out for deli in about 45 minutes. We'll have intense discussions about Alan Ladd. She thinks he's not masculine enough. Jackie says you're familiar with the "De Lorca" mansion shown in DEAD RINGER? What fun!! See you later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Barb, I've lost count of how many explosions have occurred that took out entire floors of the 138 floor building. I stopped counting at 12. Speaking of WATER, McQueen has just been told he is the only one qualified to go up on the roof and explode the two giant water tanks. He looks like he would rather suck lemons. Oh, and it's a one-way trip they tell him. He isn't expected to come back. He looks ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Any character named Nick in the cast? If so, he's probably a bartender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 *Any character named Nick in the cast? If so, he's probably a bartender.* The lovable bartender was named Carlos (because Irwin Allen believes in diversity as long as it's not the leading roles) but he was killed by falling statuary. It's Irwin Allen after all. One thing's for sure, Newman was aging better than McQueen even back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Oh my gosh! I don't want to interrupt the discussion of TTI - but I have this disease! http://www.youtube.com/user/borehamwoodcc#p/u/6/6oHBG3ABUJU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosebette Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 The story of my life...only I would find the TV remote, click on TCM and probably forget what I was supposed to do for the rest of the day, but I would end up much happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 ha ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Lynn...your review of the Inferno is hilarious. Susan Flannery was probably trying to look cute for some hot fireman who'll (never) come to her rescue since Robert Wagner was married. Edited by: CineMaven on Apr 17, 2011 12:20 AM...b'cuz the appropriate adjectives feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 Why couldn't Susan Blakley have fallen out of the elevator? I've always hated her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 > {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote} > Oh my gosh! I don't want to interrupt the discussion of TTI - > but I have this disease! > > http://www.youtube.com/user/borehamwoodcc#p/u/6/6oHBG3ABUJU You're not alone. I went to Walgreens the other day with the express purpose of buying dental floss, but was distracted by dark-chocolate Kit-Kats in the candy counter, so I boughjt two and walked out of the store. I just made myself a cup of green tea, but forgot I had already put in honey and a bag for steeping, because I started reading a magazine that was on my kitchen table. I put more honey and another tea bag into the cup. I could go on and on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 Maven, can you steer me to what forum and thread your review of SO EVIL MY LOVE is at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 I didn't watch FIRE DOWN BELOW all the way through, but found this fun Rita Hayworth video: Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Apr 17, 2011 2:38 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hi there. Bronxie, I never wrote a review of So Evil My Love. I've recorded the movie...but never did a write up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 I had asked Jackie if she saw SO EVIL, MY LOVE, and she wrote something to the effect of "Maven beat me to the punch by her splendid review". So I'm a little confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Yeah..I saw that. But nope, I didn't write one. You know...I was getting lost as I was watching the movie. I've got to see it again. I'm guessing Ray got what he deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I do not know where this is from but I find it applies many days: I decide to work on the car. I start to the garage and notice the mail on the table. OK, I'm going to work on the car ... but first I'm going to go through the mail. Lay car keys down on desk. After discarding the junk mail, I notice the trash can is full. OK, I'll just put the bills on my desk ... but first I'll take the trash out. Since I'm going to be near the mailbox, I'll address a few bills. Now where is the checkbook? Oops ... there's only one check left. Where did I put the extra checks? Oh, there is my empty plastic cup from last night on my desk. I'm going to look for those checks ... but first I need to put the cup back in the kitchen. I head for the kitchen, look out the window, notice the flowers need a drink of water. I put the cup on the counter and there's my extra pair of glasses on the kitchen counter. What are they doing here? I'll just put them away ... but first I need to water those plants. I head for the door and ... Aaagh! someone left the TV remote in the wrong spot. Okay, I'll put the remote away and water the plants ... but first I need to find those checks. END OF DAY: Oil in car is not changed, bills are still unpaid, cup is still in the sink, checkbook still has only one check left, I lost my car keys ... And, when I try to figure out how come nothing got done, I'm baffled because I know I was busy all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 OOPS! Sorry! I got SO EVIL MY LOVE mixed up with HOME BEFORE DARK...... lash me with a wet noodle. Adult onset attention deficit disorder strikes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 It's fun growing old, isn't it? LOL Especially when we consider the alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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