MissGoddess Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share Posted October 7, 2011 Roger doesn't show up until like 45 minutes into the movie, then he disappears again. It's another of his "playboy" types. But I love when he teases Angie/Rachel: "It's so easy to get a rise out of you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Oh, I think I remember now. I must have seen it on Woody Strode day, and I was so concerned with all these other actors, that I just ignored poor Roger. That's the one where Woody is this powerful scary chief or medicine man or something and he has such a presence! Yes, Finch definitely made an impression on me here. He made me think maybe I had misjudged him as an actor. The movie was just on the other night wasn't it? I didn't remember the title or I would have recorded and watched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share Posted October 7, 2011 Yes, the *Sgt. Rutledge* team (Woody, Juano and Rafer) reunited in Africa. It was on last week during a tribute to Angie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I'm so dumb, I didn't even realize it was the same movie, even after I read Moira's description. what a cast! I love them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagladymimi Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Let's face it - Peter Finch starred in some depressing movies. I guess you can say he was truly a dramatic actor. He was a very good actor but certainly didn't play any parts that endeared me to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I missed THE CONSTANT NYMPH, drat it all to pieces. Mom on BATTLE CIRCUS: "Do you think June Allyson is the right sort of woman for Humphrey Bogart?". Watched a bit of SUMMER HOLIDAY. The songs went right out of my head as I was listening to them. But of course I loved the Mediterrane/an scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 I'm sorry you missed TCN...you need to fix that VCR! Or get a cute guy to fix it for you! I agree with Mom, but then I'm not keen on June with anyone! (I'm still hoping to see The Shrike, something tells me that's the June Allyson I'll like the most! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 My VCR recorded all of five minutes of THE CONSTANT NYMPH, which frustrated me no end. I need Rudy to come oveer and fix it. June's best with hubby Dick Powell, i.e. THE REFORMER AND THE REDHEAD, but for the dark side of this actress, yes, you must see THE SHRIKE! What she does to Jose Ferrer, oh...my...goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 June's also good as the crazy daughter in *The Secret Heart.* Edouardo Cianelli shows off some nice gams in Gunga Din. Who knew he had those shapely legs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Yeah, THE SECRET HEART, June really shows she was more than just a pert, squeaky-clean screen sweetheart. I love Eduardo, but to be honest, who wants to see him and Sam Jaffe half-naked, when Cary, Doug, and Vic are around, lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterscotchgreer Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Yeah, THE SECRET HEART, June really shows she was more than just a pert, squeaky-clean screen sweetheart. OOOOOHHHH GOODIE!! We are talking about Junie Allyson, now! Woohoo! But I didn't like her character too much in the Secret Heart. Although she gave a heck of a performance and made it extremely believable, which kinda scared me when I first saw it, because I was so used to her characters of a sweeter demeanor. I liked Caudette's Colbert as her mother. Great casting there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagladymimi Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 As bronxgirl48 mentioned, The Shrike really shows an almost evil side of June Allyson. Sometimes, I think that she was too squeaky clean. It was nice to see her "bite" into some meaty roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterscotchgreer Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I agree with Mom, but then I'm not keen on June with anyone! (I'm still hoping to see *The Shrike*, something tells me that's the June Allyson I'll like the most! Hey April, dahlink! Why do you say that? You don't like seeing Junie with anyone? Not even with her hubby in their movies together? What about her with Vanji (Van Johnson)? I thought she looked adorable with both. The Shrike is the only movie of hers I have't seen yet. I REALLY wanna see it, so much! It looks to be quite interesting, especially with her supposed character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 >love Eduardo, but to be honest, who wants to see him and Sam Jaffe half-naked, when Cary, Doug, and Vic are around, lol? Great point. Compared to those three MEN, Edouardo and Sam look positively sickly... is that the point of the movie? We do get to see Cary and Vic barechested.... whew! And Vic has muscles on his muscles. He's like Bluto in Popeye only adorable. I think this is Cary at his most gorgeous and engaging. I adore his vaudeville cockney antics. I still think that the whole secret of Cary's appeal is the way he moves. I actually got a little thrill when he killed the guy silently by strangling him with his arm. It's an embarrassment of riches with Doug Jr. in it too. I've always liked him, and his voice is to die for. I think this is one of those movies that they cast on voice quality = the three men couldn't be more different vocally, but the blend is so pleasing. I never noticed before how really beautiful Gunga Din is... the movie, not the character... lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I haven't seen The Shrike either, I'd love to though. Junie is rising up in my opinion. You know my favorite so far is The Girl in White. She's really modern in that one. I think she's far better an actress than people give her credit for. She got stuck in those good girl roles and I think she could do a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Hi butterscotchie, > Why do you say that? You don't like seeing Junie with anyone? Not even with her hubby in their movies together? What about her with Vanji (Van Johnson)? I thought she looked adorable with both. > Yes, I'm just not crazy about her, I never have been I'm afraid. > The Shrike is the only movie of hers I have't seen yet. I REALLY wanna see it, so much! It looks to be quite interesting, especially with her supposed character. I wish TCM would show it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagladymimi Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Joan Fontaine is also an actress that seemed stuck in the sweet, victim roles.( Rebecca, Suspicion, The Women, etc.) However, I think that there is a dark side to her that was not really well known. Seems to me that I saw her in a movie with Robert Ryan and that she was not a very nice person in it. Or maybe I have her confused with Barbara Stanwyck. Also, I never saw the Constant Nymph and I forgot to DVR it the other night. I have also never read a book about her or Olivia de Havilland. More than likely when one dies, the other one will write a biography - should be very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brackenhe Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 > {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}I missed THE CONSTANT NYMPH, drat it all to pieces. > > Mom on BATTLE CIRCUS: "Do you think June Allyson is the right sort of woman for Humphrey Bogart?". > > Watched a bit of SUMMER HOLIDAY. The songs went right out of my head as I was listening to them. But of course I loved the Mediterrane/an scenery. Summer Holiday has to be one of the most stupid movies I've ever subjected myself to, and I love those stupid Beach Party movies. I had it on but when Cliff Richard starting singing about the 10th awful song, 45 minutes into it, I had to change the channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 > Baby T, wait till you see June in THE SHRIKE. She'll knock your socks off. And she drives Jose Ferrer into a mental hospital! Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Oct 10, 2011 6:12 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 What really killed SUMMER HOLIDAY for me was that actress who played the mother. "Get those Houdinis!" I just sat stone-faced throughout. Makes one yearn for BEACH BLANKET BINGO and Don Rickles. I didn't even know who Cliff Richard was, then I heard some of his songs on YouTube. Still not impressed. He did "Angel" but in my opinion no one sings that better than Elvis (in FOLLOW THAT DREAM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Cary is SO adorable in GUNGA DIN. In addition to his iconic physicality, I love the way he says things like "Whoa, Annie!" on the bridge. Some people think he didn't have much "range", but I beg to differ. Look at the subtle versatility of his work from 1937 through 1941 alone -- sly husband in THE AWFUL TRUTH, befuddled scientist in BRINGING UP BABY, cynical newspaper editor in HIS GIRL FRIDAY, irresponsible, mysterious spouse in SUSPICION, and every one not just a "Cary Grant" performance. I love him. As for Doug, Jr., he sometimes adopted a faux-British accent (in fact, in GUNGA DIN, he sounds a bit like Ronald Colman, lol) which I thought a bit pretentious, because I enjoyed him most and thought he was more effective in working-class parts. (like HAVING WONDERFUL TIME) Have you ever seen this? Doug does perfect impressions of John Barrymore, John Gilbert, and -- his own father! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqQz5V_XEXc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Somehow, after seeing Doug do those impressions, it makes me more interested in him on and off screen. I haven't seen many of his films, none really that you named, except snippets of SINBAD, where he is very dashing and truly his father's son. Doug is debonair even in HAVING WONDERFUL TIME, although now I can't remembeer if his character was just pretending to be middle-class merely to get closer to Ginger, lol. I wonder how tall he was. He certainly kept himself in good physical shape. Was he still making movies in the 1950's, or did he retire? I saw some of MR. IMPERIUM. It's no enchanted evening when Lana first meets Ezio Pinza. Her nightly ritual up until that point consists of eating a chicken sandwich and drinking a glass of milk while sitting on her Italian terrace. Ezio sighs: "What a waste of the Mediterranean". Unfortunately, the avuncular Pinza is no Rossano Brazzi hearthrob. Still, he shows Turner his villa: "From here you can see Corsica". Did anyone see BWANA DEVIL? First 3-D color movie! Robert Stack (looking hunky in khaki) is ten times funnier here than in AIRPORT! Lions to the left of him, lions to the right of him, he's going crazy. "You scurvy beasts!" They're all man-eaters, and the colonials are the main course, lol. I kept thinking that the actor playing Angus was doing a magnificent Nigel Bruce impression (I missed the opening credits) until I found out later it actually WAS Nigel Bruce, lol. Wait till you see the tent love scene between Stack and wife Barbara Britton, their impassioned faces coming together like Billy the Kid and Jane Russell in THE OUTLAW, lol. BWANA DEVIL is one of the best bad movies you'll ever see. Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Oct 14, 2011 10:34 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 > {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}Somehow, after seeing Doug do those impressions, it makes me more interested in him on and off screen. I haven't seen many of his films, none really that you named, except snippets of SINBAD, where he is very dashing and truly his father's son. I'd love to hear your opinions. Doug is debonair even in HAVING WONDERFUL TIME, atthough now I can't remembeer if his character was just pretending to be middle-class merely to get closer to Ginger, lol. I wonder how tall he was. He certainly kept himself in good physical shape. Was he still making movies in the 1950's, or did he retire? I don't remember him making any movies in the fifties, but I've never checked his credits at IMDB. I haven't seen Having Wonderful Time.... it sounds like his character might have been a scam artist as he is in almost all his movies. In *Young in Heart*, he's part of a family of con artists who are sucking up to an old lady who has a lot of money, thinking she will leave it all to them in her will. He has never worked a day in his life, but decides to get a job as an engineer (the designing kind, not the train kind) because Paulette Goddard works as a secretary or something in that department, and he likes her. Somehow, her work ethic rubs off on him. I really like Paulette in this film too. There are a couple other plot lines woven in, with Janet Gaynor as the sister (she's 5 feet, he's 6'1''), and Roland Young as the dad, who becomes a salesman for the Flying Wombat, a 1930's high end sports type car (I want one!). Somehow, without trying, he becomes the top salesman... sleek! *The Life of Jimmy Dolan* has Doug Jr. as an improbable boxer (though he's in good shape) who is quite full of himself. One night while out on the town with two lowlife companions, Jimmy passes out. When he wakes, he thinks he's killed a guy, and the lowlifes let him think it. He runs away, and the companions get into a car accident and are killed. Jimmy ends up in the country, a la Hide-Out, where Loretta Young and Aline MacMahon run an orphan's home for the Mickster (it's always Mickey), Stymie and some other cute studio kids. Jimmy is selfish but falls for Loretta in a big way. He's redeemed by the simple country folks, who watch out for each other. His guilty conscience finally forces him back into the ring to win the money to save the orphanage. It sounds like drivel, but Doug and the rest of the cast are so good, it works. There is also a great performance by Guy Kibbee, an actor I never liked till I saw this movie. *Union Depot* has Doug as a con artist (so what's new) in a large railway station, where he accidentally comes into some money (Frank McHugh leaves his luggage behind while catching a train) and meets Joan Blondell who is also down on her luck. The two get involved with some real bad guys (Harold Huber is one of them) and end up almost taking the fall for the bad guys' ingenious plot to steal money from a beauty contest for charity. Doug goes to the police to save Joan, even though it would implicate him. > I saw some of MR. IMPERIUM. It's no enchanted evening when Lana first meets Ezio Pinza. Her daily nightly ritual up until that points consists of eating a chicken sandwich and drinking a glass of milk while sitting on her Italian terrace. Ezio sighs: "What a waste of the Mediterranean". Unfortunately, the avuncular Pinza is no Rossano Brazzi hearthrob. Still, he shows Turner his villa: "From here you can see Corsica". This is the second time I have started to watch that movie by accident. I never remember the title so I can't change the channel before creepy Ezio shows up! > Did anyone see BWANA DEVIL? First 3-D color movie! Robert Stack (admittedly looking hunky in khaki) is ten times funnier here than in AIRPORT! Lions to the left of him, lions to the right of him, he's going crazy. "You scurvy beasts!" They're all man-eaters, and the colonials are the main course, lol. I kept thinking that the actor playing Angus was doing a magnificent Nigel Bruce impression (I missed the opening credits) until I found out later it actually WAS Nigel Bruce, lol. Wait till you see the tent love scene between Stack and wife Barbara Britton, their impassioned faces coming together like Billy the Kid and Jane Russell in THE OUTLAW, lol. BWANA DEVIL is one of the best bad movies you'll ever see. I didn't see any of BD, but I walked into the room and saw Nigel and decided the EXACT SAME THING you did, that it was a Nigel Bruce-alike! I can't believe that you had that same thought! I finally gave up trying to figure out who he was....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 The Popular Forums box strikes again -- it cut off the name of the actor you say you never liked until his strong performance in JIMMY DOLAN. Who is it, please? This movie sounds like it would have been a vehicle for John Garfield about 5 years later, ha! Wait a minute, is UNION DEPOT the one where Joan Blondell is menaced by some weird doctor she once worked for, who wanted her to transcribe soft porn material for hiim, lol? I did see a bit of this, I think Doug practically lives at the train station, ha! Wasn't Doug part of a television series about gentleman crooks or something along those lines, back in the late '50's or early '60's? And paired with maybe Robert Wagner? As for Ezio Pinza, he's about as sexy as Chef Boyardee. You thought Angus in BWANA DEVIL sounded just like Nigel Bruce too? LOL!! I didn't even know he was still alive in 1952. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Ah, now I can see the actor's name you like in JIMMY DOLAN -- Guy Kibbee! I like Guy in CAPTAIN JANUARY, paired with Slim Summerville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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