RAMBLES Part II

[CineMaven]

Okay okay. Who am I to think I could succeed where others have failed.

 

Besides, how could Ann Sheridan compete with Howard Hewitt.

[SueSueApplegate]

Good points, Ollie.

 

I do think Una O'Connor was the energizer bunny of character actresses though--longevity, a touch of ham, and lines well learned. She was one of the #1 eye rollers of all time!

[rohanaka]

Sorry to interupt all the "flutter/non-flutter" chats.... but I am just so doggon HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I wanted to put in a PLEA to my beloved, faithful, and devoted secretarial staff..

 

Miss G.. Jackie... Mr. Movieman... PLEASE take note and help me remember!!!!!

 

BLOOD ALLEY is showing two (count 'em TWO) times in the next month.... Aug 25th and Sept 18th... If it would not be too much trouble.. can you please pull out all the stops and send me multiple reminders.... pm me... email me.. whatever!!! ha. I have waited EVER so long for this movie to show again... It has been YEARS (maybe ten or more) since I last saw this movie.. and I would L-O-V-E love to get it on tape this time around.

 

I promise to pay you all double.. no TRIPLE the usual fee for reminding me..

 

(gee.. I better get to googling my candy supplies early!! ha)

 

Thanks ever so much my dear secretary staff... You folks are tops!!!

 

(And PS... thanks to the TCM programmer gurus... I am sure my whining had little to do w/ your decision to aire this film.. but I am still glad for your choice whatever the reason!)

 

Ok.. now back to our regularly scheudled chat on fluttering already in progress.. (I am still making my way through all the posts, but.... PS: Miss Maven.. what.. NO flutters from Robert Donat??? What about Knight Without Armor??? Flutter-flutter... FLUTTER!!)

 

Edited by: rohanaka on Aug 19, 2010 4:34 AM

[musicalnovelty]

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}

>

> If you or anyone out there is watching "KING'S ROW" (close your eyes during Robert Cummings' appearance) there's just one scene I'd like you to check out. I think I've mentioned this in TCM's

> last screening of this film.

>

> In the scene where Cummings goes away and Reagan and Sheridan see him off at the train station, Reagan goes from heartsick at losing his friend and then notices Sheridan there and

> his change in attitude. So subtle, nice. Also, when Reagan rides her in his buggy and asks to

> kiss her, I found Sheridan so sexy and charming in that little moment. It's a brief lovely moment.

>

Hi CineMaven,

Yes I was watching...for perhaps the hundredth time! It's a favorite.

And yes, I did notice those scenes you mentioned. There are so many great little moments in that movie.

[movieman1957]

>Miss G.. Jackie... Mr. Movieman... PLEASE take note and help me remember!!!!!

 

So noted. I'll will also do my best to be a backup for you.

[JackFavell]

I watched *King's Row* too, and I am always amazed at Sheridan. That scene was just great, Maven. Even in her big scene, where I am quite positive any other actress would have been seen overwrought, Ann's big juicy closeup, biting her finger so as not to lose control comes off BRiLLIANTLY. It never ceases to amaze me how she pulls back from that moment and totally goes the opposite direction than any other actress might have taken in that scene. You really see the struggle she has had to remain hopeful.

 

( I hope everyone got a good look at Betty Field too, one of my new favorite actresses).

 

And the cool thing is, I would watch a whole other day of Annie movies today. She was just splendid. Many of her films are not considered to be on the "greats" list, but all of them were terribly entertaining. Frankly, I would take a string of these highly energetic Warner Bros. movies to some of the supposed greats making the list these days.

 

And yes, that even includes *Torrid Zone.*

 

My favorite yesterday was probably *It All Came True*. You really see Bogie becoming a star in this one - and he and Annie had loads of excitement in their scenes. Poor Jeffrey Lynn was out of his league, though I think this was probably one of his best roles. Sad. A quarter of the way into the movie, I didn't care that Bogie blackmailed him or was a criminal. I just couldn't take my eyes off of him. I am quite sure the movie audience fell madly in love with Bogie at that moment too, especially when he is laughing at Felix Bressart.

[JackFavell]

RO - I've got it marked too! (I NEED those choclatley turtles)

[MissGoddess]

Ok, Peacemaker, I've got BLOOD ALLEY marked for a reminder, too, so between all of us

you and the Duke should make your rendezvous....Baby.

[CineMaven]

Top O? The Mornin? Jackaaaaaay - ?(I hope everyone got a good look at Betty Field too, one of my new favorite actresses).?

 

This is the last paragraph for Betty Field in IMDB:

 

"Betty suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage in Hyannis, Massachusetts

in 1973, just as she was about to leave and film ?The Day of the Locust?

(1975). Cast in the flashy role of "Big Sister", an evangelist, her part was

taken over by Geraldine Page. At age 60, Hollywood lost a somewhat un-

dervalued talent who enjoyed the work morethan the stardom that often

accompanied it.?

 

I had ?KINGS ROW? on in the background as I was editing, when I heard this frantic hysterical pleading from the flat screen tv in this villa. I turned and there was Betty Field, looking haunted, hunted. My god, poor girl. (There?s an actress today named Piper Perabo that was reminding

me a bit of Betty). I?ve only seen Field in about three movies over and over again. ?Picnic? ?Flesh

& Fantasy" and last nite's "Kings Row." And though I?ve seen ?Of Mice and Men? and ?Bus Stop? (where Marilyn just obliterates my memory of anyone else existing), I?ve mostly seen Betty in ?Kings Row.? Her dementia, her passion, her desperation is heartwrenching. I could see how she would haunt a young man forever. Poor poor, poor girl. Good performance.

 

?Poor Jeffrey Lynn was out of his league, though I think this was probably one of his best roles.?

 

I?ve never see ?It All Came True? but I was a fan of 1930?s boy-next-door Jeffrey Lynn. I just thought he had a sweet persona and he and Richard Carlson give me mini-flutters. Guess I don?t cotten to Bogie in comedies. I want my anti-hero, surly and suffering. Stinker, ain?t I?

 

?I watched ?King's Row? too, and I am always amazed at Sheridan. That scene was just great, Maven. Even in her big scene, where I am quite positive any other actress would have been seen overwrought, Ann's big juicy closeup, biting her finger so as not to lose control comes off BRiLLIANTLY.?

 

I think Sam Wood did a fantastic job of directing. The studio system kind of reminds me of the Bored of Dread I just retired from (Board of Ed to you neophytes). You could do a really good job, and still not be recognized in a big way. I would turn around from my laptop for Annie?s scenes. Her warmth just reached me through the screen, through the decades. I thought the chemistry between her and Ronnie Reagan was so true and genuine. I prefer Sheridan in her true chiseled 1940?s state: shoulder pads, pompadour, tailored...but I like her 1930's baby fat as well. I heard Robert O. say that there was some ice between Sheridan and Bette Davis over George Brent. Whew! Georgie. I didn't know you had it in ya.

 

MUSIC to My Ears - ?Yes I was watching...for perhaps the hundredth time! It's a favorite. And yes, I did notice those scenes you mentioned. There are so many great little moments in that movie.?

 

Hi there MusicMan. A little moment I liked was when Drake (Ronald Reagan) gets the news about his unnecessary amputation. The little jerk he makes with his body took the full impact of the news. I liked the way Paris (Robert Cummings) runs across the field to greet his new love too. And I loved the actor who played Sheridan?s brother. He reminded me of a dark-haired Wallace Ford (without the fair-haired, sweaty armpits, Bronxie). I know many consider this film, Ronald Reagan?s finest performance.

 

I totally see why. How could he break from the Warners Baby pack with Bogie, Cagney, Bette, Errol etc in the fold. Whew!

 

Ro-ro...how's it goin'? - ?Sorry to interupt all the "flutter/non-flutter" chats.... but I am just so doggon HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I wanted to put in a PLEA to my beloved, faithful, and devoted secretarial staff.. ?BLOOD ALLEY? is showing two (count 'em TWO) times in the next month...can you please pull out all the stops and send me multiple reminders.... pm me... email me.. whatever!!! ha. I have waited EVER so long for this movie to show again...?

 

WOW!!! What the heck... You have just piqued my curiosity about this movie, a hundred-fold. I've never seen it. Now I wanna!! Now I hafta!! Now I'm gonna!!

 

Let's not underestimate the power of suggestion.

 

?Ok.. now back to our regularly scheudled chat on fluttering already in progress.. (I am still making my way through all the posts, but.... PS: Miss Maven.. what.. NO flutters from Robert Donat??? What about Knight Without Armor??? Flutter-flutter... FLUTTER!!)

 

Sorry Rohhhh, not a blip on my heart's radar from Robert Donat, I'm afraid. (Pssst! Besides, I think he stole Gable's Oscar for "GWTW"). Is there anyone else who makes your heart go pitter pat??

[wouldbestar]

I'm with you. I started seeing Denver Pyle on TV back in the 1950's and thought he was quite handsome. His hair was already gray but he was slender and looked especially good in those three piece Western business suits he often wore. Nobody else had a voice like his either. He got pudgy with age which most of us have or will so what else is new? A real Westerner who came by his name honestly. I miss him.

[JackFavell]

Re: Betty -

 

You have got to see her in *The Shepherd of the Hills*. She is brilliant.

 

Re: Bogie -

 

Bogie was still his surly, anti-hero, snarling self in *It All Came True*. You should give it a chance, especially if you like Jeffrey Lynn. He is even better looking with a little age on him, a little wear and tear. He's just a bit more rugged than in his earlier films, and he has a nice big fat role.

 

Re: Sam Wood -

 

I agree about Sam Wood. He had a few really fine films to his credit, much as I hate to give the man any credit for anything. Not only is *King's Row* beautifully filmed, the acting and rapport between the actors is exceedingly good.

 

Edited by: JackFavell on Aug 19, 2010 11:53 AM

 

Edited by: JackFavell on Aug 19, 2010 11:54 AM

[CineMaven]

You know, I read a little of the ramble you guys had about "Shepherd of the Hills"

and it made me want to see it. I had to stop reading so I wouldn't get influenced by

your writing. Let me make a run to Barnes & Noble and see if this is something they

carry. I have room in my heart for "brilliant."

 

Why did I think "It All Came True" was a comedy. Was this the one where Bogie is

laughing at some boarding house antics? Okay, for Jeffrey I'll check it out. There

was an Ann Sheridan day a little whiles back that I taped a lot of her films. I'll see if

this one was one I recorded.

 

Why you hatin' on Sam Wood. Isn't Robert Cummings enough?

[JackFavell]

It is a comedy, sort of, but Bogie is Bogie.

 

Sam Wood was pretty much the first person to start calling out people in the industry for being Communists.

 

Edited by: JackFavell on Aug 19, 2010 12:18 PM

[CineMaven]

Well...I'll be sure to check it out if I did record it. Thanx! Hmm....Bogie!

[redriver]

I liked everything about TORRID ZONE. Never seen it before. KINGS ROW is one of the great Hollywood soap operas. And I mean that as a compliment. Like IMITATION OF LIFE and THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, it's story, story and more story. Fantastic screenwriting.

[Bronxgirl48]

> {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote}

> I am dying to see *You never Can Tell* again, I only saw part of it years ago and always remembered it, though I think I remember the horse better than Dick Powell....who was it? Ann Sothern?

> Please, please, TCM show this movie!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just finished cleaning my apartment and I've got LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER (in French) on in the background, ooh la la, but, er, ahem, never mind about that, because my inner child (and relatively grown woman) is here to tell you that I was not disappointed in seeing YOU NEVER CAN TELL again after so many years. In fact, it's just as enjoyable as I remembered it, and Dick Powell, oh...my...goodness! You know, Bobby Montgomery is the only other actor who could have played this part, but since the plot has "King" the police dog coming back to Earth as a "humanimal" and opening up a detective agency to find out who poisoned him when he was Peggy Dow's pet, it's actually more fun to see YOU NEVER CAN TELL as an amusing fantasy riff on Powell's noir roles,specifically as Philip Marlowe. While Bob was no stranger to heavenly intervention by Mr. Jordan, and his boyish charm and wit would have served him well as King and "Rex Shepherd" (his human name, lol), ultimately I think Dick truly had the "right" to have made the part his own, and he's just marvelous! Whether munching on kibble, happily playing with a ball, literally digging for evidence, howling (ha!), or any one of a myriad of doggie reflexes, Powell is both totally into the character and yet giving I think a gentle "nudge" to the audience with self-amused humor. while never sacrificing the integrity of the part. Good guess with Sothern, but it's an actress I never heard of before, Joyce Holden, who plays "Goldie", the Kentucky Derby winner who's assigned to be King/Rex's helpmate during his earthly sojourn. Holden has a honeyed Southern accent and is extremely believable as a horse! And the ending has some interesting metaphysical surprises, too! The YouTube print isn't the best, but it's definitely worth checking out.

>

> Robert Montgomery's brain is what attracts me. That guy is one sharp cookie, and he thrills me when he does snappy patter, or turns a Welsh phrase. He can be light, heavy, sexy, paranoiac, dark, silly, crazy, masculine, deep, oh, anything at all. He has crinkly eyes, and there is always meaning behind his words - in movies like The Last of Mrs. Cheney, he can make you almost weep saying the most foolish, light things, because you know that deep down he is terribly in love for the first time. I'd like to hear him whisper something very witty and very passionate in my ear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The only character trait I notice about a lot of Montgomery's performances is, he's more the type to have fun with and pal around with, even have an affair with, but nothing too heavy, because I don't see him reciprocating with grand passion or ardor. He is more the analytic type than the romantic lover to me, but, what a time I'd have with him for a short spell!

>

> But MissG would get mad, so I will stick with my true hearted cowboy Ben. I'd melt just hearing his voice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now that's a Ben (and I don't mean Mank, ugh) I could love! Steady, reliable, respectful, down-to-earth, a cowboy who would love me forever. Yes!

>

> I definitely need to be on the lookout for Robert Young in They Wouldn't Believe Me. It sounds like my cuppa tea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I haven't seen it in quite some time, but I do remember Bob sure played against type!

>

> I agree about Jimmy Stewart - his westerns brought him a more rugged, lived in, sexy persona.... his anguish is always kind of a turn on for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, I don't find him attractive at all in VERTIGO, isn't that odd of me? He's so obsessed, and out of control, and I don't like his suits for some reason. I hate the way he treats Midge. I'm not a fan of an anguished Stewart, I prefer him "cool".

>

> What the heck is a "ballerina stooge"?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maureen O'Hara is the "warm-up" act for burlesque queen " Bubbles" (Lucille Ball). Lucy thinks that O'Hara's tony ballet moves will make the audience impatient for the raunch, so she enlists Maureen as what she calls her stooge, and the newspapers pick up on it. Very disconcerting to see lovely Maureen up there on stage doing Swan Lake while the men are yelling, "Hey, little girl, go home, we want Bubbles!"

 

Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Aug 19, 2010 11:24 PM

[Bronxgirl48]

> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote}

> I love Jimmy in *The Far Country* where he comes the closest to exciting me.

> I'm also with the Mave, Stewart in *Vertigo* is another one where I really can't

> take my eyes off him (and it's a movie all about looking and looks, isn't it?).

> He is just so compellling. *Rear Window* isn't far behind. I guess I like

> him somewhat cranky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was just telling Jackie that I really don't care for Jimmy in VERTIGO.

His obsession bothers me no end, and he treats Midge peevishly. I have no sympathy with his phobia. (aren't I terrible?) I much prefer him with Kim in BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. He's urban and urbane, believably so, but seems more in control, even under Gillian's spells.

I haven't seen DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, but I'll tell you an early Stewart that really has me hot for him -- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER.

I adore his take-charge attitudes, and find myself, like Clara, falling for him even as he's ticking me off.

 

Give me Stewart in all his westerns, yes, a bit cranky and grizzed and maybe smelly.

[MissGoddess]

> I was just telling Jackie that I really don't care for Jimmy in VERTIGO.

> His obsession bothers me no end, and he treats Midge peevishly. I have no sympathy with his phobia. (aren't I terrible?) I much prefer him with Kim in BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. He's urban and urbane, believably so, but seems more in control, even under Gillian's spells.

 

No, you're not terrible, many people are bothered by his character. I'm enthralled by his performance and normally I don't care for men-in-distress movies, but this film is truly unique to me, and Hitchcock's masterpiece. I can see all the loving care the director put into every shot. I never lose sympathy for Stewart, even when he steps over the line as he does with Judy. I just feel his pain and I'm mad clear through at how horribly he was used by her and Elster.

 

I'm afraid I'm not a fan of Midge, though. She annoys me considerably when she painted that picture, though I see her importance as a character.

 

> I haven't seen DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, but I'll tell you an early Stewart that really has me hot for him -- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER.

> I adore his take-charge attitudes, and find myself, like Clara, falling for him even as he's ticking me off.

>

 

I love *The Shop Around the Corner*, another masterpiece. Stewart was in many of those!

[Bronxgirl48]

> Evening Bronxie - ?Powell always had a boyishness to his features which hardened up a bit in a more ?rugged? way, I guess, as he aged. But I tell you true, it is only as a canine that he appeals to me.?

>

> Woof!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's the story, morning glory, what's the tale, nightingale?

 

Dick Powell is just so darn cuuuuuuute in YOU NEVER CAN TELL.

So huggable I can't begin to tell you. I want to scratch his fuzzy little ears. Lest you think there is something, well, kinky, about this so-called "****" love affair, you must watch the movie to realize that there are more "humanimals" on earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

 

I know exactly what you mean about Don Taylor, he's definitely flutter-worthy, especially in that bomber jacket from STALAG 17. Preppie, rich boy, but with undercurrents of simmering rugged masculinity.

 

Flutter-worthy: Pat O'Brien, but only for me in THE GREAT O'MALLEY,

Richard Denning, Dennis Morgan, Cornel Wilde, Robert Taylor, Richard Basehart, Alan Ladd, Ronald Colman, Robert Donat, Richard Greene, Harry Carey, Sr., Tom Santschi, Rossano Brazzi. There is one role of George Brent's that gets to me: JEZEBEL. He's extremely irresistible as Buck Cantrell. I don't know why Bette Davis chooses Hank, I really don't.

 

I concede the sex appeal of Gable, Ty Power, Victor Mature, Robert Mitchum, but I'm not immediately drawn to them. Mitchum, forgive me, is a great actor with a powerful male presence, but his buggy eyes bother me, as well as that barrel chest. He actually frightens me. Robert Ryan I'm slowly becoming more enamored of, thanks to Miss Goddess's sensitivity to my fears and her uploaded smiling Bob photos.

 

Am really appreciating Ann Sheridan more and more. She gives a brilliant performance in THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER. Playing a "real phony" (like Audrey's Holly Golightly) Annie doesn't over-act the artificiality of the character's personality. Sheridan reigns it in just enough to let us know that Lorraine has almost come to believe in her own b.s., lol. JUKE GIRL was almost tiresomely zippy, if you know what I mean. Just a re-tread of THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT, George Tobias again playing a Nick, lol, with the same accent. I love Ann in KING'S ROW, I just concentrate on her and forget about Robert Cummings. Charles Coburn always chills me to the bone as Dr. Gordon.

Tried plowing through THE UNFATHFUL but couldn't, rather turgid and bland, it didn't hook me at the beginning so I started dozing. Even Lew Ayres couldn't rouse me.

 

Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Aug 20, 2010 4:20 PM

[CineMaven]

Did you hear about Hugo and Kim?

 

Well I did. And they said to tell you that the fact that you?re roused by Lew Ayres says so much about you.

 

You?ve hit the nail on the head in describing Don Taylor?s flutter-worthiness. I didn?t have the words. Always liked that preppie collegiate type.

 

Paddie O?Brien. I?m afraid in recent years his harridan performance ruins ?Torrid Zone? for me and I used to like that film. His bellowing and kvetching instead laying back and enjoying Sheridan?s company has just killed the movie for me. Then I saw how big Cagney?s sombrero was for his small little head and I couldn?t...I was done. He?s never to wear a sombrero or ten gallon hat as long as he lives. He?s one actor that doesn?t need a mustache. But it was all about Ann yesterday anyway.

 

Funny about Charles Coburn. He was chilling in ?KINGS ROW? and then such a silly goose in ?GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE.? How?d he do that. Oh yeah...acting.

 

?Robert Ryan I'm slowly becoming more enamored of, thanks to Miss Goddess's sensitivity to my fears and her uploaded smiling Bob photos.?

 

Again, you cracked me up with this line Bronxie. LOL.

 

One thread

One perfect thread

One thread to post on

Forever and ever...

One thread

That?s the way it should be-e-e.

 

That?s the way it should be.E.E."

 

;-)

[Bronxgirl48]

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}

> Did you hear about Hugo and Kim?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When it comes to the (Ann-Margret hand gesture) GRAND PASSION.....

>

> Well I did. And they said to tell you that the fact that you?re roused by Lew Ayres says so much about you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ha! Tou all better leave my Dr. Kildare ALONE! Ah, what can I say, I dig the straight-arrows.

 

 

 

>

> You?ve hit the nail on the head in describing Don Taylor?s flutter-worthiness. I didn?t have the words. Always liked that preppie collegiate type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like him as Buckley in FATHER OF THE BRIDE and FATHER'S LITTLE DIVIDEND. (didn't "Mother" Billie Burke and her husband look more like Don's grandparents?) You could tell there was a mature, serious actor waiting to emerge in that post-war period.

>

> Paddie O?Brien. I?m afraid in recent years his harridan performance ruins ?Torrid Zone? for me and I used to like that film. His bellowing and kvetching instead laying back and enjoying Sheridan?s company has just killed the movie for me. Then I saw how big Cagney?s sombrero was for his small little head and I couldn?t...I was done. He?s never to wear a sombrero or ten gallon hat as long as he lives. He?s one actor that doesn?t need a mustache. But it was all about Ann yesterday anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jimmy looked silly also in THE OKLAHOMA KID, where his sombrero threatened to devour his face. I've missed TORRID ZONE over the years, or rather, whenever it was on, it never sent out 'watch-me" signals. Maybe I'd catch it for Ann, but it sounds so Warner's super-formulaic. I'm tellin' you, lass, Pat is very sexy with his cop's uniform in THE GREAT O'MALLEY. He's subdued, too, the script doesn't call for him to shout the lines like he does with the Cagney-pairings.. (exception: ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES)

>

> Funny about Charles Coburn. He was chilling in ?KINGS ROW? and then such a silly goose in ?GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE.? How?d he do that. Oh yeah...acting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For years I couldn't watch Charles Coburn in anything "light" after KING'S ROW, because whatever benign character he played, he was still Dr. Gordon to me. But yes, then I gradually realized what a marvelous actor he really was! I'm amazed at how similar MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE is to GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE. I noticed a weird thing in GWSH -- Jack Benny's pronunciation of the word "apartment". He kept saying "ah-paaaart-ment". It freaked me out. His character wasn't supposed to be from New England. Jack is from Illinois, and they wouldn't talk like that, either.

>

> ?Robert Ryan I'm slowly becoming more enamored of, thanks to Miss Goddess's sensitivity to my fears and her uploaded smiling Bob photos.?

>

> Again, you cracked me up with this line Bronxie. LOL.

>

> One thread

> One perfect thread

> One thread to post on

> Forever and ever...

> One thread

> That?s the way it should be-e-e.

>

> That?s the way it should be.E.E."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I want a song dedicated to Dick Powell as a pooch.

 

One dog,

One special dog,

One dog to pet with,

Play vet with,

Never forget with,

One dog,

That's the way it should be-ee-ee

 

 

I think I'll make myself a late-night snack of Beggin' Strips.

 

Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Aug 20, 2010 6:24 AM

[rohanaka]

I've got BLOOD ALLEY marked for a reminder, too, so between all of us

you and the Duke should make your rendezvous....Baby

 

HIya Miss G, Jackie, and Mr Movieman!!!!!!

 

Woo Hoo, and thanks to all three of you for signing up for extra work keeping me on task to remember Blood Alley! Now I can cancel that appointment I made to get a reminder tatooed on my forehead!! ha. (yes.. I am that desperate! ha. Did I mention how HAPPY I am to get the chance to see it again??? ha.)

 

Ok.. so it would only have been one of those "kiddie" wash off tatoos.. I may be desperate.. but I am not crazy.. well not TOTALLY crazy... yet.) HA!

 

PS: Miss G... I was just thinking about "Baby" ha.. She would be the perfect girlfriend for a certain GREY person.. ha.

 

Oh.. that was mean... sorry Grey Dude. (But she would be a good choice for you because she would be the ONE woman on the planet who would never be able to slap, kick, or hang you unless YOU told her to do it, HA)

 

PS: Miss Maven... glad to hear you are gonna give Blood Alley a try. I can't say it is the BEST film for Duke OR Ms Bacall.. but it is entertaining. (drama, suspense, a little humor.. and a bit of romance all thrown in for good measure) I just really enjoy it. Hope you do too.

 

Is there anyone else who makes your heart go pitter pat??

 

OH.. you know me.. ha. I may have a few "school girl" crushes now and then.. but my heart belongs to the QT!!!!

[Bronxgirl48]

> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote}

> > I was just telling Jackie that I really don't care for Jimmy in VERTIGO.

> > His obsession bothers me no end, and he treats Midge peevishly. I have no sympathy with his phobia. (aren't I terrible?) I much prefer him with Kim in BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. He's urban and urbane, believably so, but seems more in control, even under Gillian's spells.

>

> No, you're not terrible, many people are bothered by his character. I'm enthralled by his performance and normally I don't care for men-in-distress movies, but this film is truly unique to me, and Hitchcock's masterpiece. I can see all the loving care the director put into every shot. I never lose sympathy for Stewart, even when he steps over the line as he does with Judy. I just feel his pain and I'm mad clear through at how horribly he was used by her and Elster.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, how I loathed Elster, and thought Judy was a complete idiot to be taken in by him and used like that and then in turn, for her to use Scottie.

But then Scottie used her to recreate Madeline...it's a fascinating Hitchcock that I really need to get a handle on. So many layers, I can't quite take it all in.

 

 

>

> I'm afraid I'm not a fan of Midge, though. She annoys me considerably when she painted that picture, though I see her importance as a character.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor Midge....I like to think that eventually she and Scottie do get together, after his second nervous breakdown.

>

> > I haven't seen DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, but I'll tell you an early Stewart that really has me hot for him -- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER.

> > I adore his take-charge attitudes, and find myself, like Clara, falling for him even as he's ticking me off.

> >

>

> I love *The Shop Around the Corner*, another masterpiece. Stewart was in many of those!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's one of my favorite films,

[CineMaven]

G?morning Rohanaka - ?OH.. you know me.. ha. I may have a few 'school girl' crushes now and then.. but my heart belongs to the QT!!!!?

 

Awww, safe answer. And very endearing. :-)

 

So Early Bronxie - ?For years I couldn't watch Charles Coburn in anything ?light? after ?KING'S ROW?, because whatever benign character he played, he was still Dr. Gordon to me.?

 

You know what movie does that to me with Coburn? ?IN THIS OUR LIFE.? He creeped me out as that Uncle of Bette Davis?. Then you see him in ?THE MORE THE MERRIER? and you wonder why you?re even worried. Odd. Beggin? strips with scrambled eggs. Sounds like a tasty breakfast. Bon appetit, Boca.

 

?I like him as Buckley in ?FATHER OF THE BRIDE? and ?FATHER'S LITTLE DIVIDEND?. (didn't ?Mother? Billie Burke and her husband look more like Don's grandparents?) You could tell

there was a mature, serious actor waiting to emerge in that post-war period.?

 

I believe he directed one of the "Planet of the Apes" movies too. I just love his boyishness. And ooh, come to think of it...yeah about Billie as Mom. Maybe they had him late in life. Now Tracy and Bennett looked just like they could have produced Elizabeth Taylor. (Though would a redhead + a blonde = a beautiful brunette? Let me check my genetics notes).

 

Pat O?Brien in ?GARDEN OF THE MOON? was perfect. He was a promoter: loud, brash, deceitful. Perfect. Oooh, I'd like to see him go at it with Lee Tracy (they both were with Harlow in "BOMBSHELL". Somehow, he's just too curmudgeonly for me. You know, like Grimesy. (Shalamar, indeed!!)

 

?Poor Midge....I like to think that eventually she and Scottie do get together, after his second nervous breakdown.?

 

Nahhhh, she?s licked her wounds and fallen for a handsome but bland man at an advertising agency; had a couple of kids too, but kept her hand in having a career. You know, a little poc-

ket money the better to buy those little white gloves with. Sometimes she'd wander over to the museum to look at Carlotta's painting, mumbling to herself: "What HAS she got that I haven't

got?!" Why would she want Scottie then? Besides, he?s become a total veg after they peeled

him off that tower ledge. (Fear Conquered + Lost Love = Major Vegetation).

 

Now, have a nice day...and stop hoggin? all the Beggin? Strips! One pet...one special pet, indeed!!

[OllieTSB]

MissG, I agree with the "Jimmy's obsessiveness in VERTIGO is most bothersome." I know, and it's constructed so well, starting with the opening chase and then the fall. And the dastardliness of his so-called "friend" - boy, just imagine having friends like THAT in your history, who'll look you up, figure a way to exploit your injuries and proceed from there.

 

"Divorce" sure woulda been easier, I hafta think.

 

But I'm not sure what kinda movie Stewart woulda been stuck in if he'd only had a broken leg, holed up in some apartment somewhere. Hobbled, or rolling around... staring out of windows...