TopBilled Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I've been looking at this film, which I will be reviewing in the Essentials forum on Saturday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Speedracer.."I read somewhere that Anne Baxter was in this film, but she doesn't seem to be here? Maybe she was in the film in the preliminary stages?" The first draft script originally was "a letter to 4 wives", and Baxter was number 4, but both writer Joseph Mankiewicz and Darryl Zanuck thought it was too long, and this character was the weakest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 The first draft script originally was "a letter to 4 wives", and Baxter was number 4, but both writer Joseph Mankiewicz and Darryl Zanuck thought it was too long, and this character was the weakest. I believe the original source material (can't remember if it was a novel or short story) had five wives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I believe the original source material (can't remember if it was a novel or short story) had five wives. You're right..I double checked my memory, and in the book "Memo From Darryl F. Zanuck" there's a copy of his note to Mankiewicz referring to the script with 4, so evidently one already had been taken out of the novel by John Klempner. He described the 4th couple (who were Martha and Roger) as "second rate 'Little Foxes'" and dull. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Whoops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 You're right..I double checked my memory, and in the book "Memo From Darryl F. Zanuck" there's a copy of his note to Mankiewicz referring to the script with 4, so evidently one already had been taken out of the novel by John Klempner. He described the 4th couple (who were Martha and Roger) as "second rate 'Little Foxes'" and dull. The role Celeste Holm did as a voice-over was supposed to be seen on-screen, at least in the early drafts. Interestingly, Holm was fighting with Zanuck and left the studio a short time later. Mankiewicz insisted on using her for ALL ABOUT EVE, so Zanuck let her come back. But after EVE, she went five years until her next film. Neither Bette Davis nor Jane Wyman liked her (Davis wanted her kicked off EVE; and Wyman succeeded in firing her from Falcon Crest in the 80s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Watching some Andy Griffith Show episodes from the seventh season. Amazon Prime changed its design today, and it's a little easier to access the different titles. Also when an episode ends it goes right into the next one, which it never did before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamCasey Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 3 Godfathers (1948) - TCM On Demand One of my "must see" movies for the Christmas season. One of these days I need to get around to watching the earlier Three Godfathers (1936). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Watching some season 4 episodes of Simon & Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 The snow and ice this week have made for particularly trying times, combined with work being so busy and unpredictable. Now, I'm facing the possibility of having to cancel my weekend plans due to the conditions of the roads. I'm very frustrated as I've been working hard for months and have been looking forward to my plans for over a month or so. Anyway, I came home so frustrated and just so over it that I needed to watch something happy and fun to make me feel better. I'm watching Meet Me in St. Louis and it is making me feel better. I also had a glass of wine and then a chocolate Russian (White Russian made with chocolate milk instead of cream) and I am definitely feeling better. Not looking forward to another bus ride tomorrow (my car is living in my work's parking lot until the roads are thawed). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I found THE MAN IN THE ROAD on YouTube. It's a British suspense drama-- the last film Ella Raines made. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 THE SPANISH CAPE MYSTERY, on YouTube-- a Republic picture featuring Donald Cook as Ellery Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I'm looking at some more Inspector Lewis episodes on Amazon Prime. I'm in the "middle" on this show. Some stories are not bad, others are way overdone and give me a headache. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesStewartFan95 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The original British version of The Man who Knew Too Much starring Peter Lorre as a treacherous criminal. It's quite different plot wise from the Hollywood production starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The film is good so far, having seen the remake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 TCM had a delightful afternoon of programming this afternoon. I rarely watch TCM live, I'm always watching DVR recordings. So far, I've watched: In the Good Old Summertime, Swing Time and The Adventures of Robin Hood. Now, I'm watching The Philadelphia Story. I always find it interesting how in older films, there's always the leading actor or actress who is one of the "children" of the home (even though the actor is probably well into their 20s) and they're the sibling to a bunch of little kids who are probably at least 10-15 years younger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAndNora34 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I always find it interesting how in older films, there's always the leading actor or actress who is one of the "children" of the home (even though the actor is probably well into their 20s) and they're the sibling to a bunch of little kids who are probably at least 10-15 years younger. "Little Women" (1949) and "Daddy Long Legs" (1955) are two perfect examples that pop into my mind. June Allyson was 32 when she played Jo March, making her the oldest one among the "young people" and Leslie Caron was 24 years old, truly making her the "oldest orphan in the John Grier home." But of course Ginger Rogers was kind of able to pull it off in "The Major and the Minor" even though she was in her early 30's during the filming of the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 "Little Women" (1949) and "Daddy Long Legs" (1955) are two perfect examples that pop into my mind. June Allyson was 32 when she played Jo March, making her the oldest one among the "young people" and Leslie Caron was 24 years old, truly making her the "oldest orphan in the John Grier home." But of course Ginger Rogers was kind of able to pull it off in "The Major and the Minor" even though she was in her early 30's during the filming of the picture. Ginger plays a teenage orphan four years later in HEARTBEAT (1946). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 "Little Women" (1949) and "Daddy Long Legs" (1955) are two perfect examples that pop into my mind. June Allyson was 32 when she played Jo March, making her the oldest one among the "young people" and Leslie Caron was 24 years old, truly making her the "oldest orphan in the John Grier home." But of course Ginger Rogers was kind of able to pull it off in "The Major and the Minor" even though she was in her early 30's during the filming of the picture. I think part of what makes The Major and the Minor so funny is that it is obvious that Ginger is not "11, twelve next week." However since Ray Milland's character can't see out of one eye, her features blur together and to him, she looks young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I think part of what makes The Major and the Minor so funny is that it is obvious that Ginger is not "11, twelve next week." However since Ray Milland's character can't see out of one eye, her features blur together and to him, she looks young. The Major and the Minor, Billy Wilder's first movie, was one of the original classic movies that I grew up with. I always got the biggest kick seeing Ginger Rogers' real mother playing her mother and then Ginger Rogers played Susu's mother--all the while acting like her own mother, Lela. 10 years later when Rogers tried to do the kiddie act in Howard Hawks' Monkey Business, it doesn't quite go over as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I think part of what makes The Major and the Minor so funny is that it is obvious that Ginger is not "11, twelve next week." However since Ray Milland's character can't see out of one eye, her features blur together and to him, she looks young. What about all the other folks? E.g. her fellow students? Did they all have vision problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 More Inspector Lewis tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 "Saul Bass: Famous Title Sequences from Preminger to Scorsese" A YouTube member put together 23 opening sequences by Saul Bass and uploaded the video to YouTube. There's no commentary or interviews--the art work speaks for itself. Two of my favorite openings are included, the credits from 1962's "Walk On The Wild Side" and 1956's "Around The World In Eighty Days". An interesting watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Finishing some season 7 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesStewartFan95 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Treasures from the Disney Vault starting with Perri, a delightful little nature documentary about a squirrel from 1957. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Starting the sixth season of Inspector Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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