filmlover Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 mrroberts wrote: "Looks like Dorothy Manners was all wet about Cagney doing "Brother Orchid"." And I have heard rumors that Irene Dunne won't be appearing in that remake of The Front Page. Plus, I hope they change that title, don't care much for "The Bigger They Come." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hi, K, Glad you like the thread. : ) You have so much to catch up on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Wednesday, May 24, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlamAmor Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I adore Melvyn Douglas...and it's so funny how the piece talks about how serious he and Garbo are when their performances turn out to be light as a feather. So wonderful. And I didn't know that Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres dated! Great gossip. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Dating? Girl...he was married to actress Lola Lane from 1931 until 1933 and to Ginger Rogers from 1934 until 1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Got a fashion photo for you in tomorrow's entry. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 p.s. -- really glad you are enjoying the column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Thursday, May 25, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 Fri., May 26, 1939 The below ad is really huge, close to 9 x12 inches. Unfortunately, with the last fix the website really shrank the size of pictures we used to be able to use to something tiny. This truly ruins the effect that Warner Bros wanted with this movie ad. (Sigh, do we really need the Popular Forums and Discussion column at the right? Can't we see that when we are in those forums?) I will have to make do with what I have by trying to give you the feeling of the size by having everything else after it smaller; but even that doesn't do it. The ad is actually twice as wide as the movie review that follows it. Imagine what it was like for someone opening the newspaper to the movie page and seeing the below ad so huge that it commanded you to see the movie. WB knew it was important to warn the public (two years before WWII) about the danger of the Nazis. Edited by: filmlover on May 26, 2011 4:36 AM Edited by: filmlover on May 26, 2011 4:37 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Saturday, May 27, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 Happy Sunday, May 28th, 1939 Regular articles and ads will return tomorrow. In the meantime, from that weekly, here are the pictures for this week's entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 "Your appreciation will depend upon your fondness for the Nazis." What a quote - speaking about *Confessions of a Nazi Spy*. One wouldn't use the word "fondness" in the same sentence with "Nazis" today. Also, I noticed the ad for *The Return of the Cisco Kid*. I saw this 1939 version listed on cable, showing in the next 24 hours. I think it was on FMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 *Also, I noticed the ad for The Return of the Cisco Kid. I saw this 1939 version listed on cable, showing in the next 24 hours. I think it was on FMC.* Yup, this will be on Fox tonight in the wee hours...well 3 AM Pacific time, so that's 6 AM tomorrow on the east coast. It hasn't been shown in forever. Warner Baxter repeats the role that won him the Academy award a decade or so ago. It ties in nicely in this year's revival of the big budget Western. Interestingly, C?sar Romero will have a featured role in this movie, and will take over as the Cisco Kid for Fox as a B series, starting next year I think. Edited by: Arturo on May 28, 2011 11:16 PM Edited by: Arturo on May 28, 2011 11:25 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 > {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote} > "Your appreciation will depend upon your fondness for the Nazis." What a quote - speaking about *Confessions of a Nazi Spy*. One wouldn't use the word "fondness" in the same sentence with "Nazis" today. LOL, obviously, the reviewer was being sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Monday, May 29th, 1939: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 > {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote} > > "Your appreciation will depend upon your fondness for the Nazis." What a quote - speaking about *Confessions of a Nazi Spy*. One wouldn't use the word "fondness" in the same sentence with "Nazis" today. > > LOL, obviously, the reviewer was being sarcastic. True, but we often forget that at the time, some prominent Americans, such as Henry Ford, and Charles Lindberg, were "fond" of Nazis, not to mention some ordinary Americans. So, the reviewer probably had real people in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Tuesday, May 30th, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldbestar Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 What has changed in Hollywood snce then, if anything? Every once in a while older actors get a second bloom of fame but most, especially women, find the going rough after 40 or so and it's not the public but filmmakers' misconceptions that are to blame. All the money's not in that 18-54 group we're told is so important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 I will be posting today's later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 William Powell is Back!!!! Best news I've heard in a long time. And on May 30th, 1939 my father was celebrating his 21st birthday. Happy Birthday Pop!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 Wednesday, May 31, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 Gad, has it really been 5 full months of 1939 already? The year is going by so quickly! So many great films already; I wonder what the next seven months will hold? ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Forgot to mention the items below were from Thursday, June 1, 1939. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VP19 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 My "Carole & Co." entry today was on the item at the bottom of Dorothy Manners' column concerning Carole Lombard and the "Flashing Stream" movie she was to make for David O. Selznick: http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/415029.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Friday, June 2, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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