markbeckuaf Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I don't have a lot of fancy rhymes ready, so feel free to join in, but let me give a shout out to those who sponsored this in THE MATCH KING thread, I just had to shout it from the rooftops (or start a thread for it anyway!) One of my absolute main men of cinema, he did tons of pre-codes (so that's a winner!), plus most of his work was with Warner Bros, so that should be a good go! So many great films he appeared in, and it would be cool to have a night of his Lone Wolf flicks from Columbia too! SOTM? Lonnnnnnnnng overdue I say! Totally dig me some Warren William! Who's in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Would be ok with me. Are so many deserving people who never have been chosen SOTM. I get tired of the same stars over and over. Give some lesser stars the spotlight once in awhile (how about Ann Harding and Mary Astor as well. Long overdue.......) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinokima Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 As I said in the other thread I always fully endorse anything that means more Precodes in Prime Time. I also have not seen very many of Warren's films so that would mean a lot of new things for me to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 The wonderful Warren William gets my vote for SOTM. Thanks for starting the thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Warren William, Warren William Star of the Month? Yum Yum There, I even squeezed a rhyme out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewannie Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 No rhymes from me, but I'll definitely vote for Warren William as SOTM!! Edited by: sewannie on Jan 12, 2011 10:21 AM Edited by: sewannie on Jan 12, 2011 10:21 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VP19 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I like the idea. If you read Mick LaSalle's "Dangerous Men," his follow-up to "Complicated Women" looking at the men of pre-Code, he sort of rehabilitates Warren William just as much as he did Kay Francis in his earlier book. He not only played smarmy types, but was the screen's first Perry Mason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allaboutlana Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I've been wanting Warren William as a SOTM for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Oh yes, it would definitely mean LOTS of pre-codes! I hope TCM considers this seriously! He's been one of my main men for a long time! Dig that dude! Thanks for the support everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchieCarstairs Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 "Archie Likes This." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clore Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I'd be willing to settle for just one day in August as long as they stuck to the pre-Code portion of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinokima Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 > {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote} > I'd be willing to settle for just one day in August as long as they stuck to the pre-Code portion of his career. Although SOTM would be better, SUTS would not be bad for a start, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blmcdiar Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Absolutely, give us a month of his films, I can never get enough of the scoundrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveFilmNoir Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Mark, you are the one that introduced me to Warren William's precodes and I have been hooked ever since! I would definitely vote for him for SOTM, and settle with him getting a SUTS day this year as a start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Thanks for the support, Love! Great to see you back on the boards too!!! Hope all is well! And glad you are digging on WW in his pre-codes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottman1932 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Warren William! Warren William! He was a great pre-code villain! Okay, _that_ was a bit of a stretch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellykoop Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 A thousand times YES!!!! The more pre-codes, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchieCarstairs Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 William made seven feature films in 1932 and five features and one short in 1933. You could practically do a whole day of just the Pre-Code period. (And another day of the Perry Mason and Lone Wolf series...) Oh, yes. Warren William is DUE for the love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 A lot of posts on these boards are bits of stretches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbabe Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 did he not resemble John Barrymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaatu2 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I'd love to see Warren William as Star of the Month, but I'd love to see a new designation for him - COM (Cad Of the Month). He was wonderful! I especially enjoyed him in Skyscraper Souls (1932) and Employee's Entrance (1933). I wouldn't be hurt at all of they didn't show his nine Lone Wolf movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittyPackard Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Warren-William-Magnificent-Scoundrel-Hollywood/dp/0786448784/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t I've enjoyed reading everyone's posts about Warren. I totally agree with you. If you weren't aware of it, there is a recently published biography of Warren, "Warren William: Magnficent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood" by John Strangeland. It's a great book that I would highly recommend! Edited by: KittyPackard on Jan 16, 2011 12:30 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket_Man Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Even allowing for the fact that Hollywood was still finding its way, searching for a tone and style, in the early days of the sound film, 1928-1934, William is the most pompous, mannered actor I have ever seen. Quite ludicrous in everything he did. He obviously couldn't make the distinction between the stage and screen, and paid the price by quickly becoming obsolete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 > {quote:title=ArchieCarstairs wrote:}{quote} > William made seven feature films in 1932 and five features and one short in 1933. You could practically do a whole day of just the Pre-Code period. (And another day of the Perry Mason and Lone Wolf series...) > Oh, yes. Warren William is DUE for the love. Love this post, Arch!!! I agree, it would be awesome!!! And I love the suggestion made elsewhere in the thread that he could be COTM!!! Perfect!!! Warren William rocks the house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Not with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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