ManhattanGal Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I missed the end of today's broadcast of "Kitty Foyle." Can you please tell me how it ends? Does she go to the doctor who loved her, or does she choose to stay alone? Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 Manhattangirl, with such a question I will be posting a spoiler alert in revealing the finale of "Kitty Foyle". SPOILER ALERT-SPOILER ALERT-SPOILER ALERT- SPOILER ALERT After Kitty (Ginger Rogers) meets Wyn's (Dennis Morgan) wife and child at the shop, she gives the ring Wyn gave her to the child, to give to him for Wyn's birthday. Wyn thinks because she did this she wants to be with him, and she considers it, packing her bags to leave, (which is where the movie started her story). As she gets in the taxi, she tells the doorman at her hotel that if Wyn shows up, he should tell him that she is going to get married. Kitty decides to marry the doctor, (James Craig) who had asked her earlier that day. Link to post Share on other sites
ManhattanGal Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 thank-you, Mongo, for that excellent reply to my query. I love happy endings! Link to post Share on other sites
CineSage_jr Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 CS, I would never judge you too harshly; you obviously Khan help yourself! Good for you; leafy green vegetables, chocolate and puns are good for the heart. Link to post Share on other sites
Bartlett Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Mongo, I just saw "Tootsie" recently and am now watching Robin Williams in "Mrs. Doubtfire". I know Jack Lemon and Tony Curtis were in drag for "Some Like It Hot". My question is this who was the first one in film history to act in drag and don't tell me it was Majorie Main. Seriously what major movie that earned plenty of Big Bucks was the first to have this occurance? ( Silents Included) And Mr CineSage jr....."A pun is the lowest form of humor". It gives me the "Whims". Bartlett Link to post Share on other sites
CineSage_jr Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 ...EXCEPT FOR ALL THE OTHERS ....."A pun is the lowest form of humor." Meaning that I can't stop now, since falling off the wagon would be impossible. Link to post Share on other sites
Bartlett Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 > "A pun is the lowest form of humor."[/i] > > Meaning that I can't stop now, since falling off the > wagon would be impossible. "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World" must be your Bible then. As your humor is similar and it must be your all time favorite pun filled movie and probably got you started with the pun fun. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 Bartlett, One of the earliest actors of note to appear in drag was Charles Chaplin in the silent short "A Busy Day" (1914). "In this film, Charlie is dressed (awfully convincingly) as a woman. And, unfortunately that's really about all there is to the movie. No real plot other than Charlie in drag slugging people". Also Laurel & Hardy did their share in drag in some silent films, among many other silent stars, to be sure. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 Oh, I would imagine that a money making film was "The Unholy Three" (1925) in which Lon Chaney appeared in drag as Mrs. 'Granny' O' Grady. Link to post Share on other sites
ayresorchids Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Also in 1914, Julian Eltinge, a female impersonator so popular that a Broadway theatre was named after him,* appeared in Crinoline Girl. *Now an AMC multiplex. Link to post Share on other sites
CineSage_jr Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World" must be your Bible then. Sorry to disappoint you, Bartlett, but I loathe the movie. MGM should burn the negative to spare future generations the possibilty that they might have to accidentally watch it. Though I must confess that the Bible is obviously the culpable foundation for much of our mad, mad, mad, mad world. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share Posted February 20, 2007 Thanks for the addition of the Julian Eltinge movie, Ayres. Like I noted, I would imagine that there are numerous others. It would be interesting to find out who was the first in drag in a talking film. Link to post Share on other sites
klondike Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 > " "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World" must be your Bible then. Sorry to disappoint you, Bartlett, but I loathe the movie. MGM should burn the negative to spare future generations the possibilty that they might have to accidentally watch it. Though I must confess that the Bible is obviously the culpable foundation for much of our mad, mad, mad, mad world. " Ha, ha! Nicely put, CS; I couldn't have said it better, or more concisely! Edification with humor is so often our best mental ****! Link to post Share on other sites
Bartlett Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 > > Though I must confess that the Bible is obviously the > culpable foundation for much of our mad, mad, mad, > mad world. Well, at least we agree on that! Link to post Share on other sites
CineSage_jr Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Edification with humor is so often our best mental ****! To paraphrase Walt Kelly's immortal Pogo: We have met the ****, and it is us. Link to post Share on other sites
jdb1 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 All this punning - I love puns - they are what separates us from the beasts. My pets may be able to play, and be brave, intelligent, even try to fool me at times, but I've yet to hear either one of them make a pun. I am an amateur philologist, and I can tell you that every language I've every looked into uses puns. I'd like to point out that when Dr. Johnson (Samuel, that is) said "A pun is the lowest form of wit" he was using "lowest" in the 18th Century sense, that is, it's the simplest form, the easiest to think up on the spot so as to appear clever and glib. Of course, it's easier for some than for others, which is why so many people find such wordplay annoying. Walt Kelly, the creator of Pogo, was a great punster, and I invite you to read any of his Pogo comic strips and find it "low." Can't be done. Link to post Share on other sites
CineSage_jr Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Amateur philologist? Have you ever encountered Dr Morbius? Link to post Share on other sites
jdb1 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 > Amateur philologist? Have you ever encountered Dr > Morbius? Aackk!! How well I remember getting up out of my seat and running into the ladies' room for shelter when Dr. Morbius did his final invisible beast morph toward the end of "Forbidden Planet." I was all of 7 or 8 years old at the time. I could never face a screen image of Walter Pidgeon again without thinking of that - he scared the philology right out of me. I wonder: Am I the only classic film lover around who finds Walter Pidgeon scary? Link to post Share on other sites
pandorainmay Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 [nobr][/nobr] Who? me, scary? Link to post Share on other sites
jdb1 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 AAAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
klondike Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 > "To paraphrase Walt Kelly's immortal Pogo: We have met the ****, and it is us. " Alimentary, CS, as any old GI could tell you! Link to post Share on other sites
jdb1 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 My all-time favorite Walt Kelly pun is his name for the turtle character in "Pogo" -- Churchy. That is, Churchy LaFemme. (Think about it.) I go Pogo. Link to post Share on other sites
klondike Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 > "My all-time favorite Walt Kelly pun is his name for the turtle character in "Pogo" -- Churchy. " jdb1: Mais oui, certainment! J'oublir ce bon mot! (Even funnier when you consider the ability of that character to "chase" much of anything!) Link to post Share on other sites
CineSage_jr Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Am I the only classic film lover around who finds Walter Pidgeon scary? Take a look at the film DARK COMMAND sometime. PS: Speaking of commands, what are the protocols for posting a photo on the board (I keep forgetting)? Link to post Share on other sites
klondike Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 > "Aackk!! How well I remember getting up out of my seat and running into the ladies' room for shelter when Dr. Morbius did his final invisible beast morph toward the end of "Forbidden Planet." I was all of 7 or 8 years old at the time. " Yup, ol' Doc Morbius was pretty darn goose-pimply, but I'd sooner spend a rainy afternoon with him than with "Mr. Sardonicus"! Brrrrr! Catch ya later, gotta go book myself a room at Pilgrim Farm! Link to post Share on other sites
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