msladysoul Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I love Dick Powell. Especially in his crooning days. I can't get enough of that voice. I think he was the best of the crooners. So many of them sounded the similar like Bing, Sinatra, Rust Columbo and Al Jolson is just too loud for me but I can see why audience liked him. He's lively and energetic. No one sounded like Dick Powell. I swear I swoon when I hear him and I'm not the swooning type. I love his pairing with Ruby Keeler. They just looked so real together. He was paired with many other women but Ruby and him looked realistic. No one audiences liked them together. They looked so young, vibrant, perfect together...America's Sweetheart. Dick is so charming, has those pretty boy looks. Ruby looked as pretty as a button. Dick could sing anything and still have that moving, stop you in your tracks voice. In Cowboy from Brooklyn, he sung this country song that would bring tears to your eyes and I'm not into country. I have to get into watching Dick Powell gangster/tough guy films of the 1940's and 1950's. I remember seeing him once in the movie with Claire Trevor but I didn't like it. I wasn't use to him not singing. Dick Powell isn't known much for his singing now and days. Maybe if he had recorded more like Sinatra and Crosby and gotten good musical roles in the 1940's...maybe. But he didn't want to sing anymore. But anyone who hears him it is a treat. There's a cd out with the songs on it that he sung in movies. Wouldn't it have been amazing to hear him with Judy Garland? I'm not so mad he married Joan Blondell and June Allyson because I liked them a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeanddaisy666 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 msladysoul, you'll have to give another try at viewing Murder My Sweet, which I consider one of the better film noirs, in addition to really, really liking Dick Powell in it. Cornered was good as well. There are other similar films in his filmography which I would love TCM to show, e.g., Pitfall, Cry Danger and also a comedy It Happened Tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenwal34 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Although its a minor western, Powell is great and gritty tough in STATION WEST . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickdimeo Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 It's almost like Powell had two careers. It's amazing how he transformed from a juvenile crooner, to a hard-boiled film-noir star. I can't think of an actor who has had such a transformation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindbm Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I am soooo glad someone posted a thread on Dick Powell! I just love, love, love him! I have all of his audio cassettes and CD's! What a VOICE!! Dick without a doubt voice rocks! Sadly, I read somewhere's that he didn't think he really had a voice! My favorite Dick song is "Cause My Baby Say's It So"! What a song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lux0786 Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I don't share the enthusiasm that some have for Powell's singing. His high notes seem shrill as though he were losing control a little. And I have a hard time indeed seeing him singing along with Judy. He would have been the first to admit that he nowhere near Judy as a singer. Much better, though, as a private eye, etc. Moving to these types of roles was probably a career saver for him. And he was good at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayresorchids Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I like both Dick Powells, the goofy and the gritty. And they really do seem like two different men! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msladysoul Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 After seeing Dick this morning in Blessed Event with Lee Tracy. I have to say he is the best crooner. The personality, charm, charisma. I loved it. Most women would agree, most men are against him cause of envy. He should of recorded like Bing and Sinatra. I can't believe he didn't really like his voice but most singers are modest that way. I would love to see Dick and Judy Garland singing together both of them really can belt a song. I agree that he was like two different men in his switch from boy next door, every girl's dream guy to tough, hard roles. He liked that better then his singing days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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