DarlaJM Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Looking for the name of a movie TCM has shown within the last 3 years. The movie came out before 1970. The plot revolves around a man who claims to be in one city, but is really in another. This is to keep him alive long enough for a newspaper story to be printed and a mob kingpin gets taken away. The man's ex-wife is involved with a theatrical production. (I think she's a fashion designer.) In one scene the choreographer takes out some thugs with his dance moves in an alley behind the theater. The man hides in a hotel with an ex-boxer bodyguard. I think the ex-boxer is called Mike. Thank you. This is driving me crazy because I could've sworn the choregrapher was Bob Fosse (no, I'm not thinking of My Sister Eileen) and the star was Cary Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 First thing that comes to my mind is Wally Ballou visiting the adult dancing school. "Come on, get yer dogs down! Get yer dogs down! Lay 'em down!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSueApplegate Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 It was Jack Cole, just recetly featured on Monday night, September 10th, and Robert Osborne was discussing his talents and accomplishments with the wonderful Debra Levine, who posted a thread in Hot Topics. An enjoyable evening of dance on film! Follow this link to read all about it: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=166020&tstart=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 A favorite film *Designing Woman* Lauren Bacall and Gregory Peck and wonderful Jack Cole as Randy the dancer who also can beat anybody up! Great cast, terrific, fun film. You can also find info at [www.imdb.com/title/tt0050306|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050306] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 THe scene where Peck gets his dinner tipped into his lap and has to borrow too-short pants, is one of the funniest in film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaJM Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Thanks so much everyone. My husband has been trying to figure this out for a week. He was really wanting to watch it but couldn't think of the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSueApplegate Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 No problem, Darla! And I hope you both are able to enjoy that wonderful film soon! Lauren Bacall discussed how working in that enjoyable comedy helped save her sanity while she was emoting for *Designing Woman* and dealing with husband Humphrey Bogart's devastating last days during his final illness in the recently aired interview she did with Robert Osborne in 2005 for *Private Screenings*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldbestar Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I've never seen this movie and now, thanks to you all, I must. It's on next Thursday morning- very early next Thursday moring-but I'll make it. It sounds like fun. Since I'm a Peck and bacall fan I don't know how I've missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSueApplegate Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Wouldbestar, I know you will love it! Take care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldbestar Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 > {quote:title=SueSueApplegate wrote:}{quote} > Wouldbestar, I know you will love it! Take care. I loved what I saw of it but that was only about 45 minutes or so. :_| I was up most of the night with a stomach ailment and couldn't keep awake more than ten minutes at a time before nodding off for another ten. I will watch for it again at a more reasonable hour. If only it had gone first instead of HTMAM which I've seen more times than I can count. There's a funny thing about that movie. In one scene Ms. Bacall wears a gray belted jumper dress with very large sheer white sleeves and a straight skirt. Five years later I had one like it except that the skirt was fuller and the sleeves narrower. I proudly wore it the last day of school where a male classmate ran a red lipstick down one sleeve as a prank. It never quite came out and despite my protests I was never allowed to wear it again. When I saw a "movie star" wearing an adult version it seemed an omen that I'd be one too. So much for omens; I wouldn't have looked that good in it anyway even as a size ten which I really once was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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