anhedoni3 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I just wanted to thank TCM for the Disabled Films series and discussions. It was very much needed in these times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I like the movie "Mandy" (1952) TCM aired about a week ago. Parents really had issues dealing with their deaf at birth child. I've never seen or heard of this British film before. I listened to the doctor remarks about Mandy not having the auditory nerve developing and connecting before she was born. I found out even if she was born *today* a cochlear implant wouldn't work in this case but she did needed special schooling ASAP which she received almost too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalnovelty Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I liked that one, too. But I thought the whole "doctor gets involved with the Mom" plot detracted from the effect of the rest of it. The little girl Mandy Miller was very good - I wondered if she really was deaf, but no info I can find on her says she was. It was nice to see an original British print of the movie on TCM. In the USA it was released under a different title, "Crash of Silence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfUniversalHorror Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 > {quote:title=anhedoni3 wrote:}{quote}I just wanted to thank TCM for the Disabled Films series and discussions. It was very much needed in these times. I searched and can't seem to find that existing thread (a long one too) about the disabilities series TCM ran. EDIT: Just found it: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8687433 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Far as I can tell she wasn't deaf. This actress seems to have been a British hit. I don't recognize any of her movies during the 1950's Her Filmography -- maybe TCM should try to acquire these (exception of the TV series). http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588874/ Here are a couple of photos, might ring a bell with someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalnovelty Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Mandy Miller fans: See her in a more grown-up role in THE SNORKEL (1958) on TCM, Wednesday morning, Nov. 7, 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalnovelty Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Mandy Miller coincidence! TCM ran her 1958 movie THE SNORKEL yesterday and then this morning I saw her episode of the TV series "The Saint" on the cable channel FamilyNet. It's from 1963 and was her last acting role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite1 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Wonder why TCM didn't show more Lon Chaney silents???? Almost all of Chaney's films featured a disablity of one kind or another. At the very least they could have shown THE PENALTY which could have been a companion piece to THE UNKNOWN which they did show. How about Pirate films like TREASURE ISLAND??? There were always pirates in Pirate films hobling around with either a peg leg or swinging a mean hook. I mean, as long as you're got to show films highlighting disabilities, why not??? Finally why didn't TCM include FREAKS which ran the gamut of disabilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Well, the guy who was co-hosting made the choices. It was his call apparently.......(I assume the rights were there to rent....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clore Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Finally why didn't TCM include FREAKS which ran the gamut of disabilities? They aired it on October 30 as part of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 *FREAKS* was shown immediately after *THE UNKNOWN.* In fact, the guest said that *FREAKS* was on his short list of movies that he considered for the series. By "short list," he ranked it with *THE MIRACLE WORKER* and *THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES,* so obviously he considers it an important film. (Me too, as you might guess from my moniker.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMadness Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I still have to watch *23 Steps to Baker Street*, and see how he pulls that one off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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