TopBilled Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Is anyone else enjoying the morning schedule of Victor Moore films? Other Moore films, not screened today, but shown in the past on TCM, include Paramount's LOUISIANA PURCHASE (with Vera Zorina and Bob Hope) where Moore truly steals the picture away from Hope. And one he did with Ann Miller, this time for Columbia in the 1940s, called CAROLINA BLUES. It was Kay Kyser's last film, and Moore (in the days before Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and Eddie Murphy) plays six characters, two of them female! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Victor Moore played Clarence the Angel in two radio versions of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. I have always wondered if he was originally wanted by Capra to play the role in the picture. Henry Travers was pretty much a second-tier actor and I would not be surprised if scheduling prevented Moore from doing the picture. Capra was originally to direct IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE, which starred Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Victor Moore played Clarence the Angel in two radio versions of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. I have always wondered if he was originally wanted by Capra to play the role in the picture. Henry Travers was pretty much a second-tier actor and I would not be surprised if scheduling prevented Moore from doing the picture. Capra was originally to direct IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE, which starred Moore. Yes, it is possible that Moore was intended to play Clarence the Angel. I am glad to see IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE scheduled today. I like it when we do not have to wait till December to see some of these holiday classics again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Is anyone else enjoying the morning schedule of Victor Moore films? Other Moore films, not screened today, but shown in the past on TCM, include Paramount's LOUISIANA PURCHASE (with Vera Zorina and Bob Hope) where Moore truly steals the picture away from Hope. And one he did with Ann Miller, this time for Columbia in the 1940s, called CAROLINA BLUES. It was Kay Kyser's last film, and Moore (in the days before Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and Eddie Murphy) plays six characters, two of them female! Moore, though a star on Broadway, was almost always a supporting player in films, with the notable exception of MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredbaetz Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Is anyone else enjoying the morning schedule of Victor Moore films? Other Moore films, not screened today, but shown in the past on TCM, include Paramount's LOUISIANA PURCHASE (with Vera Zorina and Bob Hope) where Moore truly steals the picture away from Hope. And one he did with Ann Miller, this time for Columbia in the 1940s, called CAROLINA BLUES. It was Kay Kyser's last film, and Moore (in the days before Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and Eddie Murphy) plays six characters, two of them female! Victor Moore created the role on Broadway in the play "Louisiana Purchase". Moore ended his career in films as the plumber who has to get Marilyn Monroe's toe unstuck from the bathtub faucet in "The Seven Year Itch"..He was fun to watch... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primosprimos Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I found him grating in today's movies. I think there were some in the past where I didn't mind him. But no matter, I got to see a glimpse of the beautiful, gorgeous, underappreciated, underutilized Ann Harding in one of the movies before I turned it off. Oh, and the movies may have stunk, but the opening cartoon credits were cool-o. Who was the artist, anyone know? His/her work seems very familiar. I doubt they used a female artist, but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Moore, though a star on Broadway, was almost always a supporting player in films, with the notable exception of MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937). MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW is scheduled to air on July 13. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 "Is anyone else enjoying the morning schedule of Victor Moore films? " I DID ! (but I've used up my daily 'like' quota ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im4movies2 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Broadway star George S. Irving has often portrayed parts in Broadway musical revivals that were done originally by Victor Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Broadway star George S. Irving has often portrayed parts in Broadway musical revivals that were done originally by Victor Moore. I have to tell you that I watched THE HEAT'S ON recently when it aired on TCM. It's not the best film, probably two stars out of four, but Moore is an absolute riot with Mae West in their scenes together. Moore's Broadway credits stretch from 1906 to 1957...and West's Broadway years occurred between 1911 and 1951. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I found him grating in today's movies. I think there were some in the past where I didn't mind him. But no matter, I got to see a glimpse of the beautiful, gorgeous, underappreciated, underutilized Ann Harding in one of the movies before I turned it off. Oh, and the movies may have stunk, but the opening cartoon credits were cool-o. Who was the artist, anyone know? His/her work seems very familiar. I doubt they used a female artist, but you never know. Harding was far from underutilized and unappreciated in the early '30s. Her career declined quickly after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Is it only me, or does anyone else around here think Tex Avery might have been inspired to create his Droopy Dog cartoon character after watching a few of Victor's movies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Victor Moore played Clarence the Angel in two radio versions of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. I have always wondered if he was originally wanted by Capra to play the role in the picture. Henry Travers was pretty much a second-tier actor and I would not be surprised if scheduling prevented Moore from doing the picture. Capra was originally to direct IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE, which starred Moore. I just discovered another broadcast in which both Capra and Moore appeared together - in a IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE take-off episode of THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM in Feb 1947. Once again, Moore played the angel. Hmmmm..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im4cinema2 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I've known a gentleman who was a dead ringer for Victor Moore. He not only "looked" like the actor he also sounded like him. His name was Vinson Hayes and was an attorney in NYC. He passed away more than ten years ago. When people are taken for doubles for other people it's amazing how genetics can play such tricks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 I just discovered another broadcast in which both Capra and Moore appeared together - in a IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE take-off episode of THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM in Feb 1947. Once again, Moore played the angel. Is this broadcast available online? Or was it something you came across in a private collection somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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